Chapter 2 pt.1

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, within, 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

plas/i, plas/o, -plasia

Answer 13

development, growth, formation

Question 14

poster/o

Answer 14

behind, toward 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

adenocarinoma

Answer 17

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

Question 18

adenoma

Answer 18

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

Question 19

anaplasia

Answer 19

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

Question 20

anatomy

Answer 20

the study of the structures of the body.

Question 21

anomaly

Answer 21

a deviation from what is regarded as normal.

Question 22

anterior

Answer 22

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

Question 23

aplasia

Answer 23

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

Question 24

atresia

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

Answer 26

toward the lower part of the body.

Question 27

cephalic

Answer 27

toward the head.

Question 28

chromosome

Answer 28

a genetic structure located within the nucleus of each cell.

Question 29

congenital disorder

Answer 29

an abnormal condition that exists at the time of birth.

Question 30

communicable disease

Answer 30

also known as a contagious disease, is any condition that is transmitted from one person to another either directly or by indirect contact with contaminated objects.

Question 31

cytoplasm

Answer 31

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