Chapter 5 The Body as a Whole Study Guide

Question 1

Intracellular means:

Answer 1

within a cell

Question 2

Leukocytes are:

Answer 2

white blood cells

Question 3

External organs are located:

Answer 3

outside the body

Question 4

Ventral means:

Answer 4

belly side

Question 5

Location of Internal organs:

Answer 5

inside the body

Question 6

Caudal means:

Answer 6

tail

Question 7

Definition of immunocompromised:

Answer 7

weakened immune response / system

Question 8

Meaning of anterolateral:

Answer 8

front toward the side

Question 9

Meaning of posterolateral:

Answer 9

back toward the side

Question 10

Transverse plane divides the body into:

Answer 10

top and bottom portions

Question 11

Sagittal plane divides the body into:

Answer 11

right and left sides

Question 12

The opposite of proximal is:

Answer 12

distal

Question 13

The peritoneum is:

Answer 13

a membrane that lines the abdominal cavity

Question 14

This cavity contains the brain:

Answer 14

cranial cavity

Question 15

Cephalad means:

Answer 15

toward the head

Question 16

Anteromedian means:

Answer 16

in the front toward the middle

Question 17

Term meaning from the back to the front

Answer 17

posterioanterior

Question 18

Term for uppermost or situated above:

Answer 18

superior

Question 19

Term for lowermost or situated below

Answer 19

inferior

Question 20

Proximal means:

Answer 20

nearest the origin or point of attachment

Question 21

Susceptibility means:

Answer 21

lack of resistance to disease

Question 22

Term for pus in urine:

Answer 22

pyuria

Question 23

Term for deficiency of white blood cells (WBC’s):

Answer 23

leukopenia

Question 24

Abdominothoracic pertains to:

Answer 24

the abdomen and thorax

Question 25

Term for headache:

Answer 25

cephalgia

Question 26

Erythropoiesis means:

Answer 26

production of red blood cells (RBC's)

Question 27

Anemia means:

Answer 27

deficiency in RBC's, hemoglobin, or both

Question 28

Term for inflammation of toes or fingers:

Answer 28

dactylitis

Question 29

Leukopenia means:

Answer 29

deficiency in WBC's

Question 30

Lacrimation is a term that refers to:

Answer 30

crying

Question 31

Four main types of tissue are:

Answer 31

connective, epithelial, muscular, and nervous

Question 32

Another term for sweat glands:

Answer 32

sudoriferous

Question 33

Term for distant from origin or point of attachment:

Answer 33

distal

Question 34

What is the main difference between exocrine and endocrine glands?

Answer 34

endocrine glands secrete within the body and do not have ducts; exocrine glands secrete to the surface of the body and have ducts

Question 35

Onych/o means:

Answer 35

nail

Question 36

myc/o means:

Answer 36

fungus

Question 37

-osis means:

Answer 37

condition

Question 38

Sudoriferous glands are the same as:

Answer 38

sweat glands

Question 39

Opposite of proximal:

Answer 39

distal

Question 40

dactyl/o means:

Answer 40

finers/toes

Question 41

cephal/o means:

Answer 41

head

Question 43

-algia means:

Answer 43

pain

Question 43

-itis means:

Answer 43

inflammation

Question 44

-penia means:

Answer 44

deficiency

Question 45

py/o means:

Answer 45

pus

Question 46

-poesis means:

Answer 46

production

Question 47

endo- means:

Answer 47

within; inside

Question 48

exo- means

Answer 48

outside

Question 49

Resistance to disease means your patient has:

Answer 49

immunity

Question 50

Prefixes a- and an- mean:

Answer 50

without

Question 51

Erythr/o means:

Answer 51

red

Question 52

cyt/o means:

Answer 52

cell

Question 53

-cyte means:

Answer 53

cell

Question 54

leuk/o means:

Answer 54

white