MED TERMS QUIZZAM 2025
UPDATED QUESTIONS
pathos, logos - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The Greek word ___ refers to "tragedy, suffering,
any quality which evokes pity or sadness", and the Greek word ___ means "thought".
study of - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The English suffix "-logy" means ___.
pathology - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The medical term ___ refers to "pertaining to injury,
disease, or physical disorder/dysfunction".
study of suffering - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The medical term "pathology" literally means
___.
vein - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A ___ is a blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart.
artery - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A ___ is a blood vessel that carries blood away from the
heart.
arteriole, venule - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A ___ is a tiny artery, and a ___ is a tiny vein.
interstitial spaces - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The ___ are the spaces between the cells of a
tissue.
interstital fluid - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>___ is the name of the clear, pale-yellow fluid
found in the spaces between the cells of tissues.
capillaries - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>___ are the tiniest blood vessels that connect arteries to
veins and are so small that only one blood cell can get through at a time.
capillary bed - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A network of branching capillaries is called a ___.
whole - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>When you give blood to the Red Cross, the blood as it
comes out is called ___ blood.
erythrocytes/RBCs - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Of the three types of blood cells in whole
blood, the ___ are the pigmented blood cells that carry oxygen and carbon dioxide.
leucocytes/WBCs - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Of the three types of blood cells in whole blood,
the ___ are the blood cells that are integral to your immune system.
thrombocytes/blood platelets - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Of the three types of blood cells in
whole blood, the ___are the tiny anuclear blood cells that are important to the formation of blood
clots.
, plasma - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Blood ___ is the scientific name for the pale, clear-yellow
fluid that the blood cells are suspended in in whole blood.
anucleate - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Of the three types of blood cells in your body, red blood
cells and blood platelets are both ___ (do not have nuclei) when mature.
thrombocytes - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>___ is the scientific name for blood platelets.
leucocytes - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>___ is the scientific name for white blood cells.
erythrocytes - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>___ is the scientific name for red blood cells.
hemoglobin - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>___ is the scientific name for the pigment of red blood
cells that carries oxygen and carbon dioxide throughout the body.
lymph - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>___ vessels are tiny, thin-walled vessels of the body that
drain the fluid from the interstitial spaces and carry it towards the heart.
lymph - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>___ is the name of the clear, pale-yellow fluid that is carried
from the tissues of the body by thin-walled vessels towards the heart.
lymph vessels - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The ___ are the scientific name for all the thin-
walled vessels that carry fluid from the tissues of the body towards the heart.
cytoplasm - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>___ is the name of everything inside the cell membrane
except the nucleus.
flow - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A fluid is defined as any substance that has ___ and that
includes liquids, gases, and plasmas.
diffusion - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>___ is defined as "the process where the molecules
(atoms or ions) in a fluid that have a net flow from an area where they are more highly
concentrated into an area where they are less concentrated.
high concentration, low concentration - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Diffusion always takes place
from an area of ___ to an area of ___.
osmosis - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>___ is defined as the diffusion of water across a
differentially permeable membrane.
semi-permeable/selectively permeable/differentially permeable - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A
___ membrane is a membrane that allows some substances to pass through more readily than
others.
plasma membrane/plasmalemma/cell membrane - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The ___ of the
living organisms are examples of naturally occurring differentially permeable membranes.
UPDATED QUESTIONS
pathos, logos - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The Greek word ___ refers to "tragedy, suffering,
any quality which evokes pity or sadness", and the Greek word ___ means "thought".
study of - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The English suffix "-logy" means ___.
pathology - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The medical term ___ refers to "pertaining to injury,
disease, or physical disorder/dysfunction".
study of suffering - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The medical term "pathology" literally means
___.
vein - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A ___ is a blood vessel that carries blood towards the heart.
artery - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A ___ is a blood vessel that carries blood away from the
heart.
arteriole, venule - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A ___ is a tiny artery, and a ___ is a tiny vein.
interstitial spaces - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The ___ are the spaces between the cells of a
tissue.
interstital fluid - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>___ is the name of the clear, pale-yellow fluid
found in the spaces between the cells of tissues.
capillaries - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>___ are the tiniest blood vessels that connect arteries to
veins and are so small that only one blood cell can get through at a time.
capillary bed - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A network of branching capillaries is called a ___.
whole - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>When you give blood to the Red Cross, the blood as it
comes out is called ___ blood.
erythrocytes/RBCs - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Of the three types of blood cells in whole
blood, the ___ are the pigmented blood cells that carry oxygen and carbon dioxide.
leucocytes/WBCs - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Of the three types of blood cells in whole blood,
the ___ are the blood cells that are integral to your immune system.
thrombocytes/blood platelets - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Of the three types of blood cells in
whole blood, the ___are the tiny anuclear blood cells that are important to the formation of blood
clots.
, plasma - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Blood ___ is the scientific name for the pale, clear-yellow
fluid that the blood cells are suspended in in whole blood.
anucleate - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Of the three types of blood cells in your body, red blood
cells and blood platelets are both ___ (do not have nuclei) when mature.
thrombocytes - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>___ is the scientific name for blood platelets.
leucocytes - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>___ is the scientific name for white blood cells.
erythrocytes - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>___ is the scientific name for red blood cells.
hemoglobin - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>___ is the scientific name for the pigment of red blood
cells that carries oxygen and carbon dioxide throughout the body.
lymph - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>___ vessels are tiny, thin-walled vessels of the body that
drain the fluid from the interstitial spaces and carry it towards the heart.
lymph - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>___ is the name of the clear, pale-yellow fluid that is carried
from the tissues of the body by thin-walled vessels towards the heart.
lymph vessels - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The ___ are the scientific name for all the thin-
walled vessels that carry fluid from the tissues of the body towards the heart.
cytoplasm - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>___ is the name of everything inside the cell membrane
except the nucleus.
flow - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A fluid is defined as any substance that has ___ and that
includes liquids, gases, and plasmas.
diffusion - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>___ is defined as "the process where the molecules
(atoms or ions) in a fluid that have a net flow from an area where they are more highly
concentrated into an area where they are less concentrated.
high concentration, low concentration - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Diffusion always takes place
from an area of ___ to an area of ___.
osmosis - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>___ is defined as the diffusion of water across a
differentially permeable membrane.
semi-permeable/selectively permeable/differentially permeable - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A
___ membrane is a membrane that allows some substances to pass through more readily than
others.
plasma membrane/plasmalemma/cell membrane - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The ___ of the
living organisms are examples of naturally occurring differentially permeable membranes.
