Module 3- Basic Anatomy + Abnormal Conditions

Question 1

Aberrant

Answer 1

Wandering from (the normal course of events)

Question 2

Abduction

Answer 2

Movement away from midline

Question 3

Adduction

Answer 3

Movement towards midline

Question 4

Adhesion

Answer 4

Abnormal joining and sticking together (of tissues)

Question 5

Abnormal

Answer 5

A condition away from normal

Question 6

Abdominal

Answer 6

Of or pertaining to the abdomen or abdominal cavity

Question 7

Abdominocentesis

Answer 7

Surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity (to remove fluid)

Question 8

Cardiocentesis

Answer 8

Surgical puncture of a heart chamber

Question 9

Abdominocystic

Answer 9

Pertaining to the abdomen and urinary bladder

Question 10

Cystotomy

Answer 10

Temporary incision into a bladder

Question 11

Cystitis

Answer 11

Inflammation of a bladder

Question 12

Cystectomy

Answer 12

Surgical removal of a bladder

Question 13

Dermatologist

Answer 13

One who studies skin (skin specialist)

Question 14

Abdominothoracic

Answer 14

Pertaining to the abdomen and thorax (bony cage forming the chest cavity)

Question 15

Thoracic

Answer 15

Pertaining to the chest cavity

Question 16

Thoracotomy

Answer 16

Incision into the chest cavity

Question 17

Thoracocentesis

Answer 17

Surgical puncture of the chest cavity (to remove fluids)

Question 18

Thoracoplasty

Answer 18

Surgical repair of the chest cage

Question 19

Cystoplasty

Answer 19

Surgical repair of a bladder

Question 20

Hydrocyst

Answer 20

A sac (or bladder) filled with watery fluid

Question 21

Cranial cavity

Answer 21

The space inside the head

Question 22

Cranium

Answer 22

Skull

Question 23

Cephalic

Answer 23

Of or pertaining to the head

Question 24

Hydrocephalus

Answer 24

A disease characterized by an enlarged head due to increased amount of fluid in the cranial cavity

Question 25

Hydrophobia

Answer 25

Abnormal fear of water

Question 26

Hydrotherapy

Answer 26

Treatment by means of water

Question 27

Pelvimetry

Answer 27

The measurement of the pelvic cavity that a physician can obtain

Question 28

Pelvimeter

Answer 28

A measuring device used for pelvimetry

Question 29

Cranioplasty

Answer 29

Surgical repair of the skull or cranium

Question 30

Craniectomy

Answer 30

A surgical procedure to excise part of the cranium

Question 31

Craniotomy

Answer 31

Incision into the skull

Question 32

Craniometer

Answer 32

An instrument to measure the cranium

Question 33

Craniocerebral

Answer 33

Of or pertaining to the brain and skull

Question 34

Cerebrum

Answer 34

Gray matter that controls thinking, feeling, and movement. Is the largest part of the brain

Question 35

Cerebral

Answer 35

Of or pertaining to the gray matter of the brain

Question 36

Cerebrospinal

Answer 36

Refers to the brain and spinal cord

Question 37

Coccus

Answer 37

A bacteria that causes disease

Question 38

Cocci

Answer 38

Plural of coccus

Question 39

Pneumonococcus

Answer 39

The germ responsible for pneumonia belongs to the cocci bacterial family

Question 40

Diplococci

Answer 40

Cocci growing in pairs

Question 41

Streptococci

Answer 41

Cocci growing in twisted chains

Question 42

Staphylococci

Answer 42

Cocci growing in clusters

Question 43

Pyogenic

Answer 43

Pertaining to producing pus

Question 44

Pyorrhea

Answer 44

Discharge of pus

Question 45

Phyorrhea alveolaris

Answer 45

Disease of teeth and gums

Question 46

Phyorrhea salvaris

Answer 46

Disease when pus flows from the salivary gland

Question 47

Otorrhea

Answer 47

- Involves discharge, inflammation, pain, and deafness - A symptom and a disease

Question 48

Otitis media

Answer 48

Inflammation of the middle ear

Question 49

Otalgia

Answer 49

Ear pain or ear ache

Question 50

Rhinorrhea

Answer 50

Discharge from the nose

Question 51

Rhinitis

Answer 51

Inflammation of the nose

Question 52

Rhinorrhea

Answer 52

Irritated or diseased sinuses in the head and face may discharge fluid through the nose

Question 53

Rhinoplasty

Answer 53

Surgical repair of the nose

Question 54

Rhinotomy

Answer 54

Incision into the nose

Question 55

Rhinolith

Answer 55

A calculus or stone in the nose

Question 56

Lithogenesis

Answer 56

Producing or forming calculi (plural of calculus) or stones

Question 57

Lithotomy

Answer 57

Incision for the removal of a stone

Question 58

Cholelith

Answer 58

A gallstone

Question 59

Gall

Answer 59

Fluid stored in the gallbladder

Question 60

Cholecyst

Answer 60

Medical name for the gallbladder

Question 61

Cholecystitis

Answer 61

Inflammation of the gallbladder caused by gallstones

Question 62

Chloe

Answer 62

Gall or bile

Question 63

Cholecystotomy

Answer 63

Incision into the gallbladder to remove stones

Question 64

Cholelithotomy

Answer 64

Incision into the gallbladder to remove stones

Question 65

Cholecystectomy

Answer 65

Excision of the gallbladder

Question 66

Cystocele

Answer 66

Herniation of a bladder