test 1

The suffix that means "to control or stop" is:

-stasis

About how many men will develop breast cancer?

1 in 1,000

b3

3rd degree burn

b4

4th degree burn

The Lamaze method of childbirth uses

All of the above

A trephine would be used to remove ___.

Bone

A "_______" is a noninvasive roentgenography diagnostic technique.

Computerized Axial Tomography

An "Electro Shock Therapy - EST" is also known as

Electric Convulsive Therapy

The ____________ 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 Oath

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

Integrated Medicine

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

Intensive Care Unit

A "_____" produces a radio frequency radiation pulse image of soft and hard tissue in multiple planes.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Which of these conditions would be treated with Phakic IOLs

Myopia

rx

Prescription

Which of these was the first 3D-printed drug approved by the FDA?

Spritam

Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross is best known for

The Stages of Death and Dying

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

utd

Up to date

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

The term defined as the process of drawing away from the mid-line or middle is

abduction

A "Defibrillator" is used to correct ________:

abnormal heart beats or rhythms

Verb variations of a stem word usually describe

action taken, condition, or state

all

acute lymphocytic leukemia

b8

adenosine phosphate vitamin

ama

against medical advice

a&o

alert and oriented

a&w

alive and well

"Aromatherapy" is a type of integrated therapy that some may feel is _________

all of the above

The term 'coronal' or 'frontal plane' divides the body into the:

anterior and posterior portions

acl

anterior cruciate ligament

ad lib

as desired

prn

as needed

astol

as tolerated

The term "clinical" means

at patient's bedside

A&A

awake and aware

bae

barium enema

The term "prognosis" means

before knowledge

bx

biopsy

b7

biotin

bp

blood pressure

bs

blood sugar

bun

blood urea nitrogen

bt

body temperature

A "PET Scan" is used to detect glucose or energy use levels of the ________:

brain

A "EEG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity.

brain ?

An epithelial or covering cell malignant tumor is referred to as a(n):

carcinoma

co

cardiac output or computer order

The directional term that means "toward the tail" is:

caudal

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

cephalic

cp

cerebral palsy

cva

cerebrovascular accident

cna

chart not available, certified nurse's aide

cc

chief complaint

copd

chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder

in the divided medical term arthr/o/pathy, o is the

combining vowel used with both the stem word and suffix

cbc

complete blood count

chf

congestive heart failure

Bone is described as _____ tissue

connective

cl

contact lenses

The term 'af/ferent' (as in sensory impulses) is defined as:

conveying toward the center

The literal meaning of the medical term carcin/oma is

crab-like tumor

cf

cystic fibrosis

Body "X-rays" produce pictures of _____body tissue and bones

dense

dd

derefffiencial diagnosis

DX & PX

diagnosis and prognosis

d&d

diarrhea and dehydration

dns

did not show

dat

diet as tolerated

dpt

diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus

dz

disease or dozen

Adjectives usually modify a noun (thing named) denoting quality, quantity, extent, or _____ .

distinction of the object from something else

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

dorsal

dad

drug administration device

An "Otoscope" is used to view the

ear

ent

ear, nose, throat

ekg

electrocardiogram

emg

electromyography

If a tumor is found to be benign, it is:

encapsulated, slow growing, and expansive

"Therapeutic Touch Therapy" uses the principle that the body produces:

energy or an aura

The combining form that means "cause of (disease)" is:

eti/o

q

every

qd

every day, or once a day

x&d

examination and diagnosis

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

extension

eswl

extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

A "Tonometer" measures pressure within the ________

eye

fbs

fasting blood sugar

A tumor of the fibrous and cartilaginous tissue is called a(n):

fibrochondroma

A "Pacemaker" can be external or internal and usually generates electrical stimuli to the heart muscle with ________:

fixed and/or alternate impulses

The suffix -plas/ia is a compound suffix (2 or more parts) that refers to:

formation, growth or development

qid

four times per day

fx

fracture

Breaking a compound term into component word parts (usually with its combining vowel or vowels) is called:

fracturing

fod

free of disease

gi

gastrointestinal

gtt

glucose tolerance test

gh

growth hormone

hi, hoh

hearing impaired or hard of hearing

A "EKG or ECG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity

heart

A "Thallium - Hot Spot Test" is used to detect _____ damage

heart

hav

hepatitis A virus

hbv

hepatitis B virus

hcv

hepatitis C virus

h1

herpes simplex type 1

h2

herpes simplex type 2

s.o.s.

