BRCC MEDICAL CORRECT FINALS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning nerve root (proximal end of a
peripheral nerve, closest to the spinal cord)
✔✔esthesi/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning sensation, sensitivity, feeling
✔✔ment/o, psych/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning mind
✔✔mon/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning one, single
✔✔phas/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning speech
✔✔poli/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning gray matter
✔✔quadr/i - ✔✔Combining form meaning four
✔✔adren/o, adrenal/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning adrenal glands
✔✔cortic/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning cortex (the outer layer of a body organ)
✔✔endocrin/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning endocrine
✔✔parathyroid/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning parathyroid glands
✔✔pituitar/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning pituitary gland
✔✔thyr/o, thyroid/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning thyroid gland
✔✔acr/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning extremities height
, ✔✔calc/i - ✔✔Combining form meaning calcium
✔✔dips/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning thirst
✔✔kal/i - ✔✔Combining form meaning potassium
✔✔natr/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning sodium
✔✔integumentary system - ✔✔-Composed of skin, nails, and glands.
-Forms a protective covering for the body that prevents entry of of bacteria and other
invading organisms
-Protects the body from water loss and the damaging effects of ultraviolet light
-Regulates body temperature and helps manufacture vitamin D.
✔✔respiratory system - ✔✔-Comprises the nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and
lungs
-Functions in the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and
body cells --> respiration
- Internal and external respiration
✔✔upper respiratory tract - ✔✔Includes the nose, pharynx, and larynx
✔✔lower respiratory tract - ✔✔Includes the trachea, bronchi, and lungs
✔✔nervous system - ✔✔-Consists of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves na day be
divided into two parts : the central and peripheral nervous system
-Forms a complex communication system allowing for the coordination of body
functions and activities
-Designed to detect changes inside and outside the body, elevate sensory information,
and to send directions to muscles or glands in response
-Provides mental activités such as thought, memory, and emotion
✔✔somatic nervous system - ✔✔The division of the peripheral nervous system that
sends signals to the skeletal (voluntary) muscles and receives input from the senses
✔✔autonomic nervous system - ✔✔The part of the peripheral nervous system that
controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs (such as the heart). Its
sympathetic division arouses; its parasympathetic division calms.
✔✔endocrine system - ✔✔-Composed of endocrine glands distributed throughout the
body. These glands are: pituitary, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas, gonads (ovaries and
testes), and thymus
-Regulates body activities through the use of hormones which when released into the
bloodstream influence metabolic activities, growth, and development
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning nerve root (proximal end of a
peripheral nerve, closest to the spinal cord)
✔✔esthesi/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning sensation, sensitivity, feeling
✔✔ment/o, psych/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning mind
✔✔mon/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning one, single
✔✔phas/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning speech
✔✔poli/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning gray matter
✔✔quadr/i - ✔✔Combining form meaning four
✔✔adren/o, adrenal/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning adrenal glands
✔✔cortic/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning cortex (the outer layer of a body organ)
✔✔endocrin/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning endocrine
✔✔parathyroid/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning parathyroid glands
✔✔pituitar/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning pituitary gland
✔✔thyr/o, thyroid/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning thyroid gland
✔✔acr/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning extremities height
, ✔✔calc/i - ✔✔Combining form meaning calcium
✔✔dips/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning thirst
✔✔kal/i - ✔✔Combining form meaning potassium
✔✔natr/o - ✔✔Combining form meaning sodium
✔✔integumentary system - ✔✔-Composed of skin, nails, and glands.
-Forms a protective covering for the body that prevents entry of of bacteria and other
invading organisms
-Protects the body from water loss and the damaging effects of ultraviolet light
-Regulates body temperature and helps manufacture vitamin D.
✔✔respiratory system - ✔✔-Comprises the nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and
lungs
-Functions in the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and
body cells --> respiration
- Internal and external respiration
✔✔upper respiratory tract - ✔✔Includes the nose, pharynx, and larynx
✔✔lower respiratory tract - ✔✔Includes the trachea, bronchi, and lungs
✔✔nervous system - ✔✔-Consists of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves na day be
divided into two parts : the central and peripheral nervous system
-Forms a complex communication system allowing for the coordination of body
functions and activities
-Designed to detect changes inside and outside the body, elevate sensory information,
and to send directions to muscles or glands in response
-Provides mental activités such as thought, memory, and emotion
✔✔somatic nervous system - ✔✔The division of the peripheral nervous system that
sends signals to the skeletal (voluntary) muscles and receives input from the senses
✔✔autonomic nervous system - ✔✔The part of the peripheral nervous system that
controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs (such as the heart). Its
sympathetic division arouses; its parasympathetic division calms.
✔✔endocrine system - ✔✔-Composed of endocrine glands distributed throughout the
body. These glands are: pituitary, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas, gonads (ovaries and
testes), and thymus
-Regulates body activities through the use of hormones which when released into the
bloodstream influence metabolic activities, growth, and development
