Exam 2: The Body in Health and Disease

The orientation of the coronal suture in the cranium corresponds to the orientation of the ________.

The prefix epi- in the phrase epigastric region means ________.

A prognosis is ________.

The combining form ________ means "medicine;physician."

Which doctor's practice is limited to treating diseases of the feet?

Which is the only horizontal plane that divides the body?

The combining form umbilic/o- means ________.

Structures that are below the surface or inside the body are ________.

Which of the following words is MISSPELLED?

Medical specialty that deals with newborn babies with medical problems.

The combining form caud/o- means "tailbone."

The endocrine system is composed of various organs and glands that ________.

The combining form heredit/o- means "genetic ________."

The abdominal cavity is ________ to the thoracic cavity.

Patients who are asymptomatic are without symptoms of disease,but could still have disease.

The proximal end of the humerus (upper arm)is located next to the ________.

Which syllable is the primary accented syllable in the pronunciation of the medical word integumentary (in-teh-gyoo-men-tair-ee)?

A ________ disease is an infectious disease that is transmitted by direct or indirect contact with an infected person,animal,or insect.

A symptom can be seen or detected by others,whereas a sign is any deviation from health that is perceived or felt by the patient.

Moving from the trunk of the body toward the end of a limb is moving in a/an ________ direction.