Medical. Terminology exam study guide

60. A Optometric Physician uses the Medical Abbreviation: OD DOP OP DO

OD

43. The medical term for a specialist who treats and diagnoses foot disease and disorders such as corns, bunions, claw foot, ingrown toenails, and par/onych/itis is a(n): Ortho/ped/ist Chiro/pract/or Pod/iatr/ist Chiro/pod/ist

Pod/iatr/ist

60. The term "prognosis" means: full knowledge no knowledge after knowledge before knowledge

before knowledge

40. The term 'coronal' or 'frontal plane' divides the body into the: proximal and distal portions anterior and posterior portions superior and inferior portions all of the above

anterior and posterior portions

12. The term Ankylosis literally means: developing cell/state of "crooked, stiff, bent/condition; bones pathologically fused together movement, motion/illness bone marrow/disease

"crooked, stiff, bent/condition; bones pathologically fused together

8. The combining word form that refers to the "spine, vertebral column, and/or vertebra" is: radi/o- skelet/o- "rachi/o- and "spondyl/o-" rect/o-

"rachi/o-" and "spondyl/o-"

The most common combining vowel is: 'o' 'u' 'i' 'e'

'o'

86. 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 cardio/graph/y arterio/graph/y none of the above

Ultra/sono/graph/y

92. The term "Cryo/surg/er/y" literally means: a procedure of one who works with instruments a procedure of one who works by hand with toxins a procedure of one who works by hand with heat a procedure of one who works by hand with cold

a procedure of one who works by hand with cold

61. The term "mammogram" means: an instrument for recording the breast a procedure for treating breast cancer a recording of the breast all of the above

a recording of the breast

55. The diagnostic term Hip Disarticulation (HD) also means: A surgical amputation through the joint capsule of the hip joint coxa rupture ruptured hip joint pelvic joint fusion

a surgical amputation through the joint capsule of the hip joint

10. The diagnostic term that literally means inflamed joint is: aponeur/itis tendin/itis burs/itis arthr/itis

arthr/itis

63. Muscle terms for belly or abdomen are: abdominus or laparal minimus or microid iliacus teres or iliacus

abdominus or laparal

45. The term defined as the process of drawing away from the mid-line or middle is: inversion abduction circumduction adduction

abduction

39. The term for X-ray film (recording) of a joint is: electroarthro/graph arthro/gram arthro/scopy arthro/graphy

arthro/gram

97. A "Defibrillator" is used to correct ________: high blood pressure abnormal respiratory rates low blood pressure abnormal heart beats or rhythms

abnormal heart beats or rhythms

36. The surgical term that actually means "surgically breaking joint apart" is: osteoclasia arthroclasia synovectomy arthrotomy

arthroclasia

12. Verb variations of a stem word usually describe: action taken, condition, or state symptoms of a condition body positions or planes of reference none of the above

action taken, condition, or state

40. The procedural term that means visual examination inside a joint is: arthro/gram arthroscop/y arthograph/y arthro/centesis

arthroscop/y

59. The term "clinical" means: to test in the hospital at patients bedside none of the above

at patients bedside

25. The suffix that means "to control or stop" is: -crit -stole -cusis -stasis

-stasis

48. About how many men will develop breast cancer? 1 in 1,000 1 in 10,000 1 in 100 Men can't develop breast cancer

1 in 1,000

103. "Aromatherapy" is a type of integrated therapy that some may feel is _________: suggestive, or placebo effect unsupported by clinical evidence psychosomatic all of the above

all of the above

104. The Lamaze method of childbirth uses: Focal points of concentration Breathing techniques Muscle control and relaxation All of the above

all of the above

48. The diagnostic term Rheumat/oid Arthr/itis means: pain flowing through joint condition of joint swelling auto-immune disease often with cartilaginous hyper/troph/y state of joint inflammation

auto-immune disease often with cartilaginous

37. CTS is an abbreviation for ___________ Syn/drome (sign and symptom complex). Marfan's Charcot's Carpal Tunnel Lupus Erythematosus

Carpal Tunnel

57. An Osteopathic Physician is represented by the Medical Abbreviation ____ and a Chiropractic Physician is represented by the Medical Abbreviation _______. OD and CP OD and CD DO and DC OD and DCP

