Fourth Exam

Front 1

gamete

Back 1

reproductive cell that contains one half of the chromosomes required to produce an offspring of the species

Front 2

libido

Back 2

psychological and physical drive for sexual activity

Front 3

semen

Back 3

fluid containing sperm and secretions from the prostate and other structures of the male reproductive system (seminal fluid)

Front 4

sphincter

Back 4

ring-like muscle that opens and closes a body opening to allow or restrict passage through the structure

Front 5

testosterone

Back 5

androgenic hormone responsible for the development of the male sex organs

Front 6

andr/o

Back 6

male

Front 7

balan/o

Back 7

glans penis

Front 8

crypt/o

Back 8

hidden

Front 9

epididym/o

Back 9

epididymis

Front 10

genit/o

Back 10

genitalia

Front 11

gonad/o

Back 11

gonads, sex glands

Front 12

olig/o

Back 12

scanty

Front 13

orch/o

orchi/o

orchid/o

test/o

Back 13

testis (or plural testes)

Front 14

varic/o

Back 14

dilated vein

Front 15

vas/o

Back 15

vessel; vas deferens; duct

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vesicul/o

Back 16

seminal vesicle

Front 17

-cide

Back 17

killing

Front 18

-genesis

Back 18

forming, producing, origin

Front 19

-ism

Back 19

condition

Front 20

-spadias

Back 20

slit, fissure

Front 21

brachy-

Back 21

short

Front 22

epi-

Back 22

above, upon

Front 23

antagonistic

Back 23

acting in opposition; mutually opposing

Front 24

electrolyte

Back 24

mineral salt that carries and electrical charge in solution

Front 25

glucagon

Back 25

hormone produced by the pancreatic alpha cells that stimulates the liver to change stored glycogen to glucose

Front 26

glucose

Back 26

simple sugar that is the end product of carbohydrate digestion

Front 27

insulin

Back 27

hormone produced by pancreatic beta cells that allows body cells to use glucose for energy or store it in the liver as glycogen

Front 28

sympathomimetic

Back 28

agent that mimics the effects of the sympathetic nervous system

Front 29

calc/o

Back 29

calcium

Front 30

crin/o

Back 30

secrete

Front 31

gluc/o

glyc/o

glycos/o

Back 31

sugar, sweetness

Front 32

home/o

Back 32

same, alike

Front 33

kal/i

Back 33

potassium

Front 34

toxic/o

Back 34

poison

Front 35

-crine

Back 35

secrete

Front 36

-dipsia

Back 36

thirst

Front 37

-gen

Back 37

forming, producing origin

Front 38

-uria

Back 38

urine

Front 39

eu-

Back 39

good, normal

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exo-

Back 40

outside, outward

Front 41

hyper-

Back 41

excessive, above normal

Front 42

hypo-

Back 42

under, below

Front 43

poly-

Back 43

many, much

Front 44

afferent

Back 44

carry or move inward or toward a central structure

Front 45

blood-brain barrier

Back 45

protective mechanism that blocks specific substances found in the bloodstream from entering delicate brain tissue

Front 46

efferent

Back 46

carry or move away from a central structure

Front 47

limbic system

Back 47

complex neural system located beneath the cerebrum that controls basic emotions and drives and plays an important role in memory

Front 48

neurilemma

Back 48

additional external myelin sheath that is formed by Schwann cells and found only on axons in the peripheral nervous system

Front 49

ventricle

Back 49

organ chamber or cavity that holds fluid

Front 50

cerebr/o

Back 50

cerebrum

Front 51

encephal/o

Back 51

brain

Front 52

gangli/o

Back 52

ganglion

Front 53

gli/o

Back 53

glue; neurological tissue

Front 54

kinesi/o

Back 54

movement

Front 55

lept/o

Back 55

thin, slender

Front 56

lex/o

Back 56

word, phrase

Front 57

mening/o

meningi/o

Back 57

meninges

Front 58

myel/o

Back 58

bone marrow; spinal cord

Front 59

narc/o

Back 59

stupor; numbness; sleep

Front 60

neur/o

Back 60

nerve

Front 61

radicul/o

Back 61

nerve root

Front 62

sthen/o

Back 62

strength

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thalam/o

Back 63

thalamus

Front 64

thec/o

Back 64

sheath

Front 65

ton/o

Back 65

tension

Front 66

ventricul/o

Back 66

ventricle

Front 67

-algesia

-algia

Back 67

pain

Front 68

-asthenia

Back 68

weakness, debility

Front 69

-esthesia

Back 69

feeling

Front 70

-kinesia

Back 70

movement

Front 71

-lepsy

Back 71

seizure

Front 72

-paresis

Back 72

partial paralysis

Front 73

-phasia

Back 73

speech

Front 74

-plegia

Back 74

paralysis

Front 75

-taxia

Back 75

order, coordination

Front 76

pachy-

Back 76

thick

Front 77

para-

Back 77

near, beside; beyond

Front 78

syn-

Back 78

union, together, joined

Front 79

uni-

Back 79

one

Front 80

accommodation

Back 80

adjustment of the eye for various distances so that images fall on the retina of the eye

Front 81

acuity

Back 81

clearness or sharpness of a sensory function

Front 82

adnexa

Back 82

tissues or structures in the body adjacent to or near a related structure

Front 83

humor

Back 83

any fluid or semifluid of the body

Front 84

labyrinth

Back 84

series of intricate communicating passages

Front 85

opaque

Back 85

substance or surface that neither transmits nor allows the passage of light

Front 86

perilymph

Back 86

fluid that very closely resembles spinal fluid but not found in the cochlea

Front 87

photopigment

Back 87

light-sensitive pigment in the retinal cones and rods that absorbs light and initiates the visual process; also called visual pigment

Front 88

refractive

Back 88

ability to bend light rays as they pass from one medium to another

Front 89

tunic

Back 89

layer or coat of tissue; also called membrane layer