Final Exam AHPR 200
pediatrician
Children's specialist:
scleroderma
Chronic hardening and thickening of skin:
hypoparathyroidsm
Decreased activity of the parathyroids:
neurolysis
Destruction of a nerve:
dysphonia
Difficult or weak voice:
dysphonia
Difficulty in speech caused a brain lesion:
ptosis or blepharoptosis
Drooping of the eyelid:
hypertension
Elevated blood pressure:
proctoscopy
Endoscopic examination of the rectum:
nephromegaly
Enlargement of a kidney:
adenectomy
Excision of a gland:
chondrectomy
Excision of cartilage:
onychomycosis
Fungal condition of the nail:
cystocele
Herniation of the bladder:
into equal right and left halves
How does a midsagittal plane divide the body?
intravenous
In which type of injection are medications administered directly into the bloodstream?
hyperthyroidism
Increased activity of the thyroid gland:
lymphadenitis
Inflammation of a lymph node:
salpingitis
Inflammation of a uterine tube:
cystitis
Inflammation of the bladder:
mastitis
Inflammation of the breastbone:
bronchitis
Inflammation of the bronchi:
meningitis
Inflammation of the meniges:
omphalitis
Inflammation of the navel:
glossitis
Inflammation of the tongue:
electrocardiograph
Instrument used to record the heart's electrical activity:
necrosis
Localized death in response to disease or injury:
vertebrae
Morbid softening occurs in which structures in spondylomalacia?
proximal
Nearer the origin or point of attachment:
neonate
Newborn:
quadriplegia
Paralysis of all four extremities:
hemiplegia
Paralysis of one side of the body:
artrioventricular
Pertaining to an atrium and a ventricle:
abdominopelvic
Pertaining to the abdomen and pelvis:
axillary
Pertaining to the armpit:
ventral
Pertaining to the belly side:
femoral
Pertaining to the femur:
pericardial
Pertaining to the sac that surrounds the heart:
testicular
Pertaining to the testes:
hypophysis
Pituitary gland:
dyspepsia
Poor digestion:
choledocholithiasis
Presence of a gallstone in the common bile duct:
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Profound immunosuppression is a fatal late stage of which sexually transmitted disease?
electroencephalogram
Record produced by the brain's electrical impulses:
erythrocyte
Red blood cell:
oophorectomy
Removal of an ovary:
endocrine
Secreting internally through a duct:
encephalomalacia
Softening of the brain:
pyrogen
Substance that causes fever:
glycosuria
Sugar in the urine:
arthrocentesis
Surgical puncture of a joint:
rhinoplasty
Surgical repair of the nose:
cranioplasty
Surgical repair of the skull:
pneumothorax
The presence of air or gas in the pleural space:
hyperthyroidism
Thyrotoxicosis is caused by which of the following?
diaphragm
To what structure does the term phrenic pertain?
uremia
Toxic condition associated with renal failure:
cryptorchidism
Undescended testicle:
chemoreceptors
What aspect of taste buds allows them to be stimulated by sweet, sour, bitter, and salty tastes?
increased breathing
What does hyperpnea mean?
pertaining to the lower back
What does lumbar mean?
a specialist who studies the ear
What does otologist mean?
below the breastbone
What does substernal mean?
an enlarged thyroid gland
What does the term goiter mean?
the fluid transported by the lymphatic system
What does the term lymph mean?
an incision of the chest
What does thoracotomy mean?
inability to control urination
What does urinary incontinence mean?
sudden attacks of sleep
What is a major characteristic of narcolepsy?
hyperopia
What is another name for farsightedness?
inflammation of the gallbladder
What is cholecystitis?
bending of a limb at a joint
What is flexion?
inflammation of the kidney that involves primarily the tufts of capillaries that act as filters
What is glomerulonephritis?
endometrium
What is sloughed off each month in menstruation?
nephroptosis
What is the diagnostic term for a condition that results whenever the tissue surrounding the kidney fails to anchor it to nearby structures and the kidney droops?
chorionic gonadotropin
What is the hormone that is present in body fluids?
emphysema
What is the name of a respiratory disorder characterized by destruction of the alveolar walls?
catheter
What is the name of the instrument used when a long, flexible tube is inserted into the heart chambers by way of a vein in the leg, arm, or neck?
spirometry
What is the name of the procedure that measures the amount of air taken in and expelled from the lungs?
surgical crushing
What is the surgical procedure indicated in the term lithotripsy?
keloid
What is the term for a sharply elevated, irregularly shaped, progressively enlarging scar caused by excessive collagen during tissue repair?
debridement
What is the term for removal of foreign material and dead or contaminated tissue from an infected or traumatic lesion until surrounding healthy tissue is exposed?
pleura
What is the term for the membrane that lines the walls of the chest cavity?
target organ
What is the term for the organ or structure toward which the effects of a hormone are directed?
between two of the meninges
Where is the mass of blood located in a subdural hematoma?
bradyphasia
Which means slow speech?
intrauterine device
Which of the following is a contraceptive?
neurasthenia
Which of the following is a nervous condition characterized by chronic weakness and exhaustion that sometimes follows depression?
seborrheic dermatitis
Which of the following is an inflammatory skin disease that begins on the scalp but may involve other areas, particularly the eyebrows?
diabetes insipidus
Which of the following is caused by a deficiency of antidiuretic hormone?
narrowed
Which of the following is characteristic of a blood vessel when stenosis occurs?
hypoglycemia
Which of the following is generally expected in hyperinsulinism?
lymphatic
Which of the following is not a major classification of body tissue?
patella
Which of the following is not a pelvic bone?
esophagus
Which of the following is the long tube that carries food to the stomach?
hyperglycemia
Which of the following is the most significant sign of diabetes mellitus?
abruptio placenta
Which of the following means separation of the placenta from the uterine wall after 20 weeks or more of gestation or during labor?
gastroplasty
Which of the following procedures is used to treat obesity?
urea
Which of the following substances is generally detected in normal urine?
gastrostomy
Which of the following terms has a word part that means the stomach?
transurethral resection
Which of the following terms refers to removal of small pieces of tissue from a nearby structure through the wall of the urethra?
this is a person trained to administer anesthetics but is not a physician
Which statement is true concerning the term anesthetist?
it is to be used in the eye
Which statement is true of an ophthalmic medication?
bradycardia
Which term applies to one whose pulse at rest measures 30 beats per minute?
phagocyte
Which term means a cell that can ingest and destroy particulate substances?
cyanosis
Which term means a condition in which a deviciency of oxygen results in a slightly bluish, slatelike color of the skin?
pustule
Which term means a lesion filled with pus?
trichosis
Which term means an abnormal growth of hair in an unusual place?
hemolysis
Which term means destruction of red blood cells that results in the liberation of their red pigment?
thrombosis
Which term means formation of existence of internal blood clots?
caudal
Which term means pertaining to the tail or a taillike structure?
angiocardiography
Which term means the radiological study of the heart and its great vessels?
hematemesis
Which term means vomiting of blood?
calcipenia
A deficiency of calcium:
abrasion
A scraping or rubbing away of the skin:
hyperplasia
Abnormal increase in the number of normal cells:
mucolytic
Agent that dissolves mucus:
contusion
Another name for a bruise:
myopathy
Any disease of muscle:
hypoglycemia
Below normal amount of blood sugar:
hypoglycemia
Below-normal blood sugar:
