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Questions and Answers List

level questions: level4

Question	Answer
outer part of an organ ?	cortex/cortices
swollen veins ?	varix/varices
background substance mold ?	matrix/matrices
membrane over the front eye ?	conjunctiva/conjunctivae
sacs of fluid near a joint ?	bursa/bursae
kneecap ?	patella/patellae
one of two membranes around the lungs ?	pleura/pleurae
benign tumor of a gland ?	adenoma/adenomata
cancerous tumor of a gland ?	adenocarcinoma/adenocarcinomata
cancerous tumor of fibrous tissue ?	fibroma/fibromata
cancerous tumor of a fleshy tissue ?	sarcoma/sarcomata
a tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lymphatic vessels ?	angioma/angiomata
the male reproductive cell (sperm cell ) ?	spermatozoon/spermatozoa
group of nerve cells ?	ganglion/ganglia
single-celled animals ?	protozoon/protozoa
any of the bones of the fingers or toes ?	phalanx/phalanges
opening passageways ?	foramen/foramina
central opening ?	lumen/lumina
inflammation of the tissues that surround the brain and spinal cord ?	meningitis/meningitides
-y ?	condition of
sustained muscle contraction ?	tetany
-iasis ?	abnormal condition of
-ism ?	state of/condition of
skin disease ?	psoriasis
-esis ?	condition of
increased urination ?	diuresis
-asis ?	condition of
stoppage of menstrual flow ?	menostasis
-ac, -ic, -ical, -ar, -ary, -ory, -al, -ile, -form, -ous, -oid ?	pertaining to / resembling
pertaining to through the tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body ?	transurethral
of or relating to the urethra ?	urethral
the spreading of a disease (especially cancer) ?	metastasis/metastases
artificial part attached to the body ?	prosthesis/prostheses
rod-shaped bacteria ?	bacillus/bacilli
any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action ?	stimulus/stimuli
ureter	tube that connect the kidney to the bladder