Unit 2

Question 1

adenectomy

Answer 1

surgical removal of a gland

Question 2

adenocarcinoma

Answer 2

malignant tumor originating in glandular

Question 3

adenoma

Answer 3

benign tumor that arises in/or resembles glandular tissue

Question 4

adenomalacia

Answer 4

abnormal softening of a gland

Question 5

adenosclerosis

Answer 5

abnormal hardening of a gland

Question 6

aden/o

Answer 6

gland

Question 7

Adipose tissue

Answer 7

fat

Question 8

adip/o

Answer 8

fat

Question 9

anterior

Answer 9

situated in the front (front of the body or front of an organ)

Question 10

anter/o

Answer 10

front

Question 11

caudal

Answer 11

toward the lower part of the body

Question 12

caud/o

Answer 12

lower part of body

Question 13

cephalic

Answer 13

toward the head

Question 14

cephal/o

Answer 14

towards top of body

Question 15

cytoplasm

Answer 15

material inside the cell membrane that is NOT part of the nucleus

Question 16

cyt/o

Answer 16

cell

Question 17

endemic

Answer 17

ongoing presence of a disease within a population/group

Question 18

endocrine glands

Answer 18

glands that produce hormones and secrete them directly into bloodstream

Question 19

endo

Answer 19

within, inner, absorbing, or containing”

Question 20

exocrine glands

Answer 20

glands that produce and secrete chemical substances into ducts that lead to opening in the body surface

Question 21

exo

Answer 21

“outside” or “external,”