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Med Term - Chapter 2

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which term is the opposite of anterior?

a)

distal

b)

posterior

c)

ventral

2.

Which term means inflammation of a gland?

a)

adenitis

b)

adenoma

c)

adenosclerosis

3.

Which term means the outbreak of a disease occurring over a large geographic area, possibly worldwide?

a)

endemic

b)

epidemic

c)

pandemic

4.

Which term means the study of the cells, their origin, structure, function, and pathology?

a)

cytology

b)

histology

c)

pathology

5.

Which plane divides the body into upper and lower portions?

a)

frontal

b)

midsagittal

c)

transverse

6.

Which body cavity protects the major organs of digestion, reproduction, and excretion?

a)

abdominopelvic

b)

dorsal

c)

thoracic

7.

Which area of the abdomen is commonly known as the belly button?

a)

epigastric

b)

inguinal

c)

umbilicus

8.

Which term means the study of the functions of body structures?

a)

anatomy

b)

histology

c)

physiology

9.

Which plane divides the body into front and back portions?

a)

frontal

b)

sagittal

c)

transverse

10.

Which condition is a group of hereditary bleeding disorders?

a)

Down syndrome

b)

hemophilia

c)

Huntington’s disease

11.

Which term refers to the ongoing presence of a disease within a population, group, or area?

a)

endemic

b)

iatrogenic

c)

epidemic

12.

The stomach is located _______________ to the diaphragm.

a)

cephalic

b)

inferior

c)

superior

13.

Which term means the study of the causes of diseases?

a)

epidemiology

b)

etiology

c)

pathology

14.

Dysplasia is the enlargement of an organ or tissue.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

Liquid connective tissues transport nutrients and waste products throughout the body.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is found only in gametes.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

Which term refers to a structure located below the transverse plane?

a)

inferior

b)

medial

c)

superior

18.

Which of these structures is notfound in the nucleus of a cell?

a)

chromosomes

b)

cytoplasm

c)

nucleoplasm

19.

Which term describes the congenital absence of a normal opening?

A.B.C.

a)

atresia

b)

idiopathic disorder

c)

adenosis

20.

Abbreviation: A & P

(a)  

21.

Abbreviation: CD

(a)  

22.

Abbreviation: CH

(a)  

23.

Abbreviation: DNA

(a)  

24.

Abbreviation: epid

(a)  

25.

Abbreviation: GP

(a)  

26.

Abbreviation: HD

(a)  

27.

Blood is filtered and waste is removed by the (a)   system.

28.

Hormones are secreted by (a)   glands.

29.

The term meaning an inflammation of the peritoneum is (a)  

30.

Any deviation from normal is known as a/an (a)  

31.

The lower right abdominal quadrant is described as being in the right (a)  

32.

the arrow pointing forward is

a)

anterior

b)

posterior

33.

the arrow pointing to the back is

a)

anterior

b)

posterior

34.
a)

sagittal

b)

frontal

c)

transverse

35.
a)

sagittal

b)

frontal

c)

transverse

36.
a)

sagittal

b)

frontal

c)

transverse

37.
a)

body quadrants

b)

body regions

38.
a)

body quadrant

b)

body regions