Exam 4 Week 9 Flashcards

Question

Pachymeningitis

Answer 1

Inflammation of the dura mater of the meninges | Pachy- = Thick

Answer 2

Pertaining to the hard part of the temporal bone | Petra = Rock hard

Answer 3

Referring to the petrous temporal bone | Petra = Rock hard

Answer 4

Demineralization of the bone | -porosis = porous

Answer 5

Firm and fibrous | Scirrho- = Hard

Answer 6

Dense white outer covering of most of the eye | Sclero- = Hard

Answer 7

Edema of the spongy layer of the skin | Spongio- = Spongy

Answer 8

A solid alcohol first discovered in gallstones | Stereo- = Solid

Answer 9

Pertaining to 3-dimensional vision | Stereo- = Solid

Answer 10

Sticky, thick, and resistant to flow | Viscidus = Sticky

Answer 11

Measuring the resistance to flow | Viscidus = Sticky

Answer 12

Drawing away from the midline; also the VI cranial nerve | Ab- = Away from

Answer 13

(Also) drawing away from the midline | Ab- = Away from

Answer 14

Next to the kidney | Ac-, Ad-, Af-, Ag- = to, toward

Answer 15

Drawing toward the midline | Ac-, Ad-, Af-, Ag- = to, toward

Answer 16

Relating to the chemical changes caused by radiant energy (sunlight) (Actino- = Ray, Radius)

Answer 17

Skin inflammation caused by exposure to sunlight | Actino- = Ray, Radius

Answer 18

Dissecting the body to study shape and structure (dissection for a positive reason) (Ana-, An- = Up, positive)

Answer 19

Placed in front of | Antero- = Before

Answer 20

In front of and away from midline | Antero- = Before

Answer 21

a (pinched off) portion of a cell is released with a secretory product (Apo- = Away from)

Answer 22

A sheet of fibrous tissue binding muscles together or muscle to bone (Apo- = Away from)

Answer 23

Negatively charged electrode | Cat-, Cata- = Down, negative

Answer 24

Of, at, or near the tail | Cauda = Tail

Answer 25

Toward the tail | Cauda = Tail

Answer 26

Surgical removal of the tail | Cauda = Tail; -ectomy = removal

Answer 27

Relating to the skull | Cranio- = Upper part of head

Answer 28

Surgical incision into the skull | Cranio- = Upper part of head

Answer 29

To break down into various compartments | De- = Away, from

Answer 30

To deplete of body water | De- = Away, from

Answer 31

Structural form of glucose that rotates to the right | Dextro- = Right hand

Answer 32

Grace in physical movement | Dextro- = Right hand

Answer 33

Excessive discharge of urine | Di- = Through

Answer 34

Away from reference point | Dis-, Di- = Away from

Answer 35

Treatment to destroy harmful organisms | Dis-, Di- = Away from

Answer 36

To cut apart for the study of anatomy | Dis-, Di- = Away from

Answer 37

Of or near the back | Dorsal = Back

Answer 38

Deviating from a circle | Ec-, Ex-, Ef-, Ecto- = Out of, Outside

Answer 39

Outside | Ec-, Ex-, Ef-, Ecto- = Out of, Outside

Answer 40

A parasite that lives on the outside of the body | Ec-, Ex-, Ef-, Ecto- = Out of, Outside

Answer 41

Deviation from expectation | Flex, -flect = Bend, divert

Answer 42

The act of bending a joint or limb | Flex, -flect = Bend, divert

Answer 43

Lower and away from middle | Infero- = Lower

Answer 44

Situated at or on the side | Lateral, Latero- = Side

Answer 45

On the side of the abdomen | Lateral, Latero- = Side

Answer 46

Counterclockwise rotation | Levo- = Left

Answer 47

Left directed isomer of thyroid hormone (Active form) | Lateral, Latero- = Side

Answer 48

Relating to the middle | Media- = Middle

Answer 49

A midline that divides the body into equal right and left halves (Media- = Middle)

Answer 50

To obstruct | Ob-, Oc- = Against, Toward

Answer 51

A spasm of the body with the head and heels bent backward | Opistho- = Behind, Backward

