Exam 2: The Body in Health and Disease

The combining form spir/o- means "________;coil."

The combining form crani/o- means "head."

Which cellular structure produces energy for cellular activities?

Environmental diseases can be caused by all of the following EXCEPT ________.

The combining form cav/o- means "________ space."

The combining form extern/o- means "outside."

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word with the meaning of "process (of)listening"?

The ________ internally divides the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity.

The combining form sagitt/o- means ________.

Planes divide the body into all of the following sections EXCEPT ________.

The ________ region on the surface of the abdominopelvic cavity is inferior to the umbilical region and medial to the inguinal regions.

The combining form orth/o-,as found in the medical word orthopedics,means "straight."

A healthcare practitioner who is performing a history and physical examination uses the auscultation method of obtaining information by tapping on different body parts.

The combining form lumb/o- means "spine."

In the medical word degenerative,the combining form means ________.

The combining form front/o- means ________.

Moving toward the front of the body is moving in a/an ________ direction.

A person whose disease is iatrogenic has a disease that was caused by ________.

A physician who is on the medical staff of a hospital and admits a patient to the hospital is the ________.

Any change in the normal structure or function of the body is ________.