Medical terminology final

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Which word part frequently gives the location of an organ

A prefix gives information about the location of an organ number or time

A combinding form consist of a word root and

A vowel usually o

What term means movement away from the midline of the body

Abduction

Which is not a function of the skin

Absorb nutrients

Which of the following is a function of the digestive system

All of he above

What portion of the medical record contains reports from various treatments and therapies

An ancillary report contains results of treatments and therapies

What term describes severe chest pain

Angia pectoris

What time is used to indicate a surgical procedure to dilate a vessel using a balloon

Angioplasty

What medication is used to kill bacteria in skin cuts and wounds

Antiseptic

Which mental disorder is NOT correctly matched to its definitions?

Anxiety-amnesia

_______ Are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart

Arteries

Which diagnostic procedure provides an x-ray of a joint after injection of a contrast medium into the joint space

Arthrography

Which procedure examines the inside of a joint

Arthroscopy

Muscle wasting is the common term for

Atrophy

Which type a blood transfusion and uses a patient's own blood

Autologous

The hematic system is commonly called

Blood

Which directional term is interchangeable with inferior

Caudal

The term for a regular scar (not hypertrophic) is

Cicatrix

Which type of surgical instrument is used to grasp tissue or control bleeding?

Clamp

The clavicle is commonly referred to as the

Collar bone

What is the common name for the clavicle

Collar bone

What term describes a fracture in which a bone is shattered

Comminuted

Which of the following is not part of the appendicular skeleton

Cranium

Which term means to scrape away superficial skin layers

Curettage

Which term specifically means abnormal condition of the skin

Dermatosis

The term for profuse sweating is

Diaphoresis

The opposite action from flexion is

Extension

Which of the following pathologies is caused by a fungal Infection

Histoplasmosis

Which body cavity contains the heart and lungs

Thoracic cavity

Which medication is used to dissolve existing blood clots

Thrombolytic

The collections of lymphatic tissue found in the throat is known as

Tonsils

Which type of anesthesia is applied using a liquid or gel placed directly into a specific area?

Topical anesthesia

Which plane is the only horizontal plane

Transverse

Where are apocrine sweat glands located

Underarm area

Which condition is also called hives

Urticaria

Which abbreviation means "by mouth"?

po

Which abbreviation beans "four times a day"

qid

When a company manufactures a drug for sale, it must choose a unique_________ name for the drug.

Brand

Which directional term means farther away from the point of attachment to the body

Distal

Which of the following is not one of the interior regions of the trunk

Dorsum

Which of the following is NOT considered an "activity of daily living"?

Driving

Which term describes the use of ultrasound to visualize internal cardiac structures

Echocardiogram

Which is the most superficial layer of the skin

Epidermis

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched

Epidermis contains blood vessels

What anatomical division of the abdomen is in the center of the upper row

Epigastric

Which of the following is not an accessory organs of the skin

Fat

Which common skin lesion is a crack like groove on the skin

Fissure

Which plane divides the body into front and back portions

Frontal

Which plane divides the body into anterior and posterior portions

Frontal/coronal plane

Which healthcare setting provide services in a prepaid system

Health maintenance organization

Which of the following test measures volume of erythrocytes within the total volume of blood

Hematocrit

Which of the following tests measure the volume of erythrocytes within the total volume of blood

Hematocrit

Which of the following conditions is a hereditary disease with a prolonged blood clotting time

Hemophilia

Which of the following choices is NOT a parented all method of drug administration

Inhalation

Which body system performs a protective two-way barrier for the body

Integumentary

Skin belongs to which organ system

Integumentary system

Which term means pertaining within the skin

Intradermal

Which of the following statements are true regarding pulmonary circulation

It carries oxygenated blood away from the heart

Which abbreviation is not a blood test

KS

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched

Keratin-innermost layer containing fatty tissue

Which abbreviation stands for a surgical procedure of the eye?

LASIK

Which surgical procedure relieves pressure on a compressed spinal nerve

Laminectomy

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched

Larynx-bronchi

Which directional terms is opposite of medial

Lateral

What term means fatty growth

Lipoma

Which term is a condition in which the body tissue contains excessive amounts of fluid

Lymphedema

Which of the following diagnostic procedures is useful in identifying a hemiated nucleus pulposus

Myelography

Which layer of the heart is responsible for contracting in order to pump blood

Myocardium

A pigmented skin blemish birthmark or mole is called a

Nevus

Which of the following neoplasms in benign

None of the above

Which imaging technique used radioactive substances?

Nuclear medicine

What abbreviation stands for a surgical procedure

ORIF

Which abbreviation stands for surgical procedure

ORIF

Which branch of medicine specializes in the treatment of tumors

Oncology

The TNM staging system for tumors classifies tumors based on all the following except:

Organs involved

Which term refers to the use of equipment , such as braces, to correct musculoskeletal deformities?

Orthotics

Which of the following is not part of the anatomical position

Palms facing backwards

Which of the following phrases does not describe the anatomical position

Palms facing the side of the body

A fetus receiving antibodies from its mother across the placenta is an example of _____ immunity

Passive acquired

The lining of the heart is called

Pericardium

Which of the choices below is not a heart valve

Perilunar

Which of the following conditions is commonly known as whooping cough

Pertussis

Which of the following is not one of the formed elements of blood

Plasma

Which directional term means more to the back side of the body

Posterior

The knee joint is ____ to the ankle joint

Proximal

Which term describes a structure that allows X-rays to pass through?

Radiolucent

What term means surgical removal of wrinkles

Rhytidectomy

Which plane divides the body into left and right portions

Sagittal

Which type of mental disorder is characterized by delusions and hallucinations

Schizophrenia

Which term means hard skin condition

Scleroderma

The tibia is commonly referred to as the

Shin bone

The _____ is the pacemaker of the heart

Sinoatrial node

What type of muscle is found in the walls of hollow organs like the stomach

Smooth muscle

Which of the following body cavities is a dorsal cavity

Spinal

An instrument used to measure lung capacity is

Spirometer

Which directional term means to more toward the heart or above another structure

Superior

Turning the palm upward is called

Supination

Which procedure is a surgical puncture of the chest wall to remove fluid

Thoracentesis

Which of the following statements regarding abbreviations is not correct

Using your personal abbreviations is acceptable if approved by your supervisor

Which directional term means specifically refers to the belly side of the body

Ventral


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