Module 1 Quiz

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the MOST common combining vowel is:

"o"

which surgical suffix means "procedure or process of cutting out?"

-ec/tom/y

the suffix that means "to control or to stop" is

-stasis

a patient with "leukocytosis" would have a white blood cell count of

11000

acupuncture has had mainstream appeal in the USA since

1970s

Who is considered the Father of osteopathy

Andrew Taylor Still

Which example of the compound term "ankylosing" is fractured correctly?

Ankylos/ing

Which of the following is a noninvasive roentgenography diagnostic technique

CAT scan

Founder of Chiropractic

Daniel David Palmer

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

Gamma Knife

"I swear by Apollo the Physician and Asclepius and Hygieia and Panaceia..." is the beginning of what famous oath?

Hippocratic

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

MRI

Which of these conditions would be treated with Phakic IOLs?

Myopia

Which part contains the fundamental meaning of the word?

Root word

Founder of homeopathy

Samuel Hahnemann

Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross is best known for:

The Stages of Death and Dying

What does Reiki mean in Japanese?

Universal vital force

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 beats or rhythms

verb variation of a stem word usually describe:

action, condition, or state

98 percent of words in a medical dictionary are composed of nouns, verbs, and

adjectives

Reflexology literally means

again/bends/of/procedure of

Aromatherapy oils are

all of the above

physicians uses antagonistic substances to attach to disease organisms or illness

allopathic

All hypnosis techniques promote a relaxed state and what type of brain wave activity?

alpha

therapeutic touch therapy is classified as what type of medicine

alternative

a pathologist noted that a skin biopsy specimen exhibited "hyperplasia" This means there is

an increase in cell numbers

which of these individuals promoted a holistic healing approach to medicine

andrew weil

Acupuncture may be used during surgery for:

anesthesia

the term coronal plane divides the body into the

anterior and posterior portions

the combining form "osmio-" indicates the principle which is used in this treatment to make it effective

aromatherapy

the word "periosteum" has a prefix which means

around

the term "clinical" means

at patient's bedside

which of these is one of Kubler-Ross stages of death?

bargaining

the term "prognosis" means

before knowledge

ultrasonography literally means ___/ process of recording

beyond normal ranges/sound

a self-suggestion technique which assists patients in controlling stress is

biofeedback

a patient with cyanosis has which skin color

blue

a trephine is used to remove

bone

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

brain

An electroencephalogram (EEG) is used to record info about the electrical activity in the

brain

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

brain

"Lithotripsy" is a procedure for crushing ________:

calculi

The wrist bones composed of 8 small bones in two rows are called the:

carpals

the directional term that means "towards the lower end of the body" is

caudal

the term that describes movement towards the top of the body is

cephalic

the first seven bones of the vertebral column forming the neck are the

cervical

Folk remedies are based on:

charms

Which of these treatments would commonly be labelled "orthodox" medicine?

chemotherapy

mento- means

chin

in the divided medical term 'arthro/o/pathy' , the "o" is the :

combining vowel used with both the stem word and suffix

the term 'af/ferent' which may be used to describe sensory impulses is defined as

conveying toward the center

the combining forms or terms that literally mean "rib" are

cost/o and pleuro-

the literal meaning of the medical term carcin/oma is

crab-like tumor

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

dense

adjectives usually modify a noun to denote quality, quantity, extent, or

distinction of the object from something else

the directional term for movement toward the back of body is

dorsal

if a patient has "ptosis" of their eyelid, you can expect to see the eyelid

drooping

An "Otoscope" is used to view the:

ear

Small acupuncture needles are used to treat which area of the body?

ears

Acupuncture needles are used in combination with which of these during treatment?

electrical current

electric shock therapy is also known as

electroconvulsive therapy

the combining form that means "cause of disease " is:

eti/o

the movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position is called

extension

a tonometer measures pressure within the

eye

a tumor of the fibrous and cartilaginous tissue is called a

fibrochondroma

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

fixed and alternate impulses

breaking a compound term into its component word parts combined with a vowel or vowels is called;

fracturing

A PET scan is used to detect:

glucose metabolism

Which of these body parts is commonly massaged by practitioners of reflexology?

hand

Antonyms comprise medical terms and are words that:

have opposite meanings

A thallium scan is used to detect damage to the

heart

An "EKG or ECG" is used to record information about electrical activity in the

heart

a patient has "tachycardia," it means that the patient's

heart rate is elevated

what type of medicine emphasizes self-care and illness prevention

holistic

what physician administer small doses of similar disease substances to allegedly stimulate the natural response of immunity

homeopathic

in the medical term "pleurisy," what is the meaning of its suffix?

