PNC Medical Terminology & Anatomy 3

Question 1

The suffix '-ectomy' means:

Accepted Answer

Surgical removal

Answer

-Ectomy denotes surgical excision or removal, as in appendectomy (removal of the appendix).

Question 2

Which term describes the plane that divides the body into right and left halves?

Accepted Answer

Sagittal plane

Answer

The midsagittal (median) plane divides the body into equal right and left halves.

Question 3

The term 'hematuria' indicates the presence of what in the urine?

Accepted Answer

Blood

Answer

Hemat/o means blood, and -uria refers to urine, so hematuria is blood in the urine.

Question 4

Which suffix means 'pertaining to' or 'relating to'?

Accepted Answer

-ac or -al

Answer

Suffixes like -ac (cardiac), -al (renal), and -ic (gastric) mean 'pertaining to' the root word.

Question 5

The anatomical region known as the 'epigastric' region is located:

Accepted Answer

Above the stomach in the upper middle abdomen

Answer

The epigastric region is in the upper central abdomen, above the umbilical region and over the stomach.

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