DO and DC

42. A trephine would be used to remove ___. Bone Blood Muscle Skin

bone

1. The myeloid tissue in cancellous bone is semi-liquid and produces most RBCs, WBCs, and Platelets is usually referred to as: osteoclastic tissue fatty yellow marrow "adult long bone medullary cavity" osteoblastic tissue bone marrow or red marrow

bone marrow or red marrow

54. The diagnostic term Osteosarcoma means: swelling of bone and bone marrow swelling of bone marrow bone inflammation bone tumors that causes hard tissue to become soft and fleshy

bone tumors that causes hard tissue to become soft and fleshy

77. A "EEG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity. brain heart nerve skeletal muscle

brain

79. A "PET Scan" is used to detect glucose or energy use levels of the ________: spinal cord brain heart gall bladder

brain

23. The diagnostic term that means abnormal build up of calcium on the kneecap (patella) surface is: dys/chrondro/plasia ankyl/osis calcin/osis omoburs/itis

calcin/osis

51. An epithelial or covering cell malignant tumor is referred to as a(n): fibroma carcinoma neoplasm sarcoma

carcinoma

5. The wrist bones composed of 8 small bones in two rows are called the: tarsals metatarsals carpus or carpals metacarpals

carpus or carppals

33. The directional term that means "toward the tail" is: proximal medial caudal lateral

caudal

36. The term that describes movement toward the top of the body is: inferior dorsal posterior cephalic

cephalic

3. The first seven bones of the vertebral column (forming the neck) are the: sacrum cervical lumbar thoracic

cervical

44. The healing specialty that emphasizes a system of therapy based on the manipulation of the vertebral column and other bones of the body by hand is: Spondylist Chiropractic Chiropodist Orthopedist

chiropractic

31. The surgical term for the repair of cartilage is called: oste/o/tomy burs/o/tomy anthr/o/clasia chondr/o/plasty

chondr/o/plasty

9. The term that means cartilage swelling or cartilage tumor is: chondroma tendoma atheroma customa

chondroma

7. In the divided medical term 'arthr/o/pathy', "o" is the: combining vowel used with both the stem word and the prefix combining vowel used with both the stem word and suffix prefix suffix

combining vowel used with both the stem word and suffix

73. A "_______" is a noninvasive roentgenography diagnostic technique. angiogram PET scan Computerized Axial Tomography Gamma Knife Surgery

computerized axial tomography

22. Bone is described as _____ tissue. nervous connective cartilage epithelial

connective

47. The term 'af/ferent' (as in sensory impulses) is defined as: conveying toward the center conveying away from the center conveying both away from and toward the center none of the above

conveying toward the center

7. The combining forms or terms that literally mean "rib" are: cervic/o- and trachel/o- ili/o- and ile/o- cost/o and pleuro- carp/o- and tars/o-

cost/o- and tars/o

30. The literal meaning of the medical term carcin/oma is: star-like tumor crab-like tumor "invades with crab-like leg growths" worm-like tumor "invades with worm-like linear growths" none of the above

crab-like tumor "invades with crab-like leg growths"

35. The surgical term that means "incision into the skull to drain fluid" is: crani/o/tomy cranio/centesis cephal/o/sis crani/ostomy

cranio/centesis

18. The combining form scolio- means: crooked and curved - lateral or side curve (to bend) of vertebrae, along with rotation hooked sway-back hunch-back

crooked and curved- lateral or side curve (to bend) of vertebrae, along with rotation

72. Body "X-rays" produce pictures of _____body tissue and bones: transparent epithelia soft dense

dense

13. Adjectives usually modify a noun (thing named) denoting quality, quantity, extent, or _____ . distinction of the object from something else name an object identify an object all of the above

distinction of the object from something else

35. The directional term for movement toward the back of the body is: superior dorsal anterior ventral

dorsal

93. An "Otoscope" is used to view the: oropharynx ear eye trachea

ear

98. An "Electro Shock Therapy - EST" is also known as: Electric Cardiovascular Therapy Electric Convulsive Therapy Electric Convulsive Treatment none of the above

electric convulsive treatment

65. A procedure of making a record of muscle activity is called: electro/myo/lith/o/tom/y electro/myo/graph/y electro/myo/gram electro/myo/graph

electro/myo/graph/y

76. The machine that records muscle activity is called the: electromyo/grapher electromyo/graph electromyo/graphy electromyo/gram

electromyo/graph

28. If a tumor is found to be benign, it is: terminal encapsulated, slow growing, and expansive fast growing and limited in size nonencapsulated, fast growing, and small

encapsulated, slow growing, and expansive

105. "Therapeutic Touch Therapy" uses the principle that the body produces: energy or an aura - "halo" antibodies hormones none of the above

energy or an aura- "halo"

