midterm studying (ch. 1-5)
Which of the following elements is the root for the word MICROCYTE?
-cyte
Which of the following suffixes means record?
-gram
Which suffix refers to a doctor with a SPECIALTY practice?
-ist
Choose the suffix that means THE STUDY OF
-logy
Choose the suffix that means DISEASE
-pathy
Which of the following is true regarding a root?
A root can start a term and does not become a prefix.
As relates to the term suffix, which of the following is true?
A suffix is a group of letters attached to the end of a root or combining form.
Which of the following terms is spelled correctly? - Hipogastric - Cotrices - Lumin - Carcinomias - Appendices
Appendices
Which of the following words means PERTAINING TO THE HEART AND BLOOD VESSELS?
Cardiovascular
Which of the following words means PERTAINING TO ONE NEARER TO THE TAIL?
Caudal
Which of the following terms is associated with the functions of binding, supporting, and protecting?
Connective
Which of the following words has a suffix that means the study of? - Arthroplasty - Gynecologist - Dermatology - Respiratory - Arthritis
Dermatology
Which of the following terms is the opposite of ventral?
Dorsal
Which element means electricity?
Electr/o
Which of the following organs is in the thoracic cavity? - Heart - Spinal cord - Stomach - Urinary bladder - Brain
Heart
Which of the following terms refers to A SPECIALIST WHO STUDIES TISSUE?
Histologist
Which of the following terms has a prefix that means below?
Hypogastric
Which of the following terms is spelled correctly? - Hypetension - Biolateral - Ilia - Cardimyopathy - Pneumonothorax
Ilia
Which of the following terms has a suffix that indicates action?
Infarction
Which of the following terms is the opposite of superior?
Inferior
Which of the following words means PERTAINING TO WITHIN THE CELL?
Intracellular
Which of the following terms means lack of blood supply to a tissue?
Ischemia
Which of the following definitions is correct?
Ischemia is a blood condition, a blockage
Which of the following words mean A BAND OF FIBROUS CONNECTIVE TISSUE CONNECTING BONES TO OTHER BONES?
Ligament
Which of the following words has a root meaning MIDDLE?
Medial
Which of the following words mean ANY WHOLE, LIVING INDIVIDUAL PLANT OR ANIMAL?
Organism
Which of the following terms is spelled correctly? - Ganglias - Calyxes - Corpuses - Villies - Ovaries
Ovaries
Which of the following terms is spelled correctly? - Ganglias - Calyxes - Ovaries - Corpuses - Villies
Ovaries
Which of the following terms is spelled correctly? - Unilaterol - Gastrec - Moture - Perinatal - Mycrocytic
Perinatal
Which of the following terms is spelled correctly? - Unilaterol - Perinatal - Gastrec - Mycrocytic - Moture
Perinatal
Which two word elements both mean the same thing?
Pneum and pulmon
Which of the following terms means AIR IN THE SPACE THAT SURROUNDS THE LUNGS in the chest?
Pneumothorax
Which of the following terms means organ surrounding the urethra at the base of the male urinary bladder?
Prostate
Which of the following terms means involuntary response to a stimuli?
Reflex
Which of the following cellular components means information carrier from deoxyribonucleic acid in the nucleus to an organelle to produce protein?
Ribonucleic acid
Which of the following words has an element meaning TOGETHER?
Synovial
Which of the following statements is true? - The prefix micro- means large. - The prefix epi- means above.Correct - The prefix post- means before. - The prefix pre- means after. - The prefix peri- means before.
The prefix epi- means above
In the term bilateral, what is the root and what does the root mean?
The root is later and it means side.
Which of the following is a correct statement regarding the term ELECTROCARDIOGRAM?
The term contains no prefix, two combining forms, and a suffix
Which of the following terms is spelled correctly? - Lumins - Diagnosos - Arteriea - Axila - Thoraces
Thoraces
In the anatomical position, the body is standing erect with the feet flat on the floor, face and eyes facing forward, and arms at the sides with the palms facing forward. Which of the following best describes the ANATOMICAL POSITION?
Toes and palms are anterior
Which of the following words means PERTAINING TO THE URINE?
