Chapter 2

Question 1

This condition is a genetic disorder that causes nerve degeneration with symptoms that most often appear in midlife.

Answer 1

Huntington’s disease

Question 2

______ means toward, or nearer, the side of the body, away from the midline.

Answer 2

Lateral

Question 3

The area of the abdomen around the belly button is known as the _____ region.

Answer 3

umbilical

Question 4

A physician who specializes in the general medical care of hospitalized patients is known as a/n ______.

Answer 4

hospitalist

Question 5

This plane is also known as the coronal plane.

Answer 5

frontal plane

Question 6

The _____ cavity contains the body organs that sustain homeostasis.

Answer 6

ventral

Question 7

A specialist in the study of outbreaks of disease within a population group is known as a/an _____.

Answer 7

epidemiologist

Question 8

Specialized epithelial tissue that lines blood and lymph vessels is known as _____.

Answer 8

endothelium

Question 9

This cavity is also known as the chest cavity.

Answer 9

thoracic

Question 10

These types of cells are found among differentiated cells in a tissue or organ.

Answer 10

adult stem cells

Question 11

A ___ specializes in the study of microscopic structure of tissues.

Answer 11

histologist

Question 12

This type of condition is also known as birth defect.

Answer 12

developmental disorder

Question 13

Diseases such as the flu are spread through contact with contaminated respiratory droplets in _____ transmission

Answer 13

droplet

Question 14

The study of the anatomy, physiology, pathology, and chemistry of the cell is known as _____.

Answer 14

cytology

Question 15

____ is a genetic variation associated with characteristic facial appearance, learning disabilities, and physical abnormalities such as heart valve and disease.

Answer 15

Down syndrome

Question 16

A/an _____ is a somewhat independent part of the body that performs a specific function.

Answer 16

organ

Question 17

____ tissue has the specialized ability to contract and relax.

Answer 17

Muscle

Question 18

A _____ is the basic structural and functional unit of the body.

Answer 18

cell

Question 19

____ is a general increase in the bulk of a body part due to an increase in the size, but not in the number, of cells.

Answer 19

hypertrophy

Question 20

A/An _____ is the genetic structure located within the nucleus of each cell.

Answer 20

chromosome

Question 21

The term _____ means situated nearest the midline or beginning of a body structure.

Answer 21

proximal

Question 22

Th medical term for the abnormal softening of gland is _____.

Answer 22

adenomalacia

Question 23

The ____ plane is also known as the midline.

Answer 23

midsagital

Question 24

The term ____ means uppermost, above, or toward the head.

Answer 24

superior

Question 25

A/An _____ plane divides the entire body into upper and lower portions.

Answer 25

tranverse

Question 26

-ology

Answer 26

study of

Question 27

path/o

Answer 27

disease, suffering, emotion

Question 28

-plasia

Answer 28

formation

Question 29

poster/o

Answer 29

back

Question 30

-stasis

Answer 30

control

Question 31

back of the body or organ

Answer 31

dorsal

Question 32

farthest from the midline

Answer 32

distal

Question 33

nearer the midline

Answer 33

medial

Question 34

situated in the back

Answer 34

posterior

Question 35

situated on the front

Answer 35

anterior

Question 36

sudden outbreak of a disease

Answer 36

epidemic

Question 37

ongoing presence of a disease within a population

Answer 37

endemic

Question 38

outbreak of a disease over a large area

Answer 38

pandemic

Question 39

study of cause of diseases

Answer 39

etiology

Question 40

study of tissue

Answer 40

histology

Question 41

pathological condition caused by an absent or defective gene

Answer 41

genetic disorder

Question 42

unfavorable response arising from a medical treatment

Answer 42

iatrogenic illness