Ch 2 - Terminology

Question 1

abdomin/o

Answer 1

abdomen

ex. adbodminal - p. the abdomen

Question 2

adip/o

Answer 2

fat

ex. adipose - full of fat

Question 3

anter/o

Answer 3

front

ex. anterior - p. the front

Question 4

cervic/o

Answer 4

neck (of the body or of the uterus)

ex. cervical - p. the neck

Question 5

chondr/o

Answer 5

cartilage (type of connective tissue)

ex. 1) chondroma - benign tumor of cartilage
ex. 2) chondosarcoma - malignant tumor of cartilage

Question 6

chrom/o

Answer 6

color

ex. chromosomes - bodies of color

Question 7

coccyg/o

Answer 7

coccyx (tailbone)

ex. coccygeal - p. the coccyx

Question 8

crani/o

Answer 8

skull

ex. craniotomy - incision of the skull

Question 9

cyt/o

Answer 9

cell

ex. cytoplasm - formation of cell

Question 10

dist/o

Answer 10

far, distant

ex. distal - p. far from the beginning of a structure

Question 11

dors/o

Answer 11

back portion of the body

ex. dorsal - p. the back portion of the body

Question 12

hist/o

Answer 12

tissue

ex. histology - process of study of tissue

Question 13

ili/o

Answer 13

ilium (upper part of the pelvic bone)

ex. iliac - p. the ilium

Question 14

inguin/o

Answer 14

groin

ex. inguinal - p. the groin

Question 15

kary/o

Answer 15

nucleus

ex. karyotype - picture classification of the nucleus

Question 16

later/o

Answer 16

side

ex. lateral - p. the side of the body

Question 17

lumb/o

Answer 17

lower back (side and back between the ribs and the pelvis)

ex. lumbosacral - p. the lower back and sacrum

Question 18

medi/o

Answer 18

middle

ex. medial - p. the middle of the body

Question 19

nucle/o

Answer 19

nucleus

ex. nucleic - p. the nucleus

Question 20

pelv/i

Answer 20

pelvis

ex. pelvic - p, the pelvis

Question 21

poster/o

Answer 21

back, behind

ex. posterior - p. the back of the body

Question 22

proxim/o

Answer 22

nearest

ex. proximal - p. near the beginning of a structure

Question 23

sacr/o

Answer 23

sacrum

ex. sacral - p. the sacrum

Question 24

sarc/o

Answer 24

flesh

ex. sarcoma - malignant tumor of the flesh

Question 25

spin/o

Answer 25

spine, backbone

ex. spinal - p. the spine

Question 26

thel/o, theli/o

Answer 26

nipple

ex. epithelial cell - cell p. above the skin This cell, originally identified in the skin of the nipples, lies on body surfaces, externally (outside the body) and internally (lining cavities and organs).

Question 27

thorac/o

Answer 27

chest

ex. thoracic - p. the chest

Question 28

thrache/o

Answer 28

trachea, windpipe

ex. tracheal - p. the trachea

Question 29

umbilic/o

Answer 29

navel, umbilicus

ex. umbilical - p. the navel

Question 30

ventr/o

Answer 30

belly side of the body

ex. ventral - p. the belly side of the body

Question 31

vertebr/o

Answer 31

vertebra(e), backbone(s)

ex. vertebral - p. the vertebra(e)

Question 32

viscer/o

Answer 32

internal organs

ex. visceral - p. the internal organs

Question 33

ana-

Answer 33

up

ex. anabolism - process of building up substances

Question 34

cata-

Answer 34

down

ex. catabolism - process of breaking down substances

Question 35

epi-

Answer 35

above

ex. epinephrine - hormone secreted by the adrenal gland

Question 36

hypo-

Answer 36

below

ex. hypochondriac region - region p. below the cartilage

Question 37

inter-

Answer 37

between

ex. intervertebral - p. between the vertebrae

Question 38

intra-

Answer 38

within

ex. intravenous - p. within a vein

Question 39

meta-

Answer 39

change

ex. metabolism - Litterally, to cast a change, meaining the chemical changes (processes) that occur in a cell

Question 40

-eal

Answer 40

pertaining to

Question 41

-iac

Answer 41

pertaining to

Question 42

-ior

Answer 42

pertaining to

Question 43

-ism

Answer 43

process, condition

Question 44

-ose

Answer 44

pertaining to, full of

Question 45

-plasm

Answer 45

formation

Question 46

-somes

Answer 46

bodies

Question 47

-type

Answer 47

picture, classification