Medical. Terminology exam study guide
60. A Optometric Physician uses the Medical Abbreviation: OD DOP OP DO
OD
43. The medical term for a specialist who treats and diagnoses foot disease and disorders such as corns, bunions, claw foot, ingrown toenails, and par/onych/itis is a(n): Ortho/ped/ist Chiro/pract/or Pod/iatr/ist Chiro/pod/ist
Pod/iatr/ist
60. The term "prognosis" means: full knowledge no knowledge after knowledge before knowledge
before knowledge
40. The term 'coronal' or 'frontal plane' divides the body into the: proximal and distal portions anterior and posterior portions superior and inferior portions all of the above
anterior and posterior portions
12. The term Ankylosis literally means: developing cell/state of "crooked, stiff, bent/condition; bones pathologically fused together movement, motion/illness bone marrow/disease
"crooked, stiff, bent/condition; bones pathologically fused together
8. The combining word form that refers to the "spine, vertebral column, and/or vertebra" is: radi/o- skelet/o- "rachi/o- and "spondyl/o-" rect/o-
"rachi/o-" and "spondyl/o-"
The most common combining vowel is: 'o' 'u' 'i' 'e'
'o'
86. 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 cardio/graph/y arterio/graph/y none of the above
Ultra/sono/graph/y
92. The term "Cryo/surg/er/y" literally means: a procedure of one who works with instruments a procedure of one who works by hand with toxins a procedure of one who works by hand with heat a procedure of one who works by hand with cold
a procedure of one who works by hand with cold
61. The term "mammogram" means: an instrument for recording the breast a procedure for treating breast cancer a recording of the breast all of the above
a recording of the breast
55. The diagnostic term Hip Disarticulation (HD) also means: A surgical amputation through the joint capsule of the hip joint coxa rupture ruptured hip joint pelvic joint fusion
a surgical amputation through the joint capsule of the hip joint
10. The diagnostic term that literally means inflamed joint is: aponeur/itis tendin/itis burs/itis arthr/itis
arthr/itis
63. Muscle terms for belly or abdomen are: abdominus or laparal minimus or microid iliacus teres or iliacus
abdominus or laparal
45. The term defined as the process of drawing away from the mid-line or middle is: inversion abduction circumduction adduction
abduction
39. The term for X-ray film (recording) of a joint is: electroarthro/graph arthro/gram arthro/scopy arthro/graphy
arthro/gram
97. A "Defibrillator" is used to correct ________: high blood pressure abnormal respiratory rates low blood pressure abnormal heart beats or rhythms
abnormal heart beats or rhythms
36. The surgical term that actually means "surgically breaking joint apart" is: osteoclasia arthroclasia synovectomy arthrotomy
arthroclasia
12. Verb variations of a stem word usually describe: action taken, condition, or state symptoms of a condition body positions or planes of reference none of the above
action taken, condition, or state
40. The procedural term that means visual examination inside a joint is: arthro/gram arthroscop/y arthograph/y arthro/centesis
arthroscop/y
59. The term "clinical" means: to test in the hospital at patients bedside none of the above
at patients bedside
25. The suffix that means "to control or stop" is: -crit -stole -cusis -stasis
-stasis
48. About how many men will develop breast cancer? 1 in 1,000 1 in 10,000 1 in 100 Men can't develop breast cancer
1 in 1,000
103. "Aromatherapy" is a type of integrated therapy that some may feel is _________: suggestive, or placebo effect unsupported by clinical evidence psychosomatic all of the above
all of the above
104. The Lamaze method of childbirth uses: Focal points of concentration Breathing techniques Muscle control and relaxation All of the above
all of the above
48. The diagnostic term Rheumat/oid Arthr/itis means: pain flowing through joint condition of joint swelling auto-immune disease often with cartilaginous hyper/troph/y state of joint inflammation
auto-immune disease often with cartilaginous
37. CTS is an abbreviation for ___________ Syn/drome (sign and symptom complex). Marfan's Charcot's Carpal Tunnel Lupus Erythematosus
Carpal Tunnel
57. An Osteopathic Physician is represented by the Medical Abbreviation ____ and a Chiropractic Physician is represented by the Medical Abbreviation _______. OD and CP OD and CD DO and DC OD and DCP
DO and DC
42. A trephine would be used to remove ___. Bone Blood Muscle Skin
bone
1. The myeloid tissue in cancellous bone is semi-liquid and produces most RBCs, WBCs, and Platelets is usually referred to as: osteoclastic tissue fatty yellow marrow "adult long bone medullary cavity" osteoblastic tissue bone marrow or red marrow
