Medical Terminology KINE 3000 - Auburn University (self test questions)

Chapter 2: the basics of medical terminology

which word part contains the fundamental meaning of the word?

root word

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

word root or stem word

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

prefix

in the medical term arthr/itis, -itis is the:

suffix

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

suffix

the most common combing vowel is:

o

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

combining vowel used with both the stem word and suffix

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

sub- and -ic

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

word root and combining vowel

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

por- and -osis

the suffixes -a, -ia, -iac, -al, -ar, -ic, -is, -on, -os, -us, -ium, and -um are used as a generalized actual meaning for the phrase "refers to or ___________"

pertains to

verb variations of a stem word usually describe:

action taken, condition, or state

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

distinction of the object from something else

breaking a compound term into its component word parts combined with a vowel or vowels is called:

fracturing

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

viscer/o-

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

muscle

the combining form -phas- means:

to speak; utter

the prefix that means "change or after" is:

meta-

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

-stasis

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

path/o/logy

the combining form onc/o- means:

tumor

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

neoplasm

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

crab-like tumor

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

melano/carcin/oma

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

conveying toward the center

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

Hippocratic

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

little change, slow progression, and long duration

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

fibrochondroma

the study of disease is referred to as:

pathology

the prefix of the term catabolism means:

down, under, against

a fatty tumor is called a(n):

lipoma

the term "metastasis" means:

to spread

the term "diagnosis" means:

total knowledge

the term "clinical" means:

at patient's bedside

the term "prognosis" means:

before knowledge

the term "graphy" means:

procedure using an instrument to record something

the term "stetho/scop/e" literally means:

instrument to examine the chest

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

the procedure of viewing and examining the voice box

the term "surgery" literally means:

procedure of working by hand

ninety-nine percent of words in a medical dictionary are composed of nouns, verbs, and:

adjectives

a compound term is derived from two or more:

word roots

antonyms comprise medical terms and are words that:

have opposite meanings

the word "afebrile" has a prefix which means:

without or not

the word "periosteum" has a prefix which means:

around

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

ankylos/ing

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

inflamed

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

-ec/tom/y

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

pain

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

drooping

a patient that is "euthyroid" has:

normal thyroid function

the prefix extra- means

outside

a patient with cyanosis has which skin color?

blue

a patient who is adducting their arm is moving it:

toward their body

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

kidney

a patient with rhabdomyolysis has destruction of:

striated muscle

an atrophic muscle would appear:

shrunken

john's physician told him that his disease is idiopathic. this means its cause is:

unknown

chapter 3: body, diagnosis, equipment, instruments, and treatment

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

organ

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:

dorsal

the term that describes movement toward the head is:

cephalic

anterior movement can also be called:

ventral

the directional term inferior describes movement:

toward the lower end of the body

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

sagittal

the coronal 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 the foot

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

extension

the term "Mammogram" means:

a recording of the breast

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

spritam

the term "intravenous injection" means:

within a vein

the term "phlebotomy" means:

to cut into a vein

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

myopia

"fluoroscopy" is used to record:

moving body parts

"angiograms" are used for:

recording pictures of blood vessels

the "KUB" examination looks for defects in the:

kidney, ureter, and bladder

a "pyelogram" records information about the:

kidney pelvis

a "myelogram" is used to record information about which tissue?

spinal cord and nerves

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

dense

which of the following is a noninvasive roentgenography diagnostic technique?

CAT scan

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

MRI

LASIK laser surgery can be used to correct:

myopia

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

heart

thermo/gram literally means:

heat or temperature/reading

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

skeletal muscle

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

brain

a thallium scan is used to detect damage to the:

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 produced high frequency sound waves to produce an image of the size or shape of a body part is called:

ultra/sono/graph/y

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

diathermy