Exam 1 med term, CLAS 116 Exam 1, CLAS 116 UNL Quiz 1

Nasus

nasi

Cavum

cavi

Cervix

cervicis

Lingua

linguae

Corpus

corporis

Mors

mortis

Fraction

fract- + -ion

Liquid

liqu- + -id

Adhesive

ad + hes- + -ive

Depressor

de + press + or

Protuberance

pro + tuber + ance

Clavicle

clav + i + cle

Pluriseptate

plur + i + sept + ate

An artery on the upper part of the foot

pedis arteria dorsalis

A hollow space in the forehead region

sinus frontalis

Relating to the cervix and the bladder

cervicovesical

A muscle that constricts the nostrils

depressor septi nasi

Angle formed by the gums, tongue, and axial wall

gingivolinguoaxial

A creature that gnaws

rodent

Something that drags

tractor

A device used to measure qualities of breathing

respirometer

The illusory perception of stationary objects moving

oscillopsia

A mild laxitive (something that "opens" the bowels)

aperient

Frontal cavities of the nose

sinus frontales nasi

Of the right atrium

atrii dextri

Root of the tongue

radix linguae

The "hard body" connecting the cerebral hemispheres

corpus callosum

Great cerebral vein

vena cerebri magna

A minute body or particle of matter

corpuscle

Occurring between cells

intercellular

A small bone

ossicle

Tending to flower

florescent

The lobe of an ear

auricle

Having four heads

quadriceps

Having only one parent

uniparental

Having eight rays or arms

octoradial

Attracted to either sex

ambosexual

Having three sections or divisions

tripartite

Semen-producing

seminiferous

Containing mucus and blood

mucosanguineous

Having to do with kidneys and intestines

renointestinal

The quality of letting light pass through

translucence

Characterized by health

sanitary

What word means "relating to the body?

Corporeal

What word might mean "between the womb"?

Interuterine

The "vena cava" refers to what?

Vein

What word means "a folding or doubling of an organ"?

Duplication

Which base means "wall"?

Pariet-

Which of the following is NOT derived from the prefix "contra-"?

Contraction

The cornea has a

horn-like consistency.

The word "cortex" means what?

Bark

The ordinal "non-" means what?

Ninth

Which word is a noun?

Mucus

The english word "hospital" is derived from the latin word that means what?

Stranger

A medicine that helps you eliminate phlegm from your lungs is called a(n) what?

Expectorant

Which of the following suffix forms does not belong with the others?(-ual, -al, -ial, -eal, -il)

-il

Which of the following is a nominal suffix? (-ance, -al, -id, -ible, -able)

-ance

Which of the following suffixes is NOT an alternative form of the others? (Anic, -ance, -ancy, -ency, -ence)

-anic

The base "-fer-" in seminiferous means what?

To produce

Something that is proximal is what?

Nearby

Diminutive nouns describe things that are what?

Are little

Which of the following does NOT contain a diminutive suffix?

Speculum

The word "immaculate" refers to something that is without what?

Spots

Which of the following is NOT a nominal suffix? (-id, -ure, -itude, -cle, -us)

-id

The word "clavicle" includes the Latin base meaning?

Key

Which of the following is NOT a verbal suffix? (-ette, -ize, -ate, -esce, -fy)

-ette

The word "glans" is Latin for what?

Acorn

A "patient is somebody who?

Endures

The made-up word "semihiatal" could refer to something that?

Stands open halfway

If you "mollify" someone, you do what to them?

Soften

The word "convalesce" refers to what?

The process of getting well

The term "abortion" comes from the Latin verb aboriri, which originally meant what?

To miscarry

A "consensus" is literally a what?

Coming together

The latin word for "penis" originally meant what?

Tail

What is a palpebra?

Eyelid

Which latin word means "broadest?"

latus

What is the genitive plural form of "nervus"?

Nervi

The latin phrase "per os" means what?

Orally

What latin word is the opposite of dexter?

Sinister

Which phrase can be translated as "hand of god?"

manus dei

Somebody who is "lacrimose" is what?

Tearful

If you are instructed to take medication "mane," when should you take it?

In the morning

Which latin phrase means "as desired?"

ad libitum

"Medulla" refers to what?

Marrow

Partially wooded

part+lign

Across bladder

Trans+vesic

1st Declension SN, PN, SG, PG

a, ae, ae, arum

2nd Declension SN, PN, SG, PG

us/um, i/a, i, orum

3rd Declension SN, PN, SG, PG

many, es/a, is, um

4th Declension SN, PN, SG, PG

us, us, us,

5th Declension SN, PN, SG, PG

es, es, ei

premature

occurring before the proper time, not ripe

deceleration

decrease in velocity

suprabuccal

located above the cheek

dementia

progressive debilitation of the cognitive faculties

ultrasensitive

overly responsive to a stimulus

juxta-articular

located or occurring next to a joint

extrauterine

located outside the uterus/womb

capsule

structure in which something is enclosed

postoperative

occurring after a medical procedure