Chapter 2: Human Body in Diseases - QUIZ 22.23

A _____ specializes in the study of microscopic structure of tissues.

• histologist

• pathologist

• immunologist

• cytologist

The medical term for abnormal hardening of a gland is _____.

• adenosis

• adenosclerosis

• adenomalacia

• adenoma

Which type of disease produces symptoms for which no physiological or anatomical cause can be identified?

• infectious disease

• functional disorder

• nosocomial infection

• idiopathic disorder

Which term means toward the lower part of the body?

• medial

• caudal

• cephalic

• proximal

Etiology is the study of the causes of diseases.

• True

• False

below the stomach

• epigastric

• iliac region

• hypogastric

• umbilical

The body is divided into anterior and posterior portions by the _________________ plane.

• Transverse

• Frontal

• Sagittal

• Midsagittal

The body is divided into equal vertical left and right halves by the _________________ plane.

• Transverse

• Frontal

• Sagittal

• Midsagittal

cyt/o

• tissue

• cell

• within

• out of

The study of the functions of body structures is known as _________________

• anatomy

• iatrogenic

• physiology

• pathology