Health and Medical Terminology Midterm

"I swear by Apollo and the Physician and Ascelpius and Hygieia and Panaceia..." is the beginning of what famous oath? 1. Hippocratic Oath 2. Declaration of Geneva 3. Galenian Oath 4. Celsus Oath

Hippocratic Oath

the term "prognosis" means 1. full knowledge 2. no knowledge 3. after knowledge 4. before knowledge

before knowledge

the most common combining vowel is: 1. 'o' 2. 'u' 3. 'i' 4.'e'

'o'

the term "clinical" means 1. to test 2. in the hospital 3. at the patient's bedside 4. none of the above

at patient's bedside

the suffix that means "to control or stop" is: 1. -crit 2. -stole 3. -cusis 4. -stasis

-stasis

verb variations of a stem word usually describe 1. action taken, condition, or state 2. symptoms of a condition 3. body positions or planes of reference 4. none of the above

action taken, condition, or state

an epithelial or covering cell malignant tumor is referred to as a(n): 1. fibroma 2. carcinoma 3. neoplasm 4. sarcoma

carcinoma

in the divided medical term 'arthr/o/pathy' "o" is the: 1. combining vowel used with both the stem word and the prefix 2. combining vowel "used with both the stem word and suffix" 3. prefix 4. suffix

combining vowel "used with both the stem word and suffix"

the term 'af/ferent' (as in sensory impulses) is defined as: 1. conveying toward the center 2. conveying away from center 3. conveying both away from and toward the center 4. none of the above

conveying toward the center

the literal meaning of the medical term carcin/oma is: 1. star-like tumor 2. crab-like tumor "invades with crab-like leg growths" 3. worm-like tumor "invades with worm-like linear growths 4. none of the above

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

adjectives usually modify a noun (thing named) denoting quality, quantity, extent, or _______. 1. distinction of the object from something else 2. name an object 3. all of the above 4. none of the above

distinction of the object from something else

if a tumor is found to be benign, it is: 1. terminal 2. encapsulated, slow growing, and expansive 3. fast growing and limited in size 4. non encapsulated, fast growing, and small

encapsulated, slow growing, and expansive

the combining form that means "Cause of (disease) is: 1. eti/o 2. -algia 3. -itis 4. cac/o

eti/o

a tumor of the fibrous and cartilaginous tissue is called a(n): 1. fibrochondroma 2. melanoma 3. neochondroma 4. neoplasm

fibrochondroma

the suffix -plas/ia is a compound suffix ( 2 or more parts) that refers to: 1. death and dying 2. an infection or disease 3. a painful condition 4. formation, growth or development

formation, growth, or development

breaking a compound term into component word parts (usually with its combining vowel or vowels) is called: 1. fracturing 2. combining terms 3. structuring 4. diagramming

fracturing

the term "hyperplasia" means: 1. to begin development 2. to stop development 3. decrease in development 4. increase in development

increase in development

the term "Stetho/scop/e" literally means 1. instrument to examine the tonsils 2. instrument to examine the eye 3. instrument to examine the ear 4. instrument to examine the chest

instrument to examine the chest

cancers of the circulatory system include: 1. capsulomas and neuromas 2. neuromas and lymphomas 3. leukemia and lymphomas 4. all of the above

leukemia and lymphomas

a fatty tumor is called a(n): 1. lipoma, steatoma, or adipoma 2. neuroma 3 adenoma 4. leukemia

lipoma, steatoma, adipoma

If an infection is "Chronic" it is characterized by: 1. little change, slow progression, and long duration 2. rapid change, slow progression, and short duration 3. little change, rapid progression, and short duration 4. rapid change, rapid progression, and short duration

little change, slow progression, and long duration

the abdominal cavity contains the 1. lungs 2. trachea 3. liver 4. intercostal muscles

liver

The correct way to fracture or divide the medical term melanocarcinoma is: 1. melano/carcin/oma 2. mel/ano/carcin/oma 3. melano/car/cin/oma 4. melaoncar/cinoma

melano/carcin/oma

the prefix that means "change or after" is: 1. proto- 2. anti- 3. meta- 4. epi-

meta-

My/o- is the combining form of a word part that means: 1. cardio- 2. fiber 3. bone 4. muscle

muscle

the medical term for new growth (of abnormal tissue or tumor) is: 1. protoplasm 2. neonatal 3. neoplasm 4. cytoplasm

neoplasm

What cellular organelle contains chromosomes and has the literal meaning "nut"? 1. nucleus 2. cytoplasm 3. ribosome 4. nucleolus

nucleus

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)_______: 1. system 2. organ 3. tissue 4. all of the above

organ

the medical term that means "the science of or study of body changes caused by disease" is: 1. path/o/gen/e/sis 2. psych/ology 3. bio/logy 4. path/o/logy

path/o/logy

the study of disease is referred to as: 1. oncology 2. pathology 3. immunology 4. physiology

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 1. to tear away from 2. without or lack of 3. pertains to 4. related to a condition or disease

pertains to

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? 1. osteo- and -sis 2. osteo- and -por 3. poro- and osis 4. por- and -osis

por- and -osis

the word part attached to the beginning of a word root in order to modify its meaning is called a(n): 1. compound term 2. prefix 3. suffix 4. none of the above

prefix

the term "surgery" literally means 1. to cut 2. procedure of working with instruments 3. procedure of working by hand 4. to record measurements

procedure of working by hand

the term "graphy" means 1. procedure using an instrument to record something 2. a measurement on a graph 3. a recording such as a radiograph 4. none of the above

procedure using an instrument to record something

The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of a word is the: 1. prefix 2. vowel 3. suffix 4. root word "stem word"

root word "stem word"

in the divided medical term 'sub/hepat/ic', which part is the prefix and which part is the suffix? 1. ic and sub 2. subhepat- 3. -hepat- 4, sub- and -ic

sub- and -ic

in the medical term 'arthr/itis', is the: 1. word root 2. prefix 3. suffix 4. none of the above

suffix

the word part attached to the end of a word root in order to modify its meaning is the: 1. prefix 2. combining form 3. word root 4. suffix

suffix

the term "laryngo/scop/y" literally and actually means: 1. the procedure of viewing and examining the oral cavity 2. the procedure of viewing and examining the bronchi 3. the procedure of viewing and examining the voice box 4. the procedure of viewing and examining the alveoli

the procedure of viewing and examining the voice box

the combining form hist/o- means: 1. organ-like 2. pertaining to a cell 3. pertaining to the body 4. tissue or web-like

tissue or web-like

the term "metastasis" means: 1. to confine or localize 2. to heal 3. to spread 4. to reduce

to spread

the term "diagnosis" means 1. limited knowledge 2. lack of knowledge 3. total knowledge 4. before knowledge

total knowledge

the combining form onc/o- means: 1. growth 2. gene 3. tumor 4. cancer

tumor

the combining form or term that literally means "internal organs" is: 1. viscer/o- 2. parietal 3. cardio- 4. ancone-

viscer/o

the combining form of a stem word is usually made of two component parts, the________ ________ and __________ ____________: 1. word root and suffix 2. word root and combining vowel 3. word root and prefix 4. all of the above

word root and combining vowel

In the medical term "intra/ven/ous', -ven- is the: 1. prefix 2. word root or stem word 3. combining form 4. suffix

word root or stem word