23. The combining form that means "cause of (disease)" is: eti/o -algia -itis cac/o-

eti/o

34. The surgical term Phalang/ectomy means: excision of a finger or toe bone - digit excision of the patella surgical repair of the tendon and muscle excision of the meniscus

excision of a finger or toe bone - digit

28. The surgical terms Lamin/ectomy and Rachi/o/tomy actually mean: surgical fixation of a joint incision of the tendon suture of a muscle excision of posterior vertebral arch and cutting the vertebral column

excision of posterior vertebral arch and cutting the vertebral column

46. The movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position is called: pronation adduction circumduction extension

extension

90. A "Tonometer" measures pressure within the ________: colon ear eye lung

eye

38. The term Dys/chrondro/plas/ia literally refers to: difficult joint formation faulty cartilage formation unusual bone shaping without cartilage development

faulty cartilage formation

52. A tumor of the fibrous and cartilaginous tissue is called a(n): fibrochondroma melanoma neochondroma neoplasm

fibrochondroma

69. The diagnostic term Syn/dactylia means: fingers connected together heavy digits bad fingers and toes large hands, fingers, and toes

fingers connected together

99. A "Pacemaker" can be external or internal and usually generates electrical stimuli to the heart muscle with ________: fixed alternate impulses only fixed and/or alternate impulses alternate impulses only none of the above

fixed and/or alternate impulses

73. The diagnostic term Pes Planus means: bent toes high arch flat foot clubbed foot

flat foot

21. The suffix -plas/ia is a compound suffix (2 or more parts) that refers to: death and dying an infection or disease a painful condition formation, growth or development

formation, growth or development

14. Breaking a compound term into component word parts (usually with its combining vowel or vowels) is called: fracturing combining terms structuring diagramming

fracturing

47. The diagnostic term Ankylosing Spondylitis means: fusing/process vertebrae/inflamed inflamed bones that rupture bone elongation bone destruction caused by a disease

fusing/ process vertebrae/ inflamed

113. The ____________ is used to treat brain cancer by directing radiation at precise brain locations. CAT scan Alpha Knife Gamma Knife PET scan

gamma knife

25. The diagnostic term for a disease that causes excessive amounts of uric acid crystals in the blood to be deposited in joint (elbow or toe) is: gout bunion myasthenia gravis exostosis

gout

76. A "EKG or ECG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity. brain heart spinal nerve skeletal muscle

heart

80. A "Thallium - Hot Spot Test" is used to detect _____ damage: heart nerve bone cartilage

heart

77. The literal meaning of the diagnostic term Cardio/myo/path/y is: a condition that causes poor blood circulation to the heart muscle heart/muscle/disease/condition poor blood flow/trauma circulation/problems

heart/muscle/disease/condition

68. The diagnostic term My/asthenia Gravis actually means: heavy because of muscle weakness muscle strength muscle tone hard muscle feeling great

heavy because of muscle weakness

19. An ankle sprain is often characterized by ________: hemorrhaging weakness hematoma formation, with ligaments that are stretched, or partially or fully torn numbness

hematoma formation, with ligaments that are stretched, or partially or fully torn

49. "I swear by Apollo the Physician and Asclepius and Hygieia and Panaceia..." is the beginning of what famous oath? Hippocratic Oath Declaration of Geneva Galenanian Oath Celsus Oath

hippocratic oath

57. The term "hyperplasia" means: to begin development to stop development decrease in development increase in development

increase in development

53. The diagnostic term Pre/patellar Burs/itis means: inflamed knee tendon inflamed knee ligament inflamed quadriceps tendon inflamed bursa below the knee

inflamed bursa below the knee

50. The diagnostic term Bunion (turnip sac) actually means: inflamed heel bursa bursa hypotrophy inflamed foot wart inflamed bursa of the big toe's metatarsophalangeal joint

