Medical Magnet semester 1 final questions from quizzes + test

ch 1-2 matching

perform special diagnostic tests

laboratories

provide assistance and care for elderly patients

long-term care facilities

provide care for accidents or sudden illness

emergency care services

located in large companies or industries

industrial health care centers

provide care for the teeth and dental diseases

dental offices

provide guidance, counseling, and chemical abuse treatment centers

mental heath facilities

provide care for individuals with physical or mental handicaps to allow maximum self-care and function

rehabilitation facilities

provide a variety of services in patient's home

home health care

provide care for terminally ill persons

hospice agencies

provide total health care directed toward preventive health care

health maintenance organizations

provide emergency, prehospital care to accident victims

emergency medical technician

manage the operation of a health care facility

health care administrator

organize and code patient records, gather statistical data

health information technician

dispense medications and provide information on drugs

pharmacist

use recreational and leisure activities as a form of treatment

recreational therapist

operate the heart-lung machines

perfusionist

study human behavior, help individuals deal with the problems of living

psychologist

operate machine to record electrical activity in the brain

electroencephalographic technologist

dentist specializing in alignment or straightening of the teeth

orthodontist

works under supervision of dentist to remove stains and deposits from the teeth

dental hygienist

study tissues, fluid, and cells of the body to help determine the presence and/or cause of disease

medical (clinical) laboratory technologist

order, maintain, and stock all of the equipment and supplies used in a health care facility

central/sterile supply worker

nurse assistants who provide care for patients in long-term care facilities

geriatric assistant

assess nutritional needs of individuals and manage food service systems

diatrition

provide care to individuals with hearing problems

audiologist

med terminology ch 1

which combining forms means white?

leuk/o

based on its word parts, the term cardiorrhexis means...

rupture of the heart

in the term pericardiectomy, the word part -ectomy is a...

suffix

which term describes a torn, ragged wound?

laceration

which term means the tissue death of an artery or arteries?

arterionecrosis

which prefix means between or among?

inter-

which term means inflammation of a nerve?

neuritis

which suffix means to suture or stitch?

-rrhaphy

which suffix means a surgical creation of an artificial opening?

-ostomy

which of these suffixes require the use of a combining vowel?

-stenosis

based on its word parts, the term hepatorrhagia means...

bleeding from the liver

which statement is true about inflammation?

inflammation is a localized response to an injury or destruction of tissues

a fever is referred to as a --- because it can be measured by the patient or others

sign

which term describes the time and events surrounding birth?

perinatal

in the term otorhinolaryngology, which part means ear?

ot/o

the term --- means any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord or bone marrow

myelopathy

which term means pain in the stomach?

gastralgia

which term means the rupture of a muscle?

myorrhexis

which combining form means plaque or fatty substance?

ather/o

the examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts is known as

palpation

which combining form means fungus?

myc/o

the --- is part of the hip bone

ilium

which combining form means fever?

pyr/o

which suffix means specialist?

-ologist

which combining form means nerve?

neur/o

-algia

pain

hypo-

deficient

-megaly

abnormal enlargement

-osis

abnormal condition

hyper-

excessive

appendectomy

surgical removal of the appendix

arthralgia

joint pain

erythrocyte

mature red blood cell

prenatal

before birth

tonsillitis

inflammation of the tonsils

-necrosis

tissue death

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

-scopy

visual examination

-stenosis

abnormal narrowing

supra-

above

-gram

a picture or record

-graphy

process of recording a picture or record

-itis

inflammation

-malacia

abnormal softening

sub-

below

cardiac

pertaining to the heart

remission

temporary disappearance of symptoms

gastrosis

abnormal stomach condition

supracostal

above the ribs

syndrome

signs and symptoms that occur together

ch 2 medical terminology

the processes through which the body maintains a constant internal environment are known as

homeostasis

which of the following is a characteristic of the anatomic position?

standing up straight so the body is erect

--- has the specialized ability to contract and relax

muscle tissue

when a recessive gene for a disease is inherited from

both parents, the offspring will have that condition

a/an --- is aquired in a hospital or clinic setting

nosocomial infection

the term --- is opposite of anterior

posterior

a/an --- divides the body into anterior and posterior portions

frontal plane

the organs of reproduction are protected by the --- cavity

pelvic

a transverse plane divides the body into --- and inferior portions

superior

which terms means toward the lower part of the body?

caudal

the --- body regions are located on the left and right side and are covered by the lower ribs

left and right hypochondriac

the term --- describes the congenital absence of a normal opening or the failure of a structure, such as the anus, to be tubular

atresia

the --- plane, which is also known as the midline, divides the body into equal left and right halves

midsagittal

which term describes a benign tumor formed from glandular tissue?

adenoma

which terms means the direction toward or nearer the midline?

medial

a physician who specializes in the care of older people is known as a

geriatrician

which condition is the abnormal development or growth of cells, tissues, or organs?

dysplasia

which term refers to an outbreak of a disease occurring over a large geographic area, possibly worldwide?

pandemic

which term means the study of the structure, composition, and function of tissues?

histology

which term means toward the side?

lateral

which term means the study of the functions of body structures?

physiology

a/an --- disorder, such as a panic attack, produces symptoms for which no psychological or anatomical cause can be identified

functional