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Chapter 2 "Body Structure" Study Guide

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the root 'morph/o'?

a)

form

b)

color

c)

sound

d)

movement

2.

What is the meaning of the root 'hist/o, histi/o'?

a)

tissue

b)

blood

c)

bone

d)

muscle

3.

What is the meaning of the root 'myx/o'?

a)

mucus

b)

muscle

c)

bone

d)

fat

4.

What is the meaning of the root 'aden/o'?

a)

gland

b)

bone

c)

muscle

d)

nerve

5.

Which root means 'attract, absorb'?

a)

phil

b)

bio

c)

geo

d)

scrib

6.

What is the definition of the example 'atrophy' which uses the root 'troph/o'?

a)

tissue wasting

b)

muscle growth

c)

bone formation

d)

cell division

7.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-ase'?

a)

enzyme

b)

sugar

c)

acid

d)

protein

8.

What does the root 'hydr/o' mean?

a)

water, fluid

b)

fire, heat

c)

earth, soil

d)

air, wind

9.

What is the definition of 'adiposuria'?

a)

presence of fat in the urine (ur/o)

b)

presence of sugar in the urine

c)

presence of protein in the urine

d)

presence of blood in the urine

10.

What is the term for between parts, such as the spaces between cells in a tissue?

a)

interstitial

b)

intracellular

c)

extracellular

d)

transcellular

11.

What is the term that means 'pertaining to the internal organs; describes a membrane on the surface of an organ'?

a)

visceral

b)

parietal

c)

cutaneous

d)

cerebral

12.

Fill in the blank: The term 'anterior (ventral)' means _________.

a)

toward or at the front (belly) of the body

b)

toward or at the back (spine) of the body

c)

away from the midline of the body

d)

toward the head or upper part of the body

13.

Fill in the blank: The term 'posterior (dorsal)' means _________.

a)

toward or at the back (dorsum) of the body

b)

toward or at the front (ventrum) of the body

c)

toward the head end or upper part of a structure

d)

away from the midline of the body

14.

Fill in the blank: The term 'medial' means _________.

a)

toward the midline of the body

b)

away from the midline of the body

c)

toward the surface of the body

d)

away from the surface of the body

15.

Fill in the blank: The term 'proximal' means _________.

a)

nearer to the point of attachment or to a given reference point

b)

farther from the point of attachment or from a given reference point

c)

toward the surface of the body

d)

away from the midline of the body

16.

Fill in the blank: The term 'distal' means _________.

a)

farther from the point of attachment or from a given reference point

b)

closer to the midline of the body

c)

toward the surface of the body

d)

on the same side as another structure

17.

Fill in the blank: The term 'caudal' means _________.

a)

toward the lower end of the spine (Latin cauda means “tail”); in humans, in an inferior direction

b)

toward the front of the body; in humans, in an anterior direction

c)

toward the upper end of the spine; in humans, in a superior direction

d)

toward the midline of the body; in humans, in a medial direction

18.

Which plane divides the body into anterior and posterior (front and back) sections?

a)

Frontal (coronal) plane

b)

Sagittal plane

c)

Transverse (horizontal) plane

19.

Which plane divides the body into left and right sections?

a)

Frontal (coronal) plane

b)

Sagittal plane

c)

Transverse (horizontal) plane

20.

Which cavity is located above the diaphragm and contains the lungs and heart?

a)

Thoracic cavity

b)

Abdominal cavity

c)

Pelvic cavity

d)

Cranial cavity

21.

What does the ventral cavity contain?

a)

Thoracic cavity, diaphragm, abdominopelvic cavity

b)

Cranial cavity, spinal cord, vertebrae

c)

Heart, lungs, brain

d)

Pelvic bones, spinal fluid, cerebellum

22.

What does the term dysplasia mean?

a)

abnormal development

b)

normal development

c)

tissue between cells

d)

fibrous tissue

23.

Match the following terms with their definitions

a)

Proximal

1.

Closer to the trunk of the body

b)

Distal

2.

Further from the trunk of the body

c)

Superior

3.

Above

d)

Inferior

4.

Below

e)

Lateral

5.

Away from the midline of the body

24.

The arms are ​ (a)   to the midline.

Choose from the below words
lateral
medial
25.

The knees are (a)   to the waist.

Choose from the below words
inferior
superior
26.

The elbow is (a)   to the wrist.

Choose from the below words
inferior
superior
27.
A __________________ plane divides the body into equal right and left
a)

midsagittal/median

b)
frontal
c)
transverse
d)
oblique
28.
hydro
a)
water
b)
tiny, small
c)
across
d)
form
29.
hyper
a)
between
b)
many
c)
the study of
d)
above, over
30.
hypo
a)
water
b)
under, below
c)
large
d)
light
31.

