Organization of the Body chpt. #3 final medical term

what is a chemical substance that can alter or modify the functions of a living organism?

A drug

--- tissue is fatty throughout the body

Adipose

Which term refers to fatty tissue?

Adipose

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

Anatomy

--- means to resemble man

Android

A(n) --- is the smallest, most basic chemical unit of an element

Atom

Which statement is the best overall description of cells in the human body?

Cells are basic building blocks of the body.

--- are hair-like processes that project from epithelial cells.

Cilia

-- means to remove water

Dehydrate

Position of the wrist compared to the elbow

Distal

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

Blood is a type of epithelium

False

Skin is mostly nerve tissue

False

The abbreviation for gastrointestinal is---

GI

--- is the study of tissue

Histology

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

Homeostasis

If you were having a quiz on anatomy, what would the quiz questions ask you to do?

Identify the structures of the body.

A lower part of the body, compared to another part

Inferiror

left upper quarter of the abdomen

LUQ

Abbreviation for side or to the side

Lat

--- refers to a well-proportioned body form.

Mesomorph

The control center of a cell

Nucleus

Non-prescription drugs purchased at the grocery store

OTC

A body structure made up of different types of tissues

Organ

The term superficial means---

Pertaining to the surface

The term that means nearest the point of attachment is ---

Proximal

Right lower quarter of the abdomen

RLQ

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

Radiology

The appendix is located in which quadrant?

Right lower

An upper part of the body, compared to another part

Superior

What is the principal source of cellular energy?

The mitochondria

A structure made up of similar cells

Tissue

To what does the term inguinal refer?

To groin

Which term means "pertaining to a place. definite locale"?

Topical

Body cavities are lined with epithelial tissue

True

Heart muscle cells are cardiac muscle

True

Neurons are found in nerve tissue

True

The epigastric region is located in what position in the nine regions of the abdominopelvic cavity

Upper middle region

Drug that as a prophylactic use

Vaccine

-- means pertaining to body organs encloses within a cavity

Visceral

Abbreviation for abdomen

abd

In the human body, quadrants apply to the--

abdomen

Referring to the front of the body

anterior

The location of the human nose is the best described as--

anterior and medial

Drug that has a curative use

antibiotic

The combing form brach/i means--

arm

A molecule is a chemical combination of two or more---specific chemical compound

atoms

The word root viscer means--

body organs

Which word part refers to the neck?

cervic/o

The combing form thorac /o means--

chest

Jellylike interior of a cell

cytoplasm

The midsagittal plane divides the body into--

equal left and right parts

Which of the following is misspelled

histilogy

What term means "study of tissue"?

histology

study of tissues

histology

Term for the body functioning in a stable manner

homeostasis

Drug that has a replacement

hormone

The lower middle region below the navel is called ----

hypogastric

The medical term for pertaining to the groin is ----

inguinal

Referring to the body's side

lateral

Toward the midline of the body

medial

The outer wall of a a cell

membrane

What is the word part for the body area of the mouth?

or/o

A structure made up of different systems

organism

If you wanted to study disease, you would take a course in----

pathology

Referring to the back side of the body

posterior

-- is the essential matter inside of a living cell

protoplasm

Position of the knee compared to the ankle

proximal

The combining forms that mean nose are---

rhin/o; nas/o

The prefix homeo- ,means---

similar; same

The combining form derm/a means---

skin

Cells that can turn into different types of cells

stem

Organs work together form this

system

The heart is located in the

thoracic cavity

The combining form lingu/o means---

tongue

If you are moving in a cephalic direction, you are moving---

toward the head

If you are moving in a lateral direction, you are moving---

toward the side

Which word root means near the belly side?

ventr