module 1 exam

Transgastric means _____.

pertaining to across the stomach

The difference between -al and -algia is _____.

-al means pertaining to; -algia means pain

The suffix in the term gastroscopy is _____, which means ____.

-scopy, process of visual examination

Which pronunciation key shows the correct pronunciation of laparoscope?

LAP-ah-ro-skop

_____ means nerve pain; it is composed of the combining form _____ and the suffix _____.

Neuralgia, neur/o, -algia

It is important to keep the combining vowel between word roots, even if the root begins with a vowel.

True

By analyzing the component parts of the term hyperproteinemia, you know that the meaning is _____.

a blood condition of excessive protein

The prefix trans- means _____.

across, through

The term for pain in the joints is spelled _____.

arthralgia

The word part that means self is _____, and it is a _____.

aut, prefix

Enter/o is a _____.

combining form

Which part of the word gives the essential meaning of the term and usually represents a part of the body?

combining form or root

Ren/o is a ______ that means ______.

combining form: kidney

An inflammation of the urinary bladder is called _____.

cystitis

Which of the following terms does not pertain to the kidney?

cystitis

What is the term for the process of visually examining the urinary bladder?

cystoscopy

The difference between diagnosis and prognosis is ____________.

dia- means complete and pro- means before

Which of the following shows the correct pronunciation of the term electrocardiogram?

e-lek-tro-KAR-de-o-gram

The first combining form in the term electroencephalogram means _____.

electricity

Which of the following means a record of electricity (electrical activity) of the heart?

electrocardiogram

Inflammation of the small intestine is called _____.

enteritis

The study of the intestines is _____logy; the word part you chose is a _____.

entero, combining form

Build the term that means pertaining to the stomach.

gastr/ + -ic = gastric

The medical term for inflammation of the stomach is _____.

gastritis

The medical term for the study of the stomach and intestines is _____.

gastroenterology

Which of the following terms means the study of blood?

hematology

The prefix in the term hyperglycemia is _____, which means _____.

hyper-, excessive

The opposite of hyper- is _____.

hypo

The suffix in the term gastrotomy means _____.

process of cutting into

Analyze the term arthroscopy to find its meaning.

process of visually examining a joint

Hemoglobin is a _____ found in red blood cells.

protein

Division of the term psychosis into its component parts produces which combination?

psych/o + -osis

Which of the following shows the correct pronunciation of the term retrogastric?

reh-tro-GAS-trik

Division of the termretrogastric into its component parts produces which combination?

retro- + gastr/ + -ic

The word root in the term rhinitis is _____.

rhin/

What is the meaning of the term cardiology?

study of the heart

Which of the following shows the correct pronunciation of the term subhepatic?

sub-heh-PAT-ik

Which of the following means pertaining to beneath the liver?

subhepatic

Which part of the word should be read first when analyzing its meaning?

suffix

Which word part is -tomy?

suffix

The combining vowel of the combining form should be dropped when the suffix begins with a vowel.

true

The term osteoarthritis means _____.

inflammation of the bone and joint

Dysentery is the condition of painful _____.

intestines

Division of the term leukocytosis into its component parts produces which combination?

leuk/o + cyt/o + -osis

The term neuralgia means _____.

nerve pain

What is the medical term meaning incision into a nerve?

neurotomy

Which of the following shows the correct pronunciation of the term neuralgia?

nu-RAL-jah

The term that means incision into the bone is _____.

osteotomy

The prefix exo- means _____.

outside

The fibrous tissue or structure surrounding the heart is called the ___.

pericardium