UF HSC3537 Midterm
An "Electro Shock Therapy - EST" is also known as:
Electric Convulsive Therapy * shock ~ convulsion; therapy = therapy
The ______ is used to treat brain cancer by directing radiation at precise brain locations.
Gamma Knife * gamma radiation; knives for precision
"I swear by Apollo the Physician and Asclepius and Hygieia and Panaceia..." is the beginning of what famous oath?
Hippocratic Oath
Which of these is not a sign of brain concussion?
Increased appetite
"Complimentary 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 (Scan) - MRI * "Radio," "Radiation" -- Resonance RR/R
The diagnostic term for a chronic disease of the inner ear characterized by dizziness (Vertigo) and ringing (Tinnitus) in the ear is:
Meniere's Disease
With mechanical deafness, there is a problem with the:
Middle ear * Mechanical -- Middle M/M
The medical term Neuro/fibromat/osis is characterized by:
Multiple fiber-like nerve tumors
Which of these conditions would be treated with Phakic IOLs?
Myopia * phakic iols are implantable lenses for the eyes
The diagnostic term for an emotional disorder characterized by the use of ineffective skills for coping with anxiety or inner conflict is:
Neurosis
The most common combining vowel is:
O * "mOst cOmmOn cOmbining vOwel"
A Optometric Physician uses the Medical Abbreviation:
OD
The medical term for a physician who specializes in Ophthalmology is:
Ophthalmologist
The medical term for a specialist who studies the diseases of the eye and is a medical doctor is:
Ophthalmologist
The medical term that actually means one who is skilled in filling prescriptions for lenses is:
Optician * -tician -- skilled
A physician that uses techniques and treatments similar to Medical Doctors and Chiropractors is a(n)
Osteopath
The term that means one who studies and treats disease of the ear is:
Otologist * JUST the ear
The medical term that means a specialist who studies and treats the diseases and disorders of the ear, nose, and throat is:
Otorhinolaryngologist
The medical term that means without feeling or without sensation is:
an/esthesia
The medical term Retin/itis Pigmentosa can be called:
animal tracks
The medical term Trach/oma refers to a chlamydial (to cloak) infection causing:
Rough swollen eye lesions
Who is considered the founder of homeopathy?
Samuel Hahnemann * Homeopathy -- HaHnemann H/HH
The term "Prognosis" means:
before knowledge * PRognosis = PRior/before
Which of these was the first 3D-printed drug approved by the FDA?
Spritam * sPRItam -- PRInted
Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross is best known for:
The Stages of Death and Dying
The term 'coronal' or 'frontal plane' divides the body into the:
anterior and posterior portions * FRONTal -- anterior
The diagnostic term that means deficient supply of blood to the brain for a short time is called a(n):
Transient Ischemic Attack "TIA"
What does Reiki mean in Japanese?
Universal vital force
The medical term Glauc/oma actually means:
Waterfall, Cloudy, or Gray Vision
The diagnostic medical term Down Syndrome refers to:
a genetic defect causing multiple defects seen with degrees of intellectual disability
The term "Cryo/surg/er/y" literally means:
a procedure of one who works by hand with cold * Cryo -- Cold C/C
The term "Mammogram" means:
a recording of the breast
The diagnostic term Hip Disarticulation (HD) also means:
a surgical amputation through the joint capsule of the hip joint
The diagnostic term that literally means inflamed joint is:
arthr/itis * tendin is for tendon
Muscle terms for belly or abdomen are:
abdominus or laparal * abdo is in the name
The term defined as the process of drawing away from the mid-line or middle is:
abduction * ABduction -- abdominal -- middle
The diagnostic term Photo/phobia means:
abnormal aversion to or fear of light * phobia = fear
A "Defibrillator" is used to correct ____:
abnormal heart beats or rhythms
The term for X-ray film (recording) of a joint is:
arthro/gram
The surgical term that actually means "surgically breaking joint apart" is:
arthroclasia
Verb variations of a stem word usually describe:
action taken, condition, or state
The procedural term that means visual examination inside a joint is:
arthroscop/y
The term "Clinical" means:
at patient's bedside
The suffix that means "to control or stop" is:
-stasis
About how many men will develop breast cancer?
