Final Exam Medical Terminology

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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


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