General Terms
Who Am I
Where Am I
What Am I
Anything Goes
100
Study of the functions of the body structures.
What is physiology
100
A physician who specializes in the care of older people.
What is geriatrician.
100
Plane also known as the midline.
What is midsagittal.
100
I attach parts of the intestine to the interior abdominal wall.
What is mesentery.
100
Pathologic condition caused by an absent or defective gene.
What is genetic disorder.
200
Process through which the body maintains a constant internal environment.
What is homeostasis
200
Specializes in the study of the organization of tissues at all levels.
What is histologist.
200
Term meaning towards the head, the head in general.
What is cephalic.
200
I am the genetic structure located within the nucleus of each cell.
What is chromosomes.
200
Illness caused by pathogenic organism.
What is infectious disease.
300
Pit that marks the attachment site of the umbilical cord.
What is umbilicus.
300
Physician who specializes in the general medical care of hospitalized patients.
What is Hospitalist.
300
Term meaning toward the lower part of the body.
What is caudal.
300
I hold the organs in place within the abdominal cavity.
What is peritoneum.
300
Disease transmitted from one person to another either by direct or indirect contact.
What is communicable.
400
Meaning nearest the midline or attachment point of body.
What is proximal.
400
An illness caused by a pathogenic organism.
What is infectious disease.
400
Term meaning pertaining to the groin.
What is inguinal.
400
I am the basic structural and functional unit of the body.
What is Cell.
400
Specialized cells that renew themselves for long periods of time through cell division.
What is stem cells.
500
Disorder that is an abnormal condition that exists at the time of birth.
What is congenital.
500
Specialist in the study of outbreaks of disease within a population group.
What is epidemiologist.
500
Term meaning located behind the peritoneum.
What is retroperitoneal.
500
I am tissue that has the specialized ability to contract and relax.
What is muscle.
500
Spread of disease through contact with blood or other body fluids that have been contaminated with blood.
What is bloodborne.
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