Health 2700 Unit 4 exam

42. Use -crine to build a word that means to secrete within:_______.

endocrine

17. What laboratory test measures blood sugar levels after the administration of glucose?

GTT

25. Insulin is produced by the:

Pancreas

gland

aden/o

calcium

calc/o

pituitary gland

pituitar/o

same, like

home/o

insulin

insulin/o

sugar, sweetness

gluc/o

pancreas

pancreat/o

parathyroid glands

parathyroid/o

thymus gland

thym/o

thyroid gland

thyroid/o

poison

toxic/o

adrenal glands

adrenal/o

many, much

poly-

to secrete

-crine

color

chrom/o

condition

-ism

head

cephal/o

excessive, above normal

hyper-

tumor

-oma

muscle

my/o

33. A disorder caused by hyperthyroidism

goiter

8. Exophthalmos can occur as a result of:

thyroid disease

28. Excessive thirst is called:

polydipsia

20. Hyposecretion of the thyroid gland in adults causes:

myxedema

32. Which of the following diseases is treated by an endocrinologist?

diabetes

10. Which term is associated with an enlargement of the thyroid gland?

(2) goiter

49. Build a medical word that means excision of the parathyroid gland:_______

parathyroidectomy

31. Which of the following describes an excessive growth of body hair, especially in women?

hirsutism

15. Which term means abnormal condition of a pancreatic stone?

pancreatolithiasis

23. What is excision of the thyroid gland called?

thyroidectomy

52. Build a word that means specialist in the study of poison(s):______

toxicologist

14. The state of equilibrium in the internal environment of the body is called:

homeostasis

26. The adrenal gland tumor that causes excessive release of epinephrine and adrenaline, resulting in severe hypertension, is called:

pheochromocytoma

7. Thyroid hormone deficiency is known as:

hypothyroidism

46. Use thyr/o to build a word that means enlargement of the thyroid gland:______

thyromegaly

11. The form of hypothyroidism that develops in infants is called?

cretinism

39. A circular opening cut into the skull to reveal brain tissue and decrease intracranial pressure is called:

trephination

40. A facial neuropathic pain syndrome caused by stimulation of cranial nerve V is:

trigeminal neuralgia

36. The loss of reflexes and body tone that may occur as a result of paralysis is known as:

flaccidity

55. Build a medical word that means inflammation of the brain:_____

encephalitis

29. Paralysis of all extremities is known as:

quadriplegia

19. Tumors of the nervous system are called:

gliomas

20. Brain lesions associated with Alzheimer disease are called:

plaques

33. Which product is a surgical repair of the skull?

cranioplasty

11. What pharmacological agents are used to dissolve blood clots?

thrombolytics

17. What is the condition in which membranes that cover the brain herniate through the opening of the skull?

meningocele

9. What is the medical abbreviation for a ministroke?

TIA

18. Identify the term that describes a congenital defect characterized by incomplete closure of the spinal canal.

Spina bifida

26. An incision of the cranium to gain access to the brain during neurosurgical procedures is called a:

craniotomy

15. What diagnostic test involves insertion of a needle into the subarachnoid space to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid for laboratory analysis?

LP

10. What is the general term that refers to cognitive deficit, including memory impairment?

Dementia

21. What is the medical term that refers to facial paralysis resulting from inflammation of a facial nerve?

Bell palsy

35. Which sign is a characteristic of Huntington chorea?

bizarre, dance-like movements

22. What condition results in memory loss, mental deterioration, and decline in social skills and physical functioning?

Alzheimer disease

32. Which of the following is an instrument to measure the cranium?

encephalometer

38. Which viral disease in adults is caused by the same organism responsible for chickenpox in children?

shingles

4. Which of the following refers to spinal cord compression?

spondylolisthesis

23. The medical doctor who specializes in the treatment of arthritis is a(n):

rheumatologist

20. Arthritis caused by an excessive uric acid in the body is known as:

gout

19. An individual with quadriplegia has paralysis of:

four extremities

27. What disease in children involves softening of the bone caused by a deficiency of vitamin D?

rickets

30. What anatomical structure is affected by a rotator cuff injury?

shoulder

24. An excessive amount of calcium in the blood is termed:

hypercalcemia

31. The lubricating fluid of the joint is secreted by the:

synovial membrane

21. The term spondylitis refers to the inflammation of the:

vertebrae

41. Use arthr/o to build a word that means surgical puncture of a joint:______

arthrocentesis

10. The term myotomy means incision of:

a muscle

11. What is an abnormal sideward (lateral) curvature of the spine called?

scoliosis

43. Use scoli/o to build a word that means abnormal condition of a crooked, bent (spine): ____

scoliosis

28. What is the surgical procedure to repair a joint?

arthroplasty

1. Which abbreviation is related to inflammation of multiple joints results in crippling deformities?

RA

38. Use arthr/o to build a word that means inflammation of bones and joints: _____

osteoarthritis

2. The plural form of the word pelvis is:

pelves

26. A type of fracture in which the bone has injured another organ, such as a broken rib piercing a lung, is called:

complicated

13. Trauma to a joint that causes injury to the surrounding ligament is called:

sprain

35. Stiffening and immobility of a joint are known as:

ankylosis

47. Build a word that means double vision:

diplopia

19. Plastic surgery of the ear is called:

otoplasty

33. Surgical repair of the nose is known as:

rhinoplasty

32. Which of the following conditions causes a sudden increase in intraocular pressure (IOP) and is considered a medical emergency?

closed-angle glaucoma

16. An excision of part or all of the eyelid is called a(n):

blepharectomy

9. Which of the following medical terms is synonyms with ophthalmodynia?

ophthalmalgia

15. An involuntary contraction or twitching of the eyelid is?

blepharospasm

tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tube)

salping/o

eyelid

blephar/o

hearing

acous/o

cornea

corne/o

pupil

core/o

tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)

dacry/o

double

dipl/o

iris

irid/o

horny tissue; hard; cornea

kerat/o

eye

ophthalm/o

ear

ot/o

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

myring/o

bladder

cyst/o

vision

-opsia