Here are some guided questions to ask yourself as we move through this lesson! It's good stuff I promise...
Within the word Sarcopenia, the root word “SARCO-” refers to _______________.When etymologizing the word “Sarcoma”, “sarc-“ + “-oma” literally means what?____________________________Hippocrates named masses of cancerous cells as “Karkinos.” What does Karkinos mean is English? ___________________Sarcophagus’ literal meaning is: “________________” + “________________”In Sarcomere, “-mere” means ______________ in English.A Sarcomere is made up of __________ and Myosin.In the word Autophagy, “Auto-” refers to _____________.If “BIOGRAPHY” means “A study of life,” then what do you think AUTObiography? _______________________________________________“phago-” + “cyte” = “_____________________”In the term “CYTOPENIA”, the suffix “-penia” means: __________________“Thrombo-” + “cytes” = ____________________________Thrombocytes help to form ________________ to slow or stop bleeding and to help wounds heal.What do you think it means when you have a “-penia” of thrombocytes? AKA… Thrombocytopenia?Circle the correct answer: Do hemophilia and thrombocytopenia go hand in hand? True or FalseWhat does the prefix “hemo-” mean? “_______________”The root word “OSTEO” means _________________Circle the correct answer: Is bone porous in nature? True or FalseOsteoporosis = “a” + “b” + “c” = _____________________________________