Chapter 2

Question 1

aden/o

Answer 1

gland

Question 2

adip/o

Answer 2

fat

Question 3

anter/o

Answer 3

before, front

Question 4

caud/o

Answer 4

lower part of body, tail

Question 5

cephal/o

Answer 5

head

Question 6

cyt/o

Answer 6

cell

Question 7

end-, endo-

Answer 7

in, within, inside

Question 8

exo-

Answer 8

out of, outside, away from

Question 9

hist/o

Answer 9

tissue

Question 10

-ologist

Answer 10

specialist

Question 11

-ology

Answer 11

the science or study of

Question 12

path/o, -pathy

Answer 12

disease, suffering, feeling emotion

Question 13

plas/i, plas/o, -plasia

Answer 13

development, growth, formation

Question 14

poster/o

Answer 14

behind, toward the back

Question 15

-stasis, -stactic

Answer 15

control, maintenance of constant level

Question 16

right and left hypochondriac regions

Answer 16

covered by the lower ribs

Question 17

epigastric regions

Answer 17

located above the stomach

Question 18

right and left lumbar regions

Answer 18

located near the inward, curve of the spine

Question 19

umbilical region

Answer 19

surrounds the umbilicus, commonly known as the belly button or navel

Question 20

right and left iliac regions

Answer 20

located near the hip bones

Question 21

hypogastric region

Answer 21

located below the stomach

Question 22

outer layer of the peritoneum, that lines, the interior of the abdominal wall

Answer 22

Parietal peritoneum

Question 23

Fused double layer of the parietal peritoneum that attaches parts of the intestine to the interior abdominal wall

Answer 23

mesentery

Question 24

inner layer of the peritoneum, that surrounds the organs of the abdominal cavity

Answer 24

visceral peritoneum

Question 25

means located behind the peritoneum

Answer 25

retroperitoneal

Question 26

means cavity wall

Answer 26

parietal

Question 27

means relating to the internal organs

Answer 27

visceral

Question 28

Inflammation of the peritoneum

Answer 28

Peritonitis

Question 29

study of the anatomy, physiology, pathology, and chemistry of cells

Answer 29

cytology

Question 30

specialist in the study and analysis of cells

Answer 30

cytologist

Question 31

tissue that surrounds and protects the contents of a cell from the external environment

Answer 31

Cell membrane

Question 32

Stomatic stem cells, the primary role of the cells is to maintain and repair at the tissue

Answer 32

Adult stem cells

Question 33

Means not having a specialized function or structure

Answer 33

Undifferentiated

Question 34

Means having a specialized function or structure

Answer 34

Differentiated

Question 35

Have the ability to form any adult cell, can proliferate (grow rapidly), don’t require perfect match, come from the cord blood found in the umbilical cord and placenta of a newborn infant

Answer 35

embryonic stem cells

Question 36

regenerative medicine, has potential uses to heal injuries, and treat diseases

Answer 36

Stem cell therapy

Question 37

complete set of genetic information of an organism

Answer 37

genome

Question 38

change in the structure of cells and in their orientation to each other

Answer 38

anaplasia

Question 39

abnormal development or growth of cells, or the presence of abnormal cells within a type of tissue

Answer 39

Dysplasia

Question 40

increase in the number of cells in a tissue or organ

Answer 40

Hyperplasia

Question 41

increase in the bulk of a body part or organ due to an increase in the size, but not number, of cells in tissues

Answer 41

hypertrophy

Question 42

malignant tumor that originates in the glands and may spread to other parts of the body

Answer 42

Adenocarcinoma

Question 43

benign tumor that starts in the epithelial tissue of a gland or gland like structure

Answer 43

adenoma

Question 44

Disease without a known cause

Answer 44

Idiopathic

Question 45

Illness caused by living pathogenic organisms

Answer 45

Infectious disease

Question 46

hospital acquired infection

Answer 46

nosomical infection