midterm studying (ch. 1-5)

Which of the following elements is the root for the word MICROCYTE?

-cyte

Which of the following suffixes means record?

-gram

Which suffix refers to a doctor with a SPECIALTY practice?

-ist

Choose the suffix that means THE STUDY OF

-logy

Choose the suffix that means DISEASE

-pathy

Which of the following is true regarding a root?

A root can start a term and does not become a prefix.

As relates to the term suffix, which of the following is true?

A suffix is a group of letters attached to the end of a root or combining form.

Which of the following terms is spelled correctly? - Hipogastric - Cotrices - Lumin - Carcinomias - Appendices

Appendices

Which of the following words means PERTAINING TO THE HEART AND BLOOD VESSELS?

Cardiovascular

Which of the following words means PERTAINING TO ONE NEARER TO THE TAIL?

Caudal

Which of the following terms is associated with the functions of binding, supporting, and protecting?

Connective

Which of the following words has a suffix that means the study of? - Arthroplasty - Gynecologist - Dermatology - Respiratory - Arthritis

Dermatology

Which of the following terms is the opposite of ventral?

Dorsal

Which element means electricity?

Electr/o

Which of the following organs is in the thoracic cavity? - Heart - Spinal cord - Stomach - Urinary bladder - Brain

Heart

Which of the following terms refers to A SPECIALIST WHO STUDIES TISSUE?

Histologist

Which of the following terms has a prefix that means below?

Hypogastric

Which of the following terms is spelled correctly? - Hypetension - Biolateral - Ilia - Cardimyopathy - Pneumonothorax

Ilia

Which of the following terms has a suffix that indicates action?

Infarction

Which of the following terms is the opposite of superior?

Inferior

Which of the following words means PERTAINING TO WITHIN THE CELL?

Intracellular

Which of the following terms means lack of blood supply to a tissue?

Ischemia

Which of the following definitions is correct?

Ischemia is a blood condition, a blockage

Which of the following words mean A BAND OF FIBROUS CONNECTIVE TISSUE CONNECTING BONES TO OTHER BONES?

Ligament

Which of the following words has a root meaning MIDDLE?

Medial

Which of the following words mean ANY WHOLE, LIVING INDIVIDUAL PLANT OR ANIMAL?

Organism

Which of the following terms is spelled correctly? - Ganglias - Calyxes - Corpuses - Villies - Ovaries

Ovaries

Which of the following terms is spelled correctly? - Ganglias - Calyxes - Ovaries - Corpuses - Villies

Ovaries

Which of the following terms is spelled correctly? - Unilaterol - Gastrec - Moture - Perinatal - Mycrocytic

Perinatal

Which of the following terms is spelled correctly? - Unilaterol - Perinatal - Gastrec - Mycrocytic - Moture

Perinatal

Which two word elements both mean the same thing?

Pneum and pulmon

Which of the following terms means AIR IN THE SPACE THAT SURROUNDS THE LUNGS in the chest?

Pneumothorax

Which of the following terms means organ surrounding the urethra at the base of the male urinary bladder?

Prostate

Which of the following terms means involuntary response to a stimuli?

Reflex

Which of the following cellular components means information carrier from deoxyribonucleic acid in the nucleus to an organelle to produce protein?

Ribonucleic acid

Which of the following words has an element meaning TOGETHER?

Synovial

Which of the following statements is true? - The prefix micro- means large. - The prefix epi- means above.Correct - The prefix post- means before. - The prefix pre- means after. - The prefix peri- means before.

The prefix epi- means above

In the term bilateral, what is the root and what does the root mean?

The root is later and it means side.

Which of the following is a correct statement regarding the term ELECTROCARDIOGRAM?

The term contains no prefix, two combining forms, and a suffix

Which of the following terms is spelled correctly? - Lumins - Diagnosos - Arteriea - Axila - Thoraces

Thoraces

In the anatomical position, the body is standing erect with the feet flat on the floor, face and eyes facing forward, and arms at the sides with the palms facing forward. Which of the following best describes the ANATOMICAL POSITION?

Toes and palms are anterior

Which of the following words means PERTAINING TO THE URINE?

