Exam 2: The Body in Health and Disease

The prefix epi- means "________;upon."

The techniques used during a physical examination include all of the following EXCEPT ________.

Which is the most frequently used healthcare setting?

A ________ is an abnormal condition or complication that arises because of the original disease and remains after the original disease has resolved.

The combining form heredit/o- means "genes."

The combining form palliat/o- means ________.

All of the following are body planes EXCEPT ________.

The combining form infect/o- means ________.

The combining form medic/o- means "medicine;physician."

The combining form ventr/o- means "abdomen;front."

Moving from the midline toward either side of the body is moving in a/an ________ direction.

In the medical word degenerative,the prefix de- means ________.

The combining form cav/o- means ________.

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

In the medical word surgeon,the suffix -eon means ________.

Which syllable is the primary accented syllable in the pronunciation of the medical word auscultation (aws-kul-tay-shun)?

Otolaryngology is a branch of medicine specializing in diseases of the ________.

Both of the medical words technician and technologist contain the combining form techn/o,which means "technical skill."

Listening to the sounds of the heart,lungs,or intestines is the process of ________.

Oncology is the medical specialty that treats cancer,and the combining form onc/o- means "cancer."