word quiz #2

Question 1

Cent-

Answer 1

100. (100 in french)
     100th.

example: century - 100 years
centigram - 1/100th of a gram

Question 2

-centesis

Answer 2

puncture

examples: Amniocentesis-puncture to remove amniotic fluid from amniotic sac

Question 3

cephal-, -ceps

Answer 3

Head

examples:
Hydrocephalus - water in the brain

Biceps femoris - 2 headed muscle by femur

Question 4

chol-, cystic

Answer 4

Gallbladder

examples:
Cholecystokinin - hormone causing gallbladder contraction

cystic duct - tube from gallbladder

Question 5

chrondr-

Answer 5

Cartilage

examples
Chrondrocyte - cartilage cell

Question 6

-cide

Answer 6

kill (suicide .. cide.. die)

example
spermicide - sperm killer

Question 7

circ-, peri-

Answer 7

Around (a circle ; a circle goes around)

examples
circumcision - cut around

periodontal - around the teeth

Question 8

-clast

Answer 8

Break,destroy. (blast boom)

example
Osteoclast - bone breaker

Question 9

co-, con-, sym-, syn-, sys-

Answer 9

Together, With. (co = 2 people together)

example
Congenital - born with
Synthesis - put together
System - organs working together

Question 10

coel-, sinu-

Answer 10

cavity, space

example
coelom - body cavity
frontal sinus - space in the frontal bone