Answer 52

Relating to the palm of the hand | Palm- = Flexor surface of hand

Answer 53

Performed through the nose | Per- = Through, excessive

Answer 54

Very rapid and violent | Per- = Through, excessive

Answer 55

Passed through the skin | Per- = Through, excessive

Answer 56

Passed through the skin | Per- = Through, excessive

Answer 57

Relating to the sole of the foot | Planta = Sole of foot

Answer 58

Walking on the sole of the foot | Planta = Sole of foot

Answer 59

Relating to the caudal end of quadrapeds and the dorsal area of primates (Postero- = behind)

Answer 60

Caudal (or dorsal) and away from the midline | Postero- = behind

Answer 61

To turn the Palmar surface down or back | Pronus = Lying face downward

Answer 62

Nearer to a reference point | proximal = next to, near

Answer 63

The use of ionizing radiation | Radi- = ray

Answer 64

To regress after a partial recovery | Re- = Back, again

Answer 65

An automatic response or reaction | Re- = Back, again

Answer 66

Act of lowing backward | Re- = Back, again

Answer 67

Reverting to an earlier or inferior condition | retro – = backwards

Answer 68

Referring to the nasal region | Rostrum = beak (nose region)

Answer 69

Something that moves around an axis | Rotare = turn, revolve

Answer 70

Muscle that aids in rotating a part of the body | Rotare = turn, revolve

Answer 71

A plane parallel to the median plane | sagittal = arrow

Answer 72

on the left side | sinistro – = left

Answer 73

Left – handed | sinistro – = left

Answer 74

breastbone | sterno – = breastbone

Answer 75

A structure that runs from the sternum to the base of the skull (sterno – = breastbone)

Answer 76

In a higher location | Super- = Upper

Answer 77

Lying immediately above | Super- = Upper

Answer 78

To turn the Palmar surface up or forward | supine = lying on back

Answer 79

lying across | transversus = At right angle to Long axis

Answer 80

A genus of spiral bacteria (one causes syphilis) | Trepo- = To turn

Answer 81

Relating to the abdominal area | ventro-, ventri- = toward the belly or abdomen

Answer 82

Extending from the abdominal surface to the dorsal surface | ventro-, ventri- = toward the belly or abdomen

Answer 83

Having a variety of colors or changing in color | Versio- = turning

Answer 84

large extremities | Acro-= extremity (arm or leg)

Answer 85

Referring to extremities (hands, feet) | Acro-= extremity (arm or leg)

Answer 86

Forearm (from elbow to wrist) | Ante- = before

Answer 87

Before death | Ante- = before

Answer 88

Lower aspect of front | Antero- = front

Answer 89

Against microbes | Anti- = against

Answer 90

Against infection | Anti- = against

Answer 91

Incision into a pointed structure | Apico- = apex, summit

Answer 92

Primitive front and middle part of brain | Archi-, Archeo- = first

Answer 93

Armpit area | Axillo- = armpit

Answer 94

Relating to the body of the Sphenoid bone | Basio- = base, foundation

Answer 95

Bone in the base of the skull in front of foreman magnum | Basio- = base, foundation

Answer 96

Deep breathing | Bathy- = deep

Answer 97

Relating to saclike cavity with one opening; blind ended pouch (cecum = blind end)

Answer 98

fleeing the center | Centro-, Centri- = center

Answer 99

A line around a closed circle | Circum- = around

Answer 100

Circular incision to remove the prepuce (penile sheath) | Circum- = around

Answer 101

Outer layer of an organ | cortex = Shel

Answer 102

Having two points (e.g. bicuspid teeth, biscuspid valves) | cuspis = at the point, triangular

Answer 103

Having three points | cuspis = at the point, triangular

Answer 104

Relating to a bedsore | decubitus = lying down

Answer 105

An abnormal location for an organ or body part | ectopia = displaced

Answer 106

Pus in a body cavity, especially the chest | Endo-, Em-, Ento- = inside, within

Answer 107

Glandular mucous membrane that lines the inside of the uterus (Endo-, Em-, Ento- = inside, within)

Answer 108

On or over the Dura Mater of the spinal cord | Epi- = Above, Upon

Answer 109

Outermost part of the skin | Epi- = Above, Upon

Answer 110

Study of the cause, distribution, and control of diseases in groups of people (if groups of animals = epizootiology is the proper term) (Epi- = Above, Upon)

Answer 111

Tendency for eyes to deviate inwardly | Eso- = Within

Answer 112

Intracellular vesicles are secreted by fusion with the other cell membrane (Exo- = Outside, Outward)

