unit 2

Question 1

Adipose tissue

Answer 1

fat

Question 2

Caudal

Answer 2

toward the lower part of the body

Question 3

Cytoplasm

Answer 3

material inside the cell membrane that is NOT part of the nucleus

Question 4

Exocrine glands

Answer 4

glands that produce and secrete chemical substances into ducts that lead to opening in the body surface

Question 6

cytologist

Answer 6

specialist in the study and analysis of cells

Question 7

idiopathic disorder

Answer 7

illness with unknown cause

Question 8

Posterior

Answer 8

situated in the back (back of the body or back of an organ)

Question 9

Adenectomy

Answer 9

surgical removal of a gland

Question 10

Adenocarcinoma

Answer 10

malignant tumor originating in glandular

Question 11

adenoma

Answer 11

benign tumor that arises in/ or resembles glandular tissue

Question 12

adenomalacia

Answer 12

abnormal softening of a gland

Question 13

adenosclerosis

Answer 13

abnormal hardening of a gland

Question 14

Anterior

Answer 14

situated in the front (front of the body or front of an organ)

Question 15

Cephalic

Answer 15

toward the head

Question 16

Endemic

Answer 16

ongoing presence of a disease within a population/ group

Question 17

Endocrine glands

Answer 17

glands that produce hormones and secrete them directly into bloodstream

Question 18

Histology

Answer 18

study of the structure, composition, and function of tissues

Question 19

etiology

Answer 19

study of the causes of diseases

Question 20

physiology

Answer 20

study of the function of body structures

Question 21

Anaplasia

Answer 21

change in cell structure and development

Question 22

Aplaisia

Answer 22

defective development or congenital absence of an organ or tissue

Question 23

dysplasia

Answer 23

abnormal increase in the number of cells in tissues

Question 24

Hyperplasia

Answer 24

enlargement of an organ or tissue (due to increased cell number)

Question 25

Hypoplasia

Answer 25

incomplete development of an organ or tissue

Question 26

Homeostasis

Answer 26

self-regulating body processes that maintain internal stability

Question 27

Abdominal cavity

Answer 27

primarily contains major organs of digestion

Question 28

Bloodborne transmission

Answer 28

spread of disease through contact with blood or blood contaminated body fluids

Question 29

Anatomy

Answer 29

study of the structures of the body

Question 30

Anomaly

Answer 30

deviation from normal

Question 31

communicable disease

Answer 31

contagious disease (transmitted between people through direct or indirect contact with contaminated objects)

Question 32

chromosomes

Answer 32

genetic structures located within the nucleus of each cell

Question 33

Congenital disorder

Answer 33

abnormal condition that exists at time of birth

Question 34

distal

Answer 34

situated farthest from the midline or beginning of a body structure

Question 35

dorsal

Answer 35

back of the organs or the body

Question 36

Epidemic

Answer 36

sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease within a population/ group

Question 37

epigastric region

Answer 37

area located above the stomach

Question 38

Functional disorder

Answer 38

symptoms with no identifiable physiological or anatomical cause

Question 39

Genetic disorder

Answer 39

A pathological condition caused by an absent or defective gene (hereditary)

Question 40

Geriatrician

Answer 40

Person who specializes in the care of older people (gerontologist)

Question 41

Hemophilia

Answer 41

Hereditary bleeding disorders in which a blood-clotting factor is missing

Question 42

Hypertrophy

Answer 42

increase in the bulk of a body part/ organ based on size rather than increased number of cells

Question 43

Hypogastric region

Answer 43

area located below the stomach

Question 44

iatrogenic illness

Answer 44

unfavorable response resulting from prescribed medical treatment

Question 45

Infectious disease

Answer 45

illness caused by living pathogenic organisms

Question 46

inguinal

Answer 46

relating to groin, lower area of the abdomen

Question 47

medical

Answer 47

direction toward or nearer the midline

Question 48

Mesentery

Answer 48

a fused double layer (fold) of the parietal peritoneum that attaches parts of the intestine to the interior abdominal wall

Question 49

Midsagittal plane

Answer 49

divides the body into equal left and right halves

Question 50

Noscomial infection

Answer 50

disease acquired in a hospital or clinical setting

Question 51

pandemic

Answer 51

outbreak of a disease occurring over a large geographic area or worldwide

Question 52

pelvic cavity

Answer 52

space formed by the hip bones that contain reproductive and excretory systems

Question 53

peritonitis

Answer 53

inflammation of the peritoneum

Question 54

Phenyiketonuria

Answer 54

genetic disorder in which an essential digestive enzyme is missing

Question 55

Proximal

Answer 55

situated nearest the mid line or beginning of a body structure

Question 56

Retroperitoneal

Answer 56

located behind the peritoneum

Question 57

Stem cells

Answer 57

unspecialized cells that are able to renew themselves by cell division

Question 58

thoracic cavity

Answer 58

surrounds and protects the lungs

Question 59

transverse plane

Answer 59

horizontal marker that divides the body into upper (superior) ad lower (inferior) portions

Question 60

Umbilicus

Answer 60

belly button, naval (pit in the abdominal wall where the umbilical cord was attached prior to birth

Question 61

Vector-borne transmission

Answer 61

spread of a disease due to the bit of an infected insect or animal

Question 62

Ventral

Answer 62

cavity located along the front of the body that contains the body organs that sustain homeostasis