Medical Terminology Ch.2

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

Which type of tissue has the specialized ability to contract and relax?

Which term means the ongoing presence of a disease within a population, group, or area?

Which of the following is also known as the coronal plane?

Hereditary disorder causes the progressive loss of muscle control and mental ability?

Which of the following is a characteristic of the anatomic position?

Which term refers to the upper region that includes the stomach and heart?

The correct spelling of the term that means maintaining a constant internal environment is ____

Which of the following is a congenital disorder?

Which condition is benign tumor formed from glandular tissue?

Which condition is a hospital acquired infection?

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

Which condition is abnormal development or growth, especially of cells?

Which plane divides the body into equal left and right portions?

Which disease is spread by bloodborne transmission

Which of these structures is NOT found in the nucleus of a cell?

Which combining form means ovary or ovaries?

Which type of tissue forms the lining of the internal organs?

Which term means toward the side?

Which term means the study of the outbreak of disease within a population group?

Which term means toward the lower part of the body?

Which type of disease is caused by a pathogenic organism?

Which term means the opposite of anterior?

A structure located above the transverse plane is said to be:

Which body cavity protects the organs of reproduction?