midterm #1 review

Question 1

-itis

Answer 1

inflammation

Question 2

retro-

Answer 2

behind

Question 3

-pathy

Answer 3

disease, condition

Question 4

anemia

Answer 4

blood condition of the lack of red blood cells

Question 5

osteotomy

Answer 5

incision of a bones

Question 6

adenopathy

Answer 6

disease condition of a gland

Question 7

leukocytosis

Answer 7

condition of white blood cells

Question 8

oncologist

Answer 8

a specialist in the study of tumors specifically malignant tumors

Question 8

gynecologist

Answer 8

a specialist in the study of disorders of the female reproductive system

Question 9

pathologist

Answer 9

a specialist in the study of disease

Question 10

rhin/o

Answer 10

nose

Question 11

erythr/o

Answer 11

red

Question 12

suffix

Answer 12

the term at the end of a word, after the root

Question 13

root

Answer 13

the base of a word

Question 14

prefix

Answer 14

the term at the beginning of the word, before the root

Question 15

main objectives

Question 16

cardi/o

Answer 16

heart

Question 17

oste/o

Answer 17

bone

Question 18

diagnosis

Answer 18

complete knowledge of a patients condition

Question 19

prognosis

Answer 19

prediction about the outcome of an illness, knowledge before

Question 20

leukemia

Answer 20

blood condition of white blood cells

Question 21

thrombocyte

Answer 21

clotting cell, another name for a platelet

Question 22

leukocyte

Answer 22

white blood cell

Question 23

pancytopenia

Answer 23

deficiency of all blood cells

Question 24

ophthalmologist

Answer 24

a specialist in the study of eye disease

Question 25

nephrologist

Answer 25

a specialist in the study of kidneys

Question 26

cells

Answer 26

the fundamental unit for all living things

Question 27

tissues

Answer 27

groups of cells that work together to do a specific job

Question 28

organs

Answer 28

a collection of tissues that structurally form a functional unit specialized to perform a particular function.
ex - heart, lungs

Question 29

systems

Answer 29

a group of body organs or structures that together perform one or more vital functions

Question 30

anabolism

Answer 30

the process of building up protein in cells

Question 31

catabolism

Answer 31

the process of breaking down complex nutrients to simpler substances, releases energy

Question 32

metabolism

Answer 32

total of the chemical processes in a cell, including anabolism and catabolism

Question 33

-somes

Answer 33

bodies

Question 34

cardiovascular system

Answer 34

consists of the heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries. the heart and vessels work together to provide blood flow to the whole body

Question 35

respiratory system

Answer 35

includes the nose, mouth, throat, voice box, windpipe, and lungs. The respiratory system’s main job is to move fresh air into your body while removing waste gases.

Question 36

hypogastric region

Answer 36

middle lower abdominopelvic region (below the bellybutton region)

Question 37

hypochondriac region

Answer 37

right and left upper abdominopelvic regions (beneath the ribs)

Question 38

periumbilical region

Answer 38

region around the umbilical (bellybutton)

Question 39

superficial

Answer 39

on the surface

Question 40

superior

Answer 40

above

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deep

Answer 41

away from the surface

Question 42

karyotype

Answer 42

picture of a chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell

Question 43

histology

Answer 43

study of tissues

Question 44

coccygeal

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pertaining to the tailbone or coccyx

Question 45

craniotomy

Answer 45

incision into the cranium (skull)

Question 46

lobotomy

Answer 46

surgical procedure in which the nerve pathways in a lobe or lobes of the brain are severed from those in other areas.

Question 47

thel/o

Answer 47

nipple

Question 48

adipose

Answer 48

full of fat

Question 49

posterior

Answer 49

back side of the body

Question 50

ventral

Answer 50

front side of the body

Question 51

dorsal

Answer 51

back side of the body

Question 52

supine

Answer 52

lying on the back

Question 53

inguin/o

Answer 53

groin

Question 54

amniocentesis

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puncture with a needle to withdraw fluid from within the amniotic sac

Question 55

abdominocentesis

Answer 55

puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen

Question 56

-malacia

Answer 56

softening

Question 57

-cele

Answer 57

hernia

Question 58

suffix meaning pertaining to

Answer 58

-ac, -acal, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ial, -iac, -ic, and -ous

Question 59

staphylocci

Answer 59

berry shaped bacteria arranged in clusters

Question 60

streptococci

Answer 60

berry shaped bacteria in twisted chain like structures

Question 61

-dynia

Answer 61

pain

Question 62

hiatal hernia

Answer 62

protrusion of the upper portion of the stomach into the chest through the opening of the diaphragm

Question 63

inguinal hernia

Answer 63

small loop of the bowel protrudes through a weakened lower abdominal muscle

Question 64

laparotomy

Answer 64

incision of the abdomen for diagnosis and treatment, this is exploratory or open surgery

Question 65

bradycardia

Answer 65

slow heart

Question 66

dyspnea

Answer 66

difficult breathing

Question 67

tachypnea

Answer 67

abnormally rapid breathing

Question 68

hematocrit

Answer 68

percent of red blood cells in a given volume of blood

Question 69

dysplastic nevi

Answer 69

abnormal moles with irregular borders, indistinct margins, and mixed coloration; often precursors of malignant melanomas

Question 70

benign

Answer 70

non-cancerous

Question 71

precancerous

Answer 71

pertaining to occurring before a malignant condition

Question 72

atrophy

Answer 72

decrease in size of normally developed organ or tissue of the body

Question 73

hypertrophy

Answer 73

increase in size of tissue or an organ due to the increase in size of an individual cell