Medical Terminology Final (all questions from self test)

1. The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of a word is the:

root word "stem word"

2. In the medical term 'intra/ven/ous', -ven- is the:

word root or stem word

3. The word part attached to the beginning of a word root in order to modify its meaning is called a(n):

prefix

4. In the medical term 'arthr/itis', -itis is the:

suffix

5. The word part attached to the end of a word root in order to modify its meaning is the:

suffix

6. The most common combining vowel is:

'o'

7. In the divided medical term 'arthr/o/pathy', "o" is the:

combining vowel "used with both the stem word and suffix"

8. In the divided medical term 'sub/hepat/ic', which part is the prefix and which part is the suffix?

sub- and -ic

9. The combining form of a stem word is usually made of two component parts, the _____ _____ and _____ _____:

word root and combining vowel

10. In the divided medial term 'osteopor/o/sis', the slash lines (/) indicate that the vowel "o" may be used as part of which word parts?

por- and -osis

11. The phrase, refers to or _____, is a generalized actual meaning (not a literal meaning) used for the suffixes -a, -ia, -iac, -al, -ar, -ic, -is, -on, -os, -us, -ium, and -um.

pertains to

12. Verb variations of a stem word usually describe:

action taken, condition, or state

13. Adjectives usually modify a noun (thing named) denoting quality, quantity, extent, or _____ .

distinction of the object from something else

14. Breaking a compound term into component word parts (usually with its combining vowel or vowels) is called:

fracturing

15. The combining form or term that literally means "internal organs" is:

viscer/o-

16. The abdominal cavity contains the:

liver

17. My/o- is the combining form of a word part that means:

muscle

18. The suffix -plas/ia is a compound suffix (2 or more parts) that refers to:

formation, growth or development

19. The combining form that means "cause of (disease)" is:

eti/o

20. The prefix that means "change or after" is:

meta-

21. The suffix that means "to control or stop" is:

-stasis

22. The medical term that means "the science of or study of body changes caused by disease" is :

path/o/logy

23. The combining form onc/o- means:

tumor

24. If a tumor is found to be benign, it is:

encapsulated, slow growing, and expansive

25. The medical term for new growth (of abnormal tissue or tumor) is:

neoplasm

26. The literal meaning of the medical term carcin/oma is:

crab-like tumor "invades with crab-like leg growths"

27. The correct way to fracture or divide the medical term melanocarcinoma is:

melano/carcin/oma

28. The term 'af/ferent' (as in sensory impulses) is defined as:

conveying toward the center

29. "I swear by Apollo the Physician and Asclepius and Hygieia and Panaceia..." is the beginning of what famous oath?

Hippocratic Oath

30. If an infection is "Chronic" it is characterized by:

little change, slow progression, and long duration

31. An epithelial or covering cell malignant tumor is referred to as a(n):

carcinoma

32. A tumor of the fibrous and cartilaginous tissue is called a(n):

fibrochondroma

33. The study of disease is referred to as:

pathology

34. Cancers of the circulatory system include:

leukemia and lymphomas

35. A fatty tumor is called a(n) :

lipoma, steatoma, or adipoma

36. The term "metastasis" means:

to spread

37. The term "hyperplasia" means:

increase in development

38. The term "diagnosis" means:

total knowledge

39. The term "Clinical" means:

at patient's bedside

40. The term "Prognosis" means:

before knowledge

41. The term "Graphy" means ________:

procedure using an instrument to record something

42. The term "Stetho/scop/e" literally means:

instrument to examine the chest

43. The term "Laryngo/scop/y" literally and actually means:

the procedure of viewing and examining the voice box

44. The term "Surgery" literally means:

procedure of working by hand

What cellular organelle contains chromosomes and has the literal meaning "nut"?

nucleus

The combining form hist/o- means:

tissue or web-like

A body part which is formed of two or more types of body tissue and performs one or more specific functions is called a(n) ________:

organ

Bone is described as _____ tissue.

connective

The directional term 'lateral' describes movement in which direction:

to the side

The directional term that means "toward the lower end of the body" is:

caudal

The term that describes the direction closest to the point of origin is:

proximal

The directional term for movement toward the back of the body is:

dorsal

The term that describes movement toward the top of the body is:

cephalic

The term that describes movement toward the front of the body is:

ventral

The directional term 'inferior' describes movement:

toward the lower end of the body

The term that divides the body into right and left halves is the:

sagittal plane "like an arrow"

The term 'coronal' or 'frontal plane' divides the body into the:

anterior and posterior portions

A trephine is used to remove___.

bone

If one is flat on their back and face up, they are in a _____ position.

supine

A 'Plantar Wart' is located on the:

sole of foot

The term defined as the process of drawing away from the mid-line or middle is:

abduction

The movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position is called:

extension

About how many men will develop breast cancer?

1 in 1000

The term "Mammogram" means:

a recording of the breast

Which of these was the first 3D-printed drug approved by the FDA?

Spritam

The term "Intravenous Injection -IV" means:

within a vein

The term "Phlebotomy" means:

to cut into a vein

Which of these conditions would be treated with Phakic IOLs?

Myopia

"Fluoroscopy" is used to record ________:

moving body parts

"Angiograms" are used for ________:

recording pictures of vessels

The "KUB" examination looks for defects in the:

kidney, ureter, and bladder

The "Pyelogram" records information about the _____:

kidney pelvis

A "Myelogram" is used to record _______ information:

spinal cord/nerve tissue

Body "X-rays" produce pictures of _____body tissue and bones:

dense

A "_______" is a noninvasive roentgenography diagnostic technique.

Computerized Axial Tomography

A "_____" produces a radio frequency radiation pulse image of soft and hard tissue in multiple planes.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Scan)-MRI

Laser assisted surgery "LASIK" is used to correct:

myopia (and hyperopia)

A "EKG or ECG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity.

heart

A "EEG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity.

brain

An "EMG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity.

skeletal muscle

A "PET Scan" is used to detect glucose or energy use levels of the ________:

brain

A "Thallium - Hot Spot Test" is used to detect _____ damage:

heart

The term "Auscult/ation" literally means:

process or procedure for listening

The term "Percuss/ion" literally means:

process or procedure of striking

The term "ocular" literally means:

refers to the eye

The term "Sphygmo/mano/meter" literally means:

to measure the pulse by hand

The procedure of using an instrument that produces high frequency sound waves to produce an image of the size or shape of a body part is called:

Ultra/sono/graph/y

The term "Biopsy" literally means:

the procedure of viewing life

The term "Ophthalmo/scop/e" means:

instrument to examine the eye

A "Tonometer" measures pressure within the ________:

eye

The term "Nebuliz/er" means:

one who causes a mist

The term "Cryo/surg/er/y" literally means:

a procedure of one who works by hand with cold

An "Otoscope" is used to view the:

ear

The term "Tympanostomy" literally means:

procedure of cutting and making a mouth-like opening in the ear drum

A "Spinal Tap" is used to ________:

take fluid samples from the spinal fluid

The term "Catheter" literally means:

to let down into

A "Defibrillator" is used to correct ________:

abnormal heart beats or rhythms

An "Electro Shock Therapy - EST" is also known as:

Electric Convulsive Therapy

A "Pacemaker" can be external or internal and usually generates electrical stimuli to the heart muscle with ________:

fixed and/or alternate impulse

The term "Bronchoscope" literally means:

instrument to view trachea-like structures