Quizzes 1, 2, 4 (no chapter 3 quiz)

Which of the following terms is spelled correctly?

Appendices

An involuntary response to stimulus is a/an

reflex

Which of the following terms means involuntary response to a stimulus?

reflex

Which of the following terms means backward flow?

reflux

Which of the following terms means to make a prediction on the probable outcome of a disease?

prognosis

The correct pronunciation for ischemic is:

is - KEY - mik

Write the word that the pronunciation key is describing, IN-trah-VEE-nus.

intravenous

must know how to type

The plural form of the word for armpit is:

axillae

Which of the following terms is spelled correctly?

Thoraces

The elements in the term "cardiomyopathy" in order are

The medical term cardiomyopathy deconstructed to be
cardi/o (a combining form), my/o (combining form), and -pathy (suffix).

The combining form ur/o must have the following suffix added to mean the study of the urinary tract?

-logy

Which of the following suffixes have the same meaning as al?

ic and ary

The word element -logy is an example:

of a suffix.

Which of the following terms has a suffix that indicates action?

Infarction

The term infarction has the suffix -ion which means action.

An example of the use of a prefix in a medical term is:

endocarditis (endo- which means within)

In the term hypotension, what is the prefix and what does the prefix mean?

The prefix is hypo and it means less than normal

The root of axillary is from the Latin word for

armpit (axill-)

Which of the following statements is true?

In this text, the root is separated from the combining vowel by /.

The word element cardi- is an example of a

root (cardi- = heart)

Which statement is true about the term "pneumothorax"?

This term has one root and one combining form.

The term pneumothorax means air in the pleural space. Its elements are pneum/o (combining form) and thorax (suffix).

To form an adjective from the word patella, you end the word with

-ar

Which element means build up?

anabol-

A clear fluid collected from body tissues and transported to the venous circulation is

lymph (Latin for clear spring water)

A synonym for coronal is

frontal

(both mean front)

Which abbreviation stands for the information carrier in the nucleus to an organelle to produce protein molecules?

RNA

The word for maintaining the stability of a body system or the body's internal environment is

homeostasis

Which of the following cellular components means organelle that generates, stores, and releases energy for cell activities?

mitochondrion

The mitochondrion is the cellular component where the organelle generates, stores, and releases energy for cell activities.

Chromatin is found within

deoxyribonucleic acid

What is a chromosome?

tightly coiled bodies of DNA and histones

The correct spelling of the term for a crescent-shaped cartilaginous structure in the knee is

meniscus

Which of the following words means a band of fibrous connective tissue connecting two structures?

Ligament

In which of the following organ systems would the term hypogastric appear?

digestive

The medical term that means tissue that surrounds the bone

periosteum

tissue (-um) that surrounds (peri-) the bone (oste-).

In the anatomical position, the body is standing erect with the feet flat on the floor, face and eyes facing forward, and arms at the sides with the palms facing forward. Which of the following best describes the anatomical position?

Toes and palms are anterior

Telling a patient to assume the prone position is the same as saying

lie down on your belly

“toward the belly”

Which of the following terms is the opposite of proximal?

Distal

The RUQ is located __________to the RLQ.

superior

The left hypochondriac region is

superior to and left of the umbilical region

The diaphragm separates the __________and __________cavities

abdominal; thoracic

Which of the following organs is in the pelvic cavity?

urinary bladder