HIM 1101 Medical Terminology: Test 2
Questions and Accurate Answers 2026
Updated.
Angi/o - Answer Vessel (usually refers to blood vessels)
Placenta AKA Afterbirth - Answer Structure that grows on wall of the uterus during
pregnancy and allows for Nourishment of the Fetus
Endocrine System - Answer Composed of Endocrine glands distributed throughout the body
Kidneys - Answer 2 bean shaped organs located on each side of the vertebral column.
Function is to REMOVE WASTE PRODUCTS FROM BLOOD and to aid in maintaining water and
electrolyte balances
Ovaries - Answer Almond-shaped organs located in the pelvic cavity; form and store egg cells
(ova)and produce the hormones estrogen and progesterone
External Gentialia - Answer Penis, scrotum, testes, and initial section of vas deferens
Aort/o - Answer Aorta
Nephron - Answer Urine-producing microscopic structure. Approximately 1 million nephons
located n each kidney
Internal Organs - Answer Major portion of vas deferens, seminal vesicles, prostate gland
Penis and urethra are shared with the urinary system
Uterine tubes AKA fallopian tubes - Answer Pair of tubes attached to the uterus that provide
a passageway for the ovum to move from the ovary to the uterus
Amniotic Sac AKA Bag of waters - Answer Membranous bad that surrounds the fetus before
delivery
Endocrine System Glands - Answer Pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas, gonads
(ovaries and testes) and thymus
,Ateri/o - Answer Artery
Glomerulus (pl. Glomeruli) - Answer Cluster of capillaries at the entrance of the nephron
Andr/o - Answer Male
Uterus - Answer Pear-sized and shaped muscular organ that lies in the pelvic cavity, except
during pregnancy when it enlarges and extends up into the abdominal cavity. Its functions are
menstruation, pregnancy, and labor.
Chorion - Answer Outermost layer of fetal membrane
Endocrine system Function - Answer Regulate body
Hormones - Answer Regulates body activities through the use of chemical messengers
When secreted by the endocrine glands, go directly into the bloodstream and are transported
throughout the body
Amnion - Answer Innermost later of the fetal membrane
endometrium - Answer inner lining of the uterus
Renal Pelvis - Answer Funnel-shaped reservoir in the kidney that collects the urine and
passes it to the ureter
Atri/o - Answer Atrium
Balan/o - Answer Glans penis - Enlarged tip on the end of the penis
Cardi/o - Answer Heart
Ureters - Answer 2 slender tubes, approximately 10-13 inches long that receive the urine
from the kidneys and carry it to the posterior portion of the bladder - PASSES URINE FROM
KIDNEY TO BLADDER
,Orchid/o, orchi/o, orch/o - Answer Testis, testicle - Primary male sex organ, paired, oval
shaped and enclosed in a sac called the scrotum. The testes produce spermatozoa (sperm cells)
and the hormone testosterone
Myometrium - Answer Muscular middle layer of the uterus
Amniotic fluid - Answer Fluid within the amniotic sac which surrounds the fetus
Adren/o, adrenal/o - Answer Adrenal glands
Lymph/o - Answer Lymph, lymph tissue
Urinary Bladder - Answer Muscular, hollow organ that TEMPORARILY HOLDS THE URINE
Prostat/o - Answer Prostate gland - Encircles a proximal section of the urethra. The prostate
gland secretes a fluid that aids in the movement of the sperm and ejaculation
Perimetrium AKA Uterine Serosa - Answer Outer protective layer of the uterus that secretes
watery serous fluid to reduce friction
Umbilicus - Answer Navel (belly button); marks the site of attachment of the umbilical cord to
the fetus
Endocrino/o - Answer Endocrine
Amni/o, aminion/o - Answer Amnion, amniotic fluid
Chori/o - Answer Chorion
Embry/o - Answer Embryo
Fet/o, fet/i - Answer Fetus, unborn offspring
(both i and o may be used as combining vowels with fet/)
Vas/o - Answer Vessel, duct (vas deferens in terms describing the made reproductive system)
, Corpus - Answer large central portion of the uterus
Urethra - Answer lowest part of the urinary tract, through which the urine passes from the
urinary bladder to the outside of the body
Lymphaden/o - Answer Lymph node
Parathyroid/o - Answer Parathyroid gland
Gravid/o - Answer Pregnancy
Eg. Gravido 2 (have 2 pregnancies)
vesicul/o - Answer Seminal Vesicles
Fundus - Answer Rounded upper portion
Lact/o - Answer Milk
Pituitar/o - Answer Pituitary Gland
Urinary Meatus - Answer Opening through which the urine passes to the outside
Myel/o - Answer Bone marrow (Note: Myel/o also means spinal cord)
Cyst/o, Vesic/o - Answer Bladder, sac
Anorchism - Answer State of absence of testis (unilateral or bilateral)
Cervix - Answer Narrow lower portion of the uterus
Nat/o - Answer Birth
Thyr/o, thyroid/o - Answer Thyroid Gland
Phleb/o, Ven/o - Answer Vein
Questions and Accurate Answers 2026
Updated.