bone marrow or red marrow
54. The diagnostic term Osteosarcoma means: swelling of bone and bone marrow swelling of bone marrow bone inflammation bone tumors that causes hard tissue to become soft and fleshy
bone tumors that causes hard tissue to become soft and fleshy
77. A "EEG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity. brain heart nerve skeletal muscle
brain
79. A "PET Scan" is used to detect glucose or energy use levels of the ________: spinal cord brain heart gall bladder
brain
23. The diagnostic term that means abnormal build up of calcium on the kneecap (patella) surface is: dys/chrondro/plasia ankyl/osis calcin/osis omoburs/itis
calcin/osis
51. An epithelial or covering cell malignant tumor is referred to as a(n): fibroma carcinoma neoplasm sarcoma
carcinoma
5. The wrist bones composed of 8 small bones in two rows are called the: tarsals metatarsals carpus or carpals metacarpals
carpus or carppals
33. The directional term that means "toward the tail" is: proximal medial caudal lateral
caudal
36. The term that describes movement toward the top of the body is: inferior dorsal posterior cephalic
cephalic
3. The first seven bones of the vertebral column (forming the neck) are the: sacrum cervical lumbar thoracic
cervical
44. The healing specialty that emphasizes a system of therapy based on the manipulation of the vertebral column and other bones of the body by hand is: Spondylist Chiropractic Chiropodist Orthopedist
chiropractic
31. The surgical term for the repair of cartilage is called: oste/o/tomy burs/o/tomy anthr/o/clasia chondr/o/plasty
chondr/o/plasty
9. The term that means cartilage swelling or cartilage tumor is: chondroma tendoma atheroma customa
chondroma
7. In the divided medical term 'arthr/o/pathy', "o" is the: combining vowel used with both the stem word and the prefix combining vowel used with both the stem word and suffix prefix suffix
combining vowel used with both the stem word and suffix
73. A "_______" is a noninvasive roentgenography diagnostic technique. angiogram PET scan Computerized Axial Tomography Gamma Knife Surgery
computerized axial tomography
22. Bone is described as _____ tissue. nervous connective cartilage epithelial
connective
47. The term 'af/ferent' (as in sensory impulses) is defined as: conveying toward the center conveying away from the center conveying both away from and toward the center none of the above
conveying toward the center
7. The combining forms or terms that literally mean "rib" are: cervic/o- and trachel/o- ili/o- and ile/o- cost/o and pleuro- carp/o- and tars/o-
cost/o- and tars/o
30. The literal meaning of the medical term carcin/oma is: star-like tumor crab-like tumor "invades with crab-like leg growths" worm-like tumor "invades with worm-like linear growths" none of the above
crab-like tumor "invades with crab-like leg growths"
35. The surgical term that means "incision into the skull to drain fluid" is: crani/o/tomy cranio/centesis cephal/o/sis crani/ostomy
cranio/centesis
18. The combining form scolio- means: crooked and curved - lateral or side curve (to bend) of vertebrae, along with rotation hooked sway-back hunch-back
crooked and curved- lateral or side curve (to bend) of vertebrae, along with rotation
72. Body "X-rays" produce pictures of _____body tissue and bones: transparent epithelia soft dense
dense
13. Adjectives usually modify a noun (thing named) denoting quality, quantity, extent, or _____ . distinction of the object from something else name an object identify an object all of the above
distinction of the object from something else
35. The directional term for movement toward the back of the body is: superior dorsal anterior ventral
dorsal
93. An "Otoscope" is used to view the: oropharynx ear eye trachea
ear
98. An "Electro Shock Therapy - EST" is also known as: Electric Cardiovascular Therapy Electric Convulsive Therapy Electric Convulsive Treatment none of the above
electric convulsive treatment
65. A procedure of making a record of muscle activity is called: electro/myo/lith/o/tom/y electro/myo/graph/y electro/myo/gram electro/myo/graph
electro/myo/graph/y
76. The machine that records muscle activity is called the: electromyo/grapher electromyo/graph electromyo/graphy electromyo/gram
electromyo/graph
28. If a tumor is found to be benign, it is: terminal encapsulated, slow growing, and expansive fast growing and limited in size nonencapsulated, fast growing, and small
encapsulated, slow growing, and expansive
