HSC Midterm

Chondr/o is the combining form meaning femur sacrum skull cartilage

cartilage

Which prefix means outside of? homo- hyper- intra- extra-

extra-

Kyph/o is the combining form that means maxilla humerus hump inner region

hump

A combining form that means lung is pulm/o lung/o steth/o pulmon/o

pulmon/o

The term 'myorrhexis' can be defined as muscle pain rupturing or tearing a muscle muscle disease muscular disease

rupturing or tearing a muscle

A prefix meaning foreign is intra- allo- beside- xeno-

xeno-

A combining form that means outer layer is maxill/o cortic/o spondyl/o exter/o

cortic/o

All of the following combining forms mean skin EXCEPT dermat/o cutane/o cute/o derm/o

cute/o

The combining form necr/o means pus lice ice death

death

Which combining form means skin? immun/o rhin/o dermat/o gynec/o

dermat/o

Which of the following directional terms is the opposite of anterior? cephalic caudal ventral dorsal

dorsal

The combining form xer/o means hard sac dry copy

dry

The combining form that means electricity is ________. myc/o onych/o erythr/o electr/o

electr/o

Label this layer of the skin epidermis sweat gland dermis subcutaneous

epidermis

The combining form gynec/o means ________. vagina below female tissue

female

A combining form that means fibula is fibul/o sacr/o myel/o fiber/o

fibul/o

The combining form trich/o means skin hair nail three

hair

The combining form scler/o means sound hard straight valve

hard

Which prefix means within? inter- extra- retro- intra-

intra-

Which of the following terms means pertaining to within the skin? hypodermal intradermal epidermal dermal

intradermal

The suffix -spasm means narrowing instrument to measure pressure involuntary muscle contraction pressure

involuntary muscle contraction

A combining form that means to hold back is lip/o peripher/o isch/o cutane/o

isch/o

The combining form that means hard, horny is ________. lip/o myc/o kerat/o py/o

kerat/o

Which of the following organs is found in the urinary system? kidneys testes stomach brain

kidneys

A combining form that means larynx is ________. inguin/o guin/o larynx/o laryng/o

laryng/o

The combining form phot/o means dark system lice light

light

A combining form that means muscle is hyp/o my/o phleb/o scler/o

my/o

A combining form that means straight is orth/o osc/o oste/o ped/o

orth/o

Cortic/o is the combining form meaning crooked outer layer addition chest

outer layer

An infection of the skin fold around the nail is called: perionychitis. onychia. paronychia. onychophagia.

paronychia.

Which of the following is the type of information provided by a suffix? location of an organ time number of parts procedure

procedure

The combining form rect/o means ________. rectum behind belly chest

rectum

Which of the following types of muscle tissue is attached to bone? skeletal cardiac smooth visceral

skeletal

The suffix -ole means mass cheers small large

small

The suffix -ule means mass small narrowing cancer

small

The combining form that means above is ________. super/o poster/o thromb/o ven/o

super/o

The combining form system/o means hair system nail sac

system

A combining form that means chest is thorac/o uln/o lumb/o tibi/o

thorac/o

The combining form duct/o means to bend to bring to turn to stretch

to bring

With the word 'osteoma', if the suffix is -oma, meaning tumor, what does this word mean? tumor found in the bone tissue tumor found in the long bones tumor found in the joints tumor found in the ocular

tumor found in the bone tissue

What does 'chondroma' mean? bony projects tumor that forms in the bone marrow tumor that forms in the bone tumor that forms in the cartilage

tumor that forms in the cartilage

A combining form that means vein is ven/o vascul/o vas/o venul/o

ven/o

All of the following are possible combining forms for valveEXCEPT ven/o valv/o valvul/o

ven/o

A combining form that means venule is -venulo ven/o venul/o vas/o

venul/o

Spina bifida is a congenital anomaly that affects which bone? hip skull vertebrae femur

vertebrae

A suffix meaning 'surgical removal ' is -manometer -ectomy -tension -scope

-ectomy

Which of the following suffixes means destruction? -lytic -cyte -rrhea -megaly

-lylic

Which of the following suffixes does NOT refer to a surgical procedure? -megaly -ostomy -ectomy -plasty

