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MEDICAL WORDS
BUILDING YOUR MEDICAL VOCABULARY/TEST Q & A
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| PERTAINING TO FATTY TISSUE THROUGHTOUT THE BODY | ADIPOSE |
| PERTAINING TO BOTH SIDES | AMBILATERAL |
| TO CUT UP TO CUT APART | ANATOMY |
| TO RESEMBLE MAN | ANDROID |
| PERTAINING TO THE SURFACE OR PART SITUATED TOWARD TO THE FRONT OF THE BODY | ANTERIOR |
| APEX | POINTED END OF A CONE-SHAPED STRUCTURE |
| BASE | LOWER PART OF FOUNDATION OF A STRUCTURE |
| PERTAINING TO TWO SIDES | BILATERAL |
| STUDY OF LIFE | BIOLOGY |
| CAUDAL | PERTAINING TO THE TAIL |
| CENTER | MIDPOINT OF A BODY OR ACTIVITY |
| CYTOLOGY | STUDY OF CELLS |
| TO REMOVE WATER; TO LOSE OR BE DEPRIVED OF WATER FROM THE BODY; TO BECOME DRY | DEHYDRATE |
| HISTOLOGY | STUDY OF TISSUE |
| PERTAINING TO BELOW OR IN A DOWNWARD DIRECTION | INFERIOR |
| KARYOGENESIS | FORMATION OF A CELL'S NUCLEUS |
| LATERAL | PERTAINING TO THE SIDE |
| PERTAINING TO THE MIDDLE OR MIDLINE | MEDIAL |
| PATHOLOGY | STUDY OF DISEASE |
| POSTERIOR | PERTAINING TO THE BACK PART OF A STRUCTURE; TOWARD THE BACK |
| PERTAINING TO THE SURFACE, ON OR NEAR THE SURFACE | SUPERFICIAL |
| PERTAINING TO ABOVE OR IN AN UPWARD DIRECTION | SUPERIOR |
| PERTAINING TO THE BODY AS A WHOLE | SYSTEMIC |
| PERTAINING TO ONE SIDE | UNILATERAL |
| TOP OR HIGHEST POINT; TOP OR CROWN OF THE HEAD | VERTEX |
| PERTAINING TO THE FRONT SIDE OF THE BODY, ABDOMEN, BELLY SURFACE | VENTRAL |
| PERTAINING TO WITHOUT FEVER | AFEBRILE |
| PERTAINING TO OUTSIDE THE EYE | EXTRAOCULAR |
| CONDITION OF NOT BEING ABLE TO SLEEP | INSOMNIA |
| TO STOP, INHIBIT, RESTRAIN | ARREST |
| TO REMOVE THE KERNEL OF | ENUCLEATE |
| SPACE WITHIN AN ARTERY, VEIN, INTESTINE, OR TUBE | LUMEN |
| WIDE OPEN | PATENT |
| TO ACT AGAIN | REACT |
| ANY OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE OF AN ILLNESS | SIGN |
| ANY PERCEPTIBLE CHANGE IN THE FUNCTION OF THE BODY THAT INDICATES DISEASE | SYMPTOM |
| THE HUMAN BODY IS MADE UP OF 6 PARTS: | ATOMS, MOLECULES, CELLS, TISSUE, ORGENELLES, ORGANS |
| NAME THE FOUR MAIN TISSUES OF THE BODY: | EPITHELIAL tissue, NERVOUS tissue, MUSCLE tissue, CONNECTIVE tissue |
| THE ORGAN HAS FOUR MAJOR PARTS: | THE BRAIN, THE LUNGS, THE KIDNEY, THE STOMACH |
| WHAT TYPE OF PARTICLE IS IN A PROTON? | POSITIVELY CHARGED PARTICLE |
| WHAT ARE THE PARTS OF AN ORGANELLE? | MITOCHONDRION, NUCLEUS, RIBOSOME |
| WHAT ARE ATOMS MADE OF? | A NUCLEUS THAT CONTAINS PROTONS NEUTRONS AND IS SURROUNDED BY ELECTRONS. |
| WHAT ARE FOUR TYPES OF ORGAN SYSTEMS IN THE BODY? | RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, NERVOUS SYSTEM, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM, CIRCULATORY SYSTEM |
| HOW MANY ELEMENTS MAKE UP THE MASS OF THE HUMAN BODY? NAME THEM | 6 ELEMENTS: OXYGEN, CARBON, HYDROGEN, NITROGEN, CALCIUM, AND PHOSPHORUS |
| CHEMICAL COMBINATION OF TWO OR MORE ATOMS THAT FORMS A SPECIFICI CHEMICAL COMPOUND IS WHAT? | MOLECULES |
| HOW MUCH WATER MAKES UP A MALE'S BODY WEIGHT? | 65% |
| THE SIZE AND SHAPE OF A CELL IS RELATED TO ITS | FUNCTION |
| HOW MUCH WATER MAKES UP A FEMALE'S BODY WEIGHT? | 55% |
| THE CELL FORMING THE SKIN OVERLAPING EACH OTHER ARE USED FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF SENSORY IMPULSES. {TRUE} OR {FALSE} | FALSE ITS TO FORM A PROTECTIVE BARRIER |
| NAME THE THREE COMMON PARTS OF A CELL: | CELL MEMBRANE, CYTOPLASMA, NUCLEUS |
| WHAT ARE THE BASIC BUILDING BLOCK OF THE HUMAN BODY? | CELLS |
| THE OUTER COVERING OF THE CELL WALL IS CALLED WHAT? | CELL MEMBRANE |
| THE HUMAN BODY HAS HOW MANY PAIRS OF CHROMOSOMES? | 23 CHROMOSOMES |
| NAME THE THREE PRIMARY SOURCE OF THE STEM CELLS? | ADULT TISSUE, EMBRYOS, AND UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD |
| WHAT MAKE ENZYMES AND OTHER PROTEINS? "protien factors" | RIBOSOMES |
| What provides storage and work areas for the cell? | CYTOPLASM |
| Where complex, energy-releasing chemical reactions occur continuously: "power plants" | MITOCHONDRIA |
| HOW MANY BASIC TYPE OF TISSUES ARE IN THE BODY? | 4 EPITHELIA, CONNECTIVE, MUSCLE, NERVE |