105. "Therapeutic Touch Therapy" uses the principle that the body produces: energy or an aura - "halo" antibodies hormones none of the above
energy or an aura- "halo"
23. The combining form that means "cause of (disease)" is: eti/o -algia -itis cac/o-
eti/o
34. The surgical term Phalang/ectomy means: excision of a finger or toe bone - digit excision of the patella surgical repair of the tendon and muscle excision of the meniscus
excision of a finger or toe bone - digit
28. The surgical terms Lamin/ectomy and Rachi/o/tomy actually mean: surgical fixation of a joint incision of the tendon suture of a muscle excision of posterior vertebral arch and cutting the vertebral column
excision of posterior vertebral arch and cutting the vertebral column
46. The movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position is called: pronation adduction circumduction extension
extension
90. A "Tonometer" measures pressure within the ________: colon ear eye lung
eye
38. The term Dys/chrondro/plas/ia literally refers to: difficult joint formation faulty cartilage formation unusual bone shaping without cartilage development
faulty cartilage formation
52. A tumor of the fibrous and cartilaginous tissue is called a(n): fibrochondroma melanoma neochondroma neoplasm
fibrochondroma
69. The diagnostic term Syn/dactylia means: fingers connected together heavy digits bad fingers and toes large hands, fingers, and toes
fingers connected together
99. A "Pacemaker" can be external or internal and usually generates electrical stimuli to the heart muscle with ________: fixed alternate impulses only fixed and/or alternate impulses alternate impulses only none of the above
fixed and/or alternate impulses
73. The diagnostic term Pes Planus means: bent toes high arch flat foot clubbed foot
flat foot
21. The suffix -plas/ia is a compound suffix (2 or more parts) that refers to: death and dying an infection or disease a painful condition formation, growth or development
formation, growth or development
14. Breaking a compound term into component word parts (usually with its combining vowel or vowels) is called: fracturing combining terms structuring diagramming
fracturing
47. The diagnostic term Ankylosing Spondylitis means: fusing/process vertebrae/inflamed inflamed bones that rupture bone elongation bone destruction caused by a disease
fusing/ process vertebrae/ inflamed
113. The ____________ is used to treat brain cancer by directing radiation at precise brain locations. CAT scan Alpha Knife Gamma Knife PET scan
gamma knife
25. The diagnostic term for a disease that causes excessive amounts of uric acid crystals in the blood to be deposited in joint (elbow or toe) is: gout bunion myasthenia gravis exostosis
gout
76. A "EKG or ECG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity. brain heart spinal nerve skeletal muscle
heart
80. A "Thallium - Hot Spot Test" is used to detect _____ damage: heart nerve bone cartilage
heart
77. The literal meaning of the diagnostic term Cardio/myo/path/y is: a condition that causes poor blood circulation to the heart muscle heart/muscle/disease/condition poor blood flow/trauma circulation/problems
heart/muscle/disease/condition
68. The diagnostic term My/asthenia Gravis actually means: heavy because of muscle weakness muscle strength muscle tone hard muscle feeling great
heavy because of muscle weakness
19. An ankle sprain is often characterized by ________: hemorrhaging weakness hematoma formation, with ligaments that are stretched, or partially or fully torn numbness
hematoma formation, with ligaments that are stretched, or partially or fully torn
49. "I swear by Apollo the Physician and Asclepius and Hygieia and Panaceia..." is the beginning of what famous oath? Hippocratic Oath Declaration of Geneva Galenanian Oath Celsus Oath
hippocratic oath
57. The term "hyperplasia" means: to begin development to stop development decrease in development increase in development
increase in development
53. The diagnostic term Pre/patellar Burs/itis means: inflamed knee tendon inflamed knee ligament inflamed quadriceps tendon inflamed bursa below the knee
inflamed bursa below the knee
50. The diagnostic term Bunion (turnip sac) actually means: inflamed heel bursa bursa hypotrophy inflamed foot wart inflamed bursa of the big toe's metatarsophalangeal joint
inflamed bursa of the big toe's metatarsophalangeal joint
52. The diagnostic term Bunion (turnip sac) actually means: inflamed heel bursa bursa hypotrophy inflamed foot wart inflamed bursa of the big toe's metatarsophalangeal joint
inflamed bursa of the bit toe's metatarsophalangeal going