1 in 1000
Therapeutic touch is also known as:
auratherapy
The diagnostic term Rheumat/oid Arthr/itis means:
auto-immune disease often with cartilaginous hyper/troph/y
Acupuncture has been practiced in the United States since:
1970s
The Optic (sight), Oculomotor (eye movement), Trochlear (pulley-like), and Abducens (to draw away) Nerves all innervate the eye in some way. These are referred to as Cranial Nerves _________________ (OOOTTAFAGVAH):
2, 3, 4, and 6
Acupuncture may be used to treat:
All of the above (Insomnia and back pain, Headaches and migraines, Arthritis and rheumatism, Allergies and tinnitus)
Folk remedies are based on:
All of the above (Plants, Charms, Rituals)
"Aromatherapy" is a type of integrated therapy that some may feel is _____:
All of the above (Suggestive or placebo effect, Unsupported by clinical evidence, Psychosomatic)
The diagnostic term for a disease characterized by early senility, confusion, loss of recognition of persons or familiar surroundings, and restlessness is:
Alzheimer's Disease
The medical term that means Lou Gehrig's disease is also known as:
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Who is considered the founder of osteopathy?
Andrew Taylor Still * oSTeopathy -- andrew taylor STill ST/ST
A specialist who specializes in the study of hearing is an:
Audiologist
Holistic therapies stress the importance of:
Both self-care and illness prevention
The medical term Cerebral Palsy (CP) is characterized by:
Brain damage around the time of birth; CP is manifested by abnormal muscle tone, movements, and coordination (dyskinesias)
The diagnostic term for a process that includes the use of a computer to produce a series of images of the tissues of the brain at any desired depth is:
CAT Scan
CTS is an abbreviation for ___________ Syn/drome (sign and symptom complex).
Carpal Tunnel * literally the only thing with C and T to fulfill the acronym
The diagnostic term for a condition characterized by brain damage and lack of muscle control and partial paralysis is:
Cerebral Palsy "CP"
The interruption of blood supply to the brain caused by a cerebral thrombosis, cerebral embolism, or cerebral hemorrhage is called:
Cerebro/vascular Accident, Apoplexy, or Stroke
A "______" is a noninvasive roentgenography diagnostic technique.
Computerized Axial Tomography * "roentgenoGRAPHY" -- tomoGRAPHY
What physicians use antagonistic substances to attach to disease organisms or illness?
allopathic * Antagonistic -- Allopathic A/A
All hypnosis techniques put an individual in a relaxed state of ____ brain wave activity.
alpha
An Osteopathic Physician is represented by the Medical Abbreviation ____ and a Chiropractic Physician is represented by the Medical Abbreviation _______.
DO and DC
Who is considered the founder of chiropractics?
Daniel David Palmer * C(hiropractics) is close to D(aniel David) in the alphabet
Mydr/iatic Drops are used to:
Dilate pupils
The medical term Hemat/oma means:
blood swelling or tumor
A trephine is used to remove ____:
bone * trephiNE -- boNE that's the best i've got sorry
The myeloid tissue in cancellous bone is semi-liquid and produces most RBCs, WBCs, and Platelets is usually referred to as:
bone marrow or red marrow * think of RB (from "RBC" in the question) = red, bone
The diagnostic term Osteosarcoma means:
bone tumors that causes hard tissue to become soft and fleshy
A "EEG" is used to record information about ______ electrical activity.
brain
A "PET Scan" is used to detect glucose or energy use levels of the ______:
brain
The combining form en/cephal/o- actually means:
brain
The Cranial Nerves are string-like groups of nerves coming off of the:
brain and brain stem
The diagnostic term that means abnormal build up of calcium on the kneecap (patella) surface is:
calcin/osis * CALCIn -- CALCIum
An epithelial or covering cell malignant tumor is referred to as a(n):
carcinoma
The wrist bones composed of 8 small bones in two rows are called the:
carpus or carpals
The directional term that means "toward the lower end of the body" is:
caudal * if u struggle remembering this one, do process of elimination..
