Self Test (Ch.4)

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The most common combining vowel is

'o'

The suffix that means "to control or stop" is

-stasis

About how many men will develop breast cancer?

1 in 1,000

A trephine would be used to remove ___.

Bone

A "_______" is a noninvasive roentgenography diagnostic technique.

Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT Scan)

An "Electro Shock Therapy - EST" is also known as:

Electric Convulsive Therapy

The Lamaze method of childbirth uses:

Focal points of concentration Breathing techniques Muscle control and relaxation

The ____________ is used to treat brain cancer by directing radiation at precise brain locations.

Gamma Knife

"I swear by Apollo the Physician and Asclepius and Hygieia and Panaceia..." is the beginning of what famous oath?

Hippocratic Oath

"Complementary or Alternative Medicine" is now referred to as ________:

Integrated Medicine

The abbreviation "ICU" refers to a(n):

Intensive Care Unit

A "_____" produces a radio frequency radiation pulse image of soft and hard tissue in multiple planes.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Which of these conditions would be treated with Phakic IOLs?

Myopia

Which of these was the first 3D-printed drug approved by the FDA?

Spritam

Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross is best known for:

The Stages of Death and Dying

The term "Sphygmo/mano/meter" literally means

The term "Sphygmo/mano/meter" literally means

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

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

The term defined as the process of drawing away from the mid-line or middle is

abduction

A "Defibrillator" is used to correct ________:

abnormal heart beats or rhythms

Verb variations of a stem word usually describe

action taken, condition, or state

The term 'coronal' or 'frontal plane' divides the body into the

anterior and posterior portions

The term "clinical" means

at patients bedside

The term "prognosis" means

before knowledge

A "EEG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity.

brain

A "PET Scan" is used to detect glucose or energy use levels of the ________:

brain

An epithelial or covering cell malignant tumor is referred to as a(n)

carcinoma

The directional term that means "toward the tail" is

caudal

The term that describes movement toward the top of the body is

cephalic

In the divided medical term 'arthr/o/pathy', "o" is the

combining vowel used with both the stem word and suffix

Bone is described as _____ tissue

connective

The term 'af/ferent' (as in sensory impulses) is defined as

conveying toward the center

The literal meaning of the medical term carcin/oma is

crab-like tumor "invades with crab-like leg growths"

Body "X-rays" produce pictures of _____body tissue and bones:

dense

Adjectives usually modify a noun (thing named) denoting quality, quantity, extent, or _____ .

distinction of the object from something else

The directional term for movement toward the back of the body is

dorsal

An "Otoscope" is used to view the:

ear

If a tumor is found to be benign, it is

encapsulated, slow growing, and expansive

. "Therapeutic Touch Therapy" uses the principle that the body produces:

energy or an aura - "halo"

The combining form that means "cause of (disease)" is

eti/o

The movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position is called

extension

A "Tonometer" measures pressure within the ________:

eye

A tumor of the fibrous and cartilaginous tissue is called a(n)

fibrochondroma

A "Pacemaker" can be external or internal and usually generates electrical stimuli to the heart muscle with ________:

fixed and/or alternate impulses

The suffix -plas/ia is a compound suffix (2 or more parts) that refers to

formation, growth or development

Breaking a compound term into component word parts (usually with its combining vowel or vowels) is called

fracturing

A "EKG or ECG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity.

heart

A "Thallium - Hot Spot Test" is used to detect _____ damage:

heart

The term "hyperplasia" means:

increase in development

The term "Stetho/scop/e" literally means:

instrument to examine the chest

The term "Ophthalmo/scop/e" means:

instrument to examine the eye

The term "Bronchoscope" literally means:

instrument to view trachea-like structures

"Massage and Reflexology" are examples of ________:

integrated medicine

The "Pyelogram" records information about the _____:

kidney pelvis

The "KUB" examination looks for defects in the

kidney, ureter, and bladder

Cancers of the circulatory system include

leukemia and lymphomas

Homeo/path/ic literally means

like or same/as disease/refers

A fatty tumor is called a(n)

lipoma, steatoma, or adipoma

If an infection is "Chronic" it is characterized by

little change, slow progression, and long duration

The abdominal cavity contains the

liver

The correct way to fracture or divide the medical term melanocarcinoma is

melano/carcin/oma

The prefix that means "change or after" is

meta-

"Fluoroscopy" is used to record ________

moving body parts

My/o- is the combining form of a word part that means

muscle

Laser assisted surgery "LASIK" is used to correct:

myopia (and hyperopia)

"Acu/puncture" literally means ________:

needle puncture

The medical term for new growth (of abnormal tissue or tumor) is

neoplasm

What cellular organelle contains chromosomes and has the literal meaning "nut"?

nucleus

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 medical term that means "the science of or study of body changes caused by disease" is

path/o/logy

The study of disease is referred to as

pathology

The phrase, refers to or _____, is a generalized actual meaning (not a literal meaning) used for the suffixes -a, -ia, -iac, -al, -ar, -ic, -is, -on, -os, -us, -ium, and -um.

pertains to

In the divided medial term 'osteopor/o/sis', the slash lines (/) indicate that the vowel "o" may be used as part of which word parts?

por- and -osis

The word part attached to the beginning of a word root in order to modify its meaning is called a(n)

prefix

The term "Tympanostomy" literally means:

procedure of cutting and making a mouth-like opening in the ear drum

The term "Surgery" literally means:

procedure of working by hand

The term "Graphy" means ________

procedure using an instrument to record something

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

"Biofeedback" is a type of _____ therapy:

psychosomatic

"Angiograms" are used for ________

recording pictures of vessels

The term "ocular" literally means:

refers to the eye

The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of a word is the

root word "stem word"

The term that divides the body into right and left halves is the

sagittal plane "like an arrow"

An "EMG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity.

skeletal muscle

A 'Plantar Wart' is located on the

sole of the foot

A "Myelogram" is used to record _______ information:

spinal cord/nerve tissue

"Lithotripsy" is a procedure for crushing ________:

stones or calculi debris

In the divided medical term 'sub/hepat/ic', which part is the prefix and which part is the suffix

sub- and -ic

In the medical term 'arthr/itis', -itis is the

suffix

The word part attached to the end of a word root in order to modify its meaning is the

suffix

"Aromatherapy" is a type of integrated therapy that some may feel is _________:

suggestive, or placebo effect unsupported by clinical evidence psychosomatic

If one is flat on their back and face up, they are in a _____ position.

supine

A "Spinal Tap" is used to ________:

take fluid samples from the spinal fluid

The term "Laryngo/scop/y" literally and actually means:

the procedure of viewing and examining the voice box

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 "metastasis" means

to spread

The directional term 'lateral' describes movement in which direction

to the side

The term "diagnosis" means

total knowledge

The directional term 'inferior' describes movement

toward the lower end of the body

The combining form onc/o- means

tumor

The term that describes movement toward the front of the body is

ventral

"Cryosurgery" is used to treat ________:

verrucae or warts

The combining form or term that literally means "internal organs" is

viscer/o-

The term "Intramuscular Injection-IM" literally means:

within a muscle

The term "intravenous injection" means

within a vein

The combining form of a stem word is usually made of two component parts, the _____ _____ and _____ _____

word root and combining vowel

In the medical term 'intra/ven/ous', -ven- is the

word root or stem word


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