| wHAT IS A NUCLEUS? | RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CELL'S METABOLISM, GROWTH, AND REPRODUCTION |
| What's THE AVERAGE percent of skeletal muscle the FEMALE BODY IS MADE UP OF? | 36% |
| WHICH INVOLUNTARY MUSCLE TISSUE IS FOUND WITHIN THE WALL OF THE ORGANS? | SMOOTH MUSCLE |
| THE BODY CONSISTS OF HOW MANY CELLS? | OVER MILLIONS OF CELLS |
| NERVE TISSUE CONSIST OF WHAT? | NERVE CELLS {NEURONS} |
| WHAT ARE STEM CELLS? | THE PRECURSORS FO ALL BODY CELLS |
| NAME THE THREE TYPES OF MUSCLE TISSUE: | SKELETAL MUSCLE, SMOOTH MUSCLE, CARDIAC MUSCLE |
| WHAT TYPE OF PARTICLE IS NEGATIVELY CHARGED? | ELECTRON |
| WHAT IS THE MAIN FUNCTION OF ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM (ER)? | TO CARRY PROTEIN AND OTHER SUBSTANCES TO THE CYTOPLASM |
| THE "TAIL" OF THE SPER THAT SWIMS AND MOVE TOWARD THE OVUM | FLAGELLUM |
| WHAT MUSCLE TISSUE IS FOUND IN THE HEART? | CARDIAC MUSCLE |
| DNA | DE-OXY-RIBON-NUCLE-IC Acid |
| The human body is made up of: | Atom, Cells, Tissue, Organs, Organelles, Molecules |
| Chemical element are made up of: | Atom |
| What are the precursors of all body cells? | stem cells |
| what makes enzymes and other proton? | Ribosomes |
| Superior: above, in and updward direction, toward the head | Eg: The HEAD is SUPERIOR to the neck of the body. |
| Inferior: Below or in a downward direction; more toward the feet or tail | Eg: The FEET are INFERIOR to the head of the body. |
| Anterior (ventral): In front of or before, the front side of the body | Eg: The BREAST are located on the ANTERIOR side of the body. |
| Posterior (dorsal): Toward the back, back side of the body | Eg:The nape is the BACK of the neck and is located on the POSTERIOR side of the body |
| Cephalic: pertaining to the head; superior in position | Eg:A CEPHALIC presentation is one in which any part of the HEAD of the fetus is presented during delivery. |
| Caudal: Pertaining to the tail; inferior in position | Eg: The CAUDA EQUINA (horse's tail) is a bundle of spinal nerves below the END of the spinal cord. |
| Medial: Nearest the midline or middle | Eg: the umbilicus is a depressed point in the Medial area of the ABDOMEN. |
| Lateral: to the side, away from the middle | Eg: In the anatomical position, the arm is located on the LATERAL side of the body. |
| Proximal: Nearest the point of attachment or near the beginning of a structure | Eg: The proximal end of the humerus joins with part of the shoulder bone. |
| Distal: Away from the point of attachment or far from the beginning of a structure | Eg: The distal end of the humerus joins with part of the elbow. |
| Midsagittal plane | Vertically divides the body as it passes through the midline to form a right & left half. |
| Transverse (horizontal plane) | Any plane that divides the body into Superior & INFERIOR portions. |
| Coronal (frontal plane) | divided the body into Anterior & Posterior portions |
| Cavity: | a hollow space containing body organs |
| Thoracic cavity: | the area of the chest containg the heart and lungs |
| Abdominal cavity: | space below the diaphram (belly); contains the stomach, intestines, and other organs of digestion |
| Pelvic cavity: | Pelvic area; contains the organs of reproduction and elimination |
| Abdominopelvic Cavity | is the combination of the abdominal and pelvic cavities. |
| name the organ systems | intgumentary, digestive, skelatal, cardiovascular, muscular, blood & lymphatic, urinary, endocrine, respiratory, nervous, reproductive |
| name the two distinct cavities located in the dorsal cavity: | Cranial, Spinal |
| List the three distinct cavities that are located in the ventral cavity: | thoracic, pelvic, abdominal |
| Cilia | Hairlike process that project from epithelial cells |
| Define anatomy: | Study of the structure of an organism such as a human |
| Human genome | Complete set of genes and chromosomes |
| Somatotrophic | pertaining to the stimulation of body growth |
| Ectomorph | Slender physical body form |
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