Medical Terms Self-Test 2

which of the following is a noninvasive roentgenography diagnostic technique?

CAT scan

which of the following is a noninvasive roentgenography technique?

CAT scan

the abbreviation "ICU" refers to an:

Intensive Care Unit

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

MRI

the term "cryo/surg/er/y" literally means:

a procedure of one who works by hand with cold

the term "mammogram" means:

a recording of the breast

a defibrillator is used to correct:

abnormal heart rhythms

a pathologist noted that a skin biopsy specimen exhibited "hyperplasia" this means there is/are:

an increase in cell number

the coronal plane divides the body into:

anterior and posterior parts

ultrasonography literally means ________/"process of recording"

beyond normal ranges/sounds

A trephine is used to remove:

bone

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

brain

a patient having an electroencephalogram is having a recording made of the electrical activity in their:

brain

the directional term that means "toward the lower end of the body" is:

caudal

the term that describes movement toward the top of the body:

cephalic

lithotripsy is a procedure for:

crushing calculi

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

dense

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

diathermy

the directional term for movement toward the back of the body:

dorsal

an otoscope is used to view the:

ear

electrical shock theory is also known as:

electroconvulsive therapy

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

extension

a tonometer measures pressure within the:

eye

a pacemaker can be external or internal and usually generates electrical stimuli to the heart muscle with:

fixed and/or alternate impulses

what method is used to treat brain cancer by directing radiation at precise brain locations?

gamma knife

a PET scan is used to detect:

glucose metabolism

a thallium scan is used to detect damage to the:

heart

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

heart

if an electrocardiogram shows that a patient has "tachycardia" it means that the patients:

heart rate is elevated

thermo/gram literally means:

heat or temperature/recording

the term "bronchoscope" literally means:

instrument to view trachea-like structures

the term "ophthalmo/scop/e" means:

instrument used to examine the eye

Sally had a pyelogram performed today to help diagnose her:

kidney infection

a pyelogram records information about the

kidney pelvis

the "KUB" examination looks for defects in:

kidney, ureter, bladder

Fluroscopy is used to record

moving body parts

LASIK laser surgery can be used to correct:

myopia

Which of these conditions would be treated with Phakic IOLs?

myopia

What cellular organelle contains chromosomes and has the literal meaning "nut"?

nucleus

a lumbar puncture is used to:

obtain spinal fluid samples

the term "nebuliz/er" means:

one who causes a mist

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

organ

the term "tympanostomy" literally means:

procedure of cutting and making a mouth-like opening in the ear drum

the term "auscult/ation" literally means:

process or procedure for listening

the term "percuss/ion" literally means:

process or procedure of striking

the term that describes the direction closest to the point of origin is:

proximal

"Angiograms" are used for:

recording pictures of blood vessels

the term "ocular" literally means:

refers to the eye

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

sagitall

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

skeletal muscle

a plantar wart is located on the

sole of the foot

a myelogram is used to record information about which tissue?

spinal cord and nerves

the etiologic agent of syphilis is a:

spirochete

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

spritam

the medical student class learned about "auscultation" today. In order to perform this procedure, they used an:

stethoscope

if one is flat on their back and face up, they are in a ________

supine

The combining form hist/o- means:

tissue or web-like

the term "phlebotomy" means:

to cut into a vein

the term "catheter" literally means:

to let down, into

the term "sphygmo/mano/meter" literally means:

to measure the pulse by hand

the directional term "lateral" describes movement in which direction:

to the side

the directional term "inferior" describes movement:

toward the lower end of the body

Dr. X has put her patient in the "prone" position. This means that the patient is:

turned down

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

anterior movement is also called:

ventral

cryosurgery is used to treat:

verrucae

Biopsy literally means __________ / "Procedure of"

view of life

the term "intramuscular injection" literally means:

within a muscle

the term "intravenous injection" means:

within a vein