Chapter 5 Vocabulary

Question 1

abdomin/ -al

pelv/ - ic

Answer 1

pertaining to the abdomen and pelvis

Question 2

cardi/ - oligist

Answer 2

specialist in the study of the heart

Question 3

caud/ -al

Answer 3

a directional term used to reference a point closer to the tailbone

Question 4

crani/ -al

Answer 4

pertaining to the skull

Question 5

cyt/ oplasm

Answer 5

structure of the cell

Question 6

hypo- chondr/ iac

Answer 6

pertaining to below the cartlidge

Question 7

dors/ -al

Answer 7

pertaining to the back

Question 8

gastr/ -oentologist

Answer 8

specialist in the study of the stomach.

Question 9

hist/ -ologist

Answer 9

specialist in the study of tissue

Question 10

home/ -ostasis

Answer 10

stopping or controlling the same (tendency
toward a stable equilibrium, internal conditions remain
stable)

Question 11

later/ - al

Answer 11

pertaining to the side

Question 12

mito- chondr/ ia

Answer 12

organelles that function as power stations for cells

Question 13

physi/ -ology

Answer 13

the study of nature or growth

Question 14

poster/ -ior

Answer 14

more toward the back

Question 15

proxim/ -al

Answer 15

pertaining to near (closer to the point of

attachment)

Question 16

reticul/ - um

Answer 16

structure network (a fine network or netlike
structure)

Question 17

thorac/ -ic cavity

Answer 17

the part of the ventral cavity that lies above the diaphram muscle; includes the pericardial cavity and two pleural cavities.

Question 18

ventr/ - al

Answer 18

pertaining to the front