Chapter 2

Question 1

Chondr/o

Answer 1

Cartilage

Question 2

-oma

Answer 2

Tumor

Question 3

Cyt/o

Answer 3

Cell

Question 4

Hist/o

Answer 4

Tissue

Question 5

-lysis

Answer 5

Separation

Question 6

-ar, -al, -ior, -ary, -eso, -ous, -tic, -ac, -iac, -ic, and -ior

Answer 6

Pertaining to

Question 7

Anter/o

Answer 7

anterior, front

Question 8

Caud/o

Answer 8

Tail

Question 9

Dist/o

Answer 9

far, farthest

Question 10

Dors/o

Answer 10

Back (of body)

Question 11

Infer/o

Answer 11

Lower, below

Question 12

Later/o

Answer 12

Side, to one side

Question 13

Medi/o

Answer 13

Middle

Question 14

Poster/o

Answer 14

back (of body), behind, posterior

Question 15

Proxim/o

Answer 15

Near, nearest

Question 16

Super/o

Answer 16

Upper, above

Question 17

Ventr/o

Answer 17

belly

Question 18

-ad

Answer 18

Toward

Question 19

-logist

Answer 19

specialist in the study of

Question 20

-logy

Answer 20

Study of

Question 21

-lysis

Question 22

-ad

Answer 22

Toward

Question 23

abdomin/o

Answer 23

abdomen

Question 24

cephal/o

Answer 24

head

Question 25

cervic/o

Answer 25

neck, cervix uteri (neck of uterus)

Question 26

crani/o

Answer 26

cranium (skull)

Question 27

gastr/o

Answer 27

stomach

Question 28

ili/o

Answer 28

ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)

Question 29

inguin/o

Answer 29

groin

Question 30

lumb/o

Answer 30

loins (lower back)

Question 31

pelv/i

Answer 31

pelvis

Question 32

spin/o

Answer 32

spine

Question 33

thorac/o

Answer 33

chest

Question 34

umbilic/o

Answer 34

umbilicus, navel

Question 35

peri

Answer 35

around

Question 36

midsagittal plane

Answer 36

median, separates left and right

Question 37

coronal (frontal) plane

Answer 37

separates front and back

Question 38

transverse (horizontal) plane

Answer 38

separates top and bottom (also called cross-sectional)