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For the word brachydactyly we could most reasonably find this word referred to ____, and for brochiocephalicus____ and brachiocrytosis for _________
1- abnormally short fingers or toes
2- a term describing a muscle connecting the arm and skull
3- a crooked upper limb
consdering the two cognates found in brachycephalic the term woudl most logically go with
Dog like boston terrier
This class deals with recognizing and utilizing cognates and these cognates may appear as
prefixes, suffixes, infixes, roots, combining forms
The letter "a" could be considered a (an)
prefix (areflexia)
morpheme (a as in this question)
phoneme (a of bat vs the e of bet)
Examples of transliteration in Grk to English alpha to a
If a muscle can only actively contract, and this produces shortening of the muscle, then to get abduction or adduction of a limb we would anticipate that
We will find adductor muscles largely on the MEDIAL side of the limb and we will find abductor muscles largely on the LATERAL side of the limb
If digoxin tends to increase the force of cntrxt of the heart and slows the heart rate, this is considered-
A positive inotropic effect (increase in muscle contraction) can produce a bradycardia
and w/ coranary artery disease why would you NOT want to increase cntrxt- it would require more O2 to the area and more blood vessels there
In a mammal including humans an omphalomesentric fistula is an abnormal passageway b/w the umbilicus and the terminal ileum formed by the persistence of the intraembryonic part of the
yolk stalk
3 basic connxt tissue coverings associated with nerves (and also muscles). The outer most layer on the basis of location relative to a nerve would most likely be called ____, the layer that completely surrounds a fascicle of nerve fibers would most likely be called the _____, and the thinnest layer that surrounds individual axons would most likely be called the _____
1- epineurium
2-perineurium
3- endoneurium
In English do the terms ilium and ileum refer to the same structure?
No
Ilium refers to the _____and ileum refers to the______
1- the bone forming the a portion of the os coxae
2- the third segment of the small intestine
Can both ilium and ileum in their etymology both refer to the flank or groin?
yes
which term can refer to Latin from G (eileb) meaning to roll up, twist
ileum
If a surgical procedure is performed in which a foreign body is removed from the stomach after an incision via the parietal surface of the stomach followed by suturing back together this incision this operation would most correctly be referred to as a/an
gastrotomy
If an incision is made in the parietal surface of the stomach this surface would most likely be the surface normally facing the
Liver (not intestinal mass)
If an incision is made in the parietal surface of the stomach, the incision would most likelly go through the serous membrane called the
visceral peritoneum
A patient experiencing allodynia would on the basis of the -dynia be assumed to be experiencing
pain (allo= different atypical)
so a patient experiencing allodynia might be expected to be showing pain caused by stimuli _____than usually painful stimuli
other than
If 2 different pathological protuberances on the skin are described, and one of them is called a nodule, the one which you would expect to be the larger protuberance would be the
Node
T/F: Considering the common term bifurcation as in a bifurcating road, the cognate forming the infix in bifurcation makes sense in terms of the word furca and its diminutive form furcula
True
A loop formed by branches of cervical nerves that communicate with the hypoglossal nerve might reasonably be called and is called the _____
ansa cervicalis
If the pink footed goose goes by the sci name of anser brachyrhynchus and the mallard duck goes by the name anas platyrhynchus- the one with the flattest bill is
The duck
There is a major artery, a major vein, and important lymph node and a muscle, all of which take their names from the term popliteal. If all of these are located in the caudal position they should all be found in general behind the
stifle
A common synovial structure with Grk origins meaning a "wine sac" would be a
Bursa
A term of Grk origin you learned as you prepared for bones test which means back of the head is ______ and the Latin origin word that means the same is_____
inion and occiput (occipital)
A term of Grk origin you learned studying for the bones test which means front of the head is _____ and the latin origin word that means the same is ____
bregma, frontalis
In the English word muscle, the term refers to this creature being under the skin and causing a rippling. Give common and scientific name
mus musculus (house mouse)
Considering the muscles, on would most logically deduce that a muscle with the prefix omo would probably be found near the ____joint
Shoulder
One would most logically deduce that a muscle with the name anconeus would probably be found near the ____joint
Elbow
Considering the muscles you have been studying, one would most logically deduce that a muscle with the name popliteus would probably be found near the ____joint
stifle
Considering the term peritoneal---
Peroneal---
Perineal---
1- To stretch around
2- the fibula
3-the area b/w anus and scrotum/vulva
Between the options peritoneal, peroneal, perineal in which would hte modifiers visceral and parietal be associated with ? and why are these terms applied?
