Chapter 4 vocabulary (full terms)

Question 1

adipose

Answer 1

pertaining to fatty tissue

Question 2

ambilateral

Answer 2

pertaining to both sides

Question 3

android

Answer 3

to resemble man

Question 4

anterior

Answer 4

pertaining to a part situated towards the front of the body

Question 5

apex

Answer 5

pointed end of a cone-shaped structure

Question 6

base

Answer 6

lower part of a structure

Question 7

bilateral

Answer 7

pertaining to two sides

Question 8

caudal

Answer 8

pertaining to the tail

Question 9

cilia

Answer 9

hairlike processes that project from epithelial cells

Question 10

cytology

Answer 10

study of cells

Question 11

diffusion

Answer 11

process by which particles in fluid move from an area of high concentration to lower concentration

Question 12

dorsal

Answer 12

pertaining to the back side of the body

Question 13

ectomorph

Answer 13

slender physical body form

Question 14

endomorph

Answer 14

round and soft physical body form

Question 15

histology

Answer 15

study of tissue

Question 16

inguinal

Answer 16

pertaining to the groin

Question 17

karyogenesis

Answer 17

formation of cell’s nucleus

Question 18

lateral

Answer 18

pertaining to the side

Question 19

mesomorph

Answer 19

well-proportioned body form

Question 20

perfusion

Answer 20

a process of pouring through, fluid passing through spaces

Question 21

phenotype

Answer 21

physical appearance of an individual

Question 22

posterior

Answer 22

pertaining to the back part of a structure

Question 23

protoplasm

Answer 23

essential matter inside cell

Question 24

proximal

Answer 24

nearest to the center

Question 25

somatotrophic

Answer 25

pertaining to the stimulation of body growth

Question 26

topical

Answer 26

pertaining to a place

Question 27

unilateral

Answer 27

pertaining to one side

Question 28

ventral

Answer 28

pertaining to the front side of the body

Question 29

visceral

Answer 29

pertaining to body organs enclosed within a cavity