inflamed bursa of the big toe's metatarsophalangeal joint

52. The diagnostic term Bunion (turnip sac) actually means: inflamed heel bursa bursa hypotrophy inflamed foot wart inflamed bursa of the big toe's metatarsophalangeal joint

inflamed bursa of the bit toe's metatarsophalangeal going

49. The diagnostic term Osteoarthritis means: bilateral joint inflammation inflammation of bone with ligament swelling inflamed bone and cartilage causing swelling inflammation of a bone joint causing bone hypertrophy

inflammation of a bone joint causing bone hypertrophy

67. The diagnostic term Anterior Polio/myel/itis means an: inflammation of the brain inflammation of the meninges inflammation (viral based attack) of the frontal gray horn of the spinal cord; or anterior horn cells, or ventral horn cells inflammation of the front gray horn of the spinal cord

inflammation of the front gray horn of the spinal cord

81. The term "Stetho/scop/e" literally means: instrument to examine the tonsils instrument to examine the eye instrument to examine the ear instrument to examine the chest

instrument to examine the chest

89. The term "Ophthalmo/scop/e" means: instrument to examine the ear instrument to examine the larynx instrument to examine the eye instrument to examine the nasal cavity

instrument to examine the eye

108. The term "Bronchoscope" literally means: instrument to view the eye instrument to view the lungs instrument to view the ear instrument to view trachea-like structures

instrument to view trachea-like structures

101. "Complementary or Alternative Medicine" is now referred to as ________: Integrated Medicine Professional Medicine Co-operative Medicine all of the above

integrated medicine

106. "Massage and Reflexology" are examples of ________: psycho/therapy neurological medicine integrated medicine none of the above

integrated medicine

109. The abbreviation "ICU" refers to a(n): Integrated Care Unit Intensive Care Unit Intensive Cardiology Unit none of the above

intensive care unit

70. The "Pyelogram" records information about the _____: kidney pelvis kidney ureter gall bladder kidney nephron

kidney pelvis

69. The "KUB" examination looks for defects in the: kidney, ureter, and bowels kidney, ureter, and bladder kidney, urinary tract, and back kidney, urethra, and bowels

kidney, ureter, and bowels

16. The combining forms that mean "movement or motion" are: kinesio- and -praxia kypho- and lordo- uro- and steno- scolio- and cervico-

kinesio- and -praxia

14. The diagnostic term Genu Varum ( knees are in the varus position) means: Knees are bent inward (knock-knee) hammer toe claw foot Knees are bent outward (bow-legged)

knees are bent outward (bow-legged)

13. The combining form of a term that means "hump or hunchback" is ________, and the medical condition of __________ is the backward bending of the thoracic (chest vertebrae) spine. kypho- - kyph/o/sis scolio- - scoliosis kinesio- - kinesiology lordo- - lordosis

kypho- -kyph/o/sis

54. Cancers of the circulatory system include: capsulomas and neuromas neuromas and lymphomas leukemia and lymphomas all of the above

leukemia and lymphomas

41. Homeo/path/ic literally means: other or opposite of disease/refers many/disorder/refers to like or same/as disease/refers remedy/disease/refers

like or same/as disease/refers

55. A fatty tumor is called a(n): lipoma, steatoma, or adipoma neuroma adenoma leukemia

lipoma, steatoma, or adipoma

50. If an infection is "Chronic" it is characterized by: little change, slow progression, and long duration rapid change, slow progression, and short duration little change, rapid progression, and short duration rapid change, rapid progression, and short duration

little change, slow progression, and long duration

17. The abdominal cavity contains the: lungs trachea liver intercostal muscles

liver

4. The third set of 5 large vertebrae, which form the inward curve of the lower spine and are the spinal column's major weight bearers, are called: lumbar vertebrae thoracic vertebrae coccyx sacrum

lumbar vertebrae

74. A "_____" produces a radio frequency radiation pulse image of soft and hard tissue in multiple planes. Magnetic Resonance Imaging X-ray CAT scan PET scan

magnetic resonance imaging

2. The upper jawbone is called the: maxilla masseter mandible manubrium

maxilla

64. A muscle directional term for middle or toward the middle is: maximo- and longo- megalo- or macro- medi- or meso- "medium, medial, mesomorph" mega- or gusto-

medi- or meso- "medium, medial, mmesomorph"

