HLHS 101 FINAL EXAM AND CORRECT
ANSWERS.
abruptio placentae - Answer a disorder of pregnancy in which the placenta prematurely
separates from the wall of the uterus
perimetrium - Answer outer thin layer that covers the surface of the uterus
eustachian tubes - Answer narrow tubes that lead from the middle ear to the nasal cavity and
the throat to equalize the air pressure in the middle ear
genital herpes - Answer an infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) that is
usually transmitted by sexual contact
fovea centralis - Answer area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones
and where vision is most acute
gonads - Answer reproductive glands-male, testes; female, ovaries
lacrimal canal - Answer This opening has appreciable depth and it holds the lacrimal duct. The
duct serves to conduct the fluid from the eye into the nasal cavity. The duct is sometimes called
the nasolacrimal duct.
hormones - Answer chemical messengers, mostly those manufactured by the endocrine
glands, that are produced in one tissue and affect another
extraocular - Answer outside the eyeball
goiter - Answer Enlarged thyroid gland
pyel/o - Answer renal pelvis
macro- - Answer large, long
ather/o - Answer fatty plaque
ot/o - Answer ear, hearing
, inter- - Answer between, among
leuk/o - Answer white, colorless
myel/o - Answer spinal cord, bone marrow
malacia - Answer abnormal softening
-uria - Answer urine
pexy - Answer surgical fixation, suspension
nephr/o - Answer kidney
-lysis - Answer breakdown, destruction, separation
lith/o - Answer stone, calculus
hem/o - Answer blood, relating to blood
ven/o - Answer vein
-emia - Answer blood condition
-crasia - Answer a mixture or blending
cardi/o - Answer pertaining to the heart
xer/o - Answer dry, dryness
urtic/o - Answer nettle, rash, hives
seb/o - Answer sebum
ANSWERS.
abruptio placentae - Answer a disorder of pregnancy in which the placenta prematurely
separates from the wall of the uterus
perimetrium - Answer outer thin layer that covers the surface of the uterus
eustachian tubes - Answer narrow tubes that lead from the middle ear to the nasal cavity and
the throat to equalize the air pressure in the middle ear
genital herpes - Answer an infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) that is
usually transmitted by sexual contact
fovea centralis - Answer area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones
and where vision is most acute
gonads - Answer reproductive glands-male, testes; female, ovaries
lacrimal canal - Answer This opening has appreciable depth and it holds the lacrimal duct. The
duct serves to conduct the fluid from the eye into the nasal cavity. The duct is sometimes called
the nasolacrimal duct.
hormones - Answer chemical messengers, mostly those manufactured by the endocrine
glands, that are produced in one tissue and affect another
extraocular - Answer outside the eyeball
goiter - Answer Enlarged thyroid gland
pyel/o - Answer renal pelvis
macro- - Answer large, long
ather/o - Answer fatty plaque
ot/o - Answer ear, hearing
, inter- - Answer between, among
leuk/o - Answer white, colorless
myel/o - Answer spinal cord, bone marrow
malacia - Answer abnormal softening
-uria - Answer urine
pexy - Answer surgical fixation, suspension
nephr/o - Answer kidney
-lysis - Answer breakdown, destruction, separation
lith/o - Answer stone, calculus
hem/o - Answer blood, relating to blood
ven/o - Answer vein
-emia - Answer blood condition
-crasia - Answer a mixture or blending
cardi/o - Answer pertaining to the heart
xer/o - Answer dry, dryness
urtic/o - Answer nettle, rash, hives
seb/o - Answer sebum
