definitions/terms

Question 1

osteology

Answer 1

study of bones

Question 2

parietal

Answer 2

pertaining to walls

Question 3

fossa

Answer 3

hollow or depression

Question 4

visceral

Answer 4

pertaining to organs

Question 5

angio-

Answer 5

pertaining to blood vessels

Question 6

fascia

Answer 6

connective tissue sheet

Question 7

pleura

Answer 7

membrane surrounding lungs

Question 8

phrenic

Answer 8

pertaining to the diaphragm

Question 9

ligament

Answer 9

connective tissue

Question 10

anastomosis

Answer 10

vessel cross-connection

Question 11

supra

Answer 11

above

Question 12

articulations

Answer 12

movements of joint

Question 13

facet

Answer 13

small, smooth, flat surface

Question 14

peri-

Answer 14

surrounding/around

Question 15

infra

Answer 15

below

Question 16

foramen

Answer 16

hole/opening

Question 17

epi-

Answer 17

on/upon

Question 18

sternum

Answer 18

breastbone

Question 19

dorsum

Answer 19

the upper surface of an appendage or part,

Question 20

empyema

Answer 20

pocket of pus

Question 21

idiopathic

Answer 21

occurring without a known cause

Question 22

enkephalin

Answer 22

endogenous ligands: internally derived and bind to the body’s opioid receptor.

Question 23

secretagogues

Answer 23

substances that causes another substance to be secreted

Question 24

fistula

Answer 24

abnormal connection between two hollow spaces, such as blood vessels, intestines, or other hollow organs.

Question 25

circumlocution?

Answer 25

using an unnecessary amount of words to express an idea/being evasive

Question 26

axial

Answer 26

related to the central part of the body (head and trunk)