Final Exam Medical Terminology
The pulmonary artery
Carries blood away from the heart
Which medical term means instrument to view inside vagina?
Culdoscope
Which medical term means suture the suture the vulva?
Episiorrhaphy
The epiglottis shunts food in the:
Esophagus
Myelography is a diagnostic image produced using an ultrasound
False
Postpartum is a term that means before birth.
False
The endocardium is the outer layer of the heart.
False
The term anesthesia means the absence of pain.
False
The term neurorrhaphy means a ruptured nerve.
False
Which term means releasing urine from the body?
Micturition, voiding, urination; All of the above
The respiratory system, in conjunction with the cardiovascular system, delivers _____ to the cells of the body
Oxygen
Which is an accessory organ of the digestive system?
Pancreas, liver and salivary gland
Which term means a yellow fatty deposit of liquids in an artery?
Plaque
Which is the medical term means drooping of the rectum and anus?
Proctoptosis
The circulatory system does not transports waste to
Rectum
Not part of cardiovascular system
Spleen
Enucleated means having no nucleus.
True
Heart valves control the direction of blood flow.
True
Multigravida refers to a woman who has had two or more pregnancies.
True
Poliomyelitis is an infection of the spinal cord.
True
The plural of ovum is ova
True
The term aphasia means unable to speak.
True
The term myelogram means a record of the spinal cord
True
The tip of the heart is called the apex
True
hysterorrhexis is spelled correctly
True
Which medical term means amnion flow?
amniorrhea
Which term means process of recording a vessel?
angiography
The largest artery in the body is the
aorta
Inflammation of the appendix is called
appendicitis
Which blood vessels have the thickest smooth muscle wall?
arteries
The smallest arteries are called
arterioles
Which term means hardened artery?
arteriosclerosis
Which medical term means condition of no sperm?
aspermia
In which situation is a combining vowel never used?
between a prefix and word root
Which medical term means slow digestion?
bradypepsia
The narrowest blood vessels are called:
capillaries
A heart specialist would be called a:
cardiologist
Which term means enlarged heart?
cardiomegaly
Which medical term means removal of the gallbladder?
cholecystectomy
Which medical term means process of viewing the colon?
colonoscopy
Which is NOT one of the word parts in a medical term?
combining form
The heart receives its blood supply from the:
coronary arteries
Which term means surgical repair of the bladder?
cystoplasty
Which is NOT a function of the digestive system?
distribute nutrients
Which medical term means abnormal appetite.
dysorexia
Which term means condition of difficult urination?
dysuria
The medical term for vomiting is:
emesis
Which term means too few red (cells)?
erythropenia
Which term is misspelled?
fribillation
Which medical term means stomach pain?
gastralgia
Which medical term means surgical removal of stomach?
gastrectomy
Which term means condition of blood in the urine?
hematuria
Which term means blood destruction?
hemolytic
The renal blood vessels enter and leave the kidney at the:
hilum
Which of the following terms means excessive calcium in blood?
hypercalcemia
Which of the following terms means excessive potassium in the blood?
hyperkalemia
Which term means high pressure?
hypertension
Which of the following terms means insufficient sugar in the blood?
hypoglycemia
Which medical term means surgical fixation of the uterus?
hysteropexy
Which medical term means pertaining to the third section of the small intestine?
ileal
Which term means too many white blood cells?
leukocytosis
Which term means too few white blood cells?
leukopenia
Which is not an organ of the urinary system?
liver
Which of the following is not an organ of the urinary system?
liver
Which term means lymph gland inflammation?
lymphadenitis
Which medical term means record of the breast?
mammogram
The first menstrual period is called:
menarche
Which heart valve has two cusps?
mitral
Which layer of the heart is responsible for contracting in order to pump blood?
myocardium
Which of the following terms means kidney stones?
nephrolith
Which term means abnormal kidney softening?
nephromalacia
Which term means drooping kidney?
nephroptosis
Which of the following terms means surgical repair of a nerve?
neuroplasty
Which of the following terms refers to frequent nighttime urination?
nocturia
Which medical term means scanty menstrual flow?
oligomenorrhea
Which term means condition of scanty amount of urine?
oliguria
Which medical term means surgical fixation of testes?
orchidopexy
The aorta carries
oxygenated blood to the body
Which term means disease producing?
pathogenic
The lining of the heart is called
pericardium
Which term is misspelled?
phleboitis
Which medical term means excessive eating?
polyphagia
Which of the following terms refers to an unusually large volume of urine?
polyuria
Which medical term means first birth?
primipara
Which of the following is NOT the type of information provided by a prefix?
procedure
Which of the following is the type of information provided by a suffix?
procedure
Which artery carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs?
pulmonary artery
Which term means renal pelvis inflammation?
pyelitis
Which medical term means pus in the uterine tube?
pyosalpinx
Blood cells are produced in the:
red bone marrow
The folds in the lining of the stomach are called:
rugae
Which term means pertaining to blood?
sanguinous and hematic
Which term means to cut into the spleen?
splenotomy
Which combining form means chest?
steth/o
Which term means fast heartbeat?
tachycardia
Which term means clotting cell?
thrombocyte
Which term means pain in the urethra?
urethralgia
Blood is returned to the right side of the heart by the
vena cavae
In homeostasis, the kidneys regulate all of the following EXCEPT the:
volume of blood in the body
Which medical terminology word part provides the general meaning of the word?
word root
