1. BASIC MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY ... 1 Ⅰ. Basic word structure ... 1 Ⅱ. Prefixes ... 3 Ⅲ. Suffixes ... 8 2. STRUCTURE OF THE BODY ... 13 Ⅰ. Fundamental structure of the body ... 13 Ⅱ. Body cavities ... 15 Ⅲ. Divisions of the abdomen and back ... 18 Ⅳ. Anatomic Positions and body regions ... 21 Ⅴ. Planes and lines of the body ... 23 Ⅵ. Terms of direction and movement ... 25 Ⅶ. Unfamiliar root words for body parts and organs ... 27 3. DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ... 29 Ⅰ. Oral cavity ... 29 Ⅱ. Esophagus and stomach ... 35 Ⅲ. Small and large intestine ... 40 Ⅳ. Liver, pancreas and biliary system ... 51 4. URINARY SYSTEM ... 57 5. MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM ... 65 6. FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM ... 71 7. NERVOUS SYSTEM ... 81 8. PSYCHONEURAL SYSTEM ... 97 9. CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM ... 103 Ⅰ. Heart ... 108 Ⅱ. Vascular system ... 113 10. BLOOD AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEM ... 117 11. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM ... 129 12. MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM ... 143 13. ENDOCRINE SYSTEM ... 159 14. INTEGUMENYARY SYSTEM ... 167 15. AUDITORY SYSTEM ... 179 16. VISUAL SYSTEM ... 185 17. ANESTHESIA TERMINOLOGY ... 195 18. MULTISYSSTEM DISEASE ... 199 19. ONCOLOGY ... 205 20. PHARMACOLOGY ... 211 21. RADIOLOGY ... 215 22. ABBREVIATIONS ... 221 REVIEW SHEET ... 249