MA110 Medical Terminology Chapters 13 & 14; Appendix I

What is the purpose of a film badge?

a. It measures the amount of X-rays to which a person has been exposed.

Tears are produced by the:

a. lacrimal apparatus

Which term means record of hearing?

c. audiogram

Roentgenology is another name for what medical specialty?

c. radiology

Which of the following pathological conditions is also called nearsightedness?

d. myopia

Which term means instrument to view inside the eye?

d. ophthalmoscope

Which of the following is the soft metallic element used as a radiopaque X-ray dye?

a. barium

Which term means surgical repair of the eyelid?

a. blepharoplasty

Which of the following categories of drugs is another name for a drug's trademark name?

a. brand name

Which of the following pathological conditions is characterized by jerky involuntary eye movements?

a. nystagmus

Which of the following pathological conditions is a purulent infection of a sebaceous gland on the eyelid?

b. hordeolum

Which of the following terms means that the structure is impenetrable to X-rays?

b. radiopaque

Which of the following diagnostic imaging techniques uses an injection of radioactive glucose?

c. PET scan

Which of the following pathological conditions is complete color blindness?

c. achromatopsia

Which of the following terms means giving a second drug to boost the effect of another drug?

d. potentiation