Urinary
CYTOLOGY refers to study of the structure and function of
a cell
The medical term PROGNOSIS means:
a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease
Which of the following can be used as a combining vowel?
a, e, i, o, u
The medical term PNEUMOTHORAX means
air in the chest
The FRONT surface of the body is the ______ surface.
anterior
The root of axillary is from the Latin word for
armpit
A PREFIX is the
beginning of some words
The correct version of the combining form for heart is:
cardi/o
The medical term DEMENTIA means
chronic, progressive, irreversible loss of intellectual and mental functions
The correct pronunciation of "dementia" is
dee-MEN-she-ah
Chromatin is found within
deoxyribonucleic acid
The plural of the word diagnosis is:
diagnoses
A synonym for POSTERIOR is
dorsal
The medical term hypertension means
elevated blood pressure
An example of the use of a prefix in a medical term is:
endocarditis
An example of the use of a prefix in a medical term is: - arthroplasty. - gastroenterologist.Incorrect - neurologist. - endocarditis. - gastrectomy.
endocarditis
In the term phenotype, the combining form phen/o sounds like
feen
In the medical term collagen, the suffix means
formation of
The singular form of the word GANGLIA
ganglion
The CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM is composed of the
heart and blood vessels
Which two prefixes are opposites? - epi- and endo- - pre- and pro- - hyper- and hypo-Correct - anti- and bi- - an- and con-
hyper- and hypo-
Choose the term that means CONDITION OF HIGHER THAN NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE
hypertension
What does the suffix mean in the term HEREDITARY?
inherited through genetics
The medical term INFUSION means
intravenous introduction of a substance other than blood
Ischemia would best be described as
lack of blood supply to tissue
The medical term macrocyte means
large cell
A CLEAR FLUID collected FROM BODY TISSUES and transported to the venous circulation is
lymph
Choose the answer that correctly spells the word indicated by the pronunciation key MACK-roh-SIT-ik.
macrocytic
The correct spelling of the term for A CREScENT-SHAPED CARTILAGINOUS structure in the knee is
meniscus
A TISSUE consisting of CONTRACTILE cells is called a/n
muscle
Several tissues work together to carry out specific functions in a/n
organ
Choose the term that means the structure around the heart.
pericardium
The medical term that means TISSUE THAT SURROUNDS THE BONE
periosteum
The medical term PRENATAL means
pertaining to before the birth
The medical term INTRAVENOUS means
pertaining to the inside a vein
The plural form of the medical term phalanx
phalanges
What is the suffix in the term phenotype?
pheno
The SPINAL CAVITY is located _____________ to the center of the body.
posterior
The spinal cavity is located _____________ to the center of the body
posterior
A baby born after 42 weeks of gestation is considered to be
postmature
Because the mother's first child has a genetic disorder, the physician used ______ medicine to be on the lookout for the second child having a genetic disorder.
predictive
A specialist who would treat a patient with pneumonia is a/n:
pulmonologist
When dividing the abdomen into four parts, those areas are referred to as
quadrants
An involuntary response to stimulus is a/an
reflex
Which of the following is the root for the medical term respiratory?
respir-
A plane that divides the body into left and right sides
sagittal
The singular form of the term that means a wall dividing two cavities is:
septum
The RUQ is located _________________ to the RLQ
superior
Pre- is an example of
the beginning of some words
The word element -logy is an example of
the ending of some words.
The medical term pulmonology means
the study of the lungs
The definition for the medical term ILEUM: - pertaining to the armpit. - large wing-shaped bone at the upper and posterior part of the pelvis. - third portion of the small intestine. - a thin wall separating two cavities or two tissue masses. - sticky secretion of cells in mucous membranes.
third portion of the small intestine
The meaning of the medical term ENDOCRINE is:
to secrete within
The meaning of the medical term TRANSFUSION is
transfer of blood or a blood component from a donor to a recipient
What is the suffix in the term PHENOTYPE?
type
The CENTER OF THE ABDOMEN is the
umbilical region
The tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder
ureter
The plural form of the name of the bones of the spinal column
vertebrae
