Medical Terminology Midterm Exam (Q&A)

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Which of the following statements regarding the heart is FALSE?

The heart is composed of smooth muscle fibers.

Which of the following statements regarding sweat glands is FALSE?

These glands play a role in adolescent acne.

The Informed Consent must be signed by a patient voluntarily.

True

Which of the following statements regarding the ventricles is FALSE?

Ventricles receive blood directly from the veins, returning blood to the heart.

External respiration refers to the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the:

alveoli and bloodstream.

Which of the following conditions involves severe chest pain caused by a deficiency of oxygen to the heart muscle?

angina pectoris

Which of the following is NOT an example of acquired immunity?

antibodies crossing the placenta from the baby to the mother

Which of the following terms means hardening artery?

arteriosclerosis

Which of the following medical terms is misspelled?

bracheal

Which combining form means heart?

cardi/o

Which of the following diagnostic procedures is a blood test?

cardiac biomarkers

Which of the following blood tests is NOT part of a complete blood count?

clotting time

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

combining form

Which of the following surgical procedures uses a blood vessel obtained from another part of the body?

coronary artery bypass graft

Which of the following surgical procedures uses cold?

cryosurgery

Which of the following surgical procedures removes superficial skin lesions with scraping?

curettage

Which of the following lesions is a fluid-filled sac under the skin?

cyst

Which of the following surgical procedures is the removal of dead or damaged tissue from a wound?

debridement

The shaft of a long bone is called the:

diaphysis.

The knee is ________ to the hip.

distal

Which of the following terms means nosebleed?

epistaxis

Which prefix means normal?

eu-

Which of the following terms means normal breathing?

eupnea

The fibrous connective tissue that wraps muscle is called:

fascia.

Which of the following terms means pertaining to fibers?

fibrinous

Which combining form means female?

gynec/o

The cephalic region of the body is the:

head.

Which of the following terms means an increase in muscle bulk?

hypertrophy

Which prefix means within?

intra-

Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

keratin—innermost layer, containing fatty tissue

Which of the following terms does NOT refer to an abnormal skin color?

keratosis

Which of the following conditions is a cancer?

leukemia

Which of the following terms means too few white blood cells?

leukopenia

Two bones are held together in a joint by:

ligaments.

Which of the following terms is misspelled?

luekoderma

Which of the following organs is located inside the pleural cavity?

lungs

Which of the following terms is misspelled?

mandibuler

Nails are connected to the tissue underneath by the:

nail bed.

Which of the following body systems receives sensory information and coordinates the body's response?

nervous

Which of the following motions occurs at the thumb?

opposition

The palatine and lingual tonsils are located in the:

oropharynx.

Braces or splints used to prevent or correct deformities are called:

orthotics.

Which of the following terms means study of the ear, nose, and voice box?

otorhinolaryngology

Which of the following is NOT part of the anatomical position?

palms facing backward

Which organ of the respiratory system is used by both the respiratory and digestive systems?

pharynx

Pointing the toes downward is called:

plantar flexion.

Which of the following terms means a yellow fatty deposit of lipids in an artery?

plaque

Which of the following is NOT one of the formed elements of the blood?

plasma

Which of the following conditions may result in a collapsed lung?

pneumothorax

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

procedure

Which of the following directional terms means lying face down?

prone

Which arteries carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs?

pulmonary

The circulatory system transports waste to all the following organs EXCEPT the:

rectum.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the nasal cavity?

removes oxygen from inhaled air

The organs of which of the following systems are NOT found in the abdominopelvic cavity?

respiratory

Which of the following diseases is caused by a calcium and vitamin D deficiency?

rickets

A hollow cavity within a bone is called a:

sinus.

Which of the following is NOT a plasma protein?

sodium

Which of the following combining forms means chest?

steth/o

Which of the following terms means a high-pitched breathing sound?

stridor

Organs come together to form:

systems.

Which of the following terms means clotting cell?

thrombocyte

Which of the following is NOT one of the vital signs?

urine volume

A person having repeated bladder infections would see a specialist in:

urology.

Which is the severe itching associated with hives?

urticaria

Which of the following suffixes means puncture to withdraw fluid?

-centesis

Which of the following suffixes means destruction?

-lytic

Which suffix means tumor or mass?

-oma

Which of the following statements regarding melanin is FALSE?

Melanin causes the formation of wrinkles.

Which of the following statements regarding natural immunity is FALSE?

Natural immunity includes receiving antibodies from the mother through the placenta.


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