Week 2: Body Structure, Color, And Oncology

Question 1

cell

Answer 1

basic unit of all living things

Question 2

tissue

Answer 2

group of similar cells that perform a specific function

Question 3

organ

Answer 3

two or more types of tissue that together perform special body functions

Question 4

system

Answer 4

group of organs that work together to perform complex body functions

Question 5

muscle tissue

Answer 5

produces movement

Question 6

nervous tissue

Answer 6

responsible for coordinating and controlling body activities

Question 7

connective tissue

Answer 7

connects, supports, penetrates, and encases various body structures

Question 8

epithelial tissue

Answer 8

major covering of the external surface of the body; forms membranes that line body cavities and organs and is the major tissue in glands

Question 9

body cavities

Answer 9

cranial, spinal, dorsal, thoracic, abdominal, pelvic, abdominopelvic, ventral

Question 10

ellipsis

Answer 10

practice of omitting an essential part of the word by common consent

Question 11

-a

Answer 11

-ae

Question 12

-ax

Answer 12

-aces

Question 13

-ex

Answer 13

-ices

Question 14

-is

Answer 14

-es

Question 15

-ix

Answer 15

-ices

Question 16

-um

Answer 16

-a

Question 17

-us

Answer 17

-i

Question 18

-ma

Answer 18

-mata

Question 19

-nx

Answer 19

-nges

Question 20

-on

Answer 20

-a

Question 21

-sis

Answer 21

-ses

Question 22

cancer treatment

Answer 22

chemo

Question 23

radiation therapy

Answer 23

XRT

Question 24

cancerous tumor

Answer 24

CA

Question 25

leukocyte

Answer 25

WBC

Question 26

identification of a disease

Answer 26

DX

Question 27

beyond control (plural)

Answer 27

mets

Question 28

prediction of a possible outcome of a disease

Answer 28

PX

Question 29

erythrocyte

Answer 29

RBC

Question 30

cranial cavity

Answer 30

space inside the skull/cranium containing the brain

Question 31

spinal cavity

Answer 31

space inside the spinal column containing the spinal cord

Question 32

thoracic cavity

Answer 32

space containing the heart, aorta, lungs, esophagus, trachea, bronchi, and mediastinal area

Question 33

abdominal cavity

Answer 33

stomach, intestines, kidneys, adrenal glands, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, and ureters

Question 34

pelvic cavity

Answer 34

urinary bladder, certain reproductive organs, parts of the small and large intestine, and anus

Question 35

abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 35

pelvic and abdominal cavities

Question 36

dorsal cavities

Answer 36

spinal and cranial cavities

Question 37

ventral cavities

Answer 37

thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity

Question 38

metastatsis

Answer 38

spread of cancer to more than one organ