Unit 2 Medical Terminology

Question 1

The inflammation of the liver

Answer 1

Hepatitis

Question 2

Divides the body into front and back

Answer 2

Frontal Plane

Question 3

A pear shaped organ located below the liver that stores the bile secreted by the liver

Answer 3

Gallbladder

Question 4

Located within the skull, surrounds and protects the brain.

Answer 4

Cranial Cavity

Question 5

The study of tissue

Answer 5

Histology

Question 6

Lying on back, facing up.

Answer 6

Supine Position

Question 7

Near mid-line or center of body

Answer 7

Medial

Question 8

Horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions

Answer 8

Transverse

Question 9

Lying on the side with hip and knee straight, and the other hip and knee bent or flexed

Answer 9

Sims Position

Question 10

Sitting at a 90 degree angle

Answer 10

High Fowler’s Position

Question 11

Tissue that contracts or shortens, making body parts move

Answer 11

Muscle Tissue

Question 12

Brings oxygen into the body. Gets rid of carbon dioxide.

Answer 12

Respiratory System

Question 13

Protection from environmental hazards; temperature control-skin

Answer 13

Integumentary System

Question 14

Protects and supports body organs and provide a framework, the muscles use to support movement. Made up of bones and joints.

Answer 14

Skeletal System

Question 15

Body system that breaks down food and absorbs nutrients, removes waste

Answer 15

Digestive System

Question 16

Blood vessels transports blood, which carries oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, wastes, etc. The heart pumps blood.

Answer 16

Cardiovascular System

Question 17

Structures composed of specialized tissues designed to perform specific functions.

Answer 17

Organs

Question 18

Transmits messages about sensory stimuli between the brain and the other parts of the body.

Answer 18

Nervous system

Question 19

Immature blood cell, a primordial cell capable of developing into any type of blood cell

Answer 19

Hemocytoblast

Question 20

Cancer causing agent

Answer 20

Carcinogen

Question 21

A group of similar cells that perform the same function

Answer 21

Tissue

Question 22

Having equal pressure or concentration

Answer 22

Isotonic

Question 23

Divides the body into equal left and right halves

Answer 23

Midsagittal Plane

Question 24

The two superolateral regions of the abdomen which lie on either side of the epigastric region.

Answer 24

Hypochondriac Region