The term that describes movement toward the top of the body is:
cephalic * ceph -- head (which is at the top of body)
The largest region of the brain is the:
cerebrum
The first seven bones of the vertebral column (forming the neck) are the:
cervical
The diagnostic term for obstruction of the eyelids sebaceous gland is:
chalazion
Which of these treatments would commonly be labelled "orthodox" medicine?
chemotherapy * "orthodox" = conventional
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:
chiropractic
The surgical term for the repair of cartilage is called:
chondr/o/plasty * chondr/o- = cartilage
The term that means cartilage swelling or cartilage tumor is:
chondroma
Aural Atresia refers to:
closure of the outer auditory or hearing canal
The diagnostic term Cataract actually means:
clouding of the lens of the eye * Cataract -- Cloud C/C
In the divided medical term 'arthr/o/pathy', "o" is the:
combining vowel "used with both the stem word and suffix"
The diagnostic term Cerebr/al Thromb/o/sis means:
condition of a blood clot in the brain
The medical term Encephalo/angio/scler/o/sis means:
condition of hardening of the brain's blood vessels
The mucous membrane lining the inner eyelids & globe eyeball is the:
conjunctiva * remember conjunctivitis?
Bone is described as _____ tissue.
connective
Miotic Eye Drops cause the eyes pupil to:
constrict
The term 'af/ferent' (as in sensory impulses) is defined as:
conveying toward the center * aFFerent -- Forward/toward
The combining forms or terms that literally mean "rib" are:
cost/o and pleuro- * remember what I said earlier? : for my Spanish speakers: "cost" ~ costilla (the ribs)
The literal meaning of the medical term carcin/oma is:
crab-like tumor "invades with crab-like leg growths" * Carcinoma -- Crab-like C/C
The surgical term that means "incision into the skull to drain fluid" is:
cranio/centesis * "centesis" = draining fluid
The combining form scolio- means:
crooked and curved * sColio -- Crooked & Curved C/CC
The term Ankylosis literally means:
crooked, stiff, bent/condition; bones pathologically fused together
Body "X-rays" produce pictures of _____body tissue and bones:
dense
The diagnostic medical term Multiple Sclerosis (MS) refers to:
deterioration or loss of the myelin sheath nerve body covering * Multiple Sclerosis -- Myelin Sheath MS/MS
The medical term Dys/phasia means:
difficulty in speaking
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
An "Otoscope" is used to view the:
ear
The body term Cerumen is also known as:
ear wax
Small acupuncture needles are used for:
ears
An instrument used to record the electrical impulses of the brain is called an:
electro/encephalo/graph
A procedure of making a record of muscle activity is called:
electro/myo/graph/y * graphy = procedure
The machine that records muscle activity is called the:
electromyo/graph * graph = machine or instrument
The diagnostic term that means softening of the brain is:
en/cephalo/malac/ia
If a tumor is found to be benign, it is:
encapsulated, slow growing, and expansive * as long as you remember it is slow-growing
"Therapeutic Touch Therapy" uses the principle that the body produces:
energy or an aura
The combining form that means "physical sensation, sensitivity, or feeling" is:
esthesi/o-
The combining form that means "cause of (disease)" is:
eti/o
The surgical term Phalang/ectomy means:
excision of a finger or toe bone * "phalanges" = fingers, toes
The surgical terms Lamin/ectomy and Rachi/o/tomy actually mean:
excision of posterior vertebral arch and cutting the vertebral column * don't combine the 2 terms as if they meant the same thing!
The movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position is called:
extension * don't overthink this
A "Tonometer" measures pressure within the ______:
eye
The Herbert Spiegel suggestibility test incorporates what organ?
eye * hErbErt spiEgEl -- E for Eye
The medical terms Palpebr/itis and Blepharo/ptosis refer to:
eyelid inflammation and eyelid drooping
The medical term Bell's Palsy is also known as:
facial paralysis or palsy
The diagnostic term "Hyperopia" means:
farsightedness
The term Dys/chondro/plas/ia literally refers to:
faulty cartilage formation
A tumor of the fibrous and cartilaginous tissue is called a(n):
fibrochondroma * it's literally in the name
The diagnostic term Syn/dactylia means:
fingers connected together
A "Pacemaker" can be external or internal and usually generates electrical stimuli to the heart muscle with ____:
fixed and/or alternate impulses
The diagnostic term Pes Planus means:
flat foot
The suffix -plas/ia is a compound suffix (2 or more parts) that refers to:
formation, growth or development
The prefixes quadri- and tetra- means _________ and terato- means_______.
four and monster
Breaking a compound term into component word parts (usually with its combining vowel or vowels) is called:
fracturing * breaking is ~synonymous~ with fracturing
The diagnostic term Ankylosing Spondylitis means:
fusing/process vertebrae/inflamed
A group of nerve cell bodies that are found outside of the spinal cord and brain are referred to as:
ganglions or ganglia (pl.)
