Match the Word Elements with Their Meanings

question 20

Multiple Choice

Match the word elements with their meanings.
-vulva

• A)andr/o
• B)balan/o
• C)cervic/o
• D)colp/o
• E)episi/o
• F)gonad/o
• G)gynec/o
• H)hyster/o
• I)lact/o
• J)mast/o
• K)nat/o
• L)oophor/o
• M)orchid/o
• N)salping/o
• O)vesicul/o
• P)-arche
• Q)-cyesis
• R)-gravida
• S)-para
• T)-tocia

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Definitions:

Neurotransmitter

Chemical substances that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron to another in the nervous system.

Local Potential

Changes in the electric potential of a neuron's membrane that are confined to a small area, unlike action potentials that can spread.

Neurotransmitters

Chemicals released by nerve cells to transmit signals across a synapse to another nerve cell, muscle cell, or gland cell.

Synaptic Cleft

Space between the presynaptic and the postsynaptic membranes.