Exam 2: The Body in Health and Disease

Which is a body cavity?

Lying face down is being in the prone position.

The combining form abdomin/o- means "abdomen."

The correct spelling of a disease that has no identifiable cause is idiopathic.

The transverse plane is a vertical plane that divides the body into left and right sections.

The combining form crani/o- means "cranium;________."

Organs are ________,which means that they can be seen with the naked eye.

Medial and lateral are opposite directions.

Name two of the seven ways mentioned in the textbook as methods that can be used to organize the study of the body.

________ is a medical specialty that studies urine and the urinary system.

A stethoscope would be used to perform which part of the physical examination?

The combining form medi/o- means ________.

The suffix -logy means "pertaining to."

A student who is taking a course in pharmacology is studying drugs and medicine.

During the course of a disease,the symptoms may be acute (sudden in nature and severe in intensity).

When the human body is in the ________ position,it can be studied by dividing it into planes.

The ________ is the cause or origin of a disease.

The combining form cav/o- means "cave."

The combining form later/o- means "side."

Dietetics is the knowledge and practice of ________.