Med-term
What is the correct suffix indicates surgical removal?
what is -ectomy
What is the study of an organism's body structures and their locations called?
What is Anatomy
What is the correct position the hands are placed in when in anatomical position?
What is supination
What attaches muscles to bone?
What is a Tendon
What term refers to keeping a state of balance in the body?
What is Homeostasis
What does the medical Abbreviation Dx mean?
What is Diagnosis
What is the study of the functions of each body part called?
What is physiology
What is the term that references towards the head?
What is cranial
The major cellular components in lymph are
What is White Blood Cells
When does the physical breakdown of food begin?
what is When the teeth chew and grind the food
What is the correct prefix that indicates surrounding?
What is Peri-
Which muscle trait is the ability to shorten and produce movement when stimulated?
What is Contractability
What is the end of the muscle that connects to the bone that does not move?
What is Origin
What is the body's ability to resist invaders and the diseases they cause?
What is Immunity
What is the name for food that has been chewed and mixed with saliva?
What is a Bolus
What group of tissue has two types, soft and hard, and holds body parts together?
What is Connective Tissue
All systems function together to make up the total __________.
What is an organism
Which of these planes is known as the midline and divides the body into equal right and left halves?
What is Mid-Sagittal
What is the sum of all chemical reactions within a cell?
What is Metabolism
What is the name of the flap of tissue that prevents food and liquid from entering the air passages during swallowing?
What is the Epiglottis
Which of these word roots indicates bone?
What is Oste/o
“Hepat” is the _______ in the word Hepatitis.
What is a word root
what is the term that refers toward the tail or feet?
What is caudal
Which division of the autonomic nervous system prepares the body for action in an emergency?
What is Parasympathetic
What occurs when oxygen and carbon dioxide gases are exchanged?
What is Respiration