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
The medical term Chalazion Cyst literally means:
hailstone sac of eyelid
The prefixes hemi- and semi- mean:
half
Which of these body parts is commonly massaged by practitioners of reflexology?
hand * think about the reflexes in your hands
According to Barbara Ann Brennan's "Hands of Light," a white aura indicates:
health and happiness * the color white tends to be associated with purity or goodness
The combining forms acous- and audi/o- both mean:
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 * "tHallium," "Hot" -- Heart HH/H
The literal meaning of the diagnostic term Cardio/myo/path/y is:
heart/muscle/disease/condition * they ask for literal meaning, so use the slash lines (/)
The diagnostic term My/asthenia Gravis actually means:
heavy because of muscle weakness * think of gravis like gravity weighing down
An ankle sprain is often characterized by ________:
hematoma formation, with ligaments that are stretched, or partially or fully torn
What physicians administer small doses of similar disease substances to allegedly stimulate the natural body response of immunity?
homeopathic * home/o- = similar, alike
The diagnostic term for a condition caused by an increased amount of cerebral spinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain is:
hydrocephalus
The term "hyperplasia" means:
increase in development * key word: hyper = increased
The diagnostic term Pre/patellar Burs/itis means:
inflamed bursa below the knee * pre is used here as a directional term to mean below/before the knee (patellar)
The diagnostic term Bunion (turnip sac) actually means:
inflamed bursa of the big toe's metatarsophalangeal joint * think about where bunions are usually located
The diagnostic terms Neur/itis and Neur/algia mean:
inflamed nerves and pain in the nerves
The diagnostic term Anterior Polio/myel/itis means an:
inflammation (viral based attack) of the frontal gray horn of the spinal cord * remember what poliomyelitis meant? inflammation of the spinal cord's gray matter
The diagnostic term Osteoarthritis means:
inflammation of a bone joint causing bone hypertrophy
The diagnostic term En/cephal/itis actually means:
inflammation of the brain
The medical term Myring/itis (tympan/itis: drum/inflamed) actually means:
inflammation of the eardrum * drum is literally in the question
The medical term Kerat/itis actually means:
inflammation of the eye's cornea
The diagnostic term Blephar/itis means:
inflammation of the eyelid
The term Con/junctiv/itis literally means together/joined/inflamed. It actually means:
inflammation of the membrane that covers the eyeball and the eyelid
The medical term Dacryo/cyst/itis or Lacrimo/cyst/itis means:
inflammation of the tear sac
The term "Stetho/scop/e" literally means:
instrument to examine the chest
The term "Opthalmo/scop/e" means:
instrument to examine the eye
The term "Bronchoscope" literally means:
instrument to view trachea-like structures
"Massage and Reflexology" are examples of:
integrated medicine
The term Psycholog/ist literally means:
is a specialist in the science and study of the mind
Which oil might an aromatherapist use to attempt to ease a client's joint pain?
juniper
The "Pyelogram" records information about the ______:
kidney pelvis * Pyelogram -- Pelvis P/P
The "KUB" examination looks for defects in the:
kidney, ureter, bladder * B is for bladder
The combining forms that mean "movement or motion" are:
kinesio- and -praxia * kinesio ~ kinetic ~ motion
The diagnostic term Genu Varum (knees are in the varus position) means:
knees are bent outward (bow-legged)
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 * kypHo -- Hump/Hunchback H/HH
The diagnostic term ot/itis interna can also be called:
labyrinthitis
The medical term ataxia means:
lack of gross motor balance/coordination
The tear glands that lubricate and protect the eye are called:
lacrimal glands
The small organs that produce and drain tears from the eye are the:
lacrimal glands and ducts
The eye structure that lies directly behind the pupil and iris is the:
lens
Cancers of the circulatory system include:
leukemia and lymphomas * neuromas involve the nerves & therefore the nervous system, NOT the circulatory
Homeo/path/ic literally means:
like or same/as disease/refers * home/o- & hom/o- = like, same
A fatty tumor is called a(n):
lipoma, steatoma, or adipoma * lipoma ~ lipid ~ fat
If an infection is "Chronic" it is characterized by:
little change, slow progression, and long duration * long duration
The abdominal cavity contains the:
liver * for my Spanish speakers: "cost" ~ costilla (the ribs)
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
What is the manipulation of the body's soft tissues by stroking, rubbing, kneading, and tapping?
