Chapter 1 and 2 Flashcards
What term means abnormal softening of an artery?
Arteriomalacia
What term means above or outside the ribs?
Supracostal
Which suffix means to suture?
-rrhaphy
What term means a pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury?
Leison
What prefix means toward or in the direction of?
ad-
Which term means higher than normal blood pressure?
Hypertension
Which term means the tissue death of an artery?
Arterionecrosis
Which term means inflammation of the stomach?
Gastritis
What term means to create an artificial opening between the colon and the abdominal wall?
Colostomy
Which term describes a radiograph of a blood vessel?
Angiogram
Which term means any abnormal condition of a gland?
Adenosis
Which term refers to the back of the body or organ?
Dorsal
Which term means incomplete formation of a tissue or organ?
Hypoplasia
Which end of the humerus, the bone of the upper arm, is nearest the midline?
Proximal
Which type of disorder is fetal alcohol syndrome?
Congenital
Which glands have ducts that lead either out of the body or to other organs?
Exocrine
Which term describes the location of the heart in relation to the stomach?
Superior
Which term means the study of the structure, composition, and function of tissues?
Histology
Which type of specialized epithelial tissue lines the blood and lymph vessels?
Endothelium
Which genetic disorder, which does not appear until midlife, causes the loss of mental ability and muscle control?
Huntington’s Disease
