EXAM 3 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY CH 9-13

Which medical term means "Stomach pain"?

Gastralgia

Which medical term means "surgical removal of stomach"?

Gastrectomy

Which medical term means "surgical fixation of the uterus"?

Hysteropexy

Which of the following medical terms does NOT refer to uterine surgery?

Hysterorrhexis

Which term means "protection protein"?

Immunoglobulin

Which medical term refers to cutting into the abdominal cavity?

Laparotomy

Which term means "surgical crushing of a stone"?

Lithotripsy

Which organ is NOT found in the mediastinum?

Lungs

Which term means "lymph node inflammation"?

Lymphadenitis

Which term means "record of lymph nodes"?

Lymphadenogram

Which term means "disease of lymph vessel"?

Lymphangiopathy

Which term means "lymph swelling"?

Lymphedema

Which white blood cells are most involved in carrying out the functions of the immune system?

Lymphocytes

Which medical term means "record of the breast"?

Mammogram

Which medical term means "many pregnancies"?

Multigravida

Which term means "enlarged kidney"?

Nephromegaly

Urine is produced by the

Nephrons

Which medical term means "drooping kidney"?

Nephroptosis

Which medical term means "scanty menstrual discharge"?

Oligomenorrhea

Which medical term means "produce an ovum"?

Oogenesis

The respiratory system along with the bloodstream, is responsible for the delivering of something to the cells:

Oxygen

Inhalation brings in fresh--- and exhalation removes----.

Oxygen; carbon dioxide

Which of the following is NOT a pathogen?

Phagocytes

All of the following are accessory organs of the digestive system EXCEPT:

Pharynx

Which of the following is NOT part of the lower respiratory system?

Pharynx

A--- is a small mushroom-shapes tumor.

Polyp

Which medical term means "excessive eating"?

Polyphagia

Which medical term means "after birth"?

Postpartum

Which medical term means "First birth"?

Primipara

The meaning of the suffix -genic is :

Producing

A healthcare provider involved in respiratory care is a--- therapist.

Respiratory

Which medical term refers to a record of the uterine tube?

Salpingogram

Which term means to "destroy sperm"?

Spermatolysis

Which term means "abnormal softening of the spleen"?

Splenomalacia

In homeostasis, the urinary system regulates all of the following EXCEPT:

The amount of hemoglobin in erythrocytes

Which of the following statements regarding the lungs is NOT true?

The mediastinum of the thoracic cavity is located between the lungs and diaphragm.

Which of the following statements regarding alveoli is NOT true?

They are located at the end of bronchi

Persons with difficulty breathing often feel that they can breath easier when:

They are sitting up

Which of the following is NOT a function of the female reproduction system?

To maintain homeostasis

Which term means "inflammation of the tonsils"?

Tonsilitis

Which of the following is NOT an organ of the male genitourinary system?

Urethra

Which term means "pain in the urethra"?

Urethralgia

Which medical term means "instrument for viewing the urethra"?

Urethroscope

The pulmonary capillaries surround the:

alveoli

Which medical term means pertaining the the third section of the small intestines?

ileal

Which of the following statements regarding the trachea is NOT true?

Alveoli are located at the end of the trachea

Which medical term mean "appendix inflammation"?

Appendicitis

Which medical term means "state of being without sperm"?

Aspermia

Which of the following leads to unconsciousness and death if it is .....

Asphyxia

Which medical term means "slow digestion"?

Bradypepsia

Which of the following statements regarding the respiratory system NOT true?

Carbon dioxide moves from the blood into the cells.

Which medical term means "surgical removal of gallbladder"?

Cholecystectomy

Which medical term means "condition of having a stone in the common bile duct"?

Choledocholithiasis

Which medical term means "process of visually examining the colon"?

Colonoscopy

Which term means "surgical repair of the bladder"?

Cystoplasty

The meaning of the suffix -ectosis is:

Dilated

Which terms means "condition of abnormal urination"?

Dysuria

The medical term for "vomiting" is:

Emesis

Which medical term means "inflammation within the cervix"?

Endocervicitis

The immune system does NOT consists of:

Erythrocytes