Module 3

Question 1

Which of the following words mean “front”?

Answer 1

anterior, ventral

ventral, vent, front of the body, front
anterior, ant, front of its body, front

Question 2

Which of the following words mean “back”?

Answer 2

POSTERIOR, DORSAL

posterior, poster, back of a person, back
dorsal, doors, back of a person, back

Question 3

Which of the following words mean “side”?

Answer 3

LATERAL

lateral, ladder, side of the body, side

Question 4

Which of the following is not part of the viscera?
Intestines, Kidney, Esophagus, Stomach

Answer 4

ESOPHAGUS

viscera, visor, vent/organs, ventral organs

Question 5

Which of the following words mean “lungs”?

Answer 5

PULMONARY

pulmonary, pool/moon, lungs

Question 6

Which of the following words mean “inferior”?

Answer 6

BELOW

inferior, infielder, bellow, below

Question 7

Which of the following words mean “cranial”?

Answer 7

SKULL

cranial, crane, skull

Question 8

Which of the following words mean “cartilage”?

Answer 8

CHONDR

chondr, cone/door, cart of leaves, cartilage

Question 9

What words means “hypo”?

Answer 9

UNDER, BENEATH

hypo, hippo, under/beneath

Question 10

What word means “kidney”?

Answer 10

RENAL

renal, rain, kidney

Question 11

What word means “proximal”?

Answer 11

NEAREST

proximal, peroxide, knee/rust, nearest

Question 12

What word means “upon/over (covering)”?

Answer 12

EPI-

epi, a pea, on a pond, on/upon

Question 13

What word means “superior”?

Answer 13

ABOVE

superior, soup, above the bowl, above

Question 14

What word means “tail”?

Answer 14

CAUDAL

caudal, codfish, tail

Question 15

What word means “cephal”?

Answer 15

HEAD

cephal, sieve, head

Question 16

What word means “away”?

Answer 16

DISTAL

distal, distant star, a whale, away

Question 17

What area means “cubital”?

Answer 17

AREA IN FRONT OF THE ELBOW

cubital, cube, bloodwork

Question 18

What area means “popliteal”?

Answer 18

BACK OF THE KNEE

popliteal, popsicle/letter, back of the knee

Question 19

Reproductive parts including testes, ovaries, uterus and the prostate gland are all found in the __________ cavity.

Answer 19

PELVIC

Question 20

The spine and vertebrae are all located in the __________ cavity.

Answer 20

DORSAL

Question 21

The __________ cavity holds the heart and lungs.

Answer 21

THORATIC

Question 22

Which of the body cavities listed below contains the other three?

abdominal, ventral, abdominopelvic, pelvic

Answer 22

VENTRAL

Question 23

Most of the digestive tract can be found in the __________ cavity.

Answer 23

ABDOMINOPELVIC

Question 24

The spleen, liver and stomach are at home in the __________ cavity.

Answer 24

ABDOMINAL

Question 25

What word means intra-

Answer 25

WITHIN intra, intravenous, within itself, within intra, intramurals, within the building, within

Question 26

What word means inter-

Answer 26

BETWEEN inter, interpreter, between inter, intern, between

Question 27

What word means infra-

Answer 27

BELOW infra, infrared over, bellow, below

Question 28

What word means capit-

Answer 28

HEAD capit, cap, head

Question 29

What word means cau-

Answer 29

BURN cau, coughing, burn hole, burn

Question 30

What word means infer-

Answer 30

UNDER infer, inn/fur, under a bridge, under

Question 31

What word means cata-

Answer 31

DOWN cata, catalog, down feathers, down