HITT 1305 Chapters 1-5 and EXAM (Collin)

Which is a sudden, severe vasoconstriction and spasm of the arterioles in the fingers and toes, often triggered by cold or emotional upset

Raynaud's phenomenon

Which is a very serious type of heart block in which no impulses are conducted to the ventricles

third-degree heart block

The cardiovascular system is a continuous, circular body system that includes the

heart and blood vessels

The heart's pacemaker controls its

rate and rhythm

A digitalis drug such as digoxin is prescribed for

congestive heart failure

In the medical word stethoscope, the combining form means

chest

The combining form circulat/o- means

movement in a circular route

When blood flows through the pulmonary veins, the next place it goes to is the

left atrium

The abbreviation CRP stands for

C-reactive protein

Mrs. Jean Bentley came to the doctor with jugular venous distention and peripheral edema in her legs. Her diagnosis most likely is

right-sided heart failure

Which of the following pairs shows a misspelled plural noun

patella, patellum

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means disease of the joint

-pathy, arthr/o-

The prefix anti- means

against

The suffix -gram means

a record or picture

Which of the following is an example of a combining form

ven/o-

Which word means pertaining to the heart

cardiac

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means surgical removal of the uterus

-ectomy, hyster/o-

The prefix an- means

without; not

The prefix hypo- means

below; deficient

Which of the following is a disadvantage of the paper medical record

All of the above: it can take time to retrieve it, if it is stored in an off-site location; only one person at a time can access information from it; it can become lost

Which of these word parts has an opposite meaning

anter/o, poster/o-

The area that is surrounded by the breast bone (sternum), ribs, and spine is called the

thoracic cavity

Palliative care would be the goal in a/an

hospice

The combining form coron/o- means

structure that encircles like a crown

The right and left _____ regions are directly inferior to the ribs

hypochondriac

Otolaryngology is a branch of medicine specializing in diseases and conditions of the

ears, nose, throat

The combining form pelv/o- means

hip bone

The medical language definition of the word respiratory is

pertaining to again and again breathing

In the medical word degenerative, the prefix de- means

reversal of; without

Acute is the opposite of

chronic

The combining form cholangi/o- means

bile duct

Hydrochloric acid does all of the following actions except

producing bile

Which kind of hernia occurs along a surgical suture line

incisional

A single hernia pouch in the muscular wall of the colon is spelled

diverticulum

The suffix -ion means

action; condition

A patient who is NPO

can have nothing by mouth

The presence of chyme in the duodenum causes the

gallbladder to contract, sending bile into the common bile duct and duodenum to digest fat

The word deglutition refers to

swallowing food

The suffix -cyte means

cell

An O&P test

is testing for the presence of ova and parasites

Which word is misspelled

exspiration

The medical procedure performed with a stethoscope is called

auscultation

Pulmonology is the study of the ________ and associated structures

lungs

A prolonged, extremely severe, life-threatening asthma attack is known as

status asthmaticus

The abbreviation PND stands for

paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

All of these things can block a bronchus and cause incomplete expansion of a lung except

stridor

Pulmonary edema (fluid in the lungs) is caused by

left-sided congestive heart failure

The medical abbreviation for shortness of breath (SOB) when exercising is

DOE

The combining form auscult/o- means

listening

The combining form cost/o- means

rib

A doctor makes a notation in a patient's medical record that says R/O cardiomegaly. The abbreviation R/O stands for

rule out

A specialist in neurology studies the nervous system. Both the combining forms neur/o- and nerv/o- mean

nerve

__________ diseases are caused by medicine or treatment that is given to the patient

Iatrogenic

A patient who is __________ (adjective form) has cyanosis

cyanotic

A physician who has the letters O.D. after his name is a Doctor of

Optometry

A patient with cholecystitis has inflammation of the

gallbladder

A/An __________ is a hollow space that is surrounded by bones or muscles

cavity

__________ is the study of tumors and cancer

Oncology

__________ digestion consists of mastication, deglutition, and peristalsis

Mechanical

__________ diseases are caused by the new growth of a tumor (either benign or malignant)

Neoplasmic or neoplastic

__________ is a combining form meaning lung or air

Pnuem/o- or Pneumon/o-

__________ is the medical word for the throat

Pharynx

__________ is the first stool of the newborn

Meconium

A patient who has __________ has inflammation of his/her appendix

appendicitis

__________ is a combining form meaning heart

Cardi/o-

__________ diseases are caused by a lack of nourishment

Nutritional

__________ is the process of listening to heart sounds with a stethoscope

Auscultation

A disease that is __________ is one that does not respond to treatment

refractory

A patient who has been diagnosed with dyspepsia has a symptom of difficult

digestion

__________ is a high-pitched, harsh, crowing sound caused by obstruction in the trachea or larynx

Stridor

Which of the following statements about the abbreviation O&P is true

this is a type of test of the feces

Which word means a process of expelling sputum out of the chest

expectoration

The medical specialty that studies and treats persons in their old age is

geriatrics

Which of the following statements is true

Combining forms from both Latin and Greek are a part of medical language today

Which of these words contains a prefix, combining form, and suffix

intravenous

Which of the following medical words is misspelled

arhythmia

Which of these medical words has a prefix that means within

endotracheal

The word cardia refers to the

stomach

To analyze the meaning of a medical word, begin with the

suffix of the word

The suffix centesis in the word abdominocentesis means

procedure to punture

_____________ is a localized collection of pus in the thoracic cavity

Pyothorax

Which of the following statements is false

The patient's medical record and his/her legal record are kept separately

The combining form that means structure that encircles is

coron/o-

Which of these abbreviations is related to a disease of the gastrointestinal system

N&V

The larynx is open during inhalation and exhalation but is covered by the _____________ during swallowing

epiglottis

Which is the primary accented syllable in the medical word colonoscopy

aw

Which of the following is not a region of the abdominopelvic area

microscopic

Which is the primary accented syllable in the medical word aneurysmal

iz

Which of the following medical specialties is correctly matched to its corresponding body system

hermatology, blood

Which is the primary accented syllable in the medical word laryngoscope

ring