Urinary

CYTOLOGY refers to study of the structure and function of

a cell

The medical term PROGNOSIS means:

a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease

Which of the following can be used as a combining vowel?

a, e, i, o, u

The medical term PNEUMOTHORAX means

air in the chest

The FRONT surface of the body is the ______ surface.

anterior

The root of axillary is from the Latin word for

armpit

A PREFIX is the

beginning of some words

The correct version of the combining form for heart is:

cardi/o

The medical term DEMENTIA means

chronic, progressive, irreversible loss of intellectual and mental functions

The correct pronunciation of "dementia" is

dee-MEN-she-ah

Chromatin is found within

deoxyribonucleic acid

The plural of the word diagnosis is:

diagnoses

A synonym for POSTERIOR is

dorsal

The medical term hypertension means

elevated blood pressure

An example of the use of a prefix in a medical term is:

endocarditis

An example of the use of a prefix in a medical term is: - arthroplasty. - gastroenterologist.Incorrect - neurologist. - endocarditis. - gastrectomy.

endocarditis

In the term phenotype, the combining form phen/o sounds like

feen

In the medical term collagen, the suffix means

formation of

The singular form of the word GANGLIA

ganglion

The CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM is composed of the

heart and blood vessels

Which two prefixes are opposites? - epi- and endo- - pre- and pro- - hyper- and hypo-Correct - anti- and bi- - an- and con-

hyper- and hypo-

Choose the term that means CONDITION OF HIGHER THAN NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE

hypertension

What does the suffix mean in the term HEREDITARY?

inherited through genetics

The medical term INFUSION means

intravenous introduction of a substance other than blood

Ischemia would best be described as

lack of blood supply to tissue

The medical term macrocyte means

large cell

A CLEAR FLUID collected FROM BODY TISSUES and transported to the venous circulation is

lymph

Choose the answer that correctly spells the word indicated by the pronunciation key MACK-roh-SIT-ik.

macrocytic

The correct spelling of the term for A CREScENT-SHAPED CARTILAGINOUS structure in the knee is

meniscus

A TISSUE consisting of CONTRACTILE cells is called a/n

muscle

Several tissues work together to carry out specific functions in a/n

organ

Choose the term that means the structure around the heart.

pericardium

The medical term that means TISSUE THAT SURROUNDS THE BONE

periosteum

The medical term PRENATAL means

pertaining to before the birth

The medical term INTRAVENOUS means

pertaining to the inside a vein

The plural form of the medical term phalanx

phalanges

What is the suffix in the term phenotype?

pheno

The SPINAL CAVITY is located _____________ to the center of the body.

posterior

The spinal cavity is located _____________ to the center of the body

posterior

A baby born after 42 weeks of gestation is considered to be

postmature

Because the mother's first child has a genetic disorder, the physician used ______ medicine to be on the lookout for the second child having a genetic disorder.

predictive

A specialist who would treat a patient with pneumonia is a/n:

pulmonologist

When dividing the abdomen into four parts, those areas are referred to as

quadrants

An involuntary response to stimulus is a/an

reflex

Which of the following is the root for the medical term respiratory?

respir-

A plane that divides the body into left and right sides

sagittal

The singular form of the term that means a wall dividing two cavities is:

septum

The RUQ is located _________________ to the RLQ

superior

Pre- is an example of

the beginning of some words

The word element -logy is an example of

the ending of some words.

The medical term pulmonology means

the study of the lungs

The definition for the medical term ILEUM: - pertaining to the armpit. - large wing-shaped bone at the upper and posterior part of the pelvis. - third portion of the small intestine. - a thin wall separating two cavities or two tissue masses. - sticky secretion of cells in mucous membranes.

third portion of the small intestine

The meaning of the medical term ENDOCRINE is:

to secrete within

The meaning of the medical term TRANSFUSION is

transfer of blood or a blood component from a donor to a recipient

What is the suffix in the term PHENOTYPE?

type

The CENTER OF THE ABDOMEN is the

umbilical region

The tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder

ureter

The plural form of the name of the bones of the spinal column

vertebrae