Angi/o - Answer Vessel (usually refers to blood vessels)
Placenta AKA Afterbirth - Answer Structure that grows on wall of the uterus during
pregnancy and allows for Nourishment of the Fetus
Endocrine System - Answer Composed of Endocrine glands distributed throughout the body
Kidneys - Answer 2 bean shaped organs located on each side of the vertebral column.
Function is to REMOVE WASTE PRODUCTS FROM BLOOD and to aid in maintaining water and
electrolyte balances
Ovaries - Answer Almond-shaped organs located in the pelvic cavity; form and store egg cells
(ova)and produce the hormones estrogen and progesterone
External Gentialia - Answer Penis, scrotum, testes, and initial section of vas deferens
Aort/o - Answer Aorta
Nephron - Answer Urine-producing microscopic structure. Approximately 1 million nephons
located n each kidney
Internal Organs - Answer Major portion of vas deferens, seminal vesicles, prostate gland
Penis and urethra are shared with the urinary system
Uterine tubes AKA fallopian tubes - Answer Pair of tubes attached to the uterus that provide
a passageway for the ovum to move from the ovary to the uterus
Amniotic Sac AKA Bag of waters - Answer Membranous bad that surrounds the fetus before
delivery
Endocrine System Glands - Answer Pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas, gonads
(ovaries and testes) and thymus
,Ateri/o - Answer Artery
Glomerulus (pl. Glomeruli) - Answer Cluster of capillaries at the entrance of the nephron
Andr/o - Answer Male
Uterus - Answer Pear-sized and shaped muscular organ that lies in the pelvic cavity, except
during pregnancy when it enlarges and extends up into the abdominal cavity. Its functions are
menstruation, pregnancy, and labor.
Chorion - Answer Outermost layer of fetal membrane
Endocrine system Function - Answer Regulate body
Hormones - Answer Regulates body activities through the use of chemical messengers
When secreted by the endocrine glands, go directly into the bloodstream and are transported
throughout the body
Amnion - Answer Innermost later of the fetal membrane
endometrium - Answer inner lining of the uterus
Renal Pelvis - Answer Funnel-shaped reservoir in the kidney that collects the urine and
passes it to the ureter
Atri/o - Answer Atrium
Balan/o - Answer Glans penis - Enlarged tip on the end of the penis
Cardi/o - Answer Heart
Ureters - Answer 2 slender tubes, approximately 10-13 inches long that receive the urine
from the kidneys and carry it to the posterior portion of the bladder - PASSES URINE FROM
KIDNEY TO BLADDER
,Orchid/o, orchi/o, orch/o - Answer Testis, testicle - Primary male sex organ, paired, oval
shaped and enclosed in a sac called the scrotum. The testes produce spermatozoa (sperm cells)
and the hormone testosterone
Myometrium - Answer Muscular middle layer of the uterus
Amniotic fluid - Answer Fluid within the amniotic sac which surrounds the fetus
Adren/o, adrenal/o - Answer Adrenal glands
Lymph/o - Answer Lymph, lymph tissue
Urinary Bladder - Answer Muscular, hollow organ that TEMPORARILY HOLDS THE URINE
Prostat/o - Answer Prostate gland - Encircles a proximal section of the urethra. The prostate
gland secretes a fluid that aids in the movement of the sperm and ejaculation
Perimetrium AKA Uterine Serosa - Answer Outer protective layer of the uterus that secretes
watery serous fluid to reduce friction
Umbilicus - Answer Navel (belly button); marks the site of attachment of the umbilical cord to
the fetus
Endocrino/o - Answer Endocrine
Amni/o, aminion/o - Answer Amnion, amniotic fluid
Chori/o - Answer Chorion
Embry/o - Answer Embryo
Fet/o, fet/i - Answer Fetus, unborn offspring
(both i and o may be used as combining vowels with fet/)
Vas/o - Answer Vessel, duct (vas deferens in terms describing the made reproductive system)
, Corpus - Answer large central portion of the uterus
Urethra - Answer lowest part of the urinary tract, through which the urine passes from the
urinary bladder to the outside of the body
Lymphaden/o - Answer Lymph node
Parathyroid/o - Answer Parathyroid gland
Gravid/o - Answer Pregnancy
Eg. Gravido 2 (have 2 pregnancies)
vesicul/o - Answer Seminal Vesicles
Fundus - Answer Rounded upper portion
Lact/o - Answer Milk
Pituitar/o - Answer Pituitary Gland
Urinary Meatus - Answer Opening through which the urine passes to the outside
Myel/o - Answer Bone marrow (Note: Myel/o also means spinal cord)
Cyst/o, Vesic/o - Answer Bladder, sac
Anorchism - Answer State of absence of testis (unilateral or bilateral)
Cervix - Answer Narrow lower portion of the uterus
Nat/o - Answer Birth
Thyr/o, thyroid/o - Answer Thyroid Gland
Phleb/o, Ven/o - Answer Vein
