Quiz 3 Medical Terminology
The yellow cast on the skin that indicates liver disease is called?
Juandice
Which of the following lung volumes is the amount of air that enters and exits the lungs during a single quite breath?
Tidal volume
Which blood type is called the universal recipient?
Type AB
Which blood type is called universal blood donor?
Type O
Which of the following statements is the most important standard precaution?
Wash your hands
Which of the following is a term meaning a substance that causes an allergic reaction?
allergen
Which of the following is a life-threatening allergic reaction?
anaphylactic shock
Which of the following medications prevents blood clot formation?
anticoagulant
which medication is used to treat nausea and vomiting?
antiemetic
Which medical term means inflammation of appendix?
appendicitis
Which of the following is also called suffocatiol
asphyxia
A _______ transfusion consist of blood stored from the patients own body
autologous
Which term means slow digestion?
bradypepsia
Which if the following medications relaxes muscle spasms in the bronchial tube?
bronchodilator
Which of the following is an emergency treatment given to patients when their breathing and heart stops?
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Which term means removal of gallbladder?
cholecystectomy
Which of the following terms means to convert a liquid to gel or solid
coagulate
Which term means process of viewing colon?
colonoscopy
Which term means abnormal condition of blue?
cyanosis
Which if the following is an inherited condition?
cystic fibrosis
The medical term for frequent, watery bowel movements is:
diarrhea
Which of the following is a general term meaning blood disease?
dyscrasia
Which medical term means abnormal appetite?
dysorexia
The medical term for vomiting is
emesis
Which of the following terms means a nosebleed?
epistaxis
Which term means too few red cells?
erythropenia
Which of the following surgical procedures would remove an abnormal passageway?
fistulectomy
Which medical term means stomach pain?
gastralgia
Which term means surgical removal of the stomach?
gastrectomy
Which term means blood destruction?
hemolytic
Which of the following give a patient an injection of antibodies in order to treat a disease?
immunotherapy
Which term means too many white cells?
leukocytosis
Which term means too few white blood cells?
leukopenia
Cirrhosis is a general name for chronic disease of the
liver
Which term means lymph gland inflammation?
lymphadenitis
Which of the following conditions is swelling caused by a blockage of lymph flow?
lymphedema
Which condition is commonly called walking pneumonia?
mycoplasma pneumonia
The upper section of the pharynx is called?
nasopharynx
The ________ Is the roof of the mouth and the floor of the nasal cavity
palate
Which term means open or unblocked?
patent
Which term means disease producing?
pathogenic
Which term means pleural pain?
pleurodynia
Which term means abnormal condition of lung dust?
pneumoconiosis
Which serious lung infection causes the alveoli to fill up with fluid?
pneumonia
Which of the following conditions may result in a collapsed lung?
pneumothorax
Which term means excessive eating?
polyphagia
Which term means pertaining to blood?
sanguinous and hematic (both a and b)
Which term means to cut into the spleen?
splenotomy
Which of the following means a high pitched breathing sound?
stridor
Which of the following is NOT a vital sign
urine volume
