U1/PI Word roots & stems Human A&P

Match the following word roots and stems with the correct meaning.

• chemistry

• in situ

• red

• -gen

• Formation of

• erythro-

• producing

• -poeisis

• in place

• chemo-

Match the following word roots and stems with the correct meaning.

• away

• ef-

• equal, the same

• homeo-

• toward

• dys-

• tumor

• af-

• abnormal

• -oma

Match the following word roots and stems with the correct meaning.

• disease

• neo-

• new

• -plasia

• growth

• -stasis

• cancer

• patho-

• static; never changing

• onco-

Match the following word roots and stems with the correct meaning or the term with the correct definition based on the word root and stem that were used in the term.

• white

• neo/plasia

• blood

• hemato/poiesis

• A tumor of a muscle.

• leuko-

• New growth

• hemato-

• The formation of blood.

• sarc/oma

Which professional studies diseases?

• pathologist

• oncologist

• neonatologist

• hematologist

All blood is made in the bones of the skeletal system. Based on your knowledge of words roots and stems, what is the real name for the formation of blood?

• homeo/stasis

• hemato/poiesis

• patho/gen

• dys/plasia

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Based on your word roots and stems knowledge, what is the name given to something that causes disease.

• leukocyte

• homeo/stasis

• patho/gen

• in situ