31. The correct way to fracture or divide the medical term melanocarcinoma is: melano/carcin/oma mel/ano/carcin/oma melano/car/cin/oma melanocar/cinoma

melano/carcin/oma

24. The prefix that means "change or after" is: proto- anti- meta- epi-

meta-

66. "Fluoroscopy" is used to record ________: moving body parts soft body tissue only non-moving body parts dense tissue

moving body parts

18. My/o- is the combining form of a word part that means: cardio- fiber bone muscle

muscle

21. The diagnostic terms My/asthenia and Neur/asthenia mean: Compact bone muscle weakness and nerve weakness bone marrow periosteum

muscle weakness and nerve weakness

70. The diagnostic term Muscular Dys/trophy means: muscle cramping muscles that have faulty development; and wasting away of the muscles that did develop properly muscle enlargement muscle deformity

muscles that have faulty development; and wasting away of the muscles that did develop properly

15. The combining form __________ means bone marrow or spinal cord. meio- "meiosis" myco- "mycosis" myelo- "osteomyelitis or myelogram" myo- "myositis"

myelo- "osteomyelitis or myelogram

65. Which of these conditions would be treated with Phakic IOLs? Depression Angiostenosis Myopia Obesity

myopia

75. Laser assisted surgery "LASIK" is used to correct: glaucoma pink eye myopia (and hyperopia) conjunctivitis

myopia (and hyperopia)

107. "Acu/puncture" literally means ________: bone puncture a type of massage a type of therapeutic touch therapy needle puncture

needle puncture

29. The medical term for new growth (of abnormal tissue or tumor) is: protoplasm neonatal neoplasm cytoplasm

neoplasm

15. What cellular organelle contains chromosomes and has the literal meaning "nut"? nucleus cytoplasm ribosome nucleolus

nucleus

91. The term "Nebuliz/er" means: one who causes a cure one who causes an injury one who causes a mist none of the above

one who causes a mist

32. The term Chiro/pract/or literally means: one who cuts one who sutures one who works by hand one who practices by hand

one who practices by hand

72. The muscle term ad/duct/or literally means: one who/draws/toward "medially" to flex/up to bend/down to turn/out

one who/draws/toward "medially"

20. 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) ________: system organ tissue all of the above

organ

42. A physician who uses techniques and treatments common to Medical Doctors and Chiropractic Physicians is a(n): Physical Therap/ist Pod/iatr/ist Oste/o/path Ortho/paed/ist or Ortho/ped/ist

oste/o/path

27. The diagnostic term that means abnormal loss of bone density or increased bone poros/ity is: osteo/petr/o/sis fracture osteo/por/o/sis gout

osteo/por/o/sis

30. An instrument used to cut bone is called a(n): osteo/tom/e arthro/tom/e arthro/clast/y osteo/arthro/tom/e

osteo/tom/e

56. The diagnostic term Sub/luxation actually means: partial joint dislocation - less than complete dislocation vertebrae rupture joint compression joint fusion

partial joint dislocation- less than complete dislocation

26. The medical term that means "the science of or study of body changes caused by disease" is : path/o/gen/e/sis psych/ology bio/logy path/o/logy

path/o/logy

53. The study of disease is referred to as: oncology pathology immunology physiology

pathology

11. 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. to tear away from without or lack of pertains to related to a condition or disease

pertains to

17. The combining forms that mean "stone" are: pyelo- and petro- petro- and litho- litho- and cysto- laparo- and abdomino-

petro- and litho-

10. In the divided medial term 'osteopor/o/sis', the slash lines (/) indicate that the vowel "o" may be used as part of which word parts? osteo- and -sis osteo- and -por poro- and osis por- and -osis

por- and -osis

3. The word part attached to the beginning of a word root in order to modify its meaning is called a(n): compound term prefix suffix none of the above

prefix

94. The term "Tympanostomy" literally means: procedure of cutting and making a mouth-like opening in the epiglottis a recording of respiratory rates procedure of cutting and making a mouth-like opening in the ear drum procedure of removing tumors from the lungs

