Chapter 2: Body Structure

Question 1

abdomin/o

Answer 1

abdomen

Question 2

anter/o

Answer 2

anterior, front

Question 3

caud/o

Answer 3

tail

Question 4

cephal/o

Answer 4

head

Question 5

cervic/o

Answer 5

neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)

Question 6

crani/o

Answer 6

cranium (skull)

Question 7

cyt/o

Answer 7

cell

Question 8

dist/o

Answer 8

far, farthest

Question 9

dors/o

Answer 9

back (of the body)

Question 10

gastr/o

Answer 10

stomach

Question 11

hist/o

Answer 11

tissue

Question 12

ili/o

Answer 12

ilium (later, flaring portion of hip bone)

Question 13

infer/o

Answer 13

lower, below

Question 14

inguin/o

Answer 14

groin

Question 15

later/o

Answer 15

side, to one side

Question 16

lumb/o

Answer 16

loins (lower back)

Question 17

medi/o

Answer 17

middle

Question 18

nucle/o

Answer 18

nucleus

Question 19

pelv/o, pelv/i

Answer 19

pelvis

Question 20

poster/o

Answer 20

back of body, behind, posterior

Question 21

proxim/o

Answer 21

near, nearest

Question 22

radi/o

Answer 22

radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)

Question 23

spin/o

Answer 23

spine

Question 24

thorac/o

Answer 24

chest

Question 25

umbilic/o

Answer 25

umbilicus, navel

Question 26

ventr/o

Answer 26

belly, belly side

Question 27

-ac, -al, -ar,-ic, -ior

Answer 27

pertaining to

Question 28

-ad

Answer 28

toward

Question 29

-algia, -dynia

Answer 29

pain

Question 30

-gen, genesis

Answer 30

forming, producing, origin

Question 31

-graphy

Answer 31

process of recording

Question 32

-logist

Answer 32

specialist in study of

Question 33

-logy

Answer 33

study of

Question 34

-lysis

Answer 34

separation, destruction, loosening

Question 35

-meter

Answer 35

instrument to measure

Question 36

-plasia

Answer 36

formation, growth

Question 37

-toxic

Answer 37

poison

Question 38

bi-

Answer 38

two

Question 39

epi-

Answer 39

above on

Question 40

infra-

Answer 40

below, under

Question 41

trans-

Answer 41

across, through

Question 42

scan

Answer 42

using a moving device or seeping beam of radiation to produce images of internal area or organs

Question 43

adduction

Answer 43

movement toward midline

Question 44

abduction

Answer 44

away from the midline

Question 45

superior

Answer 45

above or higher

Question 46

parietal

Answer 46

outer wall of cavity

Question 47

visceral

Answer 47

lining of organs within the cavity

Question 48

sims position

Answer 48

on side, leg on table slightly bent, leg on top becomes slightly bent

Question 49

prone position

Answer 49

laying flat on stomach

Question 50

fowler position

Answer 50

seated, legs straight, head of bed raised between 45 and 60 degrees

Question 51

supine position

Answer 51

laying flat on back

Question 52

trendelenburg position

Answer 52

laying supine, end of bed raised, head toward floor feet toward ceiling