49. The diagnostic term Osteoarthritis means: bilateral joint inflammation inflammation of bone with ligament swelling inflamed bone and cartilage causing swelling inflammation of a bone joint causing bone hypertrophy
inflammation of a bone joint causing bone hypertrophy
67. The diagnostic term Anterior Polio/myel/itis means an: inflammation of the brain inflammation of the meninges inflammation (viral based attack) of the frontal gray horn of the spinal cord; or anterior horn cells, or ventral horn cells inflammation of the front gray horn of the spinal cord
inflammation of the front gray horn of the spinal cord
81. The term "Stetho/scop/e" literally means: instrument to examine the tonsils instrument to examine the eye instrument to examine the ear instrument to examine the chest
instrument to examine the chest
89. The term "Ophthalmo/scop/e" means: instrument to examine the ear instrument to examine the larynx instrument to examine the eye instrument to examine the nasal cavity
instrument to examine the eye
108. The term "Bronchoscope" literally means: instrument to view the eye instrument to view the lungs instrument to view the ear instrument to view trachea-like structures
instrument to view trachea-like structures
101. "Complementary or Alternative Medicine" is now referred to as ________: Integrated Medicine Professional Medicine Co-operative Medicine all of the above
integrated medicine
106. "Massage and Reflexology" are examples of ________: psycho/therapy neurological medicine integrated medicine none of the above
integrated medicine
109. The abbreviation "ICU" refers to a(n): Integrated Care Unit Intensive Care Unit Intensive Cardiology Unit none of the above
intensive care unit
70. The "Pyelogram" records information about the _____: kidney pelvis kidney ureter gall bladder kidney nephron
kidney pelvis
69. The "KUB" examination looks for defects in the: kidney, ureter, and bowels kidney, ureter, and bladder kidney, urinary tract, and back kidney, urethra, and bowels
kidney, ureter, and bowels
16. The combining forms that mean "movement or motion" are: kinesio- and -praxia kypho- and lordo- uro- and steno- scolio- and cervico-
kinesio- and -praxia
14. The diagnostic term Genu Varum ( knees are in the varus position) means: Knees are bent inward (knock-knee) hammer toe claw foot Knees are bent outward (bow-legged)
knees are bent outward (bow-legged)
13. The combining form of a term that means "hump or hunchback" is ________, and the medical condition of __________ is the backward bending of the thoracic (chest vertebrae) spine. kypho- - kyph/o/sis scolio- - scoliosis kinesio- - kinesiology lordo- - lordosis
kypho- -kyph/o/sis
54. Cancers of the circulatory system include: capsulomas and neuromas neuromas and lymphomas leukemia and lymphomas all of the above
leukemia and lymphomas
41. Homeo/path/ic literally means: other or opposite of disease/refers many/disorder/refers to like or same/as disease/refers remedy/disease/refers
like or same/as disease/refers
55. A fatty tumor is called a(n): lipoma, steatoma, or adipoma neuroma adenoma leukemia
lipoma, steatoma, or adipoma
50. If an infection is "Chronic" it is characterized by: little change, slow progression, and long duration rapid change, slow progression, and short duration little change, rapid progression, and short duration rapid change, rapid progression, and short duration
little change, slow progression, and long duration
17. The abdominal cavity contains the: lungs trachea liver intercostal muscles
liver
4. The third set of 5 large vertebrae, which form the inward curve of the lower spine and are the spinal column's major weight bearers, are called: lumbar vertebrae thoracic vertebrae coccyx sacrum
lumbar vertebrae
74. A "_____" produces a radio frequency radiation pulse image of soft and hard tissue in multiple planes. Magnetic Resonance Imaging X-ray CAT scan PET scan
magnetic resonance imaging
2. The upper jawbone is called the: maxilla masseter mandible manubrium
maxilla
64. A muscle directional term for middle or toward the middle is: maximo- and longo- megalo- or macro- medi- or meso- "medium, medial, mesomorph" mega- or gusto-
medi- or meso- "medium, medial, mmesomorph"
31. The correct way to fracture or divide the medical term melanocarcinoma is: melano/carcin/oma mel/ano/carcin/oma melano/car/cin/oma melanocar/cinoma
melano/carcin/oma
24. The prefix that means "change or after" is: proto- anti- meta- epi-
meta-
66. "Fluoroscopy" is used to record ________: moving body parts soft body tissue only non-moving body parts dense tissue
moving body parts
18. My/o- is the combining form of a word part that means: cardio- fiber bone muscle
muscle
