TEST BANK For Rosdahl's Textbook of Basic Nursing, 12th
Edition by Caroline Rosdahl
Acronym - ANSWER:Words formed by combining letters of a word or phrase.
Eponyms - ANSWER:Words based on the names of people. Ex: Parkinson's Disease.
Prefix - ANSWER:Begins the word
Root - ANSWER:Words foundation
Suffix - ANSWER:Words Ending. Combining vowel is usually and "O".
Anatomy - ANSWER:The study of body structure
Physiology - ANSWER:The study of body function
Pathophysiology - ANSWER:Study of disorders of the body
Anabolism - ANSWER:Ability of cells to build up, assimilate, or convert ingested
substances.
Catabolism - ANSWER:Ability of cells to break down, disintegrate, or tear substances
into simpler substances.
Contractibility - ANSWER:Ability of muscle cells to move.
Conductivity - ANSWER:Ability of nerve cells to send and receive impulses.
Irritability - ANSWER:ability to respond to stimuli
Reproduction - ANSWER:Ability of cells to duplicate themselves.
Compounds - ANSWER:When atoms of two or more elements react chemically with
one another.
Metabolism - ANSWER:Ability to process the chemicals found in foods to obtain
energy and create new products.
Cellular Respiration - ANSWER:Ability to use oxygen to convert nutrients to ATP.
Homeostasis - ANSWER:The ability to maintain a stable set of internal conditions,
such as temperature.
Edition by Caroline Rosdahl
Acronym - ANSWER:Words formed by combining letters of a word or phrase.
Eponyms - ANSWER:Words based on the names of people. Ex: Parkinson's Disease.
Prefix - ANSWER:Begins the word
Root - ANSWER:Words foundation
Suffix - ANSWER:Words Ending. Combining vowel is usually and "O".
Anatomy - ANSWER:The study of body structure
Physiology - ANSWER:The study of body function
Pathophysiology - ANSWER:Study of disorders of the body
Anabolism - ANSWER:Ability of cells to build up, assimilate, or convert ingested
substances.
Catabolism - ANSWER:Ability of cells to break down, disintegrate, or tear substances
into simpler substances.
Contractibility - ANSWER:Ability of muscle cells to move.
Conductivity - ANSWER:Ability of nerve cells to send and receive impulses.
Irritability - ANSWER:ability to respond to stimuli
Reproduction - ANSWER:Ability of cells to duplicate themselves.
Compounds - ANSWER:When atoms of two or more elements react chemically with
one another.
Metabolism - ANSWER:Ability to process the chemicals found in foods to obtain
energy and create new products.
Cellular Respiration - ANSWER:Ability to use oxygen to convert nutrients to ATP.
Homeostasis - ANSWER:The ability to maintain a stable set of internal conditions,
such as temperature.
