Med Term Final Review

A painful condition caused by trauma, commonly to the wrist or hand, where a fluid filled sac, forms over a tendon.

A ganglion cyst

Movement away from the midline of the body is called

Abduction

Also called a general hospital

Acute care hospital

Does not require overnight hospitalization

Ambulatory Care

Partial or complete removal of a limb

Amputation

What directional term refers to the tip or summit of an organ?

Apex

What involves obtaining fluid from a joint in order to examine it to make a diagnosis

Arthrocentesis

Which of the following procedures examines the inside of a joint?

Arthroscopy

The end of a long bone is covered by

Articular cartilage

Muscle wasting is the common term for

Atrophy

Radioactive dye is used to visualize the bones

Bone scan

The arms are what region of the body

Brachial

The cranial cavity contains the

Brain

What abbreviation stands for the body system containing the heart?

CV

What directional term is interchangable with inferior

Caudal

What is a fracture protruding through an open skin wound?

Compound fracture

The shaft of a long bone is called the

Diaphysis

The knee is _____________ to the hip

Distal

What directional term means farther away from the point of an attachment to the body?

Distal

What directional term is the opposite of anterior

Dorsal

Which of the following is NOT one of the anterior regions of the trunk 1.) Dorsum 2.) Abdominal 3.) Pelvic 4.) Pubic

Dorsum

Which of the following terms means abnormal muscle tone

Dystonia

What is the abbreviation for a record of the strength and quality of muscle contractions

EMG

In the anatomical divisions of the abdomen, the upper row contains what region?

Epigastric

What type of tissue plays a role in absorbing nutrients?

Epithelial

Which of the following is NOT a structure that is found in all cells 1.) epithelium 2.) Cytoplasm 3.) Cell membrane 4.) Nucleus

Epithelium

The opposite action from the flexion is

Extension

A Colles' fracture is a fracture of the ankle

False

A sudden, involuntary, strong muscle contraction is called an adhesion. 1.) True 2.) False

False

Carpal tunnel syndrome is an example of muscular dystrophy. 1.) True 2.) False

False

In chondromalacia, the bone has become softened

False

Lordosis is commonly called humpback

False

THA stands for knee replacement surgery

False

terms ending in -um are pluralized by simply adding an -s to the end of the term

False

The fibrous connective tissue that wraps muscle is called

Fascia

Which of the following is NOT part of the axial skeleton 1.) Ribs 2.) Skull 3.) Femur 4.) Sternum

Femur

Widespread aching and pain in the muscles and soft tissue is called

Fibromyalgia

What plan divides the body into front and back portions

Frontal

What abbreviation stands for the body system containing the stomach?

GI

What fracture is commonly seen in children?

Greenstick

The cephalic region of the body is the

Head

Written by the admitting physician

History and Physical

Provides supportive treatment for terminally ill

Hospice

When a skeletal muscle is attached to two bones the more movable of the bones is located where the muscle ends and is called the

Insertion

Attack of sharp pain in the gastrocnemius due to a blockage of blood flow to the muscles

Intermittent claudication

Vertebrae are an example of what type of bone

Irregular

What directional term is the opposite of medial

Lateral

the crural region of the body is the

Legs

What is the medical abbreviation for an inherited, progressive, disease characterized by myasthenia

MD

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of muscles found in the body? 1.) Motor 2.) Skeletal 3.) Smooth 4.) Cardiac

Motor

What is designed to produce body movement

Muscle

Record of a patient´s care throughout the day

Nurse´s notes

Written by a surgeon

Operative Report

Which of the following is NOT part of the anatomic position 1.) Standing erect 2.) Feet together 3.) Fingers extended 4.) Palms facing backward

Palms facing backward

The anatomical name of the kneecap is

Patella

What cavity contains the heart

Pericardial

What bones are the fingers?

Phalanges

What directional term means more to the back side of the body?

Posterior

What term means lying down?

Prone

What directional term is the opposite of distal?

Proximal

X-Ray

Radiograph

Realigning a bone fracture

Reduction

Provide physical and occupational therapy

Rehabilitation center

What is caused by a calcium and vitamin D deficiency

Rickets

What plane divides the body into left and right portions

Sagittal

What bone is the shoulder blade?

Scapula

An abnormal lateral curvature of the spine is called

Scoliosis

What type of muscle tissue is attached to bone

Skeletal

Which of the following is a voluntary muscle? 1.) Cardiac 2.) Motor 3.) Smooth 4.) Skeletal

Skeletal

What type of muscle is also called visceral muscle?

Smooth

Which of the following is a sudden, involuntary, strong muscle contraction

Spasm

Which of the following body cavities is a dorsal cavity? 1.) Pelvic 2.) Spinal 3.) Abdominal 4.) Thoracic

Spinal

Which of the following cavities is NOT a ventral cavitity 1.) Thoracic 2.) Spinal 3.) Pelvic 4.) Abdominal

Spinal

What is the forward sliding of a lumbar vertebra over the vertebra below it?

Spondylolisthesis

Which of the following is NOT part of the appendicular skeleton? 1.) humerus 2.) femur 3.) sternum 4.) clavicle

Sternum

What directional term means toward the surface of the body?

Superficial

What directional term means more toward the head or above another structure

Superior

What term means lying face up?

Supine

Which of the following is NOT a function of epithelial tissue? 1.) Protective barrier 2.) Absorb substances 3.) Secrete substances 4.) Support body structures

Support body structures

What is the name for freely moving joints?

Synovial

Knee replacement surgery

TKA

Skeletal muscles are attached to bones by

Tendons

What is the only horizontal plane

Transverse

Abbreviations are an important part of learning med term

True

Stress fractures are caused by repetitive low-impact forces

True

Talipes is commonly called clubfoot

True

Terms ending in -a are pluralized by simply adding an -e to the end of the term

True

The abnormal shortening of muscle fibers, tendons, or fascia is called a contracture. 1.) True 2.) False

True

The informed consent must be signed by a patient voluntarily

True

Torticollis is commonly called a crick in the neck. 1.) True 2.) False

True

In the anatomical divisions of the abdomen, the upper row contains which of the following regions?

Umbilical

What directional term specifically refers to the belly side of the body?

Ventral

Spina bifida is a congenital anomaly that affects which bone?

Vertebrae

Which of the following bones is part of the axial skeleton? 1.) Ischium 2.) Clavicle 3.) Patella 4.) Vertebrae

Vertebrae

The fundamental unit of all living things are the

cells

The neck is what region of the body

cervical

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic types of tissue found in the body 1.) epithelial 2.) muscular 3.) histogenic 4.) connective

histogenic

What means excessive muscle bulk?

hypertrophy

The medical term for humpback is

kyphosis

Braces or splints used to prevent or correct deformities are called

orthotics