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

41. The medical term "Gangli/ec/tom/y" means: process of cutting into a flap process of cutting into a valve process of cutting into a ball procedure of cutting out a knot

procedure of cutting out a knot

100. The term "Surgery" literally means: to cut procedure of working with instruments procedure of working by hand to record measurements

procedure of working by hand

68. The term "Graphy" means ________: procedure using an instrument to record something A measurement on a graph A recording such as a radiograph none of the above

procedure using an instrument to record something

82. The term "Auscult/ation" literally means: process or procedure for listening process or procedure for seeing process or procedure for recording process or procedure for adjusting bone alignment

process or procedure for listening

83. The term "Percuss/ion" literally means: process or procedure of striking process or procedure of hearing process or procedure of seeing process of procedure of recording

process or procedure of striking

45. The medical term that means an artificial substitute or addition replacing a missing body part (teeth, feet, hearing aid, eye lens) is: ortho/paed/ics ortho/tics chiro/pedon/ics prosth/esis

prosth/esis

34. The term that describes the direction closest to the point of origin is: lateral proximal medial distal

proximal

102. "Biofeedback" is a type of _____ therapy: holistic biochemical psychosomatic gene

psychosomatic

62. A bone process or eye membrane disease term that means resembling a wing is ________: pteryg/oid trapez/oid scapula/oid sphen/oid

pteryg/oid

67. "Angiograms" are used for ________: recording the electrical activity of the heart muscles recording metabolic activity in the brain recording pictures of vessels recording pictures of bones

recording pictures of vessels

84. The term "ocular" literally means: refers to the ear refers to the auditory nerve refers to the olfactory nerve refers to the eye

refers to the ear

61. The term Anthropo/metr/ic means: pertains to the length of digits refers to the measurement of humans refers to the size of body parts pertains to the measurement of joints

refers to the measurement of humans

1 The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of a word is the: prefix vowel suffix root word "stem word"

root word or stem word

26. The diagnostic term Herniated Disc means: broken bone and abnormal benign growth on the surface of a bone ruptured or protruding inter/vertebral disk cartilage broken bone abnormal benign growth on the surface of a bone

ruptured or protruding inter/vertebral disk cartilage

39. The term that divides the body into right and left halves is the: transverse pane coronal plane frontal plane sagittal plane "like an arrow"

sagittal plane "like an arrow"

78. An "EMG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity. brain heart muscle skeletal muscle none of the above

skeletal muscle

44. A 'Plantar Wart' is located on the: palm of the hand ventral surface of the fingers sole of the foot phalanges of the feet

sole of the foot

71. A "Myelogram" is used to record _______ information: cardio-muscle skeletal muscle spinal cord/nerve tissue smooth muscle

spinal cord/nerve tissue

33. The surgical term that means fusing together of the spine (vertebrae) is: tenomy/o/plasty lamin/ectomy aponeur/o/rrhaphy spondyl/o/syn/desis

spondyl/o/syn/desis

62. Which of these was the first 3D-printed drug approved by the FDA? Nunolly Spritam Digeson Humidra

spritam

111. "Lithotripsy" is a procedure for crushing ________: stones or calculi debris teeth bone polyps

stones or calculi debris

8. In the divided medical term 'sub/hepat/ic', which part is the prefix and which part is the suffix? -ic and sub subhepat- -hepat- sub- and -ic

sub- and -ic

4. In the medical term 'arthr/itis', -itis is the: word root prefix suffix none of the above

suffix

5. The word part attached to the end of a word root in order to modify its meaning is the: prefix combining form word root suffix

suffix

43. If one is flat on their back and face up, they are in a _____ position. adducted inverted supine prone

supine

29. The surgical term Arthr/o/desis means: surgical breaking of joint excision of a carpal joint incision of a bone surgical fixation or binding of a joint

surgical fixation or binding of a joint

95. A "Spinal Tap" is used to ________: inject blood into the spinal fluid detect glucose levels take nerve tissue samples take fluid samples from the spinal fluid

take fluid samples from the spinal fluid

6. The ankle bones are called the ________ bones: tarsal "flat surface" carpal metacarpal metatarsal

tarsal "flat surface"

24. The diagnostic term Avulsion means: cancerous tumor of the organs tearing lose of a body part like a bone chip or ligament inflammation of the bone congenital fissure of the vertebral column

tearing lose of a body part like a bone chip or ligament

51. The diagnostic term Rotator Cuff Avulsion actually means: bone chip in the upper arm rupture of the scapula tearing of shoulder joint's soft tissues, ligaments, and deep tendons (rotator cuff muscles) shoulder ligament compression

tearing of shoulder joint's soft tissues, ligaments, and deep tendons (rotator cuff muscles)

