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Med Term Chapter 2

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

aden/o

a)

gland

b)

fat

c)

head

d)

control

2.

adip/o

a)

fat

b)

front

c)

gland

d)

tissue

3.

anter/o

a)

front

b)

before

c)

tissue

d)

within

4.

caud/o

a)

lower part of body

b)

upper part of body

c)

front

d)

behind

5.

cephal/o

a)

feet

b)

head

c)

cell

d)

within

6.

cyt/o

a)

gland

b)

fat

c)

cell

d)

tissue

7.

endo-

a)

within

b)

between

c)

front

d)

behind

8.

exo-

a)

within

b)

outside

c)

between

d)

in front

9.

hist/o

a)

cell

b)

tissue

c)

study of

d)

disease

10.

-ology

a)

study of

b)

specialist

c)

disease

d)

tissue

11.

-pathy

a)

study of

b)

disease

c)

development

d)

behind

12.

poster/o

a)

front

b)

behind

c)

lower part of the body

d)

towards the head

13.

-stasis

a)

disease

b)

control

c)

outside of

d)

same

14.
Contains organs of digestion
a)
Cranial Cavity
b)
Pelvic Cavity
c)
Abdominal Cavity
d)
Spinal Cavity
15.
Adenectomy is the surgical removal of a
a)
Gland
b)
Stomach
c)
Adenoids
d)
Tissue
16.
"Carcin" refers to what disease
a)
Hypertension
b)
Viruses
c)
Nausea
d)
Cancer
17.
Study of the structures of the body
a)
Anatomy
b)
Physiology
c)
Biology
d)
Geology
18.
Study of the functions of the parts of the body
a)
Anatomy
b)
Physiology
c)
Biology
d)
Geology
19.
Situated in the front
a)
anterior
b)
posterior
c)
superior
d)
inferior
20.
Situated in the back
a)
anterior
b)
posterior
c)
superior
d)
inferior
21.
which would be classified as a "communicable" dieases
a)
Flu
b)
Cancer
c)
Down Syndrome
d)
Hemophilia
22.
farthest from the midline
a)
proximal
b)
medial
c)
distal
d)
over there
23.
nearest the midline
a)
proximal
b)
medial
c)
distal
d)
over there
24.
what fin is the last thing you see before Jaws eats you
a)
caudal fin
b)
cephal fin
c)
anterior fin
d)
dorsal fin
25.
glands that secrete material inside your body
a)
exocrine glands
b)
mesocrine glands
c)
inferine glands
d)
endocrine glands
26.
glands that secrete material outside your body
a)
exocrine glands
b)
mesocrine glands
c)
inferine glands
d)
endocrine glands
27.
Doctor that specializes in the very old
a)
geriatrician
b)
oncologist
c)
gynocologist
d)
pediatrician
28.
Doctor that specializes in the very young
a)
geriatrician
b)
oncologist
c)
gynocologist
d)
pediatrician
29.
Side effects to drugs that you are administered would be
a)
idopathic illnesses
b)
iatrogenic illnesses
c)
nosocomial illness
d)
infectious disease
30.
Illnesses with no known causes
a)
idopathic illnesses
b)
iatrogenic illnesses
c)
nosocomial illness
d)
infectious disease
31.
infections you can acquire within a hospital setting
a)
idopathic illnesses
b)
iatrogenic illnesses
c)
nosocomial illness
d)
infectious disease
32.
diseases that are caused by living organisms such as bacteria and viruses
a)
idopathic illnesses
b)
iatrogenic illnesses
c)
nosocomial illness
d)
infectious disease
33.
Refers to an outbreak of a disease occuring over a large geographic area, possibly world wide
a)
pandemic
b)
epidemic
c)
endemic
d)
quasidemic
34.
The ongoing presence of a disease within a population, group or area
a)
pandemic
b)
epidemic
c)
endemic
d)
quasidemic
35.
Sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease within a specific population group or area
a)
pandemic
b)
epidemic
c)
endemic
d)
quasidemic
36.

Which plane divides the body into upper and lower portions?

a)

frontal

b)

midsagittal

c)

transverse

37.

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

a)

epigastric

b)

inguinal

c)

umbilicus

38.

Which condition is a group of hereditary bleeding disorders?

a)

Down syndrome

b)

hemophilia

c)

Huntington’s disease

39.

Which term means the study of the causes of diseases?

a)

epidemiology

b)

etiology

c)

pathology

40.

Which of these structures is not found in the nucleus of a cell?

a)

chromosomes

b)

cytoplasm

c)

nucleoplasm

41.

Which terms means abnormal development or growth, especially of cells?

a)

anaplasia

b)

aplasia

c)

dysplasia

42.

Which term describes a pathological condition caused by absent or defective genes?

a)

functional disorder

b)

genetic disorder

c)

idiopathic disorder

43.

Which term means toward the lower part of the body?

a)

caudal

b)

cephalic

c)

proximal

44.

Which term describes the genetic disorder in which an essential digestive enzyme is missing?

a)

hemophilia

b)

hypoplasia

c)

phenylketonuria

45.

Which term means the defective development or congenital absence of an organ or tissue?

a)

aplasia

b)

hyperplasia

c)

hyoplasia

46.

Which form of disease transmission is the spread of a disease through contact with blood?

a)

bloodborne

b)

indirect contact

c)

vector-borne

47.

What body cavity protects the spinal cord?

a)

cranial

b)

dorsal

c)

ventral

48.

Which term means the study of structure, composition, and function of tissues?

a)

cytology

b)

histology

c)

pathology

49.

Which region is above the stomach?

a)

epigastric region

b)

hypochondriac region

c)

hypogastric region

50.

Which layer of the peritoneum is defined as a double layer that attaches parts of the intestine to the interior abdominal wall?

a)

parietal

b)

mesentery

c)

visceral

51.

Which layer of the peritoneum is defined as the outer layer that lines the interior of abdominal wall?

a)

parietal

b)

mesentery

c)

visceral

52.

Which layer of the peritoneum is defined as the inner layer that surrounds organs of the abdominal cavity?

a)

parietal

b)

mesentery

c)

visceral

53.

Stem cells are defined as unspecialized cells able to renew themselves for long periods of time. (true/false)

a)

true

b)

false

54.

embryonic stem cells can be obtained from which of the following (check all that apply)

a)

umbilical cord blood

b)

placenta

c)

surplus embryos produced for in vitro fertilization

d)

all of the above

55.

What is the fundamental physical/functional unit of heredity?

a)

gene

b)

cytoplasm

c)

rough ER

d)

ribosome

56.

Which parent's chromosomes determines the sex of the child?

a)

mother

b)

father

57.

Epithelium lines blood/lymph vesssels, body cavities, glands, and organs. (true/false)

a)

true

b)

false

58.

Which term means the increase in bulk of a body part/organ due to an increase in size, but not in number of cells?

a)

Hypertrophy

b)

Hyperplasia

c)

Dysplasia

d)

Anaplasia

59.

Which glands have ducts?

a)

endocrine

b)

exocrine

60.

Spread of disease due to a bite from an insect

a)

food borne

b)

vector-borne

c)

airborne

d)

bloodborne

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