Medical Terminology Module 4

The correct meaning of the root in the term posterior is:

Back. (The root poster means back. A synonym is dorsal. The root for side is later, above is super, and middle is medi. )

A sign of a disease is the same as a symptom of a disease.

False

Human dissection was always widely practiced in antiquity. T/F?

False

Kidneys are the major organs of the endocrine system. T/F?

False

The body position that is commonly used as a reference is known as the anatomical position. It is an erect posture with the face downward, arms at the sides, palms of the hands facing forward, and legs together with the feet pointing forward.

False

The smallest living structure in the body is a tissue.

False

The process of maintaining internal stability is called ________.

Homeostasis

The antonym of medial is

Lateral

This body system senses changes in the environment, integrates information, and initiates body responses.

Nervous (The brain, spinal cord, and nerves work together to process information and initiate body responses to control the body's homeostasis based on environmental changes.)

The acronym/abbreviation for a scan that uses radioactive-labeled glucose to create an image of internal structures is ________ scan.

PET

A ________ is a prediction about the probable outcome of a disease.

Prognosis

The term ________ means toward the origin of attachment to the trunk.

Proximal

Which plane divides the body into right and left sides?

Sagittal (Sagittal plane)

A________ is a disease-related feeling the patient describes to the doctor, such as pain or loss of appetite.

Symptom

Ab capite ad calces is the name of the systemic way in which a physician examines a patient's body. T/F?

True

Acute disease is the opposite to chronic disease.

True

Proximal and distal are terms used to describe locations on the arms and legs. T/F?

True

The ancient concept of monarchia is the equivalent of the modern concept of disease.

True

The combining for home/o means "sameness, unchanging" and -stasis is a suffix that means standing still. T/F?

True

The combining form home/o means "sameness, unchanging," and -stasis is a suffix that means "standing still."

True

The combining form physi/o means "nature," and the suffix -logy means "study or learning of."

True

The integumentary system is the simplest system of the human body. T/F?

True

The term superior means toward the head end or upper part of the body.

True

The word anatomy means the process of cutting up.

True

The thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities are both parts of the ________ cavity.

Ventral

Which combining form means abdomen?

abdomin/o

What term means toward the front?

anterior

Select the term that means toward the front.

anterior (A synonym for anterior also referring to the front is ventral. The antonym meaning back is dorsal or posterior.)

The term brachium refers to the upper ________.

arm

The upper _____ is proximal to the wrist

arm

The umbilical region is located:

at the navel, or belly button (The root umbilic means navel, and the suffix -al means pertaining to.)

What is the medical term for the armpit?

axilla

The most basic form of life in the body is the

cell

The most basic form of life in the body is the:

cell (From smallest to more complex, the building blocks are atom, molecule, organelle, cell, tissues, organ, and system. Atoms, molecules, and organelles are nonliving. The simplest or most basic living form is the cell.)

A disease or illness that develops slowly and lasts a long time, perhaps for years, is called a(n) _____ illness or disease

chronic

The antonym of superficial is

deep

The antonym of proximal is

distal

This body system is responsible for producing hormones

endocrine

_____ is a procedure where a long, flexible camera is used to view the internal structures of the body

endoscopy

The term digit refers to a ________ or a toe.

finger

Select the combining form that means below.

infer/o

The term _____ means toward the side

lateral

The concept of the systems of the human body was developed by

modern physicians

_____ are made of tissues, have a characteristic shape, and perform a specific function. The heart, lungs, kidneys, and stomach are examples

organs

The study of disease is called ________.

pathology

Organs of the male and female ________ systems include the ovaries, testes, penis, and vagina.

reproductive

This body system is responsible for the exchange of gases between the blood and the external environment

respiratory

A _____ is a disease-related change that the doctor can directly observe, such as body temperature

sign

Measurement of blood pressure results in an objective number called a

sign

Which body cavity contains the heart and lungs?

thoracic

Some of modern medical terminology is related to or derives from terms in ancient warfare and weapons. T/F?

true

This abdominal region contains the navel (belly button)

umbilical

This body system removes wastes, excess water, and salts from the bloodstream.

urinary (This is achieved through the action of the kidneys, then transported through the ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra for excretion.)

The stomach and liver are located in which cavity?

ventral (or anterior cavity is the largest)