Medical Terms Self-Test 2
which of the following is a noninvasive roentgenography diagnostic technique?
CAT scan
which of the following is a noninvasive roentgenography technique?
CAT scan
the abbreviation "ICU" refers to an:
Intensive Care Unit
which of the following procedures a radio frequency radiation pulse image of soft and hard tissue in multiple planes?
MRI
the term "cryo/surg/er/y" literally means:
a procedure of one who works by hand with cold
the term "mammogram" means:
a recording of the breast
a defibrillator is used to correct:
abnormal heart rhythms
a pathologist noted that a skin biopsy specimen exhibited "hyperplasia" this means there is/are:
an increase in cell number
the coronal plane divides the body into:
anterior and posterior parts
ultrasonography literally means ________/"process of recording"
beyond normal ranges/sounds
A trephine is used to remove:
bone
a PET scan is used to detect metabolism of glucose by the
brain
a patient having an electroencephalogram is having a recording made of the electrical activity in their:
brain
the directional term that means "toward the lower end of the body" is:
caudal
the term that describes movement toward the top of the body:
cephalic
lithotripsy is a procedure for:
crushing calculi
"X-rays" produce pictures of what type of body tissue and bones?
dense
what uses a high frequency electromagnetic current produced by a microwave device to generate heat within body tissues?
diathermy
the directional term for movement toward the back of the body:
dorsal
an otoscope is used to view the:
ear
electrical shock theory is also known as:
electroconvulsive therapy
The movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position is called:
extension
a tonometer measures pressure within the:
eye
a pacemaker can be external or internal and usually generates electrical stimuli to the heart muscle with:
fixed and/or alternate impulses
what method is used to treat brain cancer by directing radiation at precise brain locations?
gamma knife
a PET scan is used to detect:
glucose metabolism
a thallium scan is used to detect damage to the:
heart
an "EKG" is used to record information about electrical activity in the:
heart
if an electrocardiogram shows that a patient has "tachycardia" it means that the patients:
heart rate is elevated
thermo/gram literally means:
heat or temperature/recording
the term "bronchoscope" literally means:
instrument to view trachea-like structures
the term "ophthalmo/scop/e" means:
instrument used to examine the eye
Sally had a pyelogram performed today to help diagnose her:
kidney infection
a pyelogram records information about the
kidney pelvis
the "KUB" examination looks for defects in:
kidney, ureter, bladder
Fluroscopy is used to record
moving body parts
LASIK laser surgery can be used to correct:
myopia
Which of these conditions would be treated with Phakic IOLs?
myopia
What cellular organelle contains chromosomes and has the literal meaning "nut"?
nucleus
a lumbar puncture is used to:
obtain spinal fluid samples
the term "nebuliz/er" means:
one who causes a mist
a body part that is formed of two or more types of body tissue and performs one or more specific functions is called a(an):
organ
the term "tympanostomy" literally means:
procedure of cutting and making a mouth-like opening in the ear drum
the term "auscult/ation" literally means:
process or procedure for listening
the term "percuss/ion" literally means:
process or procedure of striking
the term that describes the direction closest to the point of origin is:
proximal
"Angiograms" are used for:
recording pictures of blood vessels
the term "ocular" literally means:
refers to the eye
the term for the plane that divides the body into right and left halves:
sagitall
an electromyogram is used to record information about electrical activity in the:
skeletal muscle
a plantar wart is located on the
sole of the foot
a myelogram is used to record information about which tissue?
spinal cord and nerves
the etiologic agent of syphilis is a:
spirochete
which was the first 3-D printed drug approved by the FDA?
spritam
the medical student class learned about "auscultation" today. In order to perform this procedure, they used an:
stethoscope
if one is flat on their back and face up, they are in a ________
supine
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
the term "sphygmo/mano/meter" literally means:
to measure the pulse by hand
the directional term "lateral" describes movement in which direction:
to the side
the directional term "inferior" describes movement:
toward the lower end of the body
Dr. X has put her patient in the "prone" position. This means that the patient is:
turned down
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
anterior movement is also called:
ventral
cryosurgery is used to treat:
verrucae
Biopsy literally means __________ / "Procedure of"
view of life
the term "intramuscular injection" literally means:
within a muscle
the term "intravenous injection" means:
within a vein
