Quiz 1

Question 1

a localized collection of pus in a cavity formed by disintegration of tissues

Answer 1

abscess

Question 2

failure to relax; especially referring to smooth muscle fibers at any junction of the gastrointestinal tract

Answer 2

achalasia

Question 3

a small sac-like dilatation, e.g. in the lung the basic unit of gas exchange, each one is supplied by a single terminal bronchiole; in the liver, the smallest functional unit

Answer 3

acinus (acini)

Question 4

a disease with sudden onset signs and a short course

Answer 4

acute

Question 5

a malignant tumor originating in the glandular tissue

Answer 5

adenocarcinoma

Question 6

a benign tumor made of glandular elements

Answer 6

adenoma

Question 7

a disease of a gland, often marked by the abnormal formation or enlargement of glandular tissue

Answer 7

adenosis

Question 8

in close proximity; joining parts to one another which may occur abnormally as in a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures

Answer 8

adhesion

Question 9

appendages or accessory structures of an organ, e.g. of the uterus, including the uterine tubes and ligaments and ovaries

Answer 9

adnexal

Question 10

absence or failure of formation of any part or organ

Answer 10

agenesis

Question 11

a total or coming together of separate parts

Answer 11

aggregation

Question 12

absence or loss of movement

Answer 12

akinesia (akinetic)

Question 13

loss of differentiation of cells and of their orientation to one another to their framework and blood vessels

Answer 13

anaplasia

Question 14

a connection between two blood vessels or tubes

Answer 14

anastomosis

Question 15

markedly defective development of the brain, cerebral hemispheres absent or reduced to small masses, together with absence of the bones of the cranium.

Answer 15

anencephaly

Question 16

a ballooning out of the wall of a blood vessel or a heart chamber due to a weakening of the wall by disease or injury

Answer 16

aneurysm

Question 17

spasmodic, choking or suffocating pain. a. pectoris, paroxysmal pain in the chest often radiating to the arms; usually due to interference with the supply of oxygen to the heart muscle; often precipitated by excitement or effort.

Answer 17

angina

Question 18

the formation of new blood vessels

Answer 18

angiogenesis

Question 19

partial or complete loss of the ability to speak, write, or understand spoken or written language, resulting from damage to the brain by injury or disease.

Answer 19

aphasia

Question 20

lack of breathing

Answer 20

apnea

Question 21

programmed cell death (carefully orchestrated by genes and gene products that turn the pathway to cell death on or off); fragmentation of the cell into membrane-bound particles that are eliminated by phagocytosis; from the Greek for “falling off”

Answer 21

apoptosis

Question 22

accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity

Answer 22

ascites

Question 23

producing or showing no symptoms

Answer 23

asymptomatic

Question 24

failure of muscle coordination; unable to coordinate muscle movement resulting in jerkiness and incoordination

Answer 24

ataxia

Question 25

a wasting away; a decrease in the size and function of a cell, tissue, organ, or part

Answer 25

atrophy

Question 26

not malignant; not recurrent; favorable for recovery

Answer 26

benign

Question 27

the split of a tube or vessel into two branches or channels

Answer 27

bifurcation

Question 28

removal and examination, usually microscopic, of tissue from the living body, performed to establish a precise diagnosis

Answer 28

biopsy

Question 29

abnormally slow heart action

Answer 29

bradycardia

Question 30

a chronic dilation of the bronchi. It may affect the tube uniformly or occur in irregular pockets

Answer 30

bronchiectasis

Question 31

examination of the bronchi through a bronchoscope

Answer 31

bronchoscopy