THE LANGUAGE OF MEDICINE
CHAPTER 1 – 15 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
bi/o - ANSWER life
cardi/o - ANSWER heart
cephal/o - ANSWER head
cerebr/o - ANSWER cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
cis/o - ANSWER to cut
crin/o - ANSWER to secrete
derm/o, dermat/o - ANSWER skin
electr/o - ANSWER electricity
enter/o - ANSWER intestines (usually the small intestines)
erythr/o - ANSWER red
gastr/o - ANSWER stomach
gnos/o - ANSWER knowledge
hem/o - ANSWER blood
,iatr/o - ANSWER treatment, physician
leuk/o - ANSWER white
log/o - ANSWER study of
onc/o - ANSWER tumor
ophthalm/o - ANSWER eye
ped/o - ANSWER child
psych/o - ANSWER mind
ren/o - ANSWER kidney
sect/o - ANSWER to cut
thromb/o - ANSWER clot, clotting
ur/o - ANSWER urinary tract, urine
-opsy - ANSWER process of viewing (suffix)
-sis - ANSWER state of, condiiton
a- - ANSWER no, not, without
,an- - ANSWER no, not, without
aut- - ANSWER self, own
dia- - ANSWER through, complete
end- - ANSWER within
epi- - ANSWER above, upon
ex- / exo- - ANSWER out, outside of, outward
hyper- - ANSWER excessive, above, more than normal
hypo- - ANSWER deficient, below, under, less than normal
in- - ANSWER in, into
peri- - ANSWER surrounding, around
pro- - ANSWER before, forward
re- - ANSWER back, backward, again
sub- - ANSWER below, under
trans- - ANSWER across; through
, anabolism - ANSWER Process of building up complex materials (protiens) from simple materials.
Anabolism produces protiens such as hormones and enzymes that are important to growth of cells.
Anabolism occurs in the endoplasmic reticulum of a cell
Catabolism - ANSWER Process of breaking down complex materials (foods) to form simpler substances
and release energy
cell membrane - ANSWER thin, flexible barrier around a cell; regulates what enters and leaves the cell
chromosomes - ANSWER rod like structures that have genetic info that is passed down from one
generation to the next
Cytoplasm - ANSWER all the material that is outside the nucleus and yet contained within the cell
membrane
DNA - ANSWER Chemical found within each chromosome. Arranged in numerical order to determine
their nimber and structure.
Endoplasmic Retuculum - ANSWER Structure (canals) within the cytoplasm. Site in which large protiens
are made from smaller protien pieces. Anabolism takes place on the ribosomes of the endoplasmic
retuculum.
genes - ANSWER Regions of DNA within each chromosome.
karyotype - ANSWER picture of chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell. The Chromosomes are arranged in
numerical order to determine thier number and stucture.
metabolism - ANSWER The total of the chemical processes in a cell.
Mitochondria - ANSWER structures in the cytoplasm in which foods are burned to release energy.
nucleus - ANSWER control center of the cell
CHAPTER 1 – 15 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
bi/o - ANSWER life
cardi/o - ANSWER heart
cephal/o - ANSWER head
cerebr/o - ANSWER cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
cis/o - ANSWER to cut
crin/o - ANSWER to secrete
derm/o, dermat/o - ANSWER skin
electr/o - ANSWER electricity
enter/o - ANSWER intestines (usually the small intestines)
erythr/o - ANSWER red
gastr/o - ANSWER stomach
gnos/o - ANSWER knowledge
hem/o - ANSWER blood
,iatr/o - ANSWER treatment, physician
leuk/o - ANSWER white
log/o - ANSWER study of
onc/o - ANSWER tumor
ophthalm/o - ANSWER eye
ped/o - ANSWER child
psych/o - ANSWER mind
ren/o - ANSWER kidney
sect/o - ANSWER to cut
thromb/o - ANSWER clot, clotting
ur/o - ANSWER urinary tract, urine
-opsy - ANSWER process of viewing (suffix)
-sis - ANSWER state of, condiiton
a- - ANSWER no, not, without
,an- - ANSWER no, not, without
aut- - ANSWER self, own
dia- - ANSWER through, complete
end- - ANSWER within
epi- - ANSWER above, upon
ex- / exo- - ANSWER out, outside of, outward
hyper- - ANSWER excessive, above, more than normal
hypo- - ANSWER deficient, below, under, less than normal
in- - ANSWER in, into
peri- - ANSWER surrounding, around
pro- - ANSWER before, forward
re- - ANSWER back, backward, again
sub- - ANSWER below, under
trans- - ANSWER across; through
, anabolism - ANSWER Process of building up complex materials (protiens) from simple materials.
Anabolism produces protiens such as hormones and enzymes that are important to growth of cells.
Anabolism occurs in the endoplasmic reticulum of a cell
Catabolism - ANSWER Process of breaking down complex materials (foods) to form simpler substances
and release energy
cell membrane - ANSWER thin, flexible barrier around a cell; regulates what enters and leaves the cell
chromosomes - ANSWER rod like structures that have genetic info that is passed down from one
generation to the next
Cytoplasm - ANSWER all the material that is outside the nucleus and yet contained within the cell
membrane
DNA - ANSWER Chemical found within each chromosome. Arranged in numerical order to determine
their nimber and structure.
Endoplasmic Retuculum - ANSWER Structure (canals) within the cytoplasm. Site in which large protiens
are made from smaller protien pieces. Anabolism takes place on the ribosomes of the endoplasmic
retuculum.
genes - ANSWER Regions of DNA within each chromosome.
karyotype - ANSWER picture of chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell. The Chromosomes are arranged in
numerical order to determine thier number and stucture.
metabolism - ANSWER The total of the chemical processes in a cell.
Mitochondria - ANSWER structures in the cytoplasm in which foods are burned to release energy.
nucleus - ANSWER control center of the cell