massage
The endocrine system and the nervous systems are referred to as:
master body systems
The upper jawbone is called the:
maxilla * MAXima = upper
A muscle directional term for middle or toward the middle is:
medi- or meso- * medi ~ middle; mesopotamia
The area of the brain responsible for respiration, heart rate, and smooth muscle control of our blood vessels is the:
medulla oblongata
The correct way to fracture or divide the medical term melanocarcinoma is:
melano/carcin/oma
The three-layered membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord and literally means membrane is called the
meninges
The prefix that means "change or after" is:
meta-
The combining form ment/o- means:
mind "ment/al"
The combining form phren/o- means:
mind or diaphragm
Phren/olog/y literally means:
mind/science/procedure of * phren/o- = mind
"Fluoroscopy" is used to record _____:
moving body parts * fluo sounds like flow -- moving
My/o- is the combining form of a word part that means:
muscle
The medical term Tetanus usually refers to:
muscle spasms of body caused by bacteria Clostridium tetani toxins
The diagnostic terms My/asthenia and Neur/asthenia means:
muscle weakness and nerve weakness
The diagnostic term Muscular Dys/trophy means:
muscles that have faulty development; and wasting away of the muscles that did develop properly
The term that means spinal cord inflammation is:
myel/itis
The combining form _____ means bone marrow or spinal cord.
myelo- "osteomyelitis or myelogram" * osteo is literally in the answer for bone
Laser assisted surgery "LASIK" is used to correct:
myopia (and hyperopia)
Any therapy that relies on the body's own healing powers is considered:
natural
The medical term Myoptic (adj.) literally means_____ and actually means____:
nearsightedness or shortsighted * M(yoptic) is close to N(earsighted) in alphabet H(yperopia) is close to F(arsighted) in alphabet
"Acu/puncture" literally means:
needle puncture * puncture is literally in the name
The medical term for new growth (of abnormal tissue or tumor) is:
neoplasm * NEo -- NEw
The diagnostic term Neur/asthenia means:
nerve weakness
The cord-like (string-like) structures that carry bio-electrical impulses from one part of the body to another are called ________.
nerves
The medical abbreviations CNS, PNS, and ANS refer to divisions of the:
nervous system
The diagnostic term that means tumor made up of nerve cells is:
neur/oma
What cellular organelle contains chromosomes and has the literal meaning "nut"?
nucleus * NUt -- NUcleus don't upset your bio teacher
The term for an abnormal condition of the eye caused by a fungus is:
oculo/myc/o/sis * myc/o = fungus related
The term "Nebuliz/er" means:
one who causes a mist
The term Chiro/pract/or literally means:
one who practices by hand * chiroPRACTor -- PRACTices by hand
The muscle term ad/duct/or literally means:
one who/draws/toward * "-or" = one who
An instrument that examines the interior of the eye is called a(n):
ophthalmo/scop/e
The nerve in the eye that carries visual impulses from the retina to the brain is the:
optic nerve * optic = eye
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
The malleus, incus, and stapes make up the bones of the middle ear called the:
ossicles * malleuS, incuS, & stapeS -- oSSicleS
A physician who uses techniques and treatments common to Medical Doctors and Chiropractic Physicians is a(n):
oste/o/path * we had this question before
The diagnostic term that means abnormal loss of bone density or increased bone poros/ity is:
osteo/por/o/sis * "poro" is literally in the name
An instrument used to cut bone is called a(n):
osteo/tom/e
The medical term for a fungal infection of the ear is:
otomycosis
The diagnostic term ot/algia means:
pain in the ear
The medical term cephalo/dynia means:
pain in the head
The medical term that means total paralysis is:
pan/plegia
The medical term quadri/plegia means:
paralysis of all four limbs
The diagnostic term Sub/luxation actually means:
partial joint dislocation
The suffix -paresis means:
partial paralysis
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
The combining forms that mean "stone" are
petro- and litho-
The medical term that means mental disease is:
phrenopathy
Iatro/genic means:
physician caused
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):
pod/iatr/ist
The medical term Septic/emia means:
poison in the blood
The diagnostic term for inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord is:
polio/myel/itis
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 medical term Alzheimer's or Pick's Disease refers to:
pre-senile dementia
The word part attached to the beginning of a word root in order to modify its meaning is called a(n)
prefix
The term "Tympanostomy" literally means:
procedure of cutting and making a mouth-like opening in the ear drum * tympan(ic membrane) = eardrum
The medical term "Gangli/ec/tom/y" means:
procedure of cutting out a knot * ectomy = to cut out
The procedural term Echo/encephalo/graphy actually means:
procedure of recording brain structures by use of sound
The term "Surgery" literally means:
procedure of working by hand * don't let the "instruments" fool you!
