NBE Sciences Vocabulary Questions
and Answers
(Auxillary) This term is applied to a lesser structure that resembles a similar organ in
structure and function. - answersAccessory
A protein found in blood plasma - answersAlbumin
The digestive system tube from the mouth to the anus, including the mouth or buccal
cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach and small and large intestines. -
answersAlimentary canal
The branch of science dealing with the study of the structure of the body -
answersAnatomy
Connection between vessels; union of two vessels going to the same body part. -
answersAnastomoses
Before or in front of; refers to the front side of the body or structure - answersAnterior
(ventral)
The 126 bones that make up the pectoral girdle, upper extremities, pelvic girdle, and
lower extremities. - answersAppendicular skeleton
The connection between two or more bones; a joint - answersArticulation
The 80 bones composing the skull, vertebrae, thorax and hyoid bone; the central
structure to which the appendicular skeleton is attached. - answersAxial skeleton
Refers to the symmetry of paired organs, or to an organism whose right and left halves
are similar images of each other. - answersBilateral symmetry
Pertaining to bile - answersBiliary
The organs (liver and gallbladder) and ducts that participate in the secretion, storage,
and delivery of bile to the duodenum - answersBiliary tract
A membranous sac or receptacle for secretion or excretion. - answersBladder
Relating to the cheek or mouth. - answersBuccal
The study of the heart. - answersCardiology
,The canal or passageway in the temporal bone through which the internal carotid artery
passes - answersCarotid canal
Situated at or pertaining to a center or central point. - answersCentral
The part of the large intestine beginning with the ascending colon and ending with the
sigmoid colon - answersColon
Ridges in the walls of the nasal cavity. - answersConchae
A curved protuberance at the end of a bone forming part of an articulation -
answersCondyle
The outer layer of an organ as distinguished from the inner medulla, as in the adrenal
gland, kidney, or cerebrum. - answersCortex
A normal or abnormal bending away; an arc - answersCurvature
Of or pertaining to a sac-like structure; I.e. the gallbladder or urinary bladder -
answersCystic
Below the surface, or toward the central part of a structure - answersDeep
Reduction of the harmful properties of a poisonous substance - answersDetoxification
Farther away from the point of attachment or from the trunk; opposite of proximal. -
answersDistal
Posterior; towards the back; opposite of anterior - answersDorsal
A prominence or projection, I.e. of a bone - answersEminence
Pertaining to a ductless gland that secretes directly into the bloodstream -
answersEndocrine
Pertaining to a gland that delivers its secretion through a duct - answersExocrine
Pertaining to the exterior; opposite of internal. - answersExternal
The lateral, outer opening of the or auditory canal. - answersExternal auditory meatus
A temporarily unossified area on the surface of the cranium of an infant. -
answersFontanel
A shallow depression - answersFossa
, A secretory organ or structure that can manufacture a secretion - answersGland
A gland that has both endocrine and exocrine functions, such as the pancreas -
answersHeterocrine
The study of tissues - answersHistology
Beneath; lower; the undersurface of an organ, or a structure below another structure.
