Ch. 2 Terminology

Question 1

abdominal

Answer 1

pertaining to the abdomen

Question 2

adipose

Answer 2

pertaining to fat

Question 3

anterior

Answer 3

pertaining to the front

Question 4

anabolism

Answer 4

process of casting up (building -up or synthesizing process in a cell)

Question 5

cervical

Answer 5

pertaining to the neck

Question 6

chondroma

Answer 6

tumor of cartilage

Question 7

chondrosarcoma

Answer 7

flesh tumor (malignant) of cartilage (tissue). All sarcomas are malignant (cancerous) tumors.

Question 8

chromosomes

Answer 8

“color bodies” contain genetic materials and are located in the nucleus of cell

Question 9

coccygeal

Answer 9

pertaining to the tailbone/coccyx

Question 10

craniotomy

Answer 10

incision of the skull

Question 11

cytoplasm

Answer 11

contents (formation) of the cell

Question 12

distal

Answer 12

pertaining to far

Question 13

dorsal

Answer 13

pertaining to back

Question 14

histology

Answer 14

study of tissue

Question 15

iliac

Answer 15

pertaining to ilium (part of the pelvic bone)

Question 16

inguinal

Answer 16

pertaining to the groin

Question 17

karyotype

Answer 17

picture of the nucleus

Question 18

lateral

Answer 18

pertaining to the side

Question 19

lumbosacral

Answer 19

pertaining to the lumbar and sacral regions

Question 20

medial

Answer 20

pertaining to the middle

Question 21

nucleic

Answer 21

pertaining to the nucleus

Question 22

pelvic

Answer 22

pertaining to the pelvis

Question 23

posterior

Answer 23

pertaining to the back

Question 24

proximal

Answer 24

pertaining to near the beginning of a structure

Question 25

sacral

Answer 25

pertaining to the sacrum (lower back)

Question 26

sarcoma

Answer 26

tumor (malignant) of flesh tissue

Question 27

spinal

Answer 27

pertaining to the spine, backbone

Question 28

epithelial cell

Answer 28

cell covering the surface of the skin and inner lining of the body cavities and tubes

Question 29

thoracic

Answer 29

pertaining to the chest

Question 30

thoracotomy

Answer 30

incision in the chest

Question 31

tracheal

Answer 31

pertaining to the trachea, windpipe

Question 32

umbilical

Answer 32

pertaining to the navel, umbilicus

Question 33

ventral

Answer 33

pertaining to the belly side of the body

Question 34

vertebral

Answer 34

pertaining to the vertebrae, backbones

Question 35

visceral

Answer 35

pertaining to the internal organs

Question 36

anabolic

Answer 36

pertaining to casting up; building up substances (protein) in the cell

Question 37

catabolism

Answer 37

process of casting down; breaking down material in the cell to release engery

Question 38

epigastric

Answer 38

pertaining to above the stomach

Question 39

hypochondriac region

Answer 39

pertaining to under the rib catilage (area of the abdomen)

Question 40

intervertebral

Answer 40

pertaining to between the vertebrae

Question 41

metabolism

Answer 41

state of building up (anabolism) and breakdown (catabolism); process in a cell