The term "Graphy" means ________:
procedure using an instrument to record something * gram = recording graph = instrument graphy = procedure
The term "Auscult/ation" literally means:
process or procedure for listening * au_- tends to involve hearing or listening
The term "Percuss/ion" literally means:
process or procedure of striking * for my band ppl
The medical term that means an artificial substitute or addition replacing a missing body part (teeth, feet, hearing aid, eye lens) is:
prosth/esis * artificial substitute / prosthetic
The term that describes the direction closest to the point of origin is:
proximal * proximity = closeness
"Biofeedback" is a type of _____ therapy:
psychosomatic
A bone process or eye membrane disease term that means resembling a wing is ________:
pteryg/oid * pterodactyls used to fly with wings
The combining word form that refers to the "spine, vertebral column, and/or vertebra" is:
rachi/o- and spondyl/o- * SPondyl/o- -- SPine
Irid/olog/y literally means:
rainbow/science/procedure of * think of "iridescent" or irid~iris which is the colored part of your eye
"Angiograms" are used for ______:
recording pictures of vessels
The medical term Para/noia literally means "mind/beyond or beside" or refers to a behavior that is out of touch with reality or:
refers to abnormal thinking or reasoning
The term "ocular" literally means:
refers to the eye
The term Anthropo/metr/ic means:
refers to the measurement of humans * "anthro" = humans
What treats the body using principles similar to acupuncture and acupressure?
reflexology
The inner layer of the eye with the vision receptors is the:
retina * REceptors -- REtina
The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of a word is the:
root word "stem word"
The diagnostic term Herniated Disc means:
ruptured or protruding inter/vertebral disk cartilage * the only answer with "disc/k" in it
The term that divides the body into the right and left halves is the:
sagittal plane "like an arrow"
The outer hard layer of the eye (white of eye) is the:
sclera
The medical term Epi/lepsy means:
seizure upon the mind and body
The structure in the inner ear that contains balance receptors and endolymph is called the:
semicircular canals * tympanic membrane = eardrum ; NOT inner ear
The medical term visual acuity means:
sharpness of vision
The diagnostic term for a viral disease that affects the peripheral nerves and causes the skin to blister along the course of the nerve is:
shingles
An "EMG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity.
skeletal muscle
The medical term Coma means:
sleep like
A 'Plantar Wart' is located on the :
sole of the foot * remember pes PLANus?
The medical term Opto/metr/ist literally means:
specialist in measuring sight
The medical term Opto/metr/ist literally means:
specialist in the measurement of sight
The medical term Psych/o/log/ist means:
specialist in the science and study of the mind
The combining form phas/o- means:
speech
The structure that conducts nerve impulses to and from the brain and serves as a reflex center for some sensory information without input from the brain is the:
spinal cord
A "Myelogram" is used to record _____ information:
spinal cord/nerve tissue * myel/o- = spinal cord.. don't confuse this with my/o- = muscle !
