NU PATHO UNIT 6 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ gen
Answer: birth (dealing with inheritance)
◉ glaucoma
Answer: increased pressure in eye
◉ glia
Answer: glue
◉ glosso
Answer: tongue
◉ glyc/o
Answer: sugar
◉ gnos
Answer: knowing
◉ gustat[e]
Answer: taste
,◉ gyrus
Answer: elevation or bump on the brain
◉ heme
Answer: blood
◉ hemat
Answer: blood
◉ homunculus
Answer: "little man"; map of the body on the brain surface
◉ hydro
Answer: water
◉ hypno
Answer: sleep
◉ ictus
Answer: seizure; sudden, unexpected illness
◉ idios
, Answer: self
◉ insula
Answer: island
◉ irid[es]
Answer: iris (plural irides)
◉ irido
Answer: iris
◉ isch
Answer: keep back
◉ dacry/o
Answer: tear (drop)
◉ decussate
Answer: make a shape like the letter X
◉ dendr/o
Answer: tree
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ gen
Answer: birth (dealing with inheritance)
◉ glaucoma
Answer: increased pressure in eye
◉ glia
Answer: glue
◉ glosso
Answer: tongue
◉ glyc/o
Answer: sugar
◉ gnos
Answer: knowing
◉ gustat[e]
Answer: taste
,◉ gyrus
Answer: elevation or bump on the brain
◉ heme
Answer: blood
◉ hemat
Answer: blood
◉ homunculus
Answer: "little man"; map of the body on the brain surface
◉ hydro
Answer: water
◉ hypno
Answer: sleep
◉ ictus
Answer: seizure; sudden, unexpected illness
◉ idios
, Answer: self
◉ insula
Answer: island
◉ irid[es]
Answer: iris (plural irides)
◉ irido
Answer: iris
◉ isch
Answer: keep back
◉ dacry/o
Answer: tear (drop)
◉ decussate
Answer: make a shape like the letter X
◉ dendr/o
Answer: tree