Chapter 2

Question 1

aden /o

Answer 1

Gland

Question 2

Adip/o

Answer 2

Fat

Question 3

Anter/o

Answer 3

Before, front

Question 4

Caud/o

Answer 4

Lower part of body, tail

Question 5

Cephal/o

Answer 5

Head

Question 6

Cyt/o, -cyte

Answer 6

Cell

Question 7

End- endo-

Answer 7

In whitin, inside

Question 8

Exo-

Answer 8

Out of, outside, away from

Question 9

Hist/o

Answer 9

Tissue

Question 10

-ologist

Answer 10

Specialist

Question 11

-ology

Answer 11

The science or study of

Question 12

Path/o, -pathy

Answer 12

Disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

Question 13

plans/i, plans/o, -plasia

Answer 13

Development growth formation

Question 14

Poster/o

Answer 14

Behind, towards the back

Question 15

-stasis, -static

Answer 15

Control, maintenance of a constant level

Question 16

Abdominal cavity

Answer 16

Contains the major organs of digestion

Question 17

Adenocarcinoma (ad-eh-noh-kar-sih-noh-mah)

Answer 17

A malignant tumor that originates in glands and may spread to other parts of the body

Question 18

Adenoma (ad-eh-noh-mah)

Answer 18

A benign tumor that starts in the epithelial tissue of a gland or gland like structure

Question 19

Anaplasia (an-ah-PLAY-zhee-ah)

Answer 19

A change in the structure of cells and in their orientation to each other

Question 20

Anatomy (ah-NAT-oh-mee)

Answer 20

The study of the structure of the body

Question 21

Anomaly (ah-NOM-ah-Lee)

Answer 21

A deviation from what is regarded as normal.

Question 22

Anterior (an-TEER-ee-or)

Answer 22

Situated in the front; also means on the front or forward part of an organ

Question 23

Aplasia (ah-PLAY-zhee-ah)

Answer 23

The defective development, or the congenital absence, of an organ or tissue

Question 24

Atresia (ah-TREE-zee-ah)

Answer 24

The congenital absence or narrowing of a normal body opening or passage

Question 25

Bloodborne transmission

Answer 25

The spread of pathogens through infected blood or other body fluids

Question 26

Caudal (KAW-dal)

Answer 26

Towards the lower part of the body

Question 27

Cephalic (seh-FAL-ick)

Answer 27

Towards the head

Question 28

Chromosome (KROH-moh-Sohme)

Answer 28

A genetic structure located within the nucleus of each cell

Question 29

Communicable disease

Answer 29

Also known as contagious disease, is any condition that is transmitted from one person to another either directly or indirectly contact with contaminated objects

Question 30

Congenital disorder ( kon-JEN-ih-tahl)

Answer 30

An abnormal condition that exists at the time of birth

Question 31

Cytoplasm (SIGH-toh-plaszm)

Answer 31

The material within the cell membrane that is not part of the nucleus

Question 32

Distal (DIS-tal)

Answer 32

Situated furthest from the midline or beginning of a body structure

Question 33

Dorsal (DOR-Sal)

Answer 33

The back of the organ or body

Question 34

Dysplasia (dis-PLAY-zhee-ah)

Answer 34

The abnormal development or growth of cells, or the presence of abnormal cells within a type of tissue

Question 35

Endemic (en-DEM-ick)

Answer 35

The ongoing presence of a disease within a population,,group,or area