Exam 2: The Body in Health and Disease

Which of these word pairs is NOT related to each other?

The combining form umbilic/o- means "cord."

The combining form skelet/o-,as found in the medical word skeletal,means "bone."

The combining form idi/o- means "individual;________."

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

The combining form dist/o- means "away from the center;away from the point of origin."

The prefix -ad,as found in the medical word caudad,means "in the direction of;toward."

Lying on the back is being in the dorsal or dorsal ________ position.

What types of professionals support the physician and perform specific services ordered by the physician?

Which body system contains the nose,pharynx (throat),larynx (voice box),trachea,bronchi,bronchioles,and alveoli (in the lungs)?

The suffix -ician means ________.

________ is the process by which a cell divides and makes an exact copy of itself.

Moving from the trunk of the body toward the end of a limb (arm or leg)is moving in a/an ________ direction.

________ is the study of the function of the structures of the body.

A doctor who practices chiropractic medicine would have the initials D.C.after his or her name.

Immunology is the study of the lymphatic system and the immune response.

The combining form pulmon/o- means ________.

An example of viscera would be ________.

The suffix in the medical word lymphatic means "lymph;lymphatic system."

A category of disease caused by progressive destruction of cells due to disease or the aging process.