Med Term Chapter 3 DSM

___ means to resemble man.

Android

The abbreviation for gastrointestinal is ___

GI

What is a chemical substance that can alter or modify the function of a living organism?

a drug

____ tissue is fatty tissue throughout the body.

adipose

__ is the study of the structure of an organism such as humans

anatomy

the combining form brach/i means ___

arm

An ___ is the smallest, most basic chemical unit of an element

atom

A molecule is a chemical combination of two or more ___ that form a specific chemical compound

atoms

The word root viscer means

body organs

the combining form thorac/o means ___

chest

____ are hair-like processes that project from epithelial cells

cilia

___ means to remove water

dehydrate

The ___ is the amount of medicine that is prescribed for administration

dosage

___ means slender physical body form; linear physique

ectomorph

potassium is a(n) ___ found in the body

element

Which of the following is misspelled

histilogy

___ is the study of tissue.

histology

____ is the state of equilibrium maintained in the body's internal environment

homeostasis

The lower middle region below the navel is called ___

hypogastric

The medical term for pertaining to the groin is

inguinal

_________ refers to a well-proportioned body form.

mesomorph

the combining forms that mean nose are ___

nas/o; rhin/o

___ is the essential matter inside of a living cell.

protoplasm

The term that means nearest the point of attachment is ____

proximal

Which medical specialty uses certain drugs to help pinpoint the location of a disease process?

radiology

The prefix homeo- means

similar; same

the combining form derm/a means

skin

The combining form lingu/o means ____

tongue

Which word root means near the belly side

ventr

___ means pertaining to body organs enclosed within a cavity

visceral