Chapter 2 Divide and define

Question 1

divide the term and give its meaning

abdominal

Answer 1

abdomin/al
abdominal region is below the chest

Question 2

divide the term and give its meaning

adipose

Answer 2

adip/ose
full of fat
the suffix -ose means pertaining to or full of.

lip/o = fat (lipids are fats)

Question 3

divide the term and give its meaning

chromosomes

Answer 3

chrom/o/somes
nuclear structures that absorb the color of dyes used to stain the cell.
The suffix -somes means bodies.

Question 4

divide the term and give its meaning

coccygeal

Answer 4

coccyg/eal
pertaining to the tailbone or coccyx

Question 5

divide the term and give its meaning

craniotomy

Answer 5

crani/o/tomy
process of cutting the skull

Question 6

divide the term and give its meaning

cytoplasm

Answer 6

cyt/o/plasm
The suffix -plasm means formation
give the cell shape

Question 7

divide the term and give its meaning

anterior

Answer 7

anter/ior
pertaining to the front
the suffix -oir means pertaining to.

Question 8

divide the term and give its meaning

cervical

Answer 8

cervic/al
1. pertainig to the neck of the body and
2. pertaining to the lower portion or neck of the uterus (cervix)

Question 9

divide the term and give its meaning

chondroma

Answer 9

chondr/oma
cartilage (type of connective tissue) a benign tumor

Question 10

divide the term and give its meaning

chondrosarcoma

Answer 10

chondr/o/sarc/oma
a malignant tumor.
The root sarc indicates the mailignant tumor arises from a type of flesh or connective tissue.

Question 11

divide the term and give its meaning

distal

Answer 11

dist/al
pertaining to distance and being far away

Question 12

divide the term and give its meaning

dorsal

Answer 12

dors/al
pertaining to the back portion of the body

Question 13

divide the term and give its meaning

histology

Answer 13

hist/o/logy
process of study of tissue

Question 14

divide the term and give its meaning

Iliac

Answer 14

ili/ac
pertaining to the upper part of the hip bone.

Question 15

divide the term and give its meaning

inguinal

Answer 15

inguin/al
pertaining to the groin

Question 16

divide the term and give its meaning

karyotype

Answer 16

kary/o/type
picture of the chromosomes in the nucleus
The suffix -type means classification or picture

Question 17

divide the term and give its meaning

lateral

Answer 17

later/al
pertaining to the side

Question 18

divide the term and give its meaning

lumbosacral

Answer 18

lumb/o/sacr/al
pertaining to the lower back and the sacrum.

Question 19

divide the term and give its meaning

medial

Answer 19

med/ial
pertainig to the middle

Question 20

divide the term and give its meaning

nucleic

Answer 20

nucle/ic
pertaining to the nucleus

Question 21

divide the term and give its meaning

pelvic

Answer 21

pelv/ic
pertaining to the pelvis

Question 22

divide the term and give its meaning

pharyngeal

Answer 22

pharyng/eal
pertainig to the pharynx (throat)
(common passageway for food from the mouth and air from the nose)

Question 23

divide the term and give its meaning

posterior

Answer 23

poster/ior
pertaining to the back or behind

Question 24

divide the term and give its meaning

proximal

Answer 24

proxim/al
pertaining to the nearest

Question 25

# divide the term and give its meaning sacral

Answer 25

sacr/al pertaining to the sacrum

Question 26

# divide the term and give its meaning sarcoma

Answer 26

sarc/oma malignent tumor of flesh or connective tissue

Question 27

# divide the term and give its meaning spinal

Answer 27

spin/al pertaining to the spine or backbone

Question 28

# divide the term and give its meaning epithelial cell

Answer 28

epi/theli/al cell skin cells outside the body and lining cavities and organs | originally identified in the skin of the nipples

Question 29

# divide the term and give its meaning thoracic

Answer 29

thorac/ic pertaining to the chest

Question 30

# divide the term and give its meaning thoracotomy

Answer 30

thorac/o/tomy process of cutting the chest

Question 31

# divide the term and give its meaning tracheal

Answer 31

trache/al pertaining to the trachea or windpipe

Question 32

# divide the term and give its meaning umbilical

Answer 32

umbilic/al pertaining to the navel, or umbilicus

Question 33

# divide the term and give its meaning ventral

Answer 33

ventr/al pertaining to the belly side of the body

Question 34

# divide the term and give its meaning vertebral

Answer 34

vertebr/al pertaining to the vertebra(e) or backbone(s)

Question 35

# divide the term and give its meaning visceral

Answer 35

viscer/al pertaining to the internal organs

Question 36

# divide the term and give its meaning anabolism

Answer 36

ana/bol/ism? cellular process proteins are built **up** from simpler substances call amino acids.

Question 37

# divide the term and give its meaning catabolism

Answer 37

cata/bol/ism comples nutrients are broken **down** into simpler substanes and energy is released

Question 38

# divide the term and give its meaning epinephrine

Answer 38

epi/nephr/ine the suffix -ine means a substance. Epinephrine is a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands, located above (epi-) the kidneys. It is the same thing as adrenaline in an EpiPen

Question 39

# divide the term and give its meaning hypochondriac region

Answer 39

hypo/chondr/iac pertaining to below the cartalige region

Question 40

# divide the term and give its meaning intervertebral

Answer 40

inter/vertebr/al pertaining to between the vertebra(e)

Question 41

# divide the term and give its meaning intravenous

Answer 41

intra/veno/us? pertaining to within the veins. | abbreviation for intravenous is IV.

Question 42

# divide the term and give its meaning metabolism

Answer 42

meta/bol/ism process of ...to cast (bol/o) a change (meta-) meaning the chemical changes (processes) that occur in a cell