Health & Medical Terminology Final Exam Review

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Which word part contains the fundamental meaning of the word?

Root word

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

Word root or stem word

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

Prefix

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

Suffix

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

Suffix

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The most common combining vowel is:

'o'

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

combining vowel used with both the stem word and suffix

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

sub- and -ic

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

word root and combining vowel

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

por- and -osis

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

pertains to

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Verb variations of a stem word usually describe:

action taken, condition, or state

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Adjectives usually modify a noun to denote quality, quantity, extent, or:

distinction of the object from something else

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Breaking a compound term into component word parts with a vowel or vowels is called:

fracturing

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

viscer/o-

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

muscle

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The combining form -phas- means:

to speak; utter

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The prefix that means "change or after" is:

meta-

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

-stasis

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

path/o/logy

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The combining form onc/o- means:

tumor

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The medical term for new growth of abnormal tissue or a tumor is:

neoplasm

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

crab-like tumor

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The correct way to fracture or divide the medical term melanocarcinoma

melano/carcin/oma

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The term 'af/ferent' which may be used to describe sensory impulses is defined as:

conveying toward the center

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

Hippocratic

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If an infection is "chronic" it is characterized by:

little change, slow progression, and long duration

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A tumor of the fibrous and cartilaginous tissue is called a:

fibrochondroma

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The study of disease is referred to as:

pathology

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The prefix of the term catabolism means:

down, under, against

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A fatty tumor is called a(n):

lipoma

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The term "metastasis" means:

to spread

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The term "diagnosis" means:

total knowledge

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The term "clinical" means:

at patient's bedside

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The term "prognosis" means:

before knowledge

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The term "graphy" means:

Procedure using an instrument to record something

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The term "stetho/scope/e" literally means:

instrument to examine the chest

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The term "laryngo/scop/y" literally and actually means:

the procedure of viewing and examining the voice box

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The term "surgery" literally means:

procedure of working by hand

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Ninety-none percent of words in a medical dictionary are composed of nouns, verbs, and:

adjectives

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A compound term is derived from two or more:

Word roots

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Antonyms comprise medical terms and are words that:

Have opposite meanings

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The word "afebrile" has a prefix which means:

Without or not

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The word "periosteum" has a prefix which means:

around

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Which example of the compound term "ankylosing" is fractured correctly?

Ankylos/ing

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In the medical term "pleurisy," what is the meaning of its suffix?

Inflamed

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Which surgical suffix means "procedure or process of cutting out?"

-ec/tom/y

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In the medical term "cephalgia," the combining verb form means:

Pain

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If a patient has "ptosis" of their eyelid, you can expect to see the eyelid:

Drooping

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A patient that is "euthyroid" has:

Normal thyroid function

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The prefix extra- means:

outside

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A patient with cyanosis has which skin color?

Blue

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A patient who is adducting their arm is moving it:

Toward their body

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A patient who has undergone a nephrectomy has had which of the following removed?

Kidney

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A patient with rhabdomyolysis has destruction of:

Striated muscle

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An atrophic muscle would appear:

Shrunken

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John's physician told him that his disease is idiopathic. This means its cause is:

Unknown

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

nucleus

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The combining form hist/o- means:

tissue or web-like

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

organ

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The directional term lateral describes movement in which direction:

to the side

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

caudal

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

proximal

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

dorsal

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

cephalic

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Anterior movement can also be called:

ventral

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The directional term inferior describes movement

toward the lower end of the body

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

sagittal

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The coronal plane divides the body into the:

anterior and posterior portions

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A trephine is used to remove:

Bone

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

supine

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A plantar wart is located on the:

sole of the foot

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

extension

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The term "Mammogram" means:

a recording of the breast

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

Spritam

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The term "Intravenous Injection" means:

within a vein

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The term "Phlebotomy" means:

to cut into a vein

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Which of these conditions would be treated with phakic intraocular lenses?

Myopia

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"Fluoroscopy" is used to record:

moving body parts

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"Angiograms" are used for:

recording pictures of blood vessels

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The "KUB" examinations looks for defects in the:

kidney, ureter, and bladder

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A "Pyelogram" records information about the

kidney pelvis

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A "Myelogram" is used to record information about which tissue?

spinal cord and nerves

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"X-rays" produce pictures of what type of body tissue and bones?

dense

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Which of the following is a noninvasive roentgenography diagnostic technique?

CAT scan

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Which of the following produces a radio frequency radiation pulse image of soft and hard tissue in multiple planes?

MRI

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LASIK laser surgery can be used to correct:

myopia

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An "EKG or ECG" is used to record information about electrical activity in the:

heart

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Thermo/gram literally means:

heat or temperature/recording

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An electromyogram is used to record information about electrical activity in the:

skeletal muscle

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A PET scan is used to detect metabolism of glucose by the:

brain

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A Thallium scan is used to detect damage to the:

heart

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The term "Auscult/ation" literally means:

process or procedure for listening

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The term "Percuss/ion" literally means:

process or procedure of striking

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The term "ocular" literally means:

refers to the eye

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

to measure the pulse by hand

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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

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What uses a high frequency electromagnetic current produced by a microwave device to generate heat within body tissues?

Diathermy

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The term "Ophthalmo/scop/e" means:

instrument to examine the eye

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A tonometer measures pressure within the

eye

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