Unit #2 - Terms on the Test

Question 1

caudal

Answer 1

towards the tail

Question 2

contralater

Answer 2

on the opposite side

Question 3

cranial

Answer 3

towards the head

Question 4

distal

Answer 4

further away from the point of attachment

Question 5

dorsal

Answer 5

pertaining to the back

Question 6

ventral

Answer 6

pertaining to the abdomen

Question 7

ipsilater

Answer 7

on the same side

Question 8

lateral

Answer 8

towards the side, away from the midline

Question 9

medial

Answer 9

towards the midline

Question 10

proximal

Answer 10

closer to the point of attachment

Question 11

rostral

Answer 11

towards the nose

Question 12

sagittal

Answer 12

divides the body into right and left planes

Question 13

unilateral

Answer 13

on one side

Question 14

epigastric

Answer 14

absominal region on top of the stomach

Question 15

hypochonriac

Answer 15

abdominal region below the rib cage

Question 16

hypogastric

Answer 16

abdominal region below the stomach

Question 17

iliac

Answer 17

abdominal region pertaining to the plank

Question 18

inguinal

Answer 18

abdominal region pertaining to the groin

Question 19

lumbar

Answer 19

abdominal region pertaining to the back

Question 20

umbilical

Answer 20

abdominal region pertaining to the navel (belly button)

Question 21

ab-

Answer 21

off, from, away

Question 22

ana-

Answer 22

up, throughout, again

Question 23

beni-

Answer 23

for good

Question 24

contra-

Answer 24

against, opposite

Question 25

bi-

Answer 25

two, double

Question 26

dia-

Answer 26

between

Question 27

ipsi-

Answer 27

same (side)

Question 28

un- or uni-

Answer 28

one

Question 29

dis-

Answer 29

seperate or apart

Question 30

idio-

Answer 30

ones own; peculiar

Question 31

im-

Answer 31

not

Question 32

sym, syn, sys

Answer 32

with, together

Question 33

hypothalamus

Answer 33

part of the brain underneath the thalamus

Question 34

prolactin

Answer 34

A hormone that is in favor of the formation of breast milk is called

Question 35

ipsilateral

Answer 35

The right arm is _________________ to the right leg.

Question 36

idiopathic

Answer 36

pertaining to a peculiar disease

Question 37

aise,ease

Answer 37

state of rest or well-being

Question 38

dors

Answer 38

the back

Question 39

lipid

Answer 39

fat

Question 40

morbid

Answer 40

sick

Question 41

homeo

Answer 41

same

Question 42

gnos

Answer 42

knowing

Question 43

occult

Answer 43

what is unseen

Question 44

mortality

Answer 44

dead

Question 45

acute

Answer 45

short term

Question 46

chronic

Answer 46

long term

Question 47

sagittal

Answer 47

cutting through the midline

Question 48

horizontal

Answer 48

parallel to the ground

Question 49

coronal/frontal

Answer 49

cuts throw the crown into front and back

Question 50

cran/i

Answer 50

the head or skull

Question 51

androgen

Answer 51

manhood arising from (chemical)

Question 52

estrogen

Answer 52

a female sexual cycle arising from [this chemical]

Question 53

auscultation

Answer 53

listens carefully through a stethoscope