Medical Terminology self test 2
The term cryosurgery literally means
A procedure of one who works by hand with cold
The term "mammogram" means:
A recording of the breast
A defibrillator is used to correct
Abnormal heart rhythms
A pathologist noted that a skin biopsy specimen exhibited hyperplasia. This means there is/are
An increase in cell number
The term coronal plane divides the body into the
Anterior and posterior portions
Ultrasonography literally means________ process of recording
Beyond normal ranges/sound
A trephine is used to remove___.
Bone
A PET scan is used to detect metabolism of glucose by the
Brain
A patient having an electroencephalogram is having a recording made of the electrical activity in there
Brain
An electroencephalogram is used to record info about electrical activity in the
Brain
Which of the following is a noninvasive roentogenography
CAT scan
Lithotripsy is a procedure for
Crushing calculi
X-rays produce pictures of what type of body tissue and bones?
Dense
An otoscope is used to view the
Ear
Electric shock therapy is also known as
Electroconvulsive therapy
A Tonometer measures pressure within the
Eye
A pacemaker can be external or internal and usually generates electrical stimuli to the heart muscle with
Fixed and or alternate impulses
What method is used to treat brain cancer by directing radiation at precise brain locations
Gamma knife
I PET scan is used to detect
Glucose metabolism
A thallium scan is used to detect damage of the
Heart
An EKG or ECG is used to record info about electrical activity in the:
Heart
The term ophthalmoscope means
Instrument to examine the eye
The term bronchoscope literally means
Instrument to view trachea like structures
The abbreviation ICU refers to an
Intensive care unit
Sally has a pyelogram performed today to help diagnose her
Kidney infection
A pyelogram records info about the
Kidney pelvis
The "KUB" examination looks for defects in the:
Kidney, ureter, and bladder
Which of the following produces a radio frequency radiation pulse image of soft and hard tissue in multiple planes?
MRI
"Fluoroscopy" is used to record:
Moving body parts
LASIK laser surgery can e used to correct:
Myopia
Which of these conditions would be treated with phakic intraocular lenses?
Myopia
What does organelle contains chromosomes that has a literal meaning "nut"?
Nucleus
A lumbar puncture is used to
Obtain spinal fluid samples
The term nebulizer means
One who causes a mist
Your body part which is formed up to a white types of body tissue and purple is one or more specific function is called a(n)
Organ
The term tympanostomy literally means
Procedure of cutting and making a mouth like opening in the eardrum
The auscultation literally means
Process or procedure for listening
The term percussion literally means
Processor procedure of striking
"Angiograms" are used for:
Recording pictures of blood vessels
The term ocular literally means
Refers to the eye
the term for the plane that divides the body into right and left halves is the
Sagittal
An electromyogram is used to record info about electrical activity in the
Skeletal muscles
A myelogram is used to record info about which tissue?
Spinal cord and nerve
The etiological agent of syphilis is a
Spirochete
Which was the first 3D- printed drug approved by the FDA?
Spritam
The medical student class learned about auscultation today. In order to perform the procedure, they used a
Stethoscope
A patient who has Cholecystolithotripsy performed is having what process performed in their gallbladder?
Stone crushed
If one is flat on their back and face up, they are in a____ position
Supine
The term biopsy literally means
The procedure of viewing life
The term "Phlebotomy " means:
To cut into a vein
The term catheter literally
To let down, into
The term Sphygomanometer literally means
To measure the pulse by hand
The directional term lateral describes move it in which direction
To the side
The directional term "inferior" describes movement:
Toward the lower end of the body
Dr. ex has put her patient in the prone position. This means the patient is
Turned down
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
Ultrasonography
The term that describes movement toward the belly is:
Ventral
Cryosurgery is used to treat
Verrucae
Biopsy literally means ______ procedure of
View of life
The term intramuscular injection literally means
Within a muscle
The term "intravenous injection" means:
Within a vein
The directional term that means toward the lower end of the body is
caudal
The term that describes the movement toward the top of the body is:
cephalic
The directional term for movement toward the back of the body is:
dorsal
The movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position is called:
extension
The term that describes the direction closest to the point of origin is:
proximal
A plantar wart is located on the:
sole of foot
The combining form hist/o- means:
tissue or web-like
