TERMS, BODY CAVITIES, SEROUS MEMBRANES

Question 1

Most anatomical terms are derived from Latin and
Greek words. True or False.

Answer 1

true

Question 2

cardiac vein, coronary artery (heart)

Answer 2

cardi- , coron-

Question 3

colonoscopy (colon)

Answer 3

colo-

Question 4

cutaneous nerve, dermis (skin layer)

Answer 4

cut- , derm-

Question 5

hepatocytes (liver)

Answer 5

Hepat-:

Question 6

musculocutaneous
nerve, myofibril

Answer 6

Muscul-, myo-

Question 7

plantar flexion, soleus muscle, tarsal
bones

Answer 7

plant-, sole-, tars-

Question 8

epidermis (top layer of skin)

Answer 8

epi-

Question 9

something is moving, (also across) transfusion (movement of blood)

Answer 9

trans-

Question 10

(fast) tachycardia (fast heart rate)

Answer 10

tachy-

Question 11

(slow) bradycardia (slow heart rate)

Answer 11

brady-

Question 12

(down) deglutination
(swallow down)

Answer 12

de-

Question 13

inflammation tonsillitis, appendicitis

Answer 13

Itis

Question 14

(Large) macrostomia
(abnormally large mouth)

Answer 14

Macro-

Question 15

enlarged megacolon (abnormally large colon large intestine)

Answer 15

Mega/ megaly

Question 16

(small) microstomia:
(abnormally small mouth)

Answer 16

Micro

Question 17

abnormal condition
cyanosis (of blueness, due to
cold or low oxygen)

Answer 17

Osis

Question 18

to make a “mouth” colostomy (to make a permanent opening in colon)

Answer 18

Ostomy

Question 19

to cut into tracheotomy (to
cut into the windpipe, temporary opening)

Answer 19

Otomy

Question 20

to look, observe
colonoscopy (look into colon)

Answer 20

Scopy/ scopic

Question 21

Without or none anemia

Answer 21

A/an

Question 22

to cut out or remove
appendectomy, tonsillectomy

Answer 22

Ectomy

Question 23

recording an image (X-ray, CT or MRI scan or a written recording) mammography (imaging the breasts)

Answer 23

Graphy/ graph

Question 24

Pertains to a human standing erect
with the face directed forward, the arms hanging to the
sides, and the palms facing forward.

Answer 24

anatomical position

Question 25

Person lying face upward.

Answer 25

Supine Position

Question 26

central regions consists of

Answer 26

head, neck, upper limbs, and lower limbs

Question 27

thorax is divided of

Answer 27

heart, lungss

Question 28

abdomen is divided of

Answer 28

liver, stomach, intestines

Question 29

pelvis

Answer 29

bladder, reproductive orgnas