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BUILDING YOUR MEDICAL VOCABULARY/TEST Q & A

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