Body Water

Question 1

What does the prefix ‘Homeo-‘ mean?

Answer 1

‘Homeo-‘ means similar or constant.

Example: Homeostasis - maintaining internal stability.

Question 2

What does the prefix ‘Hyper-‘ signify?

Answer 2

‘Hyper-‘ signifies excessive or above normal.

Example: Hypertension - high blood pressure.

Question 3

What does ‘Hypo-‘ indicate?

Answer 3

‘Hypo-‘ indicates deficient or below normal.

Example: Hypoglycemia - low blood glucose.

Question 4

What does the prefix ‘Iso-‘ mean?

Answer 4

‘Iso-‘ means equal or same.

Example: Isotonic - same concentration of solutes.

Question 5

What does ‘Auto-‘ refer to?

Answer 5

‘Auto-‘ refers to self.

Example: Autoregulation - self-regulation of blood flow.

Question 6

What does the prefix ‘Neuro-‘ denote?

Answer 6

‘Neuro-‘ denotes nerve.

Example: Neurotransmitter - chemical messenger for nerve signals.

Question 7

What does ‘Electro-‘ relate to?

Answer 7

‘Electro-‘ relates to electric charge.

Example: Electrolyte - charged ions in body fluids.

Question 8

What does the prefix ‘Angio-‘ mean?

Answer 8

‘Angio-‘ means vessel.

Example: Angiogenesis - formation of new blood vessels.

Question 9

What does ‘Brady-‘ signify?

Answer 9

‘Brady-‘ signifies slow.

Example: Bradycardia - slow heart rate.

Question 10

What does ‘Tachy-‘ indicate?

Answer 10

‘Tachy-‘ indicates fast.

Example: Tachycardia - fast heart rate.

Question 11

What does ‘Hemo-/Hema-‘ refer to?

Answer 11

‘Hemo-/Hema-‘ refers to blood.

Example: Hemodynamics - study of blood flow.

Question 12

What does ‘Vaso-‘ mean?

Answer 12

‘Vaso-‘ means vessel.

Example: Vasodilation - widening of blood vessels.

Question 13

What does ‘Myo-‘ denote?

Answer 13

‘Myo-‘ denotes muscle.

Example: Myocardium - heart muscle.

Question 14

What does the prefix ‘Sarc-‘ signify?

Answer 14

‘Sarc-‘ signifies flesh or muscle.

Example: Sarcoplasm - muscle cell cytoplasm.