21. The diagnostic terms My/asthenia and Neur/asthenia mean: Compact bone muscle weakness and nerve weakness bone marrow periosteum
muscle weakness and nerve weakness
70. The diagnostic term Muscular Dys/trophy means: muscle cramping muscles that have faulty development; and wasting away of the muscles that did develop properly muscle enlargement muscle deformity
muscles that have faulty development; and wasting away of the muscles that did develop properly
15. The combining form __________ means bone marrow or spinal cord. meio- "meiosis" myco- "mycosis" myelo- "osteomyelitis or myelogram" myo- "myositis"
myelo- "osteomyelitis or myelogram
65. Which of these conditions would be treated with Phakic IOLs? Depression Angiostenosis Myopia Obesity
myopia
75. Laser assisted surgery "LASIK" is used to correct: glaucoma pink eye myopia (and hyperopia) conjunctivitis
myopia (and hyperopia)
107. "Acu/puncture" literally means ________: bone puncture a type of massage a type of therapeutic touch therapy needle puncture
needle puncture
29. The medical term for new growth (of abnormal tissue or tumor) is: protoplasm neonatal neoplasm cytoplasm
neoplasm
15. What cellular organelle contains chromosomes and has the literal meaning "nut"? nucleus cytoplasm ribosome nucleolus
nucleus
91. The term "Nebuliz/er" means: one who causes a cure one who causes an injury one who causes a mist none of the above
one who causes a mist
32. The term Chiro/pract/or literally means: one who cuts one who sutures one who works by hand one who practices by hand
one who practices by hand
72. The muscle term ad/duct/or literally means: one who/draws/toward "medially" to flex/up to bend/down to turn/out
one who/draws/toward "medially"
20. A body part which is formed of two or more types of body tissue and performs one or more specific functions is called a(n) ________: system organ tissue all of the above
organ
42. A physician who uses techniques and treatments common to Medical Doctors and Chiropractic Physicians is a(n): Physical Therap/ist Pod/iatr/ist Oste/o/path Ortho/paed/ist or Ortho/ped/ist
oste/o/path
27. The diagnostic term that means abnormal loss of bone density or increased bone poros/ity is: osteo/petr/o/sis fracture osteo/por/o/sis gout
osteo/por/o/sis
30. An instrument used to cut bone is called a(n): osteo/tom/e arthro/tom/e arthro/clast/y osteo/arthro/tom/e
osteo/tom/e
56. The diagnostic term Sub/luxation actually means: partial joint dislocation - less than complete dislocation vertebrae rupture joint compression joint fusion
partial joint dislocation- less than complete dislocation
26. The medical term that means "the science of or study of body changes caused by disease" is : path/o/gen/e/sis psych/ology bio/logy path/o/logy
path/o/logy
53. The study of disease is referred to as: oncology pathology immunology physiology
pathology
11. The phrase, refers to or _____, is a generalized actual meaning (not a literal meaning) used for the suffixes -a, -ia, -iac, -al, -ar, -ic, -is, -on, -os, -us, -ium, and -um. to tear away from without or lack of pertains to related to a condition or disease
pertains to
17. The combining forms that mean "stone" are: pyelo- and petro- petro- and litho- litho- and cysto- laparo- and abdomino-
petro- and litho-
10. In the divided medial term 'osteopor/o/sis', the slash lines (/) indicate that the vowel "o" may be used as part of which word parts? osteo- and -sis osteo- and -por poro- and osis por- and -osis
por- and -osis
3. The word part attached to the beginning of a word root in order to modify its meaning is called a(n): compound term prefix suffix none of the above
prefix
94. The term "Tympanostomy" literally means: procedure of cutting and making a mouth-like opening in the epiglottis a recording of respiratory rates procedure of cutting and making a mouth-like opening in the ear drum procedure of removing tumors from the lungs
procedure of cutting and making a out-like opening in the ear drum
41. The medical term "Gangli/ec/tom/y" means: process of cutting into a flap process of cutting into a valve process of cutting into a ball procedure of cutting out a knot
procedure of cutting out a knot
100. The term "Surgery" literally means: to cut procedure of working with instruments procedure of working by hand to record measurements
procedure of working by hand
68. The term "Graphy" means ________: procedure using an instrument to record something A measurement on a graph A recording such as a radiograph none of the above
procedure using an instrument to record something
