Chapter 1: The Language Of Anatomy

Question 1

Without

Answer 1

A-, an-

Question 2

Away from

Answer 2

Ab-

Question 3

Toward (or near)

Answer 3

Ad-

Question 4

Bad, abnormal, or painful

Answer 4

Dys-

Question 5

Excessive or above normal

Answer 5

Hyper-

Question 6

Deficient or below normal

Answer 6

Hypo-

Question 7

Between

Answer 7

Inter-

Question 8

Within

Answer 8

Intra-

Question 9

Many

Answer 9

Poly-

Question 10

After

Answer 10

Post-

Question 11

Before

Answer 11

Pre-

Question 12

Below or beneath

Answer 12

Sub-

Question 13

Abdomen

Answer 13

Abdomen(o)-

Question 14

Heart

Answer 14

Cardio(o)-

Question 15

Skin

Answer 15

Cutane-

Question 16

Intestine

Answer 16

Enter(o)-

Question 17

Stomach

Answer 17

Gastr(o)-

Question 18

Blood

Answer 18

Hemo-

Question 19

Liver

Answer 19

Hepat(o)-

Question 20

Side

Answer 20

Latero-

Question 21

Middle

Answer 21

Medi(o)-

Question 22

Muscle

Answer 22

Muscul(o)-

Question 23

Bone

Answer 23

Oste(o)-

Question 24

Vessel

Answer 24

Vas(o)-

Question 25

Pertaining to

Answer 25

-al, -ic, -ous

Question 26

Producing or giving rise to

Answer 26

-genic

Question 27

Record or picture

Answer 27

-gram

Question 28

Inflammation

Answer 28

-itis

Question 29

Structure or tissue

Answer 29

-ium

Question 30

The study of

Answer 30

-logy

Question 31

Like or resembling

Answer 31

-oid

Question 32

Tumor or mass

Answer 32

-oma

Question 33

Disease

Answer 33

-pathy

Question 34

Use an instrument for viewing

Answer 34

-scopy

Question 35

Small

Answer 35

-ule

Question 36

The trunk consists of what 3 components?

Answer 36

Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Question 37

Medial

Answer 37

Closer to the midline

Question 38

Lateral

Answer 38

Away from the midline

Question 39

Proximal

Answer 39

Closer to the point of attachment or origin

Question 40

Distal

Answer 40

Further from the point of attachment or origin

Question 41

Superior

Answer 41

Closer to the head

Question 42

Inferior

Answer 42

Closer to the feet

Question 43

Anterior

Answer 43

Closer to the front of the body

Question 44

Posterior

Answer 44

Closer to the back of the body

Question 45

Superficial

Answer 45

Closer to the surface of the body or organ

Question 46

Deep

Answer 46

Away from the surface of the body or organ

Question 47

Ipsilateral

Answer 47

On the same side of the body

Question 48

Contralateral

Answer 48

On the opposite side of the body

Question 49

What does the frontal plane divide?

Answer 49

Anterior and posterior regions of the body

Question 50

What does the sagittal plane divide?

Answer 50

The body into left and right regions

Question 51

What does the medial sagittal plane divide?

Answer 51

The body into equal left and right regions

Question 52

What does the transverse plane divide?

Answer 52

The body into superior and inferior regions

Question 53

What is an oblique plane?

Answer 53

A plane at an angle between the transverse plane and the longitudinal axis

Question 54

What is a section?

Answer 54

When you cut the body or an organ along a specific plane

Question 55

A section along a longitudinal plane is called what?

Answer 55

A longitudinal section

Question 56

A section along a transverse section is called what?

Answer 56

A cross section

Question 57

What is a paramedian plane?

Answer 57

When the body is divided into unequal left and right sections