CHSE 120 Final Exam Review Questions
and Answers
a- - ANS-Away from; without
Acr/o - ANS-Extremity; highest point
Aden/o - ANS-gland
Affect - ANS-Observable expression of emotion; The presence of an emotion in the
thoughts produces an outward display on the face
-al - ANS-Pertaining to
Alg/o - ANS-Pain
Alzheimer - ANS-Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, a
neurologic disease characterized by loss of mental ability severe enough to interfere
with normal activities of daily living, lasting at least six months, and not present from
birth. AD usually occurs in old age, and is marked by a decline in cognitive functions
such as remembering, reasoning, and planning.
An- - ANS-Without; not
Anosmia - ANS-Loss of smell; inability to detect odors
Anter/o - ANS-Before; front part
Append/o - ANS-Small structure hanging from a larger structure; appendix
Appendic/o - ANS-Appendix
-ar - ANS-Pertaining to
Arrhythmia - ANS-No rhythm; Cardiac arrhythmia refers to abnormal heart rhythm, as
measured with an ECG. A "normal" rhythms is called a "Sinus Rhythm", as it originates
in the Sinoatrial node of the heart. Any rhythm that originates elsewhere, or deviates
from what is considered "normal" is an arrhythmia.
Arthr/o - ANS-joint
, Articul/o - ANS-joint
-ation - ANS-A process; being or having
Auscultation - ANS-Listening to the heart sounds with a stethoscope
Avulsion - ANS-When a muscle tears away from a tendon; when a tendon tears away
from a bone
Balan/o - ANS-glans penis
-blast - ANS-immature cell
Brady- - ANS-Slow
Bronch/I/o - ANS-Bronchus
BUN - ANS-Blood urea nitrogen
Calc/i - ANS-calcium
Calc/o - ANS-Calcium
Cardi/o - ANS-heart
-cardia - ANS-Pertaining to the heart
-cele - ANS-Hernia
Cellul/o - ANS-cell
Cephalic Presentation - ANS-head-down presentation of fetus
Cerebrum - ANS-Largest part of the brain
Cerumen - ANS-earwax
Cholangi/o - ANS-Bile; Duct
Cholecyst/o - ANS-Gall Bladder
Congenital - ANS-Present at birth
Conjunctiv/o - ANS-Conjunctiva
Cost/o - ANS-Rib
and Answers
a- - ANS-Away from; without
Acr/o - ANS-Extremity; highest point
Aden/o - ANS-gland
Affect - ANS-Observable expression of emotion; The presence of an emotion in the
thoughts produces an outward display on the face
-al - ANS-Pertaining to
Alg/o - ANS-Pain
Alzheimer - ANS-Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, a
neurologic disease characterized by loss of mental ability severe enough to interfere
with normal activities of daily living, lasting at least six months, and not present from
birth. AD usually occurs in old age, and is marked by a decline in cognitive functions
such as remembering, reasoning, and planning.
An- - ANS-Without; not
Anosmia - ANS-Loss of smell; inability to detect odors
Anter/o - ANS-Before; front part
Append/o - ANS-Small structure hanging from a larger structure; appendix
Appendic/o - ANS-Appendix
-ar - ANS-Pertaining to
Arrhythmia - ANS-No rhythm; Cardiac arrhythmia refers to abnormal heart rhythm, as
measured with an ECG. A "normal" rhythms is called a "Sinus Rhythm", as it originates
in the Sinoatrial node of the heart. Any rhythm that originates elsewhere, or deviates
from what is considered "normal" is an arrhythmia.
Arthr/o - ANS-joint
, Articul/o - ANS-joint
-ation - ANS-A process; being or having
Auscultation - ANS-Listening to the heart sounds with a stethoscope
Avulsion - ANS-When a muscle tears away from a tendon; when a tendon tears away
from a bone
Balan/o - ANS-glans penis
-blast - ANS-immature cell
Brady- - ANS-Slow
Bronch/I/o - ANS-Bronchus
BUN - ANS-Blood urea nitrogen
Calc/i - ANS-calcium
Calc/o - ANS-Calcium
Cardi/o - ANS-heart
-cardia - ANS-Pertaining to the heart
-cele - ANS-Hernia
Cellul/o - ANS-cell
Cephalic Presentation - ANS-head-down presentation of fetus
Cerebrum - ANS-Largest part of the brain
Cerumen - ANS-earwax
Cholangi/o - ANS-Bile; Duct
Cholecyst/o - ANS-Gall Bladder
Congenital - ANS-Present at birth
Conjunctiv/o - ANS-Conjunctiva
Cost/o - ANS-Rib
