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Question 1

a-, an -

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absence, lacking

acardia = lack of a heart

Question 2

ab-

Answer 2

departing from, away from

abnormal = departing from normal

Question 3

acou-

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hearing

acoustics = the science of sound

Question 4

ac-, acro-

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extreme or extremity, peak

acrodermatitis = inflammation of the skin of the extremities

Question 5

ad-

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to, toward

aborbital = toward the orbit

Question 6

aden-, adeno-

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gland

adeniform = resembling a gland shape

Question 7

adren-

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toward the kidney

adrenal gland = adjacent to the kidney

Question 8

aero-

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air

aerobic respiration = oxygen-requiring metabolism

Question 9

af-

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toward

afferent neurons = carry impulses to the central nervous system

Question 10

agon-

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contest

agonistic and antagonistic muscles = oppose each other

Question 11

alb-

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white

corpus albicans of the ovary = a white scar tissue

Question 12

aliment-

Answer 12

nourish

alimentary canal or digestive tract

Question 13

allel-

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of one another

alleles = alternative expressions of a gene

Question 14

amphi-

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on both sides, of both kinds

amphibian = an organism capable of living in water and on land

Question 15

ana-

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apart, up, again

anaphase of mitosis = when the chromosomes separate

Question 16

anastomos-

Answer 16

come together

arteriovenous anastomosis = a connection between an artery and a vein

Question 17

aneurysm

Answer 17

a widening

aortic aneurysm = a weak spot that causes enlargement of the blood vessel

Question 18

angi-

Answer 18

vessel

angiitis = inflammation of a lymph vessel or blood vessel

Question 19

angin-

Answer 19

choked

angina pectorals = a closed feeling in the chest due to dysfunction of the heart

Question 20

ant-, anti-

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opposed to, preventing, inhibiting

anticoagulant = a substance that prevents blood coagulation

Question 21

ante-

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preceding, before

antecubital = in front of the elbow

Question 22

aort-

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great artery

aorta

Question 23

ap-, api-

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tip, extremity

apex of the heart

Question 24

append-

Answer 24

hang to

appendicular skeleton

Question 25

aqua-, aque-

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water | aqueous solutions

Question 26

arbor

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tree | arbor vitae of the cerebellum = treelike pattern of white matter

Question 27

areola-

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open space | areola connective tissue = a lose connective tissue

Question 28

arrect-

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upright | arrector pili muscles of the skin = make the hairs stand erect

Question 29

arthr-, arthro-

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joint | arthropathy = any joint disease

Question 30

artic-

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joint | articular surfaces of bones = the point of connection

Question 31

atri-

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vestibule atria, upper chambers of the heart

Question 32

auscult-

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listen | Auscultatory method for measuring blood pressure

Question 33

aut-, auto-

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self, autogenous = self generated

Question 34

ax-, axi-, axo

Answer 34

axis, axle axial skeleton, axis of vertebral column

Question 35

azyg-

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unpaired azygous vein, an unpaired vessel

Question 36

baro-

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pressure barorecptors for monitoring blood pressure

Question 37

basal

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base | basal lamina of epithelial basement membrane

Question 38

bi-

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two bicuspid, having two cusps

Question 39

bili-

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bile bilirubin, a bile pigment

Question 40

bio-

Answer 40

life biology, the study of life and living organisms

Question 41

blast-

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bud, germ blastocyte, undifferentiated embryonic cell

Question 42

brachi-

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arm | brachial plexus of peripheral nervous system supplies the arm

Question 43

brady-

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slow | bradycardia = abnormally slow heart rate

Question 44

brev-

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short | fibularis breves = a short leg muscle

Question 45

broncho-

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bronchus | bronchospasm = spasmodic contraction of bronchial muscle

Question 46

bucco-

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cheek | buccolabial = pertaining to the cheek and lip

Question 47

calor-

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heart | calories = a measure of energy

Question 48

capill-

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hair blood and lymphatic capillaries

Question 49

caput-

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head decapitate, remove the head

Question 50

carcin-

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cancer | carcinogen = a cancer-causing agent

Question 51

cardi-, cardio-

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heart | cardiotoxic = harmful to the heart

Question 52

carneo

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flesh | trabeculae carneae = ridges of muscle in the ventricles of the heart

Question 53

carot

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(1) carrot, (2) stupor | (1) carotene = an orange pigment (2) carotid arteries in the neck, blockage causing fainting

Question 54

cata-

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down | catabolism = chemical breakdown

Question 55

caud-

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tail | caudal (directional term)

Question 56

cec-

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blind | cecum of large intestine = a blind-ended pouch

Question 57

cele-

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abdominal | celiac artery = in the abdomen

Question 58

cephal-

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head | cephalometer = instrument for measuring head

Question 59

cerebro-

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brain, especially the cerebrum | cerebrospinal = pertaining to the brain and spinal cord

Question 60

cervic-, cervix

Answer 60

neck | cervix of the uterus

Question 61

chiasm-

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crossing | optic chiasma = where optic nerves cross

Question 62

chole-

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bile | cholesterol; cholecystokinin = a bile-secreting hormone

Question 63

chondr-

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cartilage | chondrogenic = giving rise to cartilage

Question 64

chrom-

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colored | chromosomes = so named because they stain darkly

Question 65

cili-

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small hair | ciliated epithelium

Question 66

circum-

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around | circumnuclear = surrounding the nucleus

Question 67

clavic-

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key | clavicle = a “skeleton key”

Question 68

co-, con-

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together | concentric, common center, together in the center

Question 69

coccy-

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cuckoo | coccyx = beak shaped

Question 70

cochlea

Answer 70

snail shell | the cochlea of the inner ear = coiled like a snail shell

Question 71

coel-

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hollow | coelom = the ventral body cavity

Question 72

commis-

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united | gray commissary of the spinal cord connects the two columns of gray matter

Question 73

concha

Answer 73

shell | nasal conchae = coiled shelves of bone in the nasal cavity

Question 74

contra-

Answer 74

against, opposite | contraceptive, agent preventing conception