CCP Med Term Quizzes

Which of the following terms means "hard skin condition"?

Scleroderma

Which of the following body areas is NOT found on the upper extremity?

cervical (neck, upper extremity is your arm)

Which of the following terms means "abnormal cartilage softening"?

chondromalacia

Which of the following suffixes means "abnormal condition"?

iasis

Which of the following words is an example of an eponym?

Alzheimers (named desieses)

In which of the following situations is a combining vowel never used?

Between a prefix and a word root

Which of the following is NOT a valve of the heart?

Cardiac

The ends of bones in a joint are covered by ________.

Cartilage

Which of the following medical terms is misspelled?

Crainial (should be cranial)

Which of the following abbreviations is a diagnostic test?

DXA

Which of the following terms specifically means "abnormal condition of the skin"?

Dermatosis

Which of the following types of information is provided by a suffix?

Diagnostic Procedures

Which of the following prefixes is misspelled?

Dis (should be dys)

Which of the following diagnostic procedures is used to detect osteoporosis?

Dual-energy absorptiometry

Which of the following abbreviations is a record of the electrical activity of a muscle?

EMG

Which surgical procedure removes the damaged inner lining of an artery?

Endarterectomy

Which term means "too few red (cells)"?

Erythropenia

Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

External fixation—includes pins, plates, rods, and screws

What condition is caused by loss of blood supply?

Gangrene

A percutaneous diskectomy may be used to treat ________.

HNP

Which of the following terms means "abnormal condition of excessive sweating"?

Hyperhidrosis

Which abbreviation is a surgical procedure?

I&D

If a word ends in - us, make it plural by ________.

If a word ends in - us, make it plural by ________. (stimulus---> Stimuli)

Which of the following bones is NOT found in the upper extremity?

Ischium

Which of the following statements regarding a white blood cell count is NOT true?

It determines the number of each type of leukocyte.

Which of the following answer choices regarding herniated nucleus pulposus is NOT true?

It increases the normal forward curvature of lumbar spine.

Which of the following terms means "ruptured muscle"?

Myorrhexis

Which of the following structures is NOT housed in the dermis?

Nails

Which surface lesion is a small, solid, raised lesion?

Papule

Which of the following terms indicates flat, pinpoint, purplish spots from bleeding under the skin?

Petechiae

Which of the following is NOT used for external fixation?

Plate

Which of these body areas is NOT found on the back side of the trunk?

Popliteal (part of your knee)

Which of the following is NOT the type of information provided by a prefix?

Procedure

Which type of bruise occurs in persons with fragile skin?

Purpura

Which of the following abbreviations stands for a surgical procedure?

TKA (knee replacement)

Which of the following statements regarding the ventricles is NOT true?

The left ventricle pumps blood to the lungs (it actually pumps blood to the body)

Which of the following statements regarding aplastic anemia is NOT true?

There is a loss of function of yellow bone marrow

Which of the following regarding sweat glands is NOT true?

These glands are located in the subcutaneous layer

Which of the following answer choices regarding NSAIDs is NOT true?

They are steroid drugs

Which of the following medical terms is misspelled?

Thorasic (should be thoracic)

Which of the following abbreviations stands for the arm?

UE (upper extremity)

Which condition is usually associated with food allergies?

Urticaria (hives)

Which of the following abbreviations stands for a fast heartbeat?

VT (Ventricular tachycardia)

A culture and sensitivity is a procedure for detecting ________.

a bacterial infection

Muscle atrophy may result from ________.

a nervous system disease

The prefix dys- means ________.

abnormal, difficult, painful

Which of the following terms means "inflammation of a gland"?

adenitis

Which term means "process of recording a vessel"?

angiography

Which prefix means "before"?

ante

The largest artery in the body is the ________.

aorta

A bone marrow aspiration may be used to test for ________.

aplastic anemia

Which of the following statements regarding plasma is NOT true?

approx 45% of blood is plasma

Which of the following statements regarding the atria is NOT true?

atria pump blood out of the heart

The prefix infra- means ________.

below, under (think infrastructure is under a house)

Which of the following may be used to perform cauterization?

caustic chemical (caut= caustic)

The clavicle is commonly referred to as the ________.

collar bone

Which of the following is NOT one of the word parts used in a medical term?

combining form

In which condition is the heart muscle too weak to pump efficiently?

congestive heart failure

A cut along the frontal plane produces a ________ section.

coronal

Which surgical procedure uses cold?

cryosurgery

Which abbreviation indicates a blood test performed on leukocytes?

diff

When pluralizing a term that ends in - um, you should ________.

drop the - um and add an - a

Which of the following suffixes does NOT mean "pertaining to"?

es

Widespread aching and pain in the muscles and fibrous soft tissue is called ________.

fibromyalgia

Which plane divides the body into front and back portions?

frontal

Which term means "abnormal flow of blood"?

hemorrhage

Which therapeutic device is used to treat ventricular fibrillation?

implantable defibrillator

Which of the following terms means "pertaining to within the skin"?

intradermal

Which surface lesion is a torn or jagged wound?

laceration

How to spell luekodema

leukoedema

Which of the following refers to the hand bones?

metacarpus

Which of the following answer choices regarding rheumatoid arthritis is NOT true?

most common in weight bearing joints

A pigmented skin blemish, birthmark, or mole is called a(n) ________.

nevus

Surgery performed to realign bone fragments is called a(n) ________.

open reduction

Which of the following suffixes means "view of"?

opsy

The anatomical name of the kneecap is ________.

patella

Which type of fracture occurs because the bone is diseased or weakened?

pathologic fracture

Which prefix means "around"?

peri (Perimeter)

Which of the following suffixes means "porous"?

porosis

Which of the following suffixes means "abnormal flow condition"?

rrhagia

Which of the following abbreviations refers to a type of neutrophil?

segs

Which of the following conditions is a blood infection?

septicemia

The suffix - ule means ________.

small (think ukulele is a small guitar)

Which of the following terms refers to the breast bone?

sternal (sternum)

The suffix - edema means ________.

swelling

Which of the following statements regarding the subcutaneous layer is NOT true?

this layer houses sensory receptors

Streptokinase and tissue plasminogen activator are used for ________.

thrombolytic therapy

Which of the following terms refers to the navel?

umbilical

Which of the following does NOT give information regarding the health of the heart?

venipuncture