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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Gastroenterology is the study of | the digestive system |
| Hepatic means relating to the | liver |
| Alimentary means pertaining to the | digestive tract as a whole |
| Masticate means to | chew |
| Deglutition is a synonym for | swallowing |
| The suffix in defecation means | process |
| ____________ is the Latin word for opening and is the opening through the diaphragm for the __________ | Hiatus; esophagus |
| Hematemesis means a condition involving | vomiting of red blood |
| Herniate means to | protrude |
| The largest internal organ in the body is the | liver |
| A colostomy results in an artificial opening from the _____ to the _____ | large intestine; outside of the body |
| Polypectomy means | a procedure for removal of a mass of tissue projecting into the bowel. A polyp is a mass of tissue that projects into a lumen. A polypectomy is the procedure for removal of a mass of tissue projecting into, for example, the bowel. |
| The word sigmoid is formed from a word element that means | S-Shaped |
| A disease that is synonymous with regional enteritis is | Crohn disease |
| Cholestatic means | stopping the flow of bile It is comprised of the following word elements: chol/e- (bile), -stat (standing still), and –ic (pertaining to). |
| Means yellow staining of tissues | jaundice |
| Upset stomach with epigastric pain, nausea, and gas is | dyspepsia |
| The instrument used to examine the stomach is the | gastroscope |
| Postprandial reflux is | a backward flow of food from the stomach after a meal |
| Cytology means | study of the cell |
| A group of specialized cells that manufacture unique materials around them is a(n) | tissue |
| Means within the cell | intracellular |
| Means a band of fibrous connective tissue connecting bones to other bones | ligament |
| A class of food substances made of amino acids is | proteins |
| Histology refers to the study of the structure and function of | tissues |
| Anabolism results from ____________________ of complex substances in the cell from _______________________. | build up; simpler substances |
| Word meaning bone-producing cell | osteoblast |
| means situated away from the center of the body | distal |
| Pertaining to the back or situated behind. | dorsal |
| Pertaining to the horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower portions. | transverse |
| means an increase in size of a structure | hypertrophy |
| In the term hypotension, what is the prefix and what does the prefix mean? | The prefix is hypo-, and it means less than normal. |
| The element "um" is what type of word element | suffix |
| In the term pyrexia, what is the root word and what does the root word mean | The root word is pyrex-, and it means fever or heat. |
| If rhino means nose, what is a surgical repair of a broken nose called | Rhinoplasty |
| Plural form if carcinoma | carcinomata |
| The plural form of the word for armpit is | axillae |
| Pertaining to the rib and spine is the definition for | Costovertebral |
| the beginning of some words | prefix |
| suffix for the term that means a disease | -pathy |
| suffix for terms that refer to an infection or inflammation | -itis |
| suffix for terms that refer to a visual examination of a body part such as a joint | -scopy |
| In the term hematoma, the suffix is | -oma |
| Arthropathy would be a disease of | Joints |
| The correct term for a specialist in disorders of the female reproductive system | Gynecologist |
| In the term unipolar, what is the prefix, root word, and suffix | Uni- is the prefix, pol- is the root word, and –ar is the suffix |
| In the term arthroplasty, what is the suffix and what does the suffix mean | The suffix is –plasty, and it means repair |
| Which prefix is the opposite of hyper- | hypo- |
| Arthroscopy has the combining form arthr/o-, from the Greek word for | joint |
| T/F Not every medical term will have all elements present at the same time. | True |
| the root for the word dermatitis | dermat- |
| the roots for the medical terms arthroscopy and respiratory | arthr- and respir- |
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