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Chapter 2 Basics of the Body Terms

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'abdomin/o'?

a)

abdomen

b)

liver

c)

heart

d)

lung

2.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'anter/o'?

a)

front

b)

back

c)

side

d)

top

3.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'astr/o'?

a)

star, star-shaped

b)

water

c)

earth

d)

animal

4.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'bol/o'?

a)

to cast (throw)

b)

to cut

c)

to bind

d)

to break

5.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'carcin/o'?

a)

cancer

b)

heart

c)

liver

d)

bone

6.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'caud/o'?

a)

tail

b)

head

c)

hand

d)

foot

7.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'cephal/o'?

a)

head

b)

foot

c)

hand

d)

stomach

8.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'chondr/o'?

a)

cartilage

b)

muscle

c)

bone

d)

nerve

9.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'crani/o'?

a)

skull

b)

heart

c)

liver

d)

muscle

10.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'cyt/o'?

a)

cell

b)

blood

c)

bone

d)

muscle

11.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'dist/o'?

a)

far, distant

b)

near, close

c)

middle, center

d)

above, over

12.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'dors/o'?

a)

back portion of the body

b)

side of the body

c)

front portion of the body

d)

lower part of the body

13.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'fibr/o'?

a)

fiber

b)

fat

c)

cell

d)

bone

14.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'gastr/o'?

a)

stomach

b)

liver

c)

kidney

d)

lung

15.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'hemat/o'?

a)

blood

b)

liver

c)

bone

d)

muscle

16.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'hist/o'?

a)

tissue

b)

blood

c)

bone

d)

muscle

17.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'infer/o'?

a)

below

b)

inside

c)

across

d)

before

18.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'is/o'?

a)

equal

b)

different

c)

inside

d)

above

19.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'kary/o'?

a)

nucleus

b)

cell membrane

c)

cytoplasm

d)

mitochondria

20.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'later/o'?

a)

side

b)

back

c)

head

d)

foot

21.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'lumb/o'?

a)

lumbar region (back)

b)

upper arm

c)

neck

d)

foot

22.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'medi/o'?

a)

middle

b)

side

c)

top

d)

end

23.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'path/o'?

a)

disease

b)

treatment

c)

cell

d)

blood

24.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'poster/o'?

a)

back, behind

b)

side, lateral

c)

front, anterior

d)

above, superior

25.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'proxim/o'?

a)

near

b)

far

c)

middle

d)

outside

26.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'spin/o'?

a)

spine, backbone

b)

muscle

c)

joint

d)

cartilage

27.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'super/o'?

a)

above

b)

below

c)

inside

d)

across

28.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'thorac/o'?

a)

chest

b)

liver

c)

stomach

d)

arm

29.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'ton/o'?

a)

tension, tone

b)

muscle

c)

nerve

d)

cell

30.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'umbilic/o'?

a)

navel, umbilicus

b)

ear

c)

heart

d)

liver

31.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'ventr/o'?

a)

belly, front side

b)

back, behind

c)

head, upper part

d)

foot, lower part

32.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'viscer/o'?

a)

internal organs

b)

blood vessels

c)

muscles

d)

bones

33.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'a-'?

a)

without, not

b)

with, together

c)

before, early

d)

against, opposite

34.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'ana-'?

a)

apart

b)

down, under

c)

before, in front of

d)

against, opposite

35.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'endo-'?

a)

within

b)

outside

c)

before

d)

against

36.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'epi-'?

a)

upon, above

b)

under, below

c)

between, among

d)

before, in front of

37.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'eu-'?

a)

good, normal

b)

bad, abnormal

c)

fast, quick

d)

old, ancient

38.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'exo-'?

a)

outside

b)

inside

c)

before

d)

across

39.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'hyper-'?

a)

excessive, above

b)

under, below

c)

between, among

d)

against, opposite

40.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'hypo-'?

a)

deficient, below

b)

excessive, above

c)

around, surrounding

d)

between, among

41.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'pro-'?

a)

before, forward

b)

against, opposite

c)

under, below

d)

within, inside

42.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'trans-'?

a)

across, through

b)

under, below

c)

before, in front of

d)

against, opposite

43.