if necessary or required

stat

immediate

The term "hyperplasia" means:

increase in development

id

infectious disease

The term "Stetho/scop/e" literally means:

instrument to examine the chest

The term "Ophthalmo/scop/e" means:

instrument to examine the eye

The term "Bronchoscope" literally means

instrument to view trachea-like structures

I&o

intake and output

"Massage and Reflexology" are examples of ________

integrated medicine

icu

intensive care unit

iv

intravenous

The "Pyelogram" records information about the _____

kidney pelvis

The "KUB" examination looks for defects in the

kidney, ureter, and bladder

kub

kidney, ureter, bladder

sig

let it be written

Cancers of the circulatory system include:

leukemia and lymphomas

Homeo/path/ic literally means

like or same/as disease/refers

A fatty tumor is called a(n):

lipoma, steatoma, or adipoma

If an infection is "Chronic" it is characterized by:

little change, slow progression, and long duration

The abdominal cavity contains the:

liver

lbp

low blood pressure

mmr

measles, mumps, and rubella

md

medical doctor

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

melano/carcin/oma

The prefix that means "change or after" is:

meta-

ml

milliliter

"Fluoroscopy" is used to record ________:

moving body parts

ms

multiple sclerosis

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

muscle

Laser assisted surgery "LASIK" is used to correct

myopia (and hyperopia)

n&v

nausea and vomiting

"Acu/puncture" literally means ________

needle puncture

The medical term for new growth (of abnormal tissue or tumor) is:

neoplasm

npo

nothing by mouth

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

nucleus

the most common combining vowel is

o

ung

ointment

The term "Nebuliz/er" means

one who causes a mist

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

organ

otc

over the counter

prom

partial range of motion

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

path/o/logy

The study of disease is referred to as

pathology

The phrase, refers to or _____, is a generalized actual meaning (not a literal meaning) used for the suffixes -a, -ia, -iac, -al, -ar, -ic, -is, -on, -os, -us, -ium, and -um.

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 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

pe

pulmonary embolism

b6

pyridoxine

"Angiograms" are used for ________:

recording pictures of vessels

rbc

red blood cell

The term "ocular" literally means

refers to the eye

rr

respiration rate or recovery room

ros

review of systems

b2

riboflavin

the word part that contains the fundamental meaning of the word is the

root word

the combining form of a stem word is usually made of two components, the __ __ and __ __

root word and combining vowel

The term that divides the body into right and left halves is the

sagittal plane

sti

sexually transmitted infection

sob

shortness of breath

An "EMG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity.

skeletal muscle

A 'Plantar Wart' is located on the

sole of the foot

A "Myelogram" is used to record _______ information

spinal cord/nerve tissue

"Lithotripsy" is a procedure for crushing ________:

stones or calculi debris

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

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

supine

sx

symptom

A "Spinal Tap" is used to ________

take fluid samples from the spinal fluid

tpr

temperature, pulse, respiration

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

b1

thiamine

The combining form hist/o- means:

tissue or web-like

The term "phlebotomy" means:

to cut into a vein

tko

to keep open

The term "Catheter" literally mean

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

The directional term 'inferior' describes movement

toward the lower end of the body

tens

transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation

Tia

transient ischemic attack

tbc

tuberculosis, total blood (cell) count

The combining form onc/o- means:

tumor

bid

twice a day

us

ultrasound

ue

upper extremity

uri

upper respiratory infection

uti

urinary tract infection

The term that describes movement toward the front of the body is

ventral

vo

verbal order

"Cryosurgery" is used to treat ________

verrucae or warts

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

viscer/o-

wbc

white blood cells

The term "Intramuscular Injection-IM" literally means:

within a muscle

The term "intravenous injection" means

within a vein

in the medical term intra/ven/ous, -ven- is the

word root or stem word

yo

years old