LOM Chapter 1 and 2 overall

Component Parts (C.1)
1. GOALS (essential)
  1. Important Elements of medical terms are
    1. Learn to divide words into component parts
    2. root
      1. suffix
        prefix
        combining vowel
        combining form
  2. Some medical terms are pronounced alike, but spelled differently
    1. Most terms broken down into basic parts & then understood
      1. Read the meaning for a medical term from the suffix back to the beginning of the term and across
2. No need to memo. words or components, rather learn TOOLS available to learn words
Highlights/Summaries (C.2) Terms
Anabolism, Catabolism, Metabolism
1. building up and breaking down of sugar, fat and proteins
  1. into ENERGY
Types of tissues (4)
1. epithelial
  1. muscle
    1. nerve
      1. connective
Group of organs working together
1. Body Systems
  1. Digestive
    1. urinary
      1. respiratory
        reproductive
        endocrine
        circulatory
        musculoskeletal
        skin
        nervous
  2. 1. 9
2. form complex functions
  1. Body System
Body Cavity
1. space within body that contains internal organs (5)
  1. spine
    1. abdominal
      1. cranial
        thoracic
        pelvic
Divisions of the back (5)
1. cervical
  1. thoracic
    1. lumbar
      1. sacral
        coccygeal
Strongest Knowlede in
1. 1. directional terms
    1. body planes

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