LOM Chapter 1 and 2 overall

LOM Chapter 1 and 2 overall

1. Component Parts (C.1)

   • GOALS (essential)
     • Important Elements of medical terms are
       • Learn to divide words into component parts
       • root
         • suffix
           • prefix
             • combining vowel
               • combining form
     • Some medical terms are pronounced alike, but spelled differently
       • Most terms broken down into basic parts & then understood
         • Read the meaning for a medical term from the suffix back to the beginning of the term and across
   • No need to memo. words or components, rather learn TOOLS available to learn words

2. Highlights/Summaries (C.2) Terms

3. Anabolism, Catabolism, Metabolism

   • building up and breaking down of sugar, fat and proteins
     • into ENERGY

4. Types of tissues (4)

   • epithelial
     • muscle
       • nerve
         • connective

5. Group of organs working together

   • Body Systems
     • Digestive
       • urinary
         • respiratory
           • reproductive
             • endocrine
               • circulatory
                 • musculoskeletal
                   • skin
               • nervous
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   • form complex functions
     • Body System

6. Body Cavity

   • space within body that contains internal organs (5)
     • spine
       • abdominal
         • cranial
           • thoracic
             • pelvic

7. Divisions of the back (5)

   • cervical
     • thoracic
       • lumbar
         • sacral
           • coccygeal

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9. Strongest Knowlede in

   • • directional terms
       • body planes