EXAM 3 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY CH 9-13
Which medical term means "Stomach pain"?
Gastralgia
Which medical term means "surgical removal of stomach"?
Gastrectomy
Which medical term means "surgical fixation of the uterus"?
Hysteropexy
Which of the following medical terms does NOT refer to uterine surgery?
Hysterorrhexis
Which term means "protection protein"?
Immunoglobulin
Which medical term refers to cutting into the abdominal cavity?
Laparotomy
Which term means "surgical crushing of a stone"?
Lithotripsy
Which organ is NOT found in the mediastinum?
Lungs
Which term means "lymph node inflammation"?
Lymphadenitis
Which term means "record of lymph nodes"?
Lymphadenogram
Which term means "disease of lymph vessel"?
Lymphangiopathy
Which term means "lymph swelling"?
Lymphedema
Which white blood cells are most involved in carrying out the functions of the immune system?
Lymphocytes
Which medical term means "record of the breast"?
Mammogram
Which medical term means "many pregnancies"?
Multigravida
Which term means "enlarged kidney"?
Nephromegaly
Urine is produced by the
Nephrons
Which medical term means "drooping kidney"?
Nephroptosis
Which medical term means "scanty menstrual discharge"?
Oligomenorrhea
Which medical term means "produce an ovum"?
Oogenesis
The respiratory system along with the bloodstream, is responsible for the delivering of something to the cells:
Oxygen
Inhalation brings in fresh--- and exhalation removes----.
Oxygen; carbon dioxide
Which of the following is NOT a pathogen?
Phagocytes
All of the following are accessory organs of the digestive system EXCEPT:
Pharynx
Which of the following is NOT part of the lower respiratory system?
Pharynx
A--- is a small mushroom-shapes tumor.
Polyp
Which medical term means "excessive eating"?
Polyphagia
Which medical term means "after birth"?
Postpartum
Which medical term means "First birth"?
Primipara
The meaning of the suffix -genic is :
Producing
A healthcare provider involved in respiratory care is a--- therapist.
Respiratory
Which medical term refers to a record of the uterine tube?
Salpingogram
Which term means to "destroy sperm"?
Spermatolysis
Which term means "abnormal softening of the spleen"?
Splenomalacia
In homeostasis, the urinary system regulates all of the following EXCEPT:
The amount of hemoglobin in erythrocytes
Which of the following statements regarding the lungs is NOT true?
The mediastinum of the thoracic cavity is located between the lungs and diaphragm.
Which of the following statements regarding alveoli is NOT true?
They are located at the end of bronchi
Persons with difficulty breathing often feel that they can breath easier when:
They are sitting up
Which of the following is NOT a function of the female reproduction system?
To maintain homeostasis
Which term means "inflammation of the tonsils"?
Tonsilitis
Which of the following is NOT an organ of the male genitourinary system?
Urethra
Which term means "pain in the urethra"?
Urethralgia
Which medical term means "instrument for viewing the urethra"?
Urethroscope
The pulmonary capillaries surround the:
alveoli
Which medical term means pertaining the the third section of the small intestines?
ileal
Which of the following statements regarding the trachea is NOT true?
Alveoli are located at the end of the trachea
Which medical term mean "appendix inflammation"?
Appendicitis
Which medical term means "state of being without sperm"?
Aspermia
Which of the following leads to unconsciousness and death if it is .....
Asphyxia
Which medical term means "slow digestion"?
Bradypepsia
Which of the following statements regarding the respiratory system NOT true?
Carbon dioxide moves from the blood into the cells.
Which medical term means "surgical removal of gallbladder"?
Cholecystectomy
Which medical term means "condition of having a stone in the common bile duct"?
Choledocholithiasis
Which medical term means "process of visually examining the colon"?
Colonoscopy
Which term means "surgical repair of the bladder"?
Cystoplasty
The meaning of the suffix -ectosis is:
Dilated
Which terms means "condition of abnormal urination"?
Dysuria
The medical term for "vomiting" is:
Emesis
Which medical term means "inflammation within the cervix"?
Endocervicitis
The immune system does NOT consists of:
Erythrocytes
