MODULE 9 ANSWER KEY EXAM
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Abduct - ANSab-duct - (verb) away from, lead/bring/conduct = To draw away from the
median plane of the body or one of its parts
Ablation - ANSab-l-ation - (noun) away from, forms nouns indicating an action or
process:
the act of (being), the result of (being), something that is: = Removal of a body part, a
pathway, or a function, as by chemical or physical destruction or by surgery.
Adduct - ANSad-duct - (noun) suffix -ad shows direction toward one part of the body,
lead/bring = Movement toward the median plane.
Afferent - ANSaf-fer-ent - (noun) to/toward, carry/bear = Transporting toward a center
Antebrachium - ANSante-brachi-um - (noun) before/forward, short, upper arm, = The
forearm.
Anterolateral - ANSanter-o-later-al (adjective) front/in front of, side, located in/pertaining
to
= Located in front and to one side.
Areflexia - ANSa-re-flex-ia - (noun) without/deficient, again, bend, state/condition =
Absence
of reflexes
Bisection - ANSbi-sect-ion - (noun) double, cut, the act of = Division into two parts by
cutting.
Calcification - ANScalc-i-fic-ation - (noun) stone/calcium, make, suffix -ation forms
nouns
indicating an action or process: the act of (being), the result of (being) = The hardening
of
organic tissue by the deposition of calcium salts in the tissue.
Calorific - ANScalor-i-fic - (noun) heat/energy, make = Producing heat.
, Contralateral - ANScontra-later-al - (adjective) opposite, side, pertaining to = Originating
in
or affecting the opposite side of the body.
Decalcify - ANSde-calc-i-fy - (verb) away from, stone/calcium, fy is the combining form
found in verbs meaning make = To soften bone through removal of calcium or its salts
by
acids.
Dentigerous - ANSdent-i-ger-ous - (adjective) tooth, carrying, full of = Having or
containing
teeth.
Detoxify - ANSde-toxi-fy - (verb) away from, poison, make = To remove the toxic quality
of a
substance.
Digestion - ANSdi-gest-ion - (noun) away from, carry/bear, the act of = The process by
which
food is broken down mechanically and chemically in the gastrointestinal tract and
converted into absorbable forms.
Digiti - ANSdigit(us)-i - (noun) digitus is the singular form of finger or toe, -i is the plural
marker = plural of digitus which means a finger or toe.
Dorsiflect - ANSdors-i-flect (noun) back of the body, bend = To bend backward
Ductile - ANSduct-ile (adjective) lead/bring/conduct, capable of = Capable of being
elongated
without breaking
Excrescence - ANSex-cresc-ence - (noun) out of/away from, begin to grow, the state of
(growing) = Any abnormal growth from the surface of a part.
Frigolabile - ANSfrig-o-lab-ile - (adjective) cold, slide/slip, capable of (being) = Capable
of
being destroyed by low temperature
Fungi - ANSfung-i - (noun) (mushroom) fungus, -i is plural marker = Plural of fungus
Fungistasis - ANSfung-stas-is - (noun) = A condition in which the growth of fungi is
inhibited
Genitalia - ANSgenit-al-ia - (noun) bring forth/give birth, pertaining to, state/condition =
Organs of generation; reproductive organs.
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Abduct - ANSab-duct - (verb) away from, lead/bring/conduct = To draw away from the
median plane of the body or one of its parts
Ablation - ANSab-l-ation - (noun) away from, forms nouns indicating an action or
process:
the act of (being), the result of (being), something that is: = Removal of a body part, a
pathway, or a function, as by chemical or physical destruction or by surgery.
Adduct - ANSad-duct - (noun) suffix -ad shows direction toward one part of the body,
lead/bring = Movement toward the median plane.
Afferent - ANSaf-fer-ent - (noun) to/toward, carry/bear = Transporting toward a center
Antebrachium - ANSante-brachi-um - (noun) before/forward, short, upper arm, = The
forearm.
Anterolateral - ANSanter-o-later-al (adjective) front/in front of, side, located in/pertaining
to
= Located in front and to one side.
Areflexia - ANSa-re-flex-ia - (noun) without/deficient, again, bend, state/condition =
Absence
of reflexes
Bisection - ANSbi-sect-ion - (noun) double, cut, the act of = Division into two parts by
cutting.
Calcification - ANScalc-i-fic-ation - (noun) stone/calcium, make, suffix -ation forms
nouns
indicating an action or process: the act of (being), the result of (being) = The hardening
of
organic tissue by the deposition of calcium salts in the tissue.
Calorific - ANScalor-i-fic - (noun) heat/energy, make = Producing heat.
, Contralateral - ANScontra-later-al - (adjective) opposite, side, pertaining to = Originating
in
or affecting the opposite side of the body.
Decalcify - ANSde-calc-i-fy - (verb) away from, stone/calcium, fy is the combining form
found in verbs meaning make = To soften bone through removal of calcium or its salts
by
acids.
Dentigerous - ANSdent-i-ger-ous - (adjective) tooth, carrying, full of = Having or
containing
teeth.
Detoxify - ANSde-toxi-fy - (verb) away from, poison, make = To remove the toxic quality
of a
substance.
Digestion - ANSdi-gest-ion - (noun) away from, carry/bear, the act of = The process by
which
food is broken down mechanically and chemically in the gastrointestinal tract and
converted into absorbable forms.
Digiti - ANSdigit(us)-i - (noun) digitus is the singular form of finger or toe, -i is the plural
marker = plural of digitus which means a finger or toe.
Dorsiflect - ANSdors-i-flect (noun) back of the body, bend = To bend backward
Ductile - ANSduct-ile (adjective) lead/bring/conduct, capable of = Capable of being
elongated
without breaking
Excrescence - ANSex-cresc-ence - (noun) out of/away from, begin to grow, the state of
(growing) = Any abnormal growth from the surface of a part.
Frigolabile - ANSfrig-o-lab-ile - (adjective) cold, slide/slip, capable of (being) = Capable
of
being destroyed by low temperature
Fungi - ANSfung-i - (noun) (mushroom) fungus, -i is plural marker = Plural of fungus
Fungistasis - ANSfung-stas-is - (noun) = A condition in which the growth of fungi is
inhibited
Genitalia - ANSgenit-al-ia - (noun) bring forth/give birth, pertaining to, state/condition =
Organs of generation; reproductive organs.
