Chapter 2: Medical terminology: human body in health and disease

Question 1

Which term means the study of the causes of diseases?

Accepted Answer

etiology

Question 2

Which region is above the stomach?

Accepted Answer

epigastric region

Question 3

Which term means the outbreak of a disease over a large geographic area, possibly worldwide?

Accepted Answer

pandemic

Question 4

Which body cavity protects the spinal column?

Accepted Answer

dorsal

Question 5

Which term describes the study of the structures of the body?

Accepted Answer

anatomy

Question 6

Cystic fibrosis is a ______ disorder passed down from parent to child?

Accepted Answer

genetic

Question 7

Which area of the abdomen is commonly known as the belly button?

Accepted Answer

umbilicus

Question 8

Which term means the study of the functions of body structure?

Accepted Answer

physiology

Question 9

Which tissue attaches parts of the intestine to the interior abdominal wall?

Accepted Answer

mesentery

Question 10

Which term describes the genetic disorder in which an essential digestive enzyme is missing?

Accepted Answer

phenylketonuria

Question 11

Which term means toward the midline?

Accepted Answer

medial

Question 12

Which term means the opposite of ventral?

Accepted Answer

dorsal

Question 13

Which term means the defective development or congenital absence of an organ or tissue?

Accepted Answer

aplasia

Question 14

Which term means the study of the structure, composition, and function of tissues?

Accepted Answer

histology

Question 15

Which term means abnormal hardening of a gland?

Accepted Answer

adenosclerosis

Question 16

Which plane divides the body into left and right portions?

Accepted Answer

midsagittal

Question 17

Which term means toward the lower part of the body?

Accepted Answer

caudal

Question 18

Which term describes a pathological condition caused by absent or defective genes?

Accepted Answer

genetic disorder

Question 19

Which condition is a group of hereditary bleeding disorders?

Accepted Answer

hemophilia

Question 20

Which term is the opposite of anterior?

Accepted Answer

posterior

Question 21

Which body cavity protects the major organs of digestion, reproduction, and excretion?

Accepted Answer

abdominal

Question 22

Which term means a hospital-acquired infection?

Accepted Answer

nosocomial

Question 23

Which term means abnormal development or growth, especially of cells?

Accepted Answer

dysplasia

Question 24

Which plane divides the body into upper and lower portions?

Accepted Answer

transverse

Question 25

Which form of disease transmission is the spread of disease through contact with blood?

Accepted Answer

bloodborne

Chapter 2: Medical terminology: human body in health and disease

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Chapter 2: Medical terminology: human body in health and disease

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