Medical Terminology - Nursing Orientation (Score: 55/60)

Which term means formation or existence of internal blood clots? a. anticoagulant b. hematopoiesis c. thrombocytopenia d. thrombosis

a. b. c. d. thrombosis

Which of the following procedures is used to treat obesity? a. antilipidemic b. colopexy c. gastroplasty d. stomatoplasty

a. b. c. gastroplasty d.

Which statement is true of the term neoplasm? a. It is a benign new growth of tissue. b. It is a medication that is used to treat tumors. c. It means the same as invavsive carcinoma. d. It means the same as tumor.

a. b. c. d. It means the same as tumor.

What is the name of a respiratory disorder characterized by destruction of the alveolar walls? a. aphasia b. atelectasis c. bronchiectasis d. emphysema

a. b. c. d. emphysema

Which of the following is the long tube that carries food to the stomach? a. ascending colon b. descending colon c. duodenum d. esophagus

a. b. c. d. esophagus

60. Which of the following is a nervous condition, characterized by chronic weakness and exhaustion that sometimes follows depression? a. dyslexia b. dysphasia c. epilepsy d. neurasthenia

a. b. c. d. neurasthenia

What is the term for the membrane that lines the walls of the chest cavity? a. alveolus b. bronchus c. glottis d. pleura

a. b. c. d. pleura

Which of the following is an inflammatory skin disease that begins on the scalp but may involve other areas, particularly the eyebrows? a. acne vulgaris b. pediculosis c. scabies d. seborrheic keratosis

a. b. c. d. seborrheic keratosis?

Which of the following is subjective evidence of disease as perceived by the patient? a. diagnosis b. prognosis c. sign d. symptom

a. b. c. d. symptom

What does the term lymph mean? a. a lymphatic phagocyte b. a vessel of the lymphatic system c. a major body system that returns fluid to the circulatory system d. the fluid transported by the lymphatic system

a. b. c. d. the fluid transported by the lymphatic system

Which term means an abnormal growth of hair in an unusual place? a. ichthyosis b. keloid c. sudoriferous d. trichosis

a. b. c. d. trichosis

Which of the following substances is generally detected in normal urine? a. blood b. glucose c. ketones d. urea

a. b. c. d. urea

Which term means a cell that can ingest and destroy particulate substances? a. erythrocyte b. megalocyte c. microcyte d. phagocyte

a. b. c. d.phagocyte

What does substernal mean? a. above the breastbone b. above the shoulder blade c. below the breastbone d. below the shoulder blade

a. b. c. below the breastbone d.

What is flexion? a. a specific type of muscle b. an internal organ enclosed within a cavity c. bending of a limb at a joint d. movement that brings a limb into a straight position

a. b. c. bending of a limb at a joint d.

Which of the following terms has a word part that means the stomach? a. colitis b. gingival c. gastrostomy d. stomatitis

a. b. c. gastrostomy d.

Which term means destruction of red blood cells that results in the liberation of their red pigment? a. hemiplegia b. hemoglobin c. hemolysis d. histologic

a. b. c. hemolysis d.

What is another name for farsightedness? a. astigmatism b. diplopia c. hyperopia d. myopia

a. b. c. hyperopia d.

What does urinary incontinence mean? a. decreased urination b. excessive urination c. inability to control urination d. inability to urinate

a. b. c. inability to control urination d.

What does hyperpnea mean?a. absence of breathing b. decreased number of breaths per minute c. increased breathing d. labored or difficult breathing

a. b. c. increased breathing d. ?

What is cholecystitis? a. infection of the pancreatic duct b. infection of a salivary gland c. inflammation of the gallbladder d. inflammation of the liver

a. b. c. inflammation of the gallbladder d.

What is glomerulonephritis? a. a hereditary disroder characterized by fluid-filled sacs throughout both kidneys b. another name for renal enlargement c. inflammation of the kidney that involves primarily the tufts of capillaries that act as filters d. the presence of kidney stones int he glomeruli and throughout both kidneys

a. b. c. inflammation of the kidney that involves primarily the tufts of capillaries that act as filters d.

In which type of injection are medications adminstered directly into the bloodstream? a. intradermal b. intramuscular c. intravenous d. subcutaneous

a. b. c. intravenous d.

What is the term for a sharply elevated, irregularly, shaped, progressively enlarging scar caused by excessive collagen during tissue repair? a. adipose b. atrophy c. keloid d. melanoma

a. b. c. keloid d.

Which of the following is not a pelvic bone? a. ilium b. ischium c. patella d. pubis

a. b. c. patella d.

Which term means a lesion filled with pus? a. bulla b. macule c. pustule d. verruca

a. b. c. pustule d.

What is the name of the procedure that measures the amount of air taken in and expelled from the lungs? a. cholangiography b. spirometer c. spirometry d. vital capacity

a. b. c. spirometry d.

What is a major characteristic of narcolepsy? a. addiction to narcotics b. convulsive attacks c. sudden attacks of sleep d. treatment of disease with narcotics

a. b. c. sudden attacks of sleep d.

What is the surgical procedure indicated in the term lithotripsy? a. biopsy b. formation of a new opening c. surgical crushing d. surgical puncture

a. b. c. surgical crushing d.

Which of the following terms refers to removal of small pieces of tissue from a nearby structure through the wall of the urethra? a. laparoscipic nephrectomy b. retrograde urography c. transurethral resection d. urethral catheterization

a. b. c. transurethral resection d.