What is the meaning of the suffix '-al, -ar, -iac, -ic, -ior, -tic'?

a)

Pertaining to

b)

Resembling

c)

Inflammation of

d)

Study of

44.

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

a)

Condition, process

b)

Place or location

c)

Small or little

d)

Belonging to

45.

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

a)

developing cell

b)

Cell death

c)

Cell movement

d)

Cell division

46.

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

a)

Study of

b)

Type of animal

c)

Color of

d)

Shape of

47.

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

a)

Cell

b)

Tissue

c)

Organ

d)

Enzyme

48.

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

a)

Abnormal condition

b)

Inflammation

c)

Tumor

d)

Pain

49.

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

a)

Substance that produces

b)

Related to genes

c)

A type of cell

d)

A chemical reaction

50.

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

a)

Development, formation

b)

Inflammation

c)

Pain

d)

Tumor

51.

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

a)

Producing, forming

b)

Breaking down

c)

Relating to blood

d)

Inflammation

52.

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

a)

Cutting, incision

b)

Inflammation

c)

Study of

d)

Tumor

53.
left iliac region
a)
I
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
e)
D
54.
epigastric region
a)
B
b)
A
c)
C
d)
D
e)
E
55.
umbilical region
a)
E
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
e)
D
56.
right hypochondriac region
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
e)
E
57.
hypogastric region
a)
H
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
e)
D
58.
right lumbar region
a)
D
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
e)
E
59.
right iliac region
a)
G
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
e)
D
60.
left hypochondriac region
a)
C
b)
A
c)
B
d)
D
e)
E
61.
The sagittal plane divides the body vertically into equal left and right sections.
a)
True
b)
False
62.
The ______________________________ plane divides the body into front and back sections.
a)
transverse plane
b)
sagittal plane
c)
midsagittal plane
d)
frontal (coronal plane)
63.
The ______________________________ plane divides the body into upper and lower sections.
a)
transverse plane
b)
sagittal plane
c)
midsagittal plane
d)
frontal (coronal plane)
64.
______________________________ means “near the point of origin.”
a)
Distal
b)
Proximal
c)
Medial
d)
Lateral
65.
______________________________ means “away from the point of origin.”
a)
Distal
b)
Proximal
c)
Medial
d)
Lateral
66.
The ______________________________ cavity protects the heart, lungs, esophagus, and major blood vessels that run through the chest.
a)
thoracic
b)
abdominopelvic
c)
spinal
d)
pelvic
67.
A(n) ______________________________ is a collection of similar cells that work together to perform a specific function.
a)
tissue
b)
organ
c)
organism
d)
cell
68.
A(n) ______________________________ is composed of several kinds of tissue that work together to perform a specific function.
a)
tissue
b)
organ
c)
organism
d)
cell
69.

In reference to body position, what is the difference between prone and supine?

(a)  

70.

Describe anatomical position.

(a)  

71.

The ​ (a)   plane divides the body into a front and back section. The ​ (b)   plane divides the body into equal right and left halves. The ​ (c)   plane divides the body into right and left halves. The ​ ​ (d)   plane divides the body into an upper and lower section.

Choose from the below words
frontal
midsagittal
sagittal
transverse
72.
The front is my ____________ side
a)
posterior 
b)
anterior
c)
dorsal
d)
superior
73.
Away from midline
a)
Lateral
b)
Distal
c)
Superior
d)
medial
74.

Which type of plane is shown with the green image (middle)?

a)

sagittal

b)

frontal

c)

midsagittal

d)

transverse

75.

Which of the following images shows a frontal plane?

a)
b)
c)
d)

none of these options show a frontal plane

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