82. The term "Auscult/ation" literally means: process or procedure for listening process or procedure for seeing process or procedure for recording process or procedure for adjusting bone alignment
process or procedure for listening
83. The term "Percuss/ion" literally means: process or procedure of striking process or procedure of hearing process or procedure of seeing process of procedure of recording
process or procedure of striking
45. The medical term that means an artificial substitute or addition replacing a missing body part (teeth, feet, hearing aid, eye lens) is: ortho/paed/ics ortho/tics chiro/pedon/ics prosth/esis
prosth/esis
34. The term that describes the direction closest to the point of origin is: lateral proximal medial distal
proximal
102. "Biofeedback" is a type of _____ therapy: holistic biochemical psychosomatic gene
psychosomatic
62. A bone process or eye membrane disease term that means resembling a wing is ________: pteryg/oid trapez/oid scapula/oid sphen/oid
pteryg/oid
67. "Angiograms" are used for ________: recording the electrical activity of the heart muscles recording metabolic activity in the brain recording pictures of vessels recording pictures of bones
recording pictures of vessels
84. The term "ocular" literally means: refers to the ear refers to the auditory nerve refers to the olfactory nerve refers to the eye
refers to the ear
61. The term Anthropo/metr/ic means: pertains to the length of digits refers to the measurement of humans refers to the size of body parts pertains to the measurement of joints
refers to the measurement of humans
1 The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of a word is the: prefix vowel suffix root word "stem word"
root word or stem word
26. The diagnostic term Herniated Disc means: broken bone and abnormal benign growth on the surface of a bone ruptured or protruding inter/vertebral disk cartilage broken bone abnormal benign growth on the surface of a bone
ruptured or protruding inter/vertebral disk cartilage
39. The term that divides the body into right and left halves is the: transverse pane coronal plane frontal plane sagittal plane "like an arrow"
sagittal plane "like an arrow"
78. An "EMG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity. brain heart muscle skeletal muscle none of the above
skeletal muscle
44. A 'Plantar Wart' is located on the: palm of the hand ventral surface of the fingers sole of the foot phalanges of the feet
sole of the foot
71. A "Myelogram" is used to record _______ information: cardio-muscle skeletal muscle spinal cord/nerve tissue smooth muscle
spinal cord/nerve tissue
33. The surgical term that means fusing together of the spine (vertebrae) is: tenomy/o/plasty lamin/ectomy aponeur/o/rrhaphy spondyl/o/syn/desis
spondyl/o/syn/desis
62. Which of these was the first 3D-printed drug approved by the FDA? Nunolly Spritam Digeson Humidra
spritam
111. "Lithotripsy" is a procedure for crushing ________: stones or calculi debris teeth bone polyps
stones or calculi debris
8. In the divided medical term 'sub/hepat/ic', which part is the prefix and which part is the suffix? -ic and sub subhepat- -hepat- sub- and -ic
sub- and -ic
4. In the medical term 'arthr/itis', -itis is the: word root prefix suffix none of the above
suffix
5. The word part attached to the end of a word root in order to modify its meaning is the: prefix combining form word root suffix
suffix
43. If one is flat on their back and face up, they are in a _____ position. adducted inverted supine prone
supine
29. The surgical term Arthr/o/desis means: surgical breaking of joint excision of a carpal joint incision of a bone surgical fixation or binding of a joint
surgical fixation or binding of a joint
95. A "Spinal Tap" is used to ________: inject blood into the spinal fluid detect glucose levels take nerve tissue samples take fluid samples from the spinal fluid
take fluid samples from the spinal fluid
6. The ankle bones are called the ________ bones: tarsal "flat surface" carpal metacarpal metatarsal
tarsal "flat surface"
24. The diagnostic term Avulsion means: cancerous tumor of the organs tearing lose of a body part like a bone chip or ligament inflammation of the bone congenital fissure of the vertebral column
tearing lose of a body part like a bone chip or ligament
51. The diagnostic term Rotator Cuff Avulsion actually means: bone chip in the upper arm rupture of the scapula tearing of shoulder joint's soft tissues, ligaments, and deep tendons (rotator cuff muscles) shoulder ligament compression
tearing of shoulder joint's soft tissues, ligaments, and deep tendons (rotator cuff muscles)
22. The diagnostic term that means pain in the tendon is: tenalgia or tenodynia tendinodynia tendinoalgia tendenostenosis
