Medical Terminology Chapter 7

A ________ of lymphatic structures is the removal of either lymph nodes or lymphoid tissue to be examined for traces of disease.

biopsy

Which combination of word parts is needed to build a term that means excision of the palatine tonsils? a. adenoid/o + -ectomy b. lingu/o + -ectomy c. tonsil/o + -ectomy d. tonsill/o + -ectomy

d. tonsill/o + -ectomy (The excision (-ectomy) of the palatine tonsils (tonsill/o) is tonsillectomy.)

The image shows the application of an electric shock to the myocardium through the chest wall. What is this procedure called?

defibrillation

What is the treatment for early-stage lymphoma?

high-dose radiation (Those with early stages of lymphoma are treated with high-dose radiation; advanced disease may be treated with intensive chemotherapy alone or in combination with radiation.)

Which combination of word parts is needed to build a term that means removal of a lymph node?

lymphaden/o + -ectomy

Excision of a lymph node:

lymphadenectomy (Lymphadenectomy is the excision (-ectomy) of a lymph node (lymphaden/o).)

The term that describes the removal of the spleen is _____ectomy.

splen

Excision of the spleen:

splenectomy

Hodgkin disease is differentiated by the presence of what?

Reed-Sternberg cells

Heart Chambers

The heart has four chambers atria above, ventricles below. The left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the lungs. The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the venae cavae. The aorta (uppermost) is the artery by which blood leaves the heart to be routed throughout the body. The right ventricle pumps blood to the lungs. The left ventricle sends blood out the aorta to the systemic circulation.

What is removed during a tonsilloadenoidectomy (T&A)?

The pharyngeal tonsils and the palatine tonsils

Complete the term that means excision of the pharyngeal tonsils, _____ectomy.

adenoid

Which term means the excision of the palatine tonsils?

tonsillectomy

If both the palatine and the pharyngeal tonsils are removed, the name of the procedure is:

tonsilloadenoidectomy (T&A) (If both the palatine and pharyngeal tonsils are removed, the combined surgery is called a tonsilloadenoidectomy (tonsill/o + adenoid/o + -ectomy), abbreviated T&A.)