Dual Credit Medical Terminology Fall Mid-Term Review

Identify the suffix in the word gastroenteritis

-itis

Intra- is an example of a ______ when used in a medical terminology

Prefix

Identify all the language rules for building medical terminology

1. When combining two combining forms, you keep the combining form vowel

2. When combining a combining form w/ a suffix that begins w/ a consonant, you keep the combining form vowel

3. When combining a suffix that starts w/ a vowel, drop the combining form vowel

4. A prefix goes at the beginning of a word & no combining form vowel is used

5. When defining a medical word, start w/ the suffix first and then work left to right

What is used to join word parts and to ease the pronunciation?

Combining form vowel

What part of the medical term contains the foundational meaning of the word?

The root word

What is the direct meaning of the medical terminology suffix -lysis?

breakdown, destruction

What is the difference between inter- and intra-?

Inter - between; intra - within

What is the direct meaning of t he medical terminology suffix -dynia?

Pain

The medical term _____ combines a prefix and suffix directly meaning without or lacking blood condition.

Anemia

The medical term _____ combines a prefix and suffix directly meaning difficult or abnormal urination

Dysuria

body plane labeling (refer to image on packet)

1 - mid sagittal/sagittal/medial; 2 - frontal/coronal; 3 - tranversal

What description best describes the anatomical position?

Standing upright, feet at shoulder-width & parallel, toes pointed forward, limbs to the side w/ palms facing out

Identify the two medical terms that both describe the back or direction toward the back of the body.

Posterior/dorsal

What body cavity is circled in the picture?

Abdominal cavity

Which terms both describe a position above or higher than another part of the body?

Cranial/superior

What is the meaning of the abbreviation EENT?

Eyes, ears, nose, & throat

Identify the medical term that means double vision.

Diplopia

What does the medical term intraocular mean?

Pertaining to within the eyes

What is the difference between an otoscope and an ophthalmoscope?

otoscope - instrument used to examine the ear; ophthalmoscope - instrument used to examine the eye

What is the medical term for “ear drum”?

tympanic membrane

What medical term means runny nose?

Rhinorrhea

Identify the layers of the epidermis.

Stratum corneum, stratum lucidum, stratum granulosom, stratum spinosum, stratum basale

What geriatric disease may cause softening of the bones related to vitamin D deficiency?

Osteoporosis

Canadace’s arm bumped into a hot pan, spilling boiling hot water onto her skin. The burn was immediately painful, and she began to experience reddening, swelling, and blistering of the skin. Which type of burn did she receive?

2nd degree

What medical term means itching?

Pruritus

identify medical terminology combining forms meaning skin.

Derm, dermato, cutaneo

What medical term below refers to the skin having a blue appearance?

Cyanosis

What medical term means a condition of slow movement?

Bradykinesia

What medical term means the production of blood cells?

Hematopoiesis

Jane is being treated for a _____ fracture in which the bone “shattered” into multiple fragments.

Comminuted

Your friend tells you that she just got diagnosed with a chondroma. Asan astute Medical Terminology student, you tell her that she has a benign tumor of the _______.

Cartilage (chondr means cartilage)

How many word roots are in the term costochondritis?

2 (Costo, chondro)

What medical term means age-related muscle atrophy?

Sarcopenia

What is the abbreviation for an electromyogram?

EMG

The term ________ is an inflammatory disease of the muscles closest to the center of the body. It may involve many muscles and progress over time.

Polymyositis

What medical term means necrosis or disintegration of skeletal muscle that may be caused by injury?

Rhabdomyolysis

Muscle that is associated with the walls of internal organs and is responsible for involuntary muscle movement is called:

Smooth muscle

Medical terminology is used in muscle nomenclature. Identify the major muscles of the body

gluteus Maximus (size); deltoid/trapezius (shape); bicep/tricep (division); adductor magnus (action)

What medical term describes an abnormal buildup of CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) in the ventricles of the brain?

hydrocephalus

What medical term describes a disease of multiple peripheral nerves at the same time?

Polyneuropathy

What medical term describes inflammation of the tissues of the brain?

Encephalitis

The medical term ______ means increased sensitivity to stimulus.

Hyperesthesia

The medical term _____ means pain in the head.

Cephalgia

Afferent nerves carry impulses _____ the central nervous system.

Towards

Efferent nerves carry impulses _____ the central nervous system.

Away

Which term describes the upper chambers of the heart?

Atria (atrium - singular)

The medical term for the middle layer of the heart wall is _______.

Myocardium

What does “echocardiogram” refer to?

a test using sound waves to create an image of the heart; an ultrasound of the heart

What is the medical term for high blood pressure?

Hypertension

What is the medical term for abnormally fast heart rate?

Tachycardia