tenalgia or tenodynia
66. The condition resulting in spasms of the nerves and muscles due to an abnormally low concentration of calcium in the blood is: goiter tetany acidosis myxedema
tetany
75. The muscle term sphincter means: that which bind together that which lengthens that which shortens that which tightens
that which bind together
114. Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross is best known for: aroma therapy research The Stages of Death and Dying Programs of Integrated Healing and Medicine none of the above
the Stages of Death and Dying
20. The diagnostic term Ankylos/ing Spondyl/itis refers to the auto-immune condition of Rheumatoid Arthritis and actually means: an addition to the body of a vertebrae a fissure of the skull a stone in the bursa the abnormal condition of stiffness and fusion of vertebrae
the abnormal condition of stiffness and fusion of vertebrae
88. The term "Laryngo/scop/y" literally and actually means: the procedure of viewing and examining the oral cavity the procedure of viewing and examining the bronchi the procedure of viewing and examining the voice box the procedure of viewing and examining the alveoli
the procedure of viewing and examining the voice box
87. The term "Biopsy" literally means: a surgical procedure the procedure of viewing life a procedure of viewing disease a diagnostic procedure
the procedure of viewing life
59. The term Examination means: the procedure of running tests the process or procedure of inspection the procedure of asking questions the process of touching
the process or procedure of inspection
58. The diagnostic term Hammer Toe means: the toe or toes of the foot are bent over or down - like a hammer the toes are crossed the toes are bent up the toes are spread apart
the toe or toes of the foot are bent over or down - like a hammer
19. The combining form hist/o- means: organ-like pertaining to a cell pertaining to the body tissue or web-like
tissue or web-like
64. The term "phlebotomy" means: to surgically repair a vein to cut into an artery to cut into a vein to cut into the muscle
to cut into a vein
96. The term "Catheter" literally means: to take away to let down, into to add to to pull up
to let down, into
85. The term "Sphygmo/mano/meter" literally means: to measure the pulse by hand to measure the heart rate by hand to measure the respiratory rate by hand all of the above
to measure the pulse by hand
56. The term "metastasis" means: to confine or localize to heal to spread to reduce
to spread
32. The directional term 'lateral' describes movement in which direction: above the point of reference below the point of reference to the side toward the midline
to the side
58. The term "diagnosis" means: limited knowledge lack of knowledge total knowledge before knowledge
total knowledge
38. The directional term 'inferior' describes movement: toward the mid-line toward the upper end of the body toward the lower end of the body toward the back of the body
toward the lower end to the body
27. The combining form onc/o- means: growth gene tumor cancer
tumor
74. The muscle term supinator means: to the middle turns upward - one who down or downward to the side
turns upward - one who
37. The term that describes movement toward the front of the body is: dorsal ventral posterior none of the above
ventral
112. "Cryosurgery" is used to treat ________: compound fractures ulcers verrucae or warts sun spots
verrucae or warts
46. The diagnostic term Spondylo/listh/esis literally and actually means: vertebrae/slippage/condition state of swelling condition of slippage state of disease
vertebrae/ slippage/ condition
16. The combining form or term that literally means "internal organs" is: viscer/o- parietal cardio- ancone-
viscer/o-
11. The medical term Burs/itis literally means: cartilage inflamed meniscus inflamed wine sac or sac inflamed tendon inflamed
wine sac or sac inflamed
110. The term "Intramuscular Injection-IM" literally means: between muscles within a muscle within a vein within an artery
within a muscle
63. The term "intravenous injection" means: within a vein within an artery between veins all of the above
within a vein
9. The combining form of a stem word is usually made of two component parts, the _____ _____ and _____ _____: word root and suffix word root and combining vowel word root and prefix all of the above
word root and combining vowel
2. In the medical term 'intra/ven/ous', -ven- is the: prefix word root or stem word combining form suffix
word root or stem word
71. The muscle or body term trauma means: wound therapy bleeding collapse
wound