Morbid softening occurs in which structures in spondylomalacia? a. ankle bones b. ribs c. vertebrae d. wrist bones

a. b. c. vertebrae d.

What does otologist mean? A. a specialist in eye diseases B. a specialist who studies the ear C. study of the ear D. study of the eye *Define each

a. b. a specialist who studies the ear c. d.

Which term means the radiological study of the heart and its great vessels? a. angiocardiogram b. angiocardiography c. lymphangiogram d. lymphangiography

a. b. angiocardiography c. d.

Where is the mass of blood located in a subdural hematoma? a. between the spinal cord and its bony encasement b. between two of the meninges c. withing the bone marrow d. within the spinal canal

a. b. between two of the meninges c. d.

Whic terms means slow speech? a. bradycardia b. bradyphasia c. tachycardia d. tachyphasia

a. b. bradyphasia c. d.

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? a. defibrillator b. catheter c. echocardiogram d. lipid

a. b. catheter c. d.

Which term means pertaining to the tail or a taillike structure? a. anterior b. caudal c. palmar d. plantar

a. b. caudal c. d.

What Aspect of taste buds allows them to be stimulated by sweet, sour, bitter and salty tastes? a. auditory nerves b. chemoreceptors c. photoreceptors d. thermoreceptors

a. b. chemoreceptors c. d.

What is the hormone that is present in body fluids of pregnant women and forms the basis of most pregnancy tests? a. amnion b. chorionic gonadotropin c. estrogen d. progesterone

a. b. chorionic gonadotropin c. d.

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? a. aspiration b. debridement c. laceration d. necrosis

a. b. debridement c. d.

To what structure does the term phrenic pertain? a. chest b. diaphragm c. throat d. upper respiratory structures

a. b. diaphragm c. d.

Which term means vomiting of blood? a. hematemesis b. hyperemesis c. hemolysis d. hemophilia

a. b. hyperemesis c. d.

How does a midsagittal plane divide the body? a. into anterior and posterior portions b. into equal right and left halves c. into unequal right and left portions d. into upper and lower portions

a. b. into equal right and left halves c. d.

Which of the following is a contraceptive? a. dilation and curettage b. intrauterine device c. in vitro fertilization d. transurethral resection

a. b. intrauterine device c. d.

Which of the following is a noninvasive technique for visualizing internal structures by creating images based on the magnetic properties of chemical elements within the body? a. computed tomography b. magnetic resonance imaging c. nuclear scans d. ultrasonography

a. b. magnetic resonance imaging c. d.

Which of the following is characteristic of a blood vessel when stenosis occurs? a. dilated b. narrowed c. occluded d. soft

a. b. narrowed c. d.

Which term is a technique in which the examiner feels the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts with the hands? a. auscultation b. palpation c. palpitation d. percussion

a. b. palpation c. d.

Which of the following means separation of the placenta from the uterine wall after 20 weeks or more getation or during labor? a. abruptio placenta b. amniotomy c. cesarean section d. placenta previa

a. abruptio placenta b. c. d.

Profound immunosuppression is a fatal late stage of which sexually transmitted disease? a. acquired immunodeficiency syndrome b. genital herpes c. gonorrhea d. syphilis

a. acquired immunodeficiency syndrome b. c. d.

Which term means having a short and relatively severe course? a. acute b. chronic c. cytotoxic d. prognosis

a. acute b. c. d.

What does thoracotomy mean? a. an incision of the chest b. any disease of the chest c. pain in the chest d. visual examination of the chest cavity

a. an incision of the chest b. c. d.

Which terms applies to one whose pulse at rest measures 30 beats per minute? a. bradycardia b. hypertension c. hypotension d. tachycardia

a. bradycardia b. c. d.

Which of the following is not a major classification of body tissue? a. connective b. epithelial c. lymphatic d. muscular

a. connective b. c. d.

Which terms means a condition in which a deficiency of oxygen results in a slightly bluish, slatelike color of the skin? a. cyanosis b. erythrocytosis c. melancholy d. xanthosis

a. cyanosis b. c. d.

What is sloughed off each month in menstruation? a. endometrium b. myometrium c. ovarian wall d. vaginal wall

a. endometrium b. c. d.

Which of the following is the most significant sign of diabetes mellitus? a. hyperglycemia b. hyperinsulinemia c. hyperlipidemia d. sialolithiasis

a. hyperglycemia b. c. d.

What is the diagnostic term for a condition that results whenver the tissue surrounding the kidney fails to anchor it to nearby structures and the kidney droops? a. nephropexy b. nephroptosis c. polycystic kidney d. renal failure

a. nephropexy b. c. d.

What does lumbar mean? a. pertaining to the lower back b. pertaining to the sacrum c. pertaining to the side d. pertaining to the vertebrae

a. pertaining to the lower back b. c. d.

Which statement is true concerning the term anesthetist? a. This is a person trained to administer anesthetics but is not a physician. b. This is a substance used to cause loss of sensation. c. This is another name for an anesthesiologist. d. This substance is used to counteract an anesthetic.

c. This is another name for an anesthesiologist

Which statement is true of an ophthalmic medication? a. It is inhaled. b. It is to be swallowed. c. It is to be used in the ear. d. It is to be used in the eye.

d. It is to be used in the eye