-megaly

The combining form arteriol/o means vessel fatty substance arteriole atrium

arteriole

A combining form that means tail is ________. crur/o cervic/o pelv/o caud/o

caud/o

Which suffix means pain? -cele -ectasis -oma -algia

-algia

The suffix meaning weakness is -kinesia -tonia -ion -asthenia

-asthenia

A suffix meaning immature is -blast -blurt -clasia -phyte

-blast

Which of the following suffixes means protrusion? -cele -cyte -lytic -gen

-cele

Which suffix means tumor or mass? -itis -osis -oma -iasis

-oma

Which suffix means hardening? -plasm -sclerosis -ptosis -trophy

-sclerosis

Which of the following suffixes means narrowing? -sclerosis -rrhexis -stenosis -ptosis

-stenosis

Myocarditis is inflammation of the sac around the heart. True False

False

The combining form enter/o means inside. True False

False

The combining form ot/o means eye. True False

False

The endocardium is the outer layer of the heart. True False

False

The opposite action from depression is eversion. True False

False

Pericarditis is inflammation of the sac around the heart. True False

Trie

Different pronunciations of medical terms are acceptable. True False

True

Hypotension means low blood pressure. True False

True

Plantar flexion is pointing the toes. True False

True

Proximal is opposite of distal. Dorsal is opposite of ventral. Apex is opposite of base. Superficial is opposite of deep. dorsal True False

True

The combing form ot/o means ears True False

True

The combining form for vertebrae is spondyl/o True False

True

The combining form gastr/o means stomach. True False

True

The opposite action from depression is elevation True False

True

The prefixes quadri- and tetra- have the same meaning. True False

True

A malignant melanoma is likely to be what color, based on the meaning of its word parts? pus-colored red white black

black

The combining form glute/o means ________. cheek below buttock stomach

buttock

A combining form that means heart is ________. cephal/o cardi/o dors/o cervic/o

cardi/o

The neck is the ________ region of the body. cephalic dorsal cervical pubic

cervical

Which is NOT one of the word parts in a medical term? combining form word root combining vowel suffix

combining form

Which of the following terms means red skin condition? melanoderma erythroderma cyanoderma leukoderma

erythroderma

The opposite action from flexion is: plantar flexion. extension. inversion. elevation.

extension.

The combining form opthalm/o means ________. doctor ear eye straight

eye

The cephalic region of the body is the: neck buttocks head back

head

he combining form that means sweat is ________. hydr/o hidr/o seb/o sebac/o

hidr/o

The combining form that means fat is ________. xer/o phot/o lip/o onych/o

lip/o

Which of the following terms means fatty mass? adipopathy lipectomy lipoma adiposis

lipoma

The combining form that means black is ________. melan/o system/o xer/o leuk/o

melan/o

A combining form that means metacarpus is metacarp/o medull/o metatarpus/o maxill/o

metacarp/o

Which prefix means small? macro- pan- ultra- micro-

micro-

What medical term means 'nail biting (or nail eating)'? exfoliative cytology paraonychia onychophagia psoriasis

onychophagia

Which of the following is NOT part of the anatomical position? fingers extended feet together palms facing backward standing erect

palms facing backward

In considering the two-layer sac that encases internal organs, the outer layer of this membrane in the thoracic cavity is called the: visceral pleura. parietal pleura. visceral peritoneum. parietal

parietal pleura.

What medical term means 'infestation with lice'? varicella licerosis rubella pediculosis

pediculosis

The combining form pelv/o means ________. kidney peritoneum pelvis pleura

pelvis

The combining form gastr/o means ________. dorsal stomach back front

stomach

label part #21 tibia patella humerus ulna

tibia

Hypertension means low blood pressure. True False

False

Choose the correct term for #5. pelvic abdominal cural gluteal

abdominal