22. The diagnostic term that means pain in the tendon is: tenalgia or tenodynia tendinodynia tendinoalgia tendenostenosis

tenalgia or tenodynia

66. The condition resulting in spasms of the nerves and muscles due to an abnormally low concentration of calcium in the blood is: goiter tetany acidosis myxedema

tetany

75. The muscle term sphincter means: that which bind together that which lengthens that which shortens that which tightens

that which bind together

114. Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross is best known for: aroma therapy research The Stages of Death and Dying Programs of Integrated Healing and Medicine none of the above

the Stages of Death and Dying

20. The diagnostic term Ankylos/ing Spondyl/itis refers to the auto-immune condition of Rheumatoid Arthritis and actually means: an addition to the body of a vertebrae a fissure of the skull a stone in the bursa the abnormal condition of stiffness and fusion of vertebrae

the abnormal condition of stiffness and fusion of vertebrae

88. The term "Laryngo/scop/y" literally and actually means: the procedure of viewing and examining the oral cavity the procedure of viewing and examining the bronchi the procedure of viewing and examining the voice box the procedure of viewing and examining the alveoli

the procedure of viewing and examining the voice box

87. The term "Biopsy" literally means: a surgical procedure the procedure of viewing life a procedure of viewing disease a diagnostic procedure

the procedure of viewing life

59. The term Examination means: the procedure of running tests the process or procedure of inspection the procedure of asking questions the process of touching

the process or procedure of inspection

58. The diagnostic term Hammer Toe means: the toe or toes of the foot are bent over or down - like a hammer the toes are crossed the toes are bent up the toes are spread apart

the toe or toes of the foot are bent over or down - like a hammer

19. The combining form hist/o- means: organ-like pertaining to a cell pertaining to the body tissue or web-like

tissue or web-like

64. The term "phlebotomy" means: to surgically repair a vein to cut into an artery to cut into a vein to cut into the muscle

to cut into a vein

96. The term "Catheter" literally means: to take away to let down, into to add to to pull up

to let down, into

85. The term "Sphygmo/mano/meter" literally means: to measure the pulse by hand to measure the heart rate by hand to measure the respiratory rate by hand all of the above

to measure the pulse by hand

56. The term "metastasis" means: to confine or localize to heal to spread to reduce

to spread

32. The directional term 'lateral' describes movement in which direction: above the point of reference below the point of reference to the side toward the midline

to the side

58. The term "diagnosis" means: limited knowledge lack of knowledge total knowledge before knowledge

total knowledge

38. The directional term 'inferior' describes movement: toward the mid-line toward the upper end of the body toward the lower end of the body toward the back of the body

toward the lower end to the body

27. The combining form onc/o- means: growth gene tumor cancer

tumor

74. The muscle term supinator means: to the middle turns upward - one who down or downward to the side

turns upward - one who

37. The term that describes movement toward the front of the body is: dorsal ventral posterior none of the above

ventral

112. "Cryosurgery" is used to treat ________: compound fractures ulcers verrucae or warts sun spots

verrucae or warts

46. The diagnostic term Spondylo/listh/esis literally and actually means: vertebrae/slippage/condition state of swelling condition of slippage state of disease

vertebrae/ slippage/ condition

16. The combining form or term that literally means "internal organs" is: viscer/o- parietal cardio- ancone-

viscer/o-

11. The medical term Burs/itis literally means: cartilage inflamed meniscus inflamed wine sac or sac inflamed tendon inflamed

wine sac or sac inflamed

110. The term "Intramuscular Injection-IM" literally means: between muscles within a muscle within a vein within an artery

within a muscle

63. The term "intravenous injection" means: within a vein within an artery between veins all of the above

within a vein

9. The combining form of a stem word is usually made of two component parts, the _____ _____ and _____ _____: word root and suffix word root and combining vowel word root and prefix all of the above

word root and combining vowel

2. In the medical term 'intra/ven/ous', -ven- is the: prefix word root or stem word combining form suffix

word root or stem word

71. The muscle or body term trauma means: wound therapy bleeding collapse

wound