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“BodyWorks!”Health for Teens

Health Careers Academy ScholarsYEAR 1 - March

Lowcountry, Mid-Carolina, Pee Dee, Upstate AHEC Regions

© Copyright, SC AHEC, 2007

“BodyWorks!”Learning Objectives

• Identify the basics of common word parts and other med term slang

• Pronounce common medical terms• Explore EXTREME Body Parts • Character Moment: HEALTH


BodyWorks! “The Basics”

• When trying to figure out the meaning of medical terms, it’s best to break the word down into different parts to determine it’s meaning.

For example: – Root words

• Gives basic meaning to the term• Term may have at least one or more

– Combining forms• Usually a root word and vowel links word parts • The letter “o” has virtually no meaning of its own,

but it’s a great connector to form other words. • Rootword/o + suffix or rootword/o + rootword

• These are the basics … Break, Break, Break it Down!


Break It Down!

Hemat/o/logyRoot is “blood” Suffix “study of”

Combining Vowel is “o”

Electr/o/cardi/o/gramRoot is “electricity” Root “heart” Suffix is

“record” Combining vowels are “o”


Health for Fun! “What is an Adam’s Apple?”

• Adam’s Apple is a term used for the voice box or larynx. It’s in the throat.SAY: lar-inks

• During puberty, a guy’s voice starts to change and

this impacts the sounds made by the larynx.• Girls have a larynx, too. (Just not as big)!


Everybody’s body is different! • Being overweight is a HUGE

problem.• According to the latest statistics,

15% of kids (ages 6-19) are overweight.

• The best ways to loose weight are to eat healthy and exercise.


Source: www.kidshealth.org

Root Word Combining Form Meaning

cardi cardi/o heartvascul vascul/o blood vesselsimmun immun/o immunityrespir respir/o breathingren ren/o kidneyarthr arthr/o joint


“Roots”(Basic Meaning)

Incomplete atel-• Slow brady-• Excessive hyper-• Too little hype-• False pseudo-• Itching psor-• Fast tachy-• Large macro-• Small micro-• Less, smaller mio-• New neo-• Old age presby• Abnormal, dys-

painful • Ill, bad, poor mal-


“Prefixes” (First)

• Enlargement -megaly• Swelling -edema• Inflammation -itis• Softening -malacia• Hardening -sclerosis• Discharge -rrhea• Sudden contract -spasm• Narrowing -stenosis• Poisonous -toxic• Hernia, Swelling -cele• Nourishment -trophy• Tumor, Growth -oma• Disease -pathy• Bacteria -coccus


“Suffixes” (Last)

Health for Fun! “Why do I sweat?”

• Sweat controls your body’s temperature with assistance from the hypothalamus gland.SAY: (hy-poh-thah-luh-mus)

• Drink plenty of water or you’ll get dehydrated. SAY: (dee-hi-dray-ted)


Brain Power!• There are 206 bones in the human body.• There are 600 muscles in the body.• Blood is a liquid organ.• Skin is the body’s largest organ. The liver is the

second largest.• Your heart beats about 100,000 times a day.• Every hair on your body comes equipped with a

tiny muscle that can make it stand upright.• What does the appendix do? Nothing.• How long can organs last outside the body?

– A heart lasts 3-5 hours.– A liver lasts for 10 hours.– A kidney lasts for 24 to 48 hours.


• We lose muscle and fat as we age.• Gravity takes hold! The spine

compresses. Vertebrae (the spinal column) press closer together. SAY: (ver-tuh-bray)

• Also another reason is osteoporosis. SAY: (oss-tee-oh-puh-ro-sis) • It’s a condition where the bones

become smaller and weaker.• Smoking and drinking makes the

problem worse.


Health for Fun!“Why do people shrink?”

Health for Fun! “What is tinnitus?”

• Listening to loud music over a long period of time CAN cause permanent hearing loss.

• A common hearing problem, that is often temporary, is called tinnitus which means ringing in the ears. SAY: (tih-neye-tus)

So, TURN IT DOWN!


More … Brain Power

• There are over 200 different cold viruses.• The heart beats an average of 72 beats a

minute.• The entire body contains 100 trillion cells.• About 56 percent of the human body is fluid.• A meal takes between 12 to 15 hours to go

through the whole digestive system.• Do you know the signs of a heart attack?

– Uncomfortable pressure, fullness, squeezing or pain in the center of the chest lasting longer than 2 minutes.

– Pain in shoulder, arm, neck or jaw.– Sweating. – Nausea and vomiting.– Shortness of breath, dizziness or fainting.


Health for Fun!“Whew … What stinks?”

• Bacteria causes feet to stink in about 10%-15% of people. This type of bacteria is called: micrococcus sedentarius.SAY: (my-kroh-kah-kus seh-den-tair-ee-us)

• Prevent stinky feet by making sure your feet are dry before you put socks and shoes on!

• Also, don’t wear the same shoes every day!


Name That Body Part!“Heart, Liver, and Lungs … Oh my!”

• Cardiovascular System• Digestive System • Endocrine System• Female Reproductive System (female body

parts)• Lymphatic System • Male Reproductive System (male body parts)• Musculoskeletal System • Nervous System • Respiratory System • Skin and Sense Organs• Urinary System (essential body parts)


Name That Body Part!“The hip bone is connected to the … .”

• Skull crani/o• Arm/leg acr/o• Finger/toe dactyl/o• Chest thorac/o• Stomach gastr/o• Abdomen abdomin/o• Loin/waist lumb/o• Navel umbilic/o• Groin inguin/o• Pelvis pelv/o• Body som/a, somat/o• Internal organs viscer/o


Health for Fun!“Is it harmful to swallow

gum?”• Almost everyone has swallowed

gum. Swallowing an occasional piece of gum is harmless.

• In time, it will work it’s way through your digestive system (body system that breaks down our food) and eventually out of your body.


Body Cavities

• What is a body cavity? • A body cavity is a space containing organs.

– Cranial cavity (located in head)– Thoracic cavity (located in chest)– Abdominal cavity (space below the

thoracic cavity)– Pelvic cavity (space below the

abdominal cavity)– Spinal cavity (space surrounded

by spinal column)


Body Planes

• A plane is an imaginary flat surface. • Organs appear in different relationships to

each other according to the plane of the body in which they are viewed.

– Frontal/coronal: up and down plane (A anterior/P posterior)

– Sagittal/lateral: plane divides body into right and left side

– Transverse: plane dividing body into upper and lower portions (cross-section)


Character Moment“Health”


Wrap It UP … The End!

• Distribute Evaluation• Administer Post-TEST


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