The opposite of superior. - answersInferior
Relating to the outer surface of a structure I.e. the skin and its components -
answersIntegumentary
Within the body; within or inside; the opposite of external. - answersInternal
Clusters of cells in the pancreas which produce insulin - answersIslets of langerhans
(pancreatic islets)
The connection between pen two bones; an articulation - answersJoint
Pertaining to the side of the body; away from the median plane. - answersLateral
Well-defined parts of an organ separated by boundaries. - answersLobes
The depression in the temporal bone into which the condyle of the mandible fits. -
answersMandibular fossa
A passage or opening through a bone. - answersMeatus
Pertaining to the middle; toward the median plane of the body. - answersMedial
The inner or central portion of an organ in contrast to the outer portion or cortex. -
answersMedulla
The study of muscles - answersMyology
Openings of the nose, as in the nostrils (anterior nares), and/or posterior nares. -
answersNares
The partition that divides the nasal cavities - answersNasal septum
The study of the nervous system - answersNeurology
Pertaining to the mouth - answersOral
The entrance or outlet of any anatomical structure; an opening. - answersOrifice
and Answers
(Auxillary) This term is applied to a lesser structure that resembles a similar organ in
structure and function. - answersAccessory
A protein found in blood plasma - answersAlbumin
The digestive system tube from the mouth to the anus, including the mouth or buccal
cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach and small and large intestines. -
answersAlimentary canal
The branch of science dealing with the study of the structure of the body -
answersAnatomy
Connection between vessels; union of two vessels going to the same body part. -
answersAnastomoses
Before or in front of; refers to the front side of the body or structure - answersAnterior
(ventral)
The 126 bones that make up the pectoral girdle, upper extremities, pelvic girdle, and
lower extremities. - answersAppendicular skeleton
The connection between two or more bones; a joint - answersArticulation
The 80 bones composing the skull, vertebrae, thorax and hyoid bone; the central
structure to which the appendicular skeleton is attached. - answersAxial skeleton
Refers to the symmetry of paired organs, or to an organism whose right and left halves
are similar images of each other. - answersBilateral symmetry
Pertaining to bile - answersBiliary
The organs (liver and gallbladder) and ducts that participate in the secretion, storage,
and delivery of bile to the duodenum - answersBiliary tract
A membranous sac or receptacle for secretion or excretion. - answersBladder
Relating to the cheek or mouth. - answersBuccal
The study of the heart. - answersCardiology
,The canal or passageway in the temporal bone through which the internal carotid artery
passes - answersCarotid canal
Situated at or pertaining to a center or central point. - answersCentral
The part of the large intestine beginning with the ascending colon and ending with the
sigmoid colon - answersColon
Ridges in the walls of the nasal cavity. - answersConchae
A curved protuberance at the end of a bone forming part of an articulation -
answersCondyle
The outer layer of an organ as distinguished from the inner medulla, as in the adrenal
gland, kidney, or cerebrum. - answersCortex
A normal or abnormal bending away; an arc - answersCurvature
Of or pertaining to a sac-like structure; I.e. the gallbladder or urinary bladder -
answersCystic
Below the surface, or toward the central part of a structure - answersDeep
Reduction of the harmful properties of a poisonous substance - answersDetoxification
Farther away from the point of attachment or from the trunk; opposite of proximal. -
answersDistal
Posterior; towards the back; opposite of anterior - answersDorsal
A prominence or projection, I.e. of a bone - answersEminence
Pertaining to a ductless gland that secretes directly into the bloodstream -
answersEndocrine
Pertaining to a gland that delivers its secretion through a duct - answersExocrine
Pertaining to the exterior; opposite of internal. - answersExternal
The lateral, outer opening of the or auditory canal. - answersExternal auditory meatus
A temporarily unossified area on the surface of the cranium of an infant. -
answersFontanel
A shallow depression - answersFossa
, A secretory organ or structure that can manufacture a secretion - answersGland
A gland that has both endocrine and exocrine functions, such as the pancreas -
answersHeterocrine
The study of tissues - answersHistology
Beneath; lower; the undersurface of an organ, or a structure below another structure.
The opposite of superior. - answersInferior
Relating to the outer surface of a structure I.e. the skin and its components -
answersIntegumentary
Within the body; within or inside; the opposite of external. - answersInternal
Clusters of cells in the pancreas which produce insulin - answersIslets of langerhans
(pancreatic islets)
The connection between pen two bones; an articulation - answersJoint
Pertaining to the side of the body; away from the median plane. - answersLateral
Well-defined parts of an organ separated by boundaries. - answersLobes
The depression in the temporal bone into which the condyle of the mandible fits. -
answersMandibular fossa
A passage or opening through a bone. - answersMeatus
Pertaining to the middle; toward the median plane of the body. - answersMedial
The inner or central portion of an organ in contrast to the outer portion or cortex. -
answersMedulla
The study of muscles - answersMyology
Openings of the nose, as in the nostrils (anterior nares), and/or posterior nares. -
answersNares
The partition that divides the nasal cavities - answersNasal septum
The study of the nervous system - answersNeurology
Pertaining to the mouth - answersOral
The entrance or outlet of any anatomical structure; an opening. - answersOrifice