Answer 113

Abnormal protrusion of the eyeball | Exo- = Outside, Outward

Answer 114

Located or occurring outside the body | Extra- = Outside

Answer 115

Forcing blood or lymph out of vessels and into the surrounding tissue (Extra- = Outside)

Answer 116

Portion of a hollow organ that is furthest from its opening (e.g. fundus of eye, fundus of the stomach) (Fundus = Base, Bottom)

Answer 117

Teeth with high crowns and short roots | Hypsi-, Hypso- = High

Answer 118

Lower and to the side | inferior = lower

Answer 119

Located beneath the orbit of the eye | Infra- = Below

Answer 120

Muscle beneath the spine of the scapula (shoulder blade) | Infra- = Below

Answer 121

Referring to the groin | Inguino- = groin

Answer 122

Between the ribs | Inter- = Between

Answer 123

Between cells | Inter- = Between

Answer 124

Within the cerebrum (large globe of brain) | Intra- = Within

Answer 125

Within a cell | Intra- = Within

Answer 126

Located or placed side-by-side | Juxta- = Near

Answer 127

Near the glomerulus (kidney filter) | Juxta- = Near

Answer 128

A place, a location | Locus, Loco- = Place

Answer 129

Relating to movement from one place to another | Locus, Loco- = Place

Answer 130

A yellow spot on the retina that mediates the clearest, most detailed vision (Macula = Small Spot)

Answer 131

A spot of dense cells near the glomerulus that secretes the hormone renin (Macula = Small Spot)

Answer 132

From the middle toward the side | Medio-, Med- = Middle

Answer 133

The inner core of an organ | Medullo- = Marrow, Inside

Answer 134

Folds of peritoneum that connect organs to the dorsal, inner abdominal wall (Meso- = Middle)

Answer 135

Mesentery of the jejunum portion of the small intestines | Meso- = Middle

Answer 136

A point of origination or accumulation | Nidus = Nest

Answer 137

A membranous covering or partition | -orium = A place

Answer 138

Sensory portion of the body | -orium = A place

Answer 139

By the thyroid (glands that control calcium balance) | Para- = Alongside

Answer 140

A skin sensation without any apparent cause Para- = Alongside)

Answer 141

A dense fibrous covering of bone, except at the joints | Peri- = Around

Answer 142

Surrounding a bronchus (lower airway in lungs) | Peri- = Around

Answer 143

Area between the anus and genitals | Perineo- = Between anus and genitals

Answer 144

Hollow back part of knee area | Poples = Hollow of knee

Answer 145

After eating | Post- = After

Answer 146

After surgery | Post- = After

Answer 147

After birth | Post- = After

Answer 148

In front of the maxillary bones | Pre-, Pro- = Before, In front of

Answer 149

A prediction of the probable course or outcome of disease | Pre-, Pro- = Before, In front of

Answer 150

Disease that is transmitted from person to person | Proso- = Forward, Anterior

Answer 151

Stoppage of bleeding | -stasis = Standing still

Answer 152

The settling of blood in a lower aspect of an organ due to poor blood flow (-stasis = Standing still)

Answer 153

Unequal curvature of the cornea that prevents clear focus on one point on retina (Stigma = Point)

Answer 154

Under the skin | Sub- = Under

Answer 155

Beneath the arachnoid membrane (web part) of the meninges of the spinal cord (Sub- = Under)

Answer 156

Junction in which a nerve impulse passes to another nerve, muscle, or gland (Synapsis = Point of contact)

Answer 157

Loss of the ability to coordinate muscular movement | Taxis, -taxis = arrangement, lining up

Answer 158

Movement of a cell or organism toward or away from a chemical stimulus (Taxis, -taxis = arrangement, lining up)

Answer 159

Movement of a cell or organism toward or away from a light stimulus (Taxis, -taxis = arrangement, lining up)

Answer 160

An Electrocardiogram obtained at a distance from the patient | Tele- = Distant

Answer 161

Automatic measurement of data and transmission over distances by wire, radio, or other means (Tele- = Distant)

Answer 162

Chronic dilation of a group of capillaries causing small dark red blotches on the skin (Telo- = End)

Answer 163

Anatomic structure of a specific area or part of the body | Topo-, -topic = Place

Answer 164

To divide or cut tranversely | Trans- = Across

Exam 4 Week 9 Flashcards

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