Chapter V Multiple Choice
Which term means "susceptible to decomposition by natural biological processes, such as by the action of bacteria, plants, or animals"?
- biodegradable
- aquiferous
- digestive
- permeable
Which word indicates the space within the "glassy" gel on the inside of the eye?
- intervisceral
- intervalent
- intravitreal
- intravital
Which word means "just born, coming into existence" or, in the case of chemistry, "just liberated from a chemical combination"?
- native
- nature
- nascent
- nasal
What does "transmeatal" mean?
- through the bone marrow
- across the "flesh," i.e., muscle tissue
- across a membrane
- through an opening or passageway
Which term means "resembling or similar to a swollen and twisted vein, artery, or lymphatic vessel"?
- varicoid
- vitroid
- visceroid
- vesicoid
Which word means "inducing sleep"?
- dormant
- somniferous
- dormancy
- insomnia
What does "progressive" mean?
- tending to step forward
- tending to gather together
- characterized by falling forward
- able to collect in one place
Which word meaning "passage" or "channel" comes from a base meaning "to lead"?
- meatus
- vessel
- channel
- duct