Match the following

a)

epi-

1.

above

b)

hypo-

2.

below, under

c)

dys-

3.

difficult

d)

intra-

4.

within

e)

inter-

5.

between

32.
Another name for the plane that divides the body into upper and lower sections is?
a)
frontal
b)
mid-sagittal
c)
sagittal
d)
transverse
33.

Match the following terms with their definitions

a)

Proximal

1.

Closer to the trunk of the body

b)

Distal

2.

Further from the trunk of the body

c)

Superior

3.

Above

d)

Inferior

4.

Below

e)

Lateral

5.

Away from the midline of the body

34.

Divides the body into left and right portions.

a)

Frontal

b)

Transverse

c)

Sagittal.

35.

Divides the body into top and bottom portions.

a)

Sagittal

b)

Frontal

c)

Transverse

36.

Ava is lying on an examination table with her body facing downward. What is the correct anatomical term for this position?

a)

prone

b)

supine

c)

superior

d)

inferior

37.

Identify 7

a)

Ventral cavity

b)

Abdominal cavity

c)

Thoracic cavity

d)

Pelvic cavity

38.

Identify 8

a)

Abdominopelvic cavity

b)

Pelvic cavity

c)

Abdominal cavity

d)

Ventral cavity

39.

Identify 9

a)

Abdominal cavity

b)

Pelvic cavity

c)

Abdominopelvic cavity

d)

Thoracic cavity

40.

Identify 10

a)

Pelvic cavity

b)

Abdominal cavity

c)

Ventral cavity

d)

Abdominopelvic cavity

41.

Identify 11

a)

Dorsal cavity

b)

Ventral cavity

c)

Abdominopelvic cavity

d)

Thoracic cavity

42.
Question Image

Match each root to its meaning using the table labeled Roots for Cells and Tissues.

a)

cyt/o, -cyte

1.

cell

b)

nucle/o or kary/o

2.

nucleus

c)

hist/o, histi/o

3.

tissue

d)

fibr/o

4.

fiber

43.
Question Image

Match each root to its meaning using the table labeled Roots for Cells and Tissues (cont.).

a)

aden/o

1.

gland

b)

myx/o

2.

mucus

c)

muc/o

3.

mucus, mucous membrane

d)

somat/o, -some

4.

body, small body

44.
Question Image

Match each root to its meaning using the table labeled Roots for Cell Activity.

a)

blast/o, -blast

1.

immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell

b)

gen

2.

origin, formation

c)

phag/o

3.

eat, ingest

d)

plas

4.

formation, molding, development

e)

troph/o

5.

feeding, growth, nourishment

45.

Check up on the terms found in the case study from the text: Identify and give the meaning of the root in the term “glucose.”

a)

gluc-, meaning sugar

b)

-ose, meaning enzyme

c)

cyto-, meaning cell

d)

hepato-, meaning liver

46.

Match each medical word root that relates to extremities with its meaning.

a)

acro

1.

extremity, end

b)

brachi/o

2.

arm

c)

dactyl/o

3.

finger, toe

d)

ped/o

4.

foot

e)

pod/o

5.

foot

47.

Which example term means bluish discoloration of the extremities?

a)

acrocyanosis

b)

antebrachium

c)

polydactyly

d)

pedometer

e)

podiatric

48.

Match each directional term with its definition.

a)

anterior (ventral)

1.

toward or at the front of the body

b)

posterior (dorsal)

2.

toward or at the back of the body

c)

medial

3.

toward the midline of the body

d)

lateral

4.

toward the side of the body

e)

proximal

5.

nearer to the point of attachment or to a given reference point

49.

adip/o

a)

fat

b)

front

c)

gland

d)

tissue

50.

cyt/o

a)

gland

b)

fat

c)

cell

d)

tissue

51.

-stasis

a)

disease

b)

control

c)

outside of

d)

same

52.

Which term refers to the study of tissues?

a)

Pulmon/o

b)

Hist/o

c)

Oste/o

d)

Path/o

53.

What is the root word meaning head, skull, brain?

a)

cephal/o

b)

gastr/o

c)

oste/o

d)

hepat/o

54.

Which of the following terms is associated with the neck region in medical terminology?

a)

chondr/o

b)

cervic/o

c)

cost/o

d)

crani/o

55.

Which prefix means "around"?

a)

an-

b)

hypo-

c)

peri-

d)

tachy-

56.

What is a?

a)

Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)

b)

Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)

c)

Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)

d)

Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)

57.

What is b?

a)

Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)

b)

Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)

c)

Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)

d)

Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)

58.

What is c ?

a)

Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)

b)

Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)

c)

Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)

d)

Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)

59.

What is d ?

a)

Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)

b)

Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)

c)

Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)

d)

Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)