Chapter 2

Question 1

Midsagittal or midline

Answer 1

Sagittal plane the divides the body into equal left or right halves

Question 2

Dorsal

Answer 2

Back of an organ or body
Dors- =back of the body
-al = pertaining to

Question 3

Ventral

Answer 3

Front of an organ or body
Ventr- = front of body
-al = pertaining to

Question 4

Aden/o

Answer 4

Gland

Question 5

-stasis or -static

Answer 5

Control, maintenance of a constant level

Question 6

Path/o or -pathy

Answer 6

Disease or suffering

Question 7

Caud/o

Answer 7

Lower part of the body

Question 8

Hist/o

Answer 8

Tissue

Question 9

Thoracic cavity

Answer 9

Contains/ protects heart and lungs

Question 10

Cephal/o

Answer 10

Head

Question 11

Exo-

Answer 11

Exit or outside of

Question 12

Plas/i or plas/o or -plasia

Answer 12

Development or growth or formation

Question 13

Aplasia

Answer 13

Defective development or congenital absence of an organ or tissue
A- = without
-plasia = development

Question 14

Congenital disorder

Answer 14

Abnormal condition that existed at the time of birth

Question 15

Exocrine glands

Answer 15

Secrete chemical substance into ducts that go out of the body or other organs
Exo- = out
Crin/o = secrete

Question 16

Body planes

Answer 16

Imaginary vertical/horizontal lines that divide body for descriptive purposes

Question 17

Posterior

Answer 17

Situated in the back
Poster = back or toward the back
-ior = pertaining to

Question 18

Vector-borne transmission

Answer 18

Spread of certain disease due to bite of a vector

Question 19

Aden/o

Answer 19

Gland

Question 20

Carcin

Answer 20

Cancerous

Question 21

-oma

Answer 21

Tumor

Question 22

Physi/o

Answer 22

Nature or physical

Question 23

-eal

Answer 23

Pertaining to

Question 24

Peritone/o

Answer 24

Peritoneum (large membrane in abdomen that connects and supports internal organs)

Question 25

-itis

Answer 25

Inflammation

Question 26

Cyt/o

Answer 26

Cell

Question 27

-ologist

Answer 27

Specialist

Question 28

-ology

Answer 28

Study of

Question 29

Path/o or pathy

Answer 29

Disease or suffering or feeling

Question 30

Hypo-

Answer 30

Deficient

Question 31

Pan-

Answer 31

Entire

Question 32

Dem

Answer 32

Population

Question 33

Home/o

Answer 33

Constant

Question 34

Endemic

Answer 34

Disease within population or area En- within Dem- population -ic pertaining to

Question 35

Pandemic

Answer 35

Disease affecting entire population

Question 36

Epidemic

Answer 36

Disease present in specific population or area Epi- above, upon, on

Question 37

Epigastric region

Answer 37

Located above stomach

Question 38

Distal

Answer 38

Means situated farthest from midline

Question 39

Idi/o

Answer 39

Peculiar to the individual

Question 40

Retro-

Answer 40

Behind

Question 41

-al

Answer 41

Pertaining to

Question 42

Dors/o

Answer 42

Back of the body

Question 43

Carcin/o

Answer 43

Cancerous

Question 44

Inguinal

Answer 44

Refers to lower area of the abdomen (Relating to the groin)

Question 45

Ventr/o

Answer 45

Front of organ or body

Question 46

En-

Answer 46

In or within (Ex: enter)

Question 47

Crin/o or -crine

Answer 47

To secrete

Question 48

Ana-

Answer 48

Backward

Question 49

A-

Answer 49

No, not, without, away from, negative

Question 50

Hypertrophy

Answer 50

Increase in size of organ but not an increase in cells or tissue Hyper- excessive -trophy development

Question 51

Anter/o

Answer 51

Before or front

Question 52

Cephal/o

Answer 52

Head

Question 53

Caudel

Answer 53

Lower part of the body

Question 54

Idiopathic

Answer 54

Without known cause

Question 55

Nosocomial infection

Answer 55

Disease acquired in a hospital or clinical setting