Chapter 4 - Body Structure

Question 1

kary/o (cellular structure)

Answer 1

nucleus

Question 2

nucle/o (cellular structure)

Answer 2

nucleus

Question 3

anter/o (position and direction)

Answer 3

anetrior, front

Question 4

caud/o (position and direction)

Answer 4

tail

Question 5

cephal/o (position and direction)

Answer 5

head

Question 6

disto/ (position and direction)

Answer 6

far, farthest

Question 7

dors/o (position and direction)

Answer 7

back (of body)

Question 8

infer/o (position and direction)

Answer 8

lower, below

Question 9

later/o (position and direction)

Answer 9

side, to one side

Question 10

media/o (position and direction)

Answer 10

middle

Question 11

poster/o (position and direction)

Answer 11

back (of body), behind posterior

Question 12

proxim/o (position and direction)

Answer 12

near, nearest

Question 13

ventr/o (position and direction)

Answer 13

belly, belly side

Question 14

abdomin/o (regions of the body)

Answer 14

abdomen

Question 15

cervic/o (regions of the body)

Answer 15

neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)

Question 16

crani/o (regions of the body)

Answer 16

cranium (skull)

Question 17

illi/o (regions of the body)

Answer 17

illium (lateral, flaring position of hip bone)

Question 18

inguin/o (regions of the body)

Answer 18

groin

Question 19

lumb/o (regions of the body)

Answer 19

loins (lowe back)

Question 20

thorac/o (regions of the body)

Answer 20

chest

Question 21

umbillic/o (regions of the body)

Answer 21

umbilicus, navel

Question 22

albin/o (color)

Answer 22

white

Question 23

leuk/o (color)

Answer 23

white

Question 24

chlo/p (color)

Answer 24

green

Question 25

chrom/o (color)

Answer 25

green

Question 26

cirrh/o (color)

Answer 26

yellow

Question 27

jaundi/o (color)

Answer 27

yellow

Question 28

xanth/o (color)

Answer 28

yellow

Question 29

cyan/o (color)

Answer 29

blue

Question 30

erythr/o (color)

Answer 30

red

Question 31

melan/o (color)

Answer 31

black

Question 32

polo/o (color)

Answer 32

gray; gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)

Question 33

acr/o (other)

Answer 33

extremity

Question 34

eti/o (other)

Answer 34

cause

Question 35

idi/o (other)

Answer 35

unknown, peculiar

Question 36

morph/o (other)

Answer 36

form, shape, structure

Question 37

patho/o (other)

Answer 37

disease

Question 38

radio/o (other)

Answer 38

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

Question 39

somat/o (other)

Answer 39

body

Question 40

son/o (other)

Answer 40

sound

Question 41

tom/o (other)

Answer 41

cut

Question 42

viscer/o (other)

Answer 42

internal organs

Question 43

xer/o (other)

Answer 43

dry

Question 44

(Sx)

Answer 44

symptom

Question 45

hist/o (cell structure)

Answer 45

tissue

ex. hist/o/logy: study of tissues

Question 46

cyt/o (cell structure)

Answer 46

cell

cty/o/logist: specialist in the study of cells

Question 47

AP

Answer 47

anteroposterior

Question 48

MRI

Answer 48

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 49

Bx, bx

Answer 49

biopsy

Question 50

PET

Answer 50

positron emission tomography

Question 51

CBC

Answer 51

complete blood count

Question 52

RF

Answer 52

rheumatoid factor; radio frequency

Question 53

CT

Answer 53

computed tomography

Question 54

RLQ

Answer 54

right lower quadrant

Question 55

DNA

Answer 55

deocyribonucleic acid

Question 56

RUQ

Answer 56

right upper quadrant

Question 57

Dx

Answer 57

diagnosis

Question 58

SPECT

Answer 58

single photon emission computed tomography

Question 59

I&D

Answer 59

incision and drainage

Question 60

LAT, lat

Answer 60

lateral

Question 61

Tx

Answer 61

treatment

Question 62

LLQ

Answer 62

lower left quadrant

Question 63

U&L, U/L

Answer 63

upper and lower

Question 64

LUQ

Answer 64

left upper quadrant

Question 65

US

Answer 65

ultrasound, ultrasonography