The practice of summoning a higher power to help treat disease is called:
spiritual healing
The surgical term that means fusing together of the spine (vertebrae) is:
spondyl/o/syn/desis
"Lithotripsy" is a procedure for crushing ____:
stones or calculi debris * lith/o- = stones
In the divided medical term 'sub/hepat/ic', which part is the prefix and which part is the suffix?
sub- and -ic
A Chiropractor specializes in the repositioning of bones with adjustments in order to relieve nerve and tissue pressure caused by bone ________:
subluxations
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
"Placebo Effect Therapy" (like hypnotherapy) uses the principle of _____:
suggestion and believability
If one is flat on their back and face up, they are in a _____ position.
supine * sUPine -- UP
The surgical term Arthr/o/desis means:
surgical fixation or binding of a joint * -desis = fixation or binding
The medical term that means feeling "faint" is:
syncope
A "Spinal Tap" is used to _____:
take fluid samples from the spinal fluid * think of tapping trees for maple syrup
The ankle bones are called the ________ bones:
tarsal * they want you to put "meta" so bad but DON'T
The diagnostic term Avulsion means:
tearing lose of a body part like a bone chip or ligament
The diagnostic term Rotator Cuff Avulsion actually means:
tearing of shoulder joint's soft tissues, ligaments, and deep tendons (rotator cuff muscles) * remember how avulsion meant tearing?
The diagnostic term that means pain in the tendon is:
tenalgia or tenodynia
The medical term Opistho/tonos (backward bending tone) means:
tension that bends back and head backward
The condition resulting in spasms of the nerves and muscles due to an abnormally low concentration of calcium in the blood is:
tetany
The medical term that means the same as Quadri/plegia is:
tetra/plegia
The muscle term sphincter means:
that which bind together * sphincTER rhymes with togethER
The diagnostic term Ankylos/ing Spondyl/itis refers to the auto-immune condition of Rheumatoid Arthritis and actually means:
the abnormal condition of stiffness and fusion of vertebrae
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 * bio = life
The medical term Psych/iatr/y literally means:
the procedure or process of treating or curing the mind
The medical term Cerebral Contusion means:
the process of bruising the brain
The term Examination means:
the process or procedure of inspection
The term "psychology" literally means:
the process or procedure of the science or study of the mind
The diagnostic term Hammer Toe means:
the toe or toes of the foot are bent over or down * like a hammer
The term Schizo/phrenia (split/mind - with delusions, persecution, hallucinations, jealousy, and/or catatonia "stupor") actually refers to a type of Psych/osis (loss of reality) that is also characterized by:
thought deterioration and lack of social functioning before 45 Y/O
The diagnostic term for ringing in the ears is:
tinnitus
The combining form hist/o- means:
tissue or web-like
The term "Phlebotomy" means:
to cut into a vein
The term "Catheter" literally means:
to let down, into * how are catheters placed? INTO the skin
The term "Sphygmo/mano/meter" literally means:
to measure the pulse by hand * sPhygmo... -- Pulse P/P
The medical term Concussion means:
to shake violently
The term "metastasis" means:
to spread
The directional term 'lateral' describes movement in which direction:
to the side
The term "diagnosis" means:
total knowledge * might be easier to think of this without overthinking what "di/a-" means... when is a medical diagnosis given? after running tests, after consultation, after examination, etc. when every TOTAL thing is known
The directional term 'inferior' describes movement:
toward the lower end of the body * think of inferior vs superior.. these terms involve high vs low, not front vs back (which would be anterior vs posterior)
What type of medicine has ancient origins, strong cultural ties, and trained healers?
traditional
The medical term shunt means:
tube implanted in the body to redirect the flow of a fluid
The combining form onc/o means:
tumor * I know u wanna put cancer but DON'T
The muscle term supinator means:
turns upward - one who * sUPinator -- UPward; "-or" = one who
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 * think of ultrasounds
The term that describes movement toward the belly is:
ventral
"Cryosurgery" is used to treat ____:
verrucae or warts
The diagnostic term Spondylo/listh/esis literally and actually means:
vertebrae/slippage/condition
The diagnostic term for dizziness is:
vertigo
The combining form or term that literally means "internal organs" is:
viscer/o-
The E Eye Chart is used to measure:
visual acuity
Parkinson's Disease causes body tremors (shaking), weak speech, shuffling of feet, and depression. Other patients may experience:
voice loss, sphincter problems, falls and paralysis
The medical term Burs/itis literally means:
wine sac or sac inflamed
The term "Intramuscular Injection-IM" literally means:
within a muscle
The term "Intravenous Injection -IV" means:
within a vein
The combining form of a stem word is usually made of two component parts, the ______ ______ and ______ _______:
word root and combining vowel
In the medical term 'intra/ven/ous', -ven- is the:
word root or stem word
The muscle or body term trauma means:
wound
