Medical Terminology: Chapter Three Self-Test Questions
Which of the following is a noninvasive roentgenography diagnostic technique?
CAT scan
Which of the following produces a radio frequency radiation pulse image of soft and hard tissue in multiple planes?
MRI
Which of these was the first 3D-printed drug approved by the FDA?
Spritam
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 the:
anterior and posterior portions
Ultrasonography literally means ________ / "process of recording."
beyond normal ranges / sound
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
An electroencephalogram is used to record information about electrical activity in the:
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 is:
cephalic
Lithotripsy is a procedure for:
crushing calculi
"X-rays" produce pictures of what type of body tissue and bones?
dense
The directional term for movement toward the back of the body is:
dorsal
An otoscope is used to view the:
ear
Electric shock therapy is also known as:
electroconvulsive therapy
The movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position is called:
extension
A tonometer examines 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 "EKG or ECG" is used to record information about electrical activity in the:
heart
A thallium scan is used to detect damage to the:
heart
If an electrocardiogram shows that a patient has "tachycardia," it means that the patient's:
heart rate is elevated
The term "Ophthalmo/scop/e" means:
instrument to examine the eye
The term "bronchoscope" literally means:
instrument to view trachea-like structures
The abbreviation "ICU" refers to an:
intensive care unit
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 the:
kidney, ureter, and bladder
"Fluoroscopy" 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 intraocular lenses?
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 which is formed of two or more types of body tissue and performs one or more specific functions is called a(n) ________:
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 that divides the body into right and left halves is the:
sagittal
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
The medical student class learned about "auscultation" today. In order to do this procedure, they used a / an:
stethoscope
A patient who has a "cholecystolithotripsy" performed is having what process performed to their gall bladder?
stone crushed
If one is flat on their back and face up, they are in a _____ position.
supine
The term "biopsy" literally means:
the procedure of viewing life
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 can also be 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