inflamed

the term "stetho/scop/e" literally means

instrument to examine the chest

the term Ophthalmo/scop/e means

instrument to examine the eye

bronchoscope literally means

instrument to view trachea-like structures

"Complimentary or Alternative Medicine" is now referred to as ________:

integrated medicine

"Massage and Reflexology" are examples of ________:

integrated medicine

The abbreviation "ICU" refers to a(n):

intensive care unit

Which oil might an aromatherapist use to attempt to ease a client's joint pain?

juniper

a patient who has undergone a nephrectomy has had which of the following removed

kidney

Sally had a pyelogram performed today to help diagnose her:

kidney infection

The "Pyelogram" records information about the _____:

kidney pelvis

the "KUB" examination looks for defects in the

kidney, ureter, bladder

cancers of the circulatory system may include

leukemia and lymphomas

Homeo/path/ic literally means:

like or same/as disease/refers

Aromatherapy is thought to have its effects on which part of the brain?

limbic system

a fatty tumor is called a(n)

lipoma

if an infection is "chronic" it is characterized by

little change, slow progression, and long duration

the set of 5 large vertebrae which form the inward curve of the lower spine are

lumbar vertebrae

what is the manipulation of the body's soft tissues by stroking, rubbing, kneading and tapping

massages

the correct way to fracture or divide the medical term melanocarcinoma is

melano/carcin/oma

the prefix that means "change or after" is

meta-

"Fluoroscopy" is used to record

moving body parts

My/o- is the combining form of a word part that means

muscle

LASIK laser surgery can be used to correct:

myopia

Any therapy that relies on the body's own healing powers is considered:

natural

acu/puncutre literally means

needle puncture

the medical term for the new growth of abnormal tissue or a tumor is

neoplasm

a patient that is "euthyroid" has

normal thyroid function

a lumbar puncture is used to

obtain spinal fluid samples

Aromatherapy uses which principle

olfactory stimulation

the term Nebuliz/er means

one who causes a mist

a body part which is formed of two or more types of body tissues and performs one or more specific functions is called a(n)

organ

in the medical term "cephalgia," the combing verb form means

pain

the medical term that means "the science of or study of body changes caused by disease" is

path/o/logy

the study of a disease is referred to as

pathology

the suffixes -a, -ia, -iac, -al, -ar, -ic, -is, -on, -os -us, -ium, and -um are used as a generalized actual meaning for the phrase, "refers to or ___"

pertains to

in the divided medical term "osteopor/o/sis", the slash lines (/) indicate that the vowel "o" may be used as part of which word parts?

por- and -osis

the word part attached to the beginning of a word root in order to modify its meaning is called a(n);

prefix

the term "Tympanostomy" literally means

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

the term "surgery" literally means

procedure of working by hand

the term "graphy" means

procedure using an instrument to record something

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

"Biofeedback" is a type of _____ therapy:

psychosomatic

"Angiograms" are used for

recording pictures of blood vessels

the term ocular literally means

refers to the eye

What treats the body using principles similar to acupuncture and acupressure?

reflexology

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

sagittal

Holistic therapies stress the importance of:

self care and illness prevention

Placebo literally means

shall please

An atrophic muscle would appear:

shrunken

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

skeletal muscle

Hypnosis literally means

sleep/condition

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 3D-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

a patient who has a "cholecystolithotripsy" performed is having what process performed to their gall bladder

stones crushed

a patient with rhabdomyolysis has destruction of

striated muscle

in the divided medical term 'sub/hepat/ic' which part is the prefix and which part is the suffix

sub- and -ic

in the medical term 'arthr/itis' -itis is the:

suffix

the word part attached to the end of a word root in order to modify its meaning is the:

suffix

Placebo effect therapy uses the principle of

suggestion and believability

If one is flat on their back and face up, they are in a _____ position.

supine

the ankle bones are called the ___ bones

tarsal

the term "laryngo/scop/y" literally and actually means

the procedure of viewing and examining the voice box

the term biopsy literally means

the procedure of viewing life

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 term "metastasis" means

to spread

the directional term "lateral" describes movement in which direction

to the side

the term "diagnosis" means

total knowledge

a patient who is adducting their arm is moving it

toward their body

the directional term "inferior" describes movement

towards the lower end of the body

What type of medicine has ancient origins, strong cultural ties, and trained healers?

traditional

the combining form onc/o- means

tumor

A 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

John's physician told him that his disease is idiopathic. this means its cause is

unknown

the term that describes movement towards the belly is

ventral

"Cryosurgery" is used to treat ________:

verrucae or warts

Biopsy lite

view of life

the combining form or term that literally means "internal organs" is:

viscer/o-

intramuscular injection literally means

within a muscle

the term "intravenous Injection" means

within a vein

the word "afebrile" has a prefix which means

without or not

the combing form of a stem word is usually made of two-component parts, the:

word root and combining vowel

the medical term "intra/ven/ous; -ven- is the:

word root or stem word

a compound term is derived from two or more

word roots


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