peritoneal
The median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly will be called by the common name _____ and the sci name_____
keel and carina
The term parietal used as an adjective with a large number of nouns and consistenly always refers to the portion of the noun associated with some___
wall
T/F : The main blood vessels feeding the myocardium are called the coronary arteries b/c they are on the heart
False ( they are called coronary arteries b/c they circle the heart as would a crown and thus named in same way as coronation)
All the following words are used to describe the muscles inside the heart (except chorda) name 3 that are
Trabeculae, papillary, pectinate
Considering the following 4 words the one that refers to fibular (eg nerve ) is - perineal, peroneal, peritoneal, or peritoneum
peroneal
In a dog with an enlarged prostate, which is blocking normal urine flow, a specialist particularly concerned with this condition of blocked urine flow would probably be a/an NOT a/an
urologist not a nephrologist
considering the term trabeculae carneae assoicated with the interior of the heart ventricles, if you ordered a spanish dish served con carne, you would expect it to contain
Meat
Th diminutive form of the term cerebrum is ______but they are differnt organs
cerebellum
The tectum of the brain forms the "roof" of the mesencephalic aqueduct, while the rostral and caudal medullary vela (velum sing) form the roof of the 4th ventricle. However as indicated by the name the thinnest roof is/are the _____
vela (velum)
If studying structures of the brain, if a structure contained this word in its name it would be expected to contain nerve fibers crossing the midline, although all could potentially have nerve fibers that ultimately cross
commissure
The term referring to a small knee (bend in a structure) would be
geniculate
Orchitis refers to inflammation of the ____
testicle
Gonitis refers to inflammation of the
knee (stifle)
Gynecomastia may be seen in male dogs with a _____tumor of the testicle, at least partially because its elaborating this hormone _____
Sertoli cell, estrogen
The term contusion is essentially a synonym for
bruise
The combining form myel(o) comes from the Grk meaning marrow in a broad sense thus it can be used when describing things fround encased in bone such as the ______, caudal most end of the brain stem called the ____ in the developing animal and even the fatty covering on nerves called the _____
a-bone marrow, b- myelencephalon, c- myelin sheath
If a dog is hit by a car and has suffered a road rash, if examined you would most likely find a____
Abrasions of the skin
After having given barium to a dog and radiographed its abdomen you discover a "telescoped" piece of gut, and so you can open the abdomen and locate the _____ and because this section of the gut is showing signs of ischemia youremove that portion and perform and end to en_______ to restore intest fx
intussusception, anastomosis
The term anasarca (Gr. through and flesh) can be herediatary or acquired condition in which we would find incresed amounts of ____w/in the tissue
fluid (lymph of extravasted fluid)
Taking a displace segment of the colon to the abdominal wall could be referred to as performing a ________
colopexy
A similar procedure to a colopexy in cows with a left displaced abomasum would logically be called an
abomasopexy
There can be many reasons for reduced cerebral blood flow causing a temporary loss of consciousness, resulting in fainting is referred to as
syncope
If the reson for reduced cerebral blood flow was standing up too rapidly then probably the best term for this would be ____
postural syncope or orthostatic hypotension
Postural syncope then implies a slowness of the _________ to respond to changes in hemodynamics secondary to rapidly standing up
Autonomic Nervous system especially sympathetic
Tussive syncope would be syncope secondary to a paroxysm of
coughing (chest pressure compressing)
Indicate which neoplasms would be sarcomas and which woudl be carcinomas: 1.Neoplasm of striated skeletal muscle origin
2. A neoplasm of smooth musle origin
3. Neoplasm of hte parenchymal cells of the mammary glands
4. A neoplasm of the stromal cells of the mammary glands
1 and 2- sarcoma
3- carcinoma (epithelial)
4- sarcoma
Alopecia can refer to
loss of hair, Grk for albpekia (a disease resemebling fox mange)
atrichia
baldness
calvities
T/F: Many of the genus names of infectious organisms or the diseases they cause are named after individuals who worked with them or discovered the organism or sometimes a geographical location where first reported
True
The term virus is ___ for ____
Latin for poison
The lyssa of the tongue and the virus which actually does cause rabies are physically both ___shaped and the Grk origin lyssa and the Latin origin rabies both mean
Rod (Rhabdoviridae family)
Mad or Rage
What does the combining form "poli(o)-" mean
gray
Considering the poliomyelitis why is this name appropriate for this disease
enterovirus (esp likes to destroy lower motor neurons whose cell bodies in gray matter of spinal cord)
Although not the same virus, there is a nurine poliovirus which you would assume by the term murine would affect ____ or ____
mice or rats
If major lymphatic duct of the body is ruptured or torn we may see a_______
chylothorax
The formation of lymph: returned to blood vascular system via ___pressure, ___lined walls, and connected to vascular system to be readily available to ______(vein or artery), that is loacated at what level to heart?
Low presure, thin walled (unidirectional, blind ended), vein, same level of heart,
Thus insuring that the pressures in the thoracic duct and venous system are about the ____about ____mmHg
same pressures of venous system (0 mmHg)
If compared to the valved thin walled duct the pressure in the blod vessel was significantly higher this would ____lymph drainage directly
prevent