Chapter 2 part 1

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 the body, tail

Question 5

cephal/o

Answer 5

head

Question 6

cyt/o, cyte

Answer 6

cell

Question 7

end, endo

Answer 7

in, within, inside

Question 8

exo

Answer 8

out, outside, away from

Question 9

hist/o

Answer 9

tissue

Question 10

path/o, pathy

Answer 10

disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

Question 11

plas/i, plas/o, plasia

Answer 11

development, growth, formation

Question 12

poster/o

Answer 12

behind, toward the back

Question 13

statis, static

Answer 13

control, maintenance of a constant level

Question 14

anatomic reference systems

Answer 14

used to describe the locations of the structural units of the body

Question 15

anatomy

Answer 15

study of the structures of the body

Question 16

physiology

Answer 16

study of the functions of the structures of the body

Question 17

anatomic position

Answer 17

body standing in the standard position

Question 18

body planes

Answer 18

imaginary vertical and horizontal lines used to divide the body into sections for a descriptive purpose

Question 19

vertical plane

Answer 19

up and down plane that is at a right angle to the horizon

Question 20

sagittal plane

Answer 20

vertical plane that divides the body into unequal left and right portions

Question 21

mid sagittal plane

Answer 21

aka midline the sagittal plane that divides the body into equal left and right halves

Question 22

frontal plane

Answer 22

vertical plane that divides the body into the anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions aka coronal plane, located at right angles to the sagittal plane

Question 23

horizontal plane

Answer 23

flat, crosswise plane such as the horizon

Question 24

transverse plane

Answer 24

horizontal plane that divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions, can be at waist or any other level across the body

Question 25

ventral

Answer 25

front or belly side of the body

Question 26

al

Answer 26

pertaining to

Question 27

ventr

Answer 27

belly

Question 28

dorsal

Answer 28

back of the organ or body

Question 29

dors

Answer 29

back of the body

Question 30

anterior

Answer 30

situated in the front

Question 31

ior

Answer 31

pertaining to

Question 32

posterior

Answer 32

situated in the back

Question 33

superior

Answer 33

uppermost, above or toward the head

Question 34

inferior

Answer 34

lowermost, below or toward the feet

Question 35

cephalic

Answer 35

toward the head

Question 36

caudal

Answer 36

toward the lower part of the body

Question 37

proximal

Answer 37

situated nearest the midline or beginning of a body structure

Question 38

distal

Answer 38

farthest away from the midline or beginning of a body structure

Question 39

medial

Answer 39

direction toward or nearer the midline

Question 40

lateral

Answer 40

direction toward or nearer the side of the body away from the midline

Question 41

bilateral

Answer 41

relating to or having two sides

Question 42

body cavities

Answer 42

spaces within the body that contain and protect internal organs

Question 43

dorsal cavity

Answer 43

located along the back of the body and head contains organs of the nervous system that coordinate body functions and is divided into two portions

Question 44

cranial cavity

Answer 44

located within the skull, surrounds and protects the brain

Question 45

spinal cavity

Answer 45

located within the spinal column, surrounds and protects the spinal cord

Question 46

ventral cavity

Answer 46

located along the front of the body, contains body organs that sustain homeostasis

Question 47

homeostasis

Answer 47

process through which the body maintains a constant internal environment

Question 48

home/o

Answer 48

constant

Question 49

stasis

Answer 49

control

Question 50

thoracic cavity

Answer 50

in the ventral cavity aka chest cavity or thorax that surrounds and protects the heart and lungs

Question 51

diaphragm

Answer 51

muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities

Question 52

abdominal cavity

Answer 52

contains the major organs of digestion aka abdomen

Question 53

pelvic cavity

Answer 53

the place formed by the hip bones and contains the organs of the reproductive and excretory systems

Question 54

abdominopelivic cavity

Answer 54

pelvic and abdominal cavity together since there is no physical distinction

Question 55

inguinal

Answer 55

relating to the groin

Question 56

groin

Answer 56

the crease at the junction of the trunk with the upper end of the thigh

Question 57

regions of the thorax and abdomen

Answer 57

descriptive system that divides the abdomen and lower portion of the thorax into parts

Question 58

right and left hypochondriac regions

Answer 58

covered by the lower ribs

Question 59

chondriac

Answer 59

below the ribs

Question 60

epigastric region

Answer 60

above the stomach