HMAP 111 Quiz `1

The ears are ____ to the nose.

lateral

What is the study of diseases of the body? 

Pathology

What is the study of how various body parts function, what they do and how they do it?

Physiology

Which of these two cavities are separated by the diaphragm?

thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity

Which of the following tissues covers surfaces and forms glands?

Epithelial

What body cavity is divided into the cranial cavity and the spinal cavity?

Dorsal cavity

What type of muscle tissue is found along the digestive tract?

Smooth

The chin is ___ to the nose.

inferior

What plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions?

Transverse plane

What organ is in the endocrine system?

 thyroid gland

What organ is in the muscular system?

Biceps brachii

What organ is in the urinary system?

kidneys

What organ is in the reproductive system?

uterus

What organ is in the lymphatic system?

spleen

What organ is in the cardiovascular system?

arteries

What organ is in the skeletal system?

bone

What organ is in the nervous system?

brain

What organ is in the respiratory system?

lungs

What organ is in the digestive system?

large intestine

Which of the following muscle types are important for the pumping action of the heart?

cardiac muscle

The heart is ___ to the lungs

medial

The prostate gland, pp, and urethra belong to the male reproductive system. T OR F

True

Which of the following organ systems consists of  skin, hair, and nails?

Integumentary

The knee is ___ to the ankle.

proximal

The act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand (ventrum) is forward or upward is known as _____.

supination

Which prefix means between or among?

Inter-

In the medical term prenatal, what does the prefix pre- mean?

before, in front of

Which is a prefix meaning large, abnormal size, or long?

Macro-

Which part of the medical term usually indicates the procedure, condition, disorder, or disease?

Suffix

The term that means within the muscle is _____.

intramuscular

Which is the term that means inflammation of the appendix?

Appendicitis

The blue discoloration of the skin is caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood is known as ___.

Cyanosis

Which suffix means abnormal hardening?

-sclerosis

The term that means the surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface is _____.

colostomy

In the medical term neuroplasty, what does the suffix -plasty mean?

Surgical repair

Discomfort due to the regurgitation of stomach acid upward into the esophagus is known as ____.

pyrosis

A white blood cell is a/an ___

leukocyte

Which prefix would you use to build a medical term that means excessive or increased?

hyper-

which is the meaning of the term diagnosis?

the identification of a disease

The brain is contained in what body cavity?

cranial cavity

The organs of any cavity are referred to as the viscera. T OR F

True

How is the head anatomically positioned to the heart?

 The head is superior to the heart.

what type of tissue includes fluid-like substances, such as blood or lymph?

connective

Which physiological process is demonstrated when the first uterine contraction during labor triggers increasingly stronger uterine contractions?

positive feedback

The lungs and heart are located in which body cavity?

thoracic cavity

Which of the following cavities contains the heart?

pericardial cavity

Which of the following is a function of glucagon secreted by pancreas?

It breaks down glycogen into glucose.

What organ system brings in oxygen and eliminates carbon dioxide from the blood?

respiratory system

The medical term that describes any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus is ___.

mycosis

The abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries is known as _________________.

arteriosclerosis

A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin is a/an ____________________.

dermatologist

What color is the skin of a patient diagnosed with cyanosis?

blue

The medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need is called ___.

triage

What does viral mean?

pertaining to a virus

Which prefix means good, normal, well, or easy?

eu-

Pat Brooks is scheduled for an arthroscopy. Which body structure does an arthroscopy examine?

joint

The term that means the surgical removal of the appendix is ____________________.

appendectomy

The time and events surrounding birth is _______________.

perinatal

Which is a prefix meaning toward or in the direction of?

ad-

A feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection is known as ____________________.

malaise 

Hyperthermia is one of the key indicators of inflammation. What does this term mean?

heat

The term that means above or outside the ribs is ____________.

supracostal

Which word part means plaque or fatty substance?

ather/o

What is defined as a group of similar cells that perform similar functions?

tissues

What organ system interprets stimuli from the outside world and controls special senses?

nervous

Which body system is responsible for converting food into simpler substances and nutrients that can be absorbed by the body's cells after ingestion?

digestive

How is the mouth anatomically positioned to the nose?

The mouth is inferior to the nose.

What are the smallest living units of the biological organization?

cells

Both the stomach and gallbladder are in what body cavity?

abdominopelvic cavity

What is a syndrome?

  a set of signs and symptoms occurring together as part of a specific disease process

The word part hyper- is an example of a/an ___.

prefix

In addition to meaning "an examination position," which is another meaning for the term lithotomy?

 a surgical incision for the removal of a stone

Which is true about an acute condition?

•   It may have a gradual onset.

•   It has a long duration.

•   It has a severe course.

•   It is rarely cured.

  It has a severe course.

What does the suffix -rrhea in the term diarrhea mean?

 flow or discharge

What does the prefix in the term addiction mean?

 toward, in the direction of

What is otolaryngology?

 the study of the ears and throat

Abnormal enlargement of the liver is known as _______________.

hepatomegaly

A loss of a large amount of blood in a short time is referred to as _______.

hemorrhage

What does the term gastrodynia mean?

 pain in the stomach

Which is an example of an eponym?

• laser

• -itis

• parkinson’s disease

• d/dx

Parkinson’s disease

A patient who is bending over from pain asks you to examine their stomach. You immediately palpate, or feel, for tenderness or swelling in the left upper quadrant (the upper left superior portion of the abdomen) because you know that is where the stomach is located. What is the term used for the reference point when referring to directional terms, planes, and cavities for this patient when discussing the location of the pain with another provider?

anatomical position

What does the prefix in the term dysfunctional mean?

 bad, difficult, painful

The term that means any disease of the stomach is _________.

Gastritis

Which prefix means right side?

dextro-

The medical term meaning an inflammation of the stomach is _______.

gastritis

The term that describes a disease named for the person who first discovered it is ____________________. 

eponym

Which is the medical term for surgical repair of a muscle?

myoplasty

What is Alzheimer's disease an example of?

an eponym

The medical term meaning suturing together the ends of a severed nerve is ____________________. 

Neuorrhaphy

1. hich of these is an example of a symptom?

   •   rash

   •   runny nose

   •   fatigue.

   •   fever

fatigue

which is another term for differential diagnosis?

rule out

What does the word root in the term postnatal mean?

birth

Which word part means abnormal softening?

-malacia

Which of the following planes divides the body into two equal left and right portions

midsagittal plane

Which word part refers to the renal pelvis, which is part of the kidney?

pyel/o

What does supracostal mean?

within the muscle

what is the term for the resulting film created by angiograph

angiogram

Greg sustained severe wounds following an auto accident. The EMS team referred to his injuries as ___.

trauma

What occurs during the perinatal period?

labor

Mack Sanders arrives at the medical office with a fever. Mack's fever is an example of a

sign