Chapter 2 Standard Syllabus Quiz A (Pre-Nursing)

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Which term is the opposite of anterior?

posterior

Which cavity protects the spinal column?

Ventral

Which term means inflammation of a gland?

Adenitis

Whic term means abnormal development or growth especially of cells?

Dysplasia

Which term means the outbreak of a disease occurring over a large geographic area, possibly world wide?

Pandemic

Which type of tissue covers both internal and external surfaces of the body?

epithelial

Which term means the study of anatomy, physiology, pathology and chemistry of the cell.

Cytology

Which tissue attaches parts of the intestine to the interior abdominal wall?

Mesentery

Which plane divides the body into upper and lower portions?

Transverse Plane

Which term means toward the lower part of the body?

Caudal

Which body cavity protects the major organs of digestion, reproduction and excretion?

Abdominopelvic

Which term means toward the midline?

Medial

Which area of the abdomen is commonly know as the belly button?

Umbilicus

Which of these conditions is a genetic disorder?

Cystic fibrosis

Which term means the study of the function of body structure ?

Physiology

What term means a hospital-acquired infection?

Nosocomial

Which plane divides the body into front and back portions?

The coronal plane

What type of gene must be inherited from both parents for their child to have that trait?

Recessive

Which condition is a group of hereditary bleeding disorders?

Hemophilia

Which term means above the stomach?

Hemophilia

Which term refers to the ongoing presence of a disease within a population, group, or area?

Endemic

Which term means the defective development or congenital absence of an organ or tissue?

Aplasia

The stomach is located ___ to the diaphragm?

Inferior

Which term describes the study of the structure of the body?

Anatomy?

Which term means the study of the causes of diseases?

Pathology

The term describing the congenital absence or narrowing of a normal body opening or passage is?

Atresia

The combing form cyt/o means

cell

Hormones are secreted by ___ glands

endocrine

All types of cells, except the gametes, have a nucleus that contains 46 ____ arranged in 23 pairs

chromosomes

The term meaning inflammation of the peritoneum is ___

peritonitis

The stuffix - stais means

control, maintenance of constant level

The term meaning a postmortem examination is a

autopsy

Any deviation from normal is known as a

Anomaly

Abnormal development or growth, especially of cells, is known as

dysplasia

The lower right abdominal quadrant is described as being in the right ____ region

lower

Protects the spinal cord

Spinal cavity

Protects the major organs of digestion

Abdominal cavity

Protects the heart and lungs

Thoracic cavity

Protects the brain

Cranial Cavity

Protects the reproductive and excretory system organs

pelvic cavity

Dysplasia is the enlargement of an organ

False

The combining form cand/o means cold

False (Tail, lower part of the body)

Fluid connective tissues transport nutrients and waste products throughout the body

True

Anatomy means any deviation from what is regarded as normal

False

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is found only in gametes

False

Term refers to a structure located below the transverse plane?

Inferior

Which term means inflammation of a gland

Adenitis

What structures the nucleus of a cell?

Chromosome

Muscular dystrophy is which type of disorder?

Genetic

Which term describes the congenital absence of a normal opening?

Atresia