Chapter I Multiple Choice

What kind of "extreme" filtration occurs through tiny pores, allowing for separation of extremely minute particles?
1. contrafiltration
2. juxtafiltration
3. ultrafiltration
4. profiltration
Which term means "acting against or opposing stimulation" or "a depressant"?
1. antestimulant
2. infrastimulant
3. contrastimulant
4. prostimulant
What does "juxtanuclear" mean?
1. adjacent to the nucleus
2. distant from the nucleus
3. within the nucleus
4. beyond the nucleus
What does a salinometer do?
1. produces a type of "saliva" for the purpose of breaking down certain substances
2. measures the amount of saliva produced by the mouth
3. detects the strength of ocean waves
4. reads the salt content of a liquid
Which term means "situated between the 'wall-like' bones"?
1. inframural
2. interparietal
3. intralateral
4. decapsular
______________ means "pertaining to the surface of the neck of a posterior tooth that faces the cheek."
1. palatocervical
2. linguocervical
3. labiocervical
4. buccocervical
Which pair of terms may both mean "located under or on the lower surface of the orbit (i.e., the eye socket)"?
1. anteorbital, infraorbital
2. suborbital, contraorbital
3. infraorbital, suborbital
4. suborbital, extraorbital
To what may "ante partum," "antepartal," and "prepartal" all refer?
1. the time after childbirth
2. the area in front of a piece or "part"
3. the area in front of the palate of the mouth
4. the time before childbirth
Which term means "related to the brain and spinal cord"?
1. capitospinal
2. cerebrospinal
3. celerospinal
4. capsulospinal
An injection (lit. _______________) is the forcing of a liquid into something.
1. throwing in
2. propelling forward
3. thrusting out
4. pushing around