Ch 5 Terms

Question 1

somat/o

Answer 1

body

Question 2

Somatic cells

Answer 2

All body cells except reproductive cells (sperm and ova(

Question 3

4 Types of tissue

Answer 3

epithelial - covering ie. skin and lining
connective tissue - binding ie. fat and bone
muscular tissue - can contract
nervous tissue - conduct electrical signals

Question 4

Body System

Answer 4

Set of organs that work together to perform a set of functions

Question 5

List Body Systems

Answer 5

Muscular System
Skeletal System
Cardiovascular System
Lymphatic System
Respiratory System
Digestive System
Urinary System
Reproductive system
Endocrine System
Nervous System
Integumentary system (skin)

Question 6

ana-

Answer 6

upward, excessive or again

Question 7

-plasia

Answer 7

development or formation of tissue

Question 8

hyperplasia

Answer 8

Abnormal increase in # of cells

Question 9

hypertrophy

Answer 9

abnormal increase in size of cells / organ

Question 10

anaplasia

Answer 10

Characteristic of cancer cells as it is a reversion to a more primitive cell type

Question 11

anter/o

Answer 11

toward the front; ventral

Question 12

poster/o

Answer 12

toward the back; dorsal

Question 13

ventr/o

Answer 13

front; anterior = ventral

Question 14

dors/o

Answer 14

back; posterior = dorsal

Question 15

medi/o

Answer 15

middle

Question 16

later/o

Answer 16

away from the middle toward the outside

Question 17

superi/o

Answer 17

uppermost / above

Question 18

infer/o

Answer 18

lowermost / below

Question 19

proxim/o

Answer 19

near the point of origin or point of attachment

Question 20

dist/o

Answer 20

far or distant from the point of attachment

Question 21

cephadad

Answer 21

toward the head

Question 22

caudad

Answer 22

toward the tail

Question 23

inter/o

Answer 23

internal / within

Question 24

extern/o

Answer 24

exterior / outside

Question 25

forntal / coronal plane

Answer 25

divides the body into front and back sides

Question 26

sagital plane

Answer 26

divides the body into left and right sides

Question 27

transverse plane

Answer 27

divides the body into top and bottom

Question 28

lapar/o

Answer 28

abdominal wall

Question 29

cyst/o

Answer 29

bladder

Question 30

dactyl/o

Answer 30

digits (fingers / toes)

Question 31

acr/o

Answer 31

extremities

Question 32

omphal/o | umbilic/o

Answer 32

umbilical

Question 33

inguin/o

Answer 33

groin

Question 34

Palmar

Answer 34

palm (positional)

Question 35

plantar

Answer 35

sole of foot (positional)

Question 36

crin/o

Answer 36

to secrete

Question 37

dacry/o | lacrim/o

Answer 37

to cry

Question 38

-emia

Answer 38

condition of the blood

Question 39

hem/o | hemat/o

Answer 39

blood

Question 40

hidr/o

Answer 40

sweat

Question 41

hydr/o

Answer 41

water

Question 42

lymph/o

Answer 42

lymph

Question 43

Muc/o

Answer 43

mucus

Question 44

-poiesis

Answer 44

production

Question 45

-poietin

Answer 45

substance that produces

Question 46

py/o

Answer 46

pus

Question 47

sial/o

Answer 47

saliva

Question 48

spinabifida

Answer 48

congenital disorder caused by incomplete closure of the structures of the spine

Question 49

reduction

Answer 49

pulling bone fragments into alignment