kinns ch 6

Question 1

bi-

Answer 1

two, both

Question 2

end-, endo-

Answer 2

in, inner, within

Question 3

hypo-

Answer 3

deficit, too little, below

Question 4

pre-

Answer 4

before, in front of

Question 5

function of the cardiovascular system

Answer 5

transport materials throughout the body using the blood

Question 6

-tomy

Answer 6

incision, cut into

Question 7

-itis

Answer 7

inflammation

Question 8

poster/o

Answer 8

back

Question 9

lymphatic and immune systems include

Answer 9

lymph, lymph vessels, lymph nodes, thymus, tonsils, spleen, lymphocytes, and antibodies

Question 10

myel/o

Answer 10

spinal cord, bone marrow

Question 11

neur/o

Answer 11

nerve

Question 12

term ends in -nx

Answer 12

change the “x” to a “g” and add “es”
ex. larynx -> larynges

Question 13

ribosome

Answer 13

free floating organelle that makes enzymes and proteins
contains RNA
considered the cell’s “protein factories”

Question 14

epithelial tissue

Answer 14

acts as an internal or external covering for organs

Question 15

connective tissue

Answer 15

supports and binds other body tissues
ex. bone, blood, fat, fibrous tissue, areolar tissue and cartilage

Question 16

midsaggital plane

Answer 16

separates the body into equal right and left halves
also known as the median plane

Question 17

dorsal body cavity protects

Answer 17

nervous system organs and contains the cranial and spinal cavity

Question 18

cranial cavity contains

Answer 18

brain, which is surrounded and protected by the cranium (skull)

Question 19

spinal cavity contains

Answer 19

spinal cord, which is surrounded and protected by the vertebrae (bones of the spine)

Question 20

thoracic cavity contains

Answer 20

heart, lungs, esophagus, and trachea (windpipe)

Question 21

pelvic cavity contains

Answer 21

urinary bladder

Question 22

right upper quadrant

Answer 22

includes the right lobe of the liver

Question 23

left upper quadrant

Answer 23

includes the stomach, spleen

Question 24

natural pH

Answer 24

7

Question 25

sign

Answer 25

something that is measured or observed by others
also called objective data
ex. redness, swelling/edema, bp, and pulse

Question 26

damaged cells release

Answer 26

histamine, prostaglandins, and bradykinin

Question 27

leukemia

Answer 27

cancer of the bone marrow
ex. acute myelocytic leukemia

Question 28

combining form

Answer 28

when the root is added to the combining vowel
can be given by stating the root word followed by a slash and the vowel
ex. oste/o, chol/e