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Medical Terminology Chp 4 Organization of the body

front 1

Pathology is the study of __________.

a. the nature of living things

b. disease

c. paths

d. tissue

back 1

b. disease

front 2

Which term means pertaining to body organs enclosed within a cavity, especially the abdominal organs?

a. ventral

b. peritoneal

c. visceral

d. inguinal

back 2

c. visceral

front 3

The word part referring to liver is

a. carp/o

b. or/o

c. hepat/o

d. crur/o

back 3

c. hepat/o

front 4

What is the top or highest point called?

a. vertex

b. caudal

c. cortex

d. cephalad

back 4

a. vertex

front 5

The word part referring to ankle is

a. brach/i

b. tars/o

c. poster/o

d. abdomin/o

back 5

b. tars/o

front 6

Which term means toward the back?

a. ventral

b. anterior

c. distal

d. posterior

back 6

d. posterior

front 7

A/An _________ is a grouping of similar cells that together perform specialized functions.

a. organ

b. tissue

c. organelle

d. system

back 7

b. tissue

front 8

The term cytology means

a. study of the cranium

b. study of cells

c. study of organs

d. study of blood

back 8

b. study of cells

front 9

In the anatomical position, the palms are:

a. to the middle

b. to the back

c. to the front

d. to the side

back 9

c. to the front

front 10

Hairlike processes that project from epithelial cells are called:

a. villi

b. cillia

c. centrioles

d. cilia

back 10

d. cilia

front 11

Which term means pertaining to the front side of the body, abdomen, and belly surface?

a. ventral

b. posterior

c. distal

d. dorsal

back 11

a. ventral

front 12

The two properties of nervous tissue are:

a. excitability/conductivity

b. sensitivity/excitability

c. conductivity/sensibility

d. sensibility/motility

back 12

a. excitability/conductivity

front 13

In the term topical, the suffix -al means:

a. pertaining to

b. action

c. pretaining to

d. related to

back 13

a. pertaining to

front 14

Karyogenesis is a term used to describe:

a. physical appearance of an individual

b. complete set of genes

c. formation of a cell's nucleus

d. a syrup product

back 14

c. formation of a cell's nucleus

front 15

The word part for arm is:

a. brach/i

b. to/o

c. buc/o

d. or/o

back 15

a. brach/i

front 16

The __________ plane vertically divides the body, as it passes through the midline, to form a right and left half.

a. horizontal

b. coronal

c. transverse

d. midsagittal

back 16

d. midsagittal

front 17

Which term means pertaining to one side?

a. unilateral

b. medial

c. lateral

d. bilateral

back 17

a. unilateral

front 18

The protective portion of the cell is known as the:

a. golgi apparatus

b. cytoplasm

c. ribosome

d. cell membrane

back 18

d. cell membrane

front 19

The combining form for foot is:

a. opt/o

b. chir/o

c. pod/o

d. tars/o

back 19

c. pod/o

front 20

The term dorsal refers to which side of the body?

a. front

b. left

c. back

d. right

back 20

c. back

front 21

In the term systemic, the root system means:

a. composite whole

b. a group of tissues

c. a group of cells

d. a group of organs

back 21

a. composite whole

front 22

A _________ is a hollow space containing body organs.

a. system

b. cavity

c. organ

d. tissue

back 22

b. cavity

front 23

The term inguinal means

a. pertaining to the groin, of or near the groin

b. pertaining to within or the inside

c. pertaining to body organs enclosed within a cavitiy

d. pertaining to below or in a downward direction

back 23

a. pertaining to the groin, of or near the groin

front 24

The __________ plane vertically divides the body, as it passes through the midline, to form a right and left half.

a. coronal

b. horizontal

c. transverse

d. midsagittal

back 24

d. midsagittal

front 25

A/An _________ is a grouping of similar cells that together perform specialized functions.

a. organ

b. organelle

c. system

d. tissue

back 25

d. tissue

front 26

The most important constituent of all body fluid is:

a. all of these

b. blood

c. water

d. mucus

back 26

c. water

front 27

Which of the following is not a cavity located in the ventral cavity?

a. pelvic

b. abdominal

c. coronal

d. thoracic

back 27

c. coronal