Chapter 2 part 2

Question 1

right and left lumbar regions

Answer 1

located near the inward curve of the spine

Question 2

lumb

Answer 2

lower back

Question 3

umbilical region

Answer 3

region surrounding the naval or belly button

Question 4

right and left iliac regions

Answer 4

located near the hip bones

Question 5

ili

Answer 5

hip bone

Question 6

quadrant

Answer 6

divided into four

Question 7

peritoneum

Answer 7

multilayered membrane that protects and holds organs in place within the abdominal cavity

Question 8

membrane

Answer 8

thin layer of tissue that covers a surface, lines a cavity or divides a space or organ

Question 9

parietal peritoneum

Answer 9

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

Question 10

mesentery

Answer 10

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

Question 11

visceral peritoneum

Answer 11

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

Question 12

visceral

Answer 12

relating to internal organs

Question 13

retroperitoneal

Answer 13

behind the peritoneum

Question 14

peritonitis

Answer 14

inflammation of the peritoneum

Question 15

cells

Answer 15

basic structural and functional units of the body

Question 16

cytology

Answer 16

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

Question 17

cytologist

Answer 17

specialist in the study and analysis of cells

Question 18

cell membrane

Answer 18

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

Question 19

cytoplasm

Answer 19

material within the cell membrane that is not part of the nucleus

Question 20

plasm

Answer 20

formative material of cells

Question 21

nucleus

Answer 21

surrounded by the nuclear membrane, controls activities of cells and helps the cell divide

Question 22

stem cells

Answer 22

unspecialized cells that are able to renew themselves for long periods of time by cell division

Question 23

adult stem cells or somatic stem cells

Answer 23

undifferentiated cells in a tissue or organ thats role is to maintain and repair the tissue from which it is found

Question 24

undifferentiated

Answer 24

not having a specialized function or structure

Question 25

differentiated

Answer 25

having a specialized function or structure

Question 26

hemopoietic

Answer 26

pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells

Question 27

graft vs host disease

Answer 27

possibility of rejection from recipient

Question 28

embryonic stem cells

Answer 28

undifferentiated cells that are unlike any specific adult cell, however they have an important ability to form any adult cell

Question 29

embryo

Answer 29

a developing child during its first 8 weeks in the womb

Question 30

embry/o

Answer 30

fertilized ovum

Question 31

cord blood

Answer 31

blood from the human umbilical cord, a source of stem cells

Question 32

gene

Answer 32

fundamental physical and functional unit of heredity

Question 33

genetics

Answer 33

study of how genes are transferred from parents to their children and the role of genes in health and disease

Question 34

gene

Answer 34

producing

Question 35

tics

Answer 35

pertaining to

Question 36

geneticist

Answer 36

specialist in genes

Question 37

dominant gene

Answer 37

when it is inherited from either parent the child will have that condition

Question 38

recessive gene

Answer 38

when it is inherited from both parents the child will have that condition

Question 39

sickle cell anemia

Answer 39

a group of inherited red blood cell disorders that are transmitted by a recessive gene

Question 40

genome

Answer 40

complete set of genetic information of an organism

Question 41

chromosome

Answer 41

a genetic structure located within the nucleus of each cell

Question 42

somatic cell

Answer 42

any cell in the body except gametes (sex cells)

Question 43

gamete

Answer 43

sperm or egg aka sex cell wth 23 chromosomes

Question 44

helix

Answer 44

shape twisted like a spiral staircase

Question 45

double helix

Answer 45

2 spirals twisted together

Question 46

dna

Answer 46

a self-replicating material that is present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes and is the carrier of genetic information