Module 1 Quiz
the MOST common combining vowel is:
"o"
which surgical suffix means "procedure or process of cutting out?"
-ec/tom/y
the suffix that means "to control or to stop" is
-stasis
a patient with "leukocytosis" would have a white blood cell count of
11000
acupuncture has had mainstream appeal in the USA since
1970s
Who is considered the Father of osteopathy
Andrew Taylor Still
Which example of the compound term "ankylosing" is fractured correctly?
Ankylos/ing
Which of the following is a noninvasive roentgenography diagnostic technique
CAT scan
Founder of Chiropractic
Daniel David Palmer
what method is used to treat brain cancer by directing radiation at precise brain locations
Gamma Knife
"I swear by Apollo the Physician and Asclepius and Hygieia and Panaceia..." is the beginning of what famous oath?
Hippocratic
Which of the following produces a radio frequency radiation pulse image of soft and hard tissue in multiple planes?
MRI
Which of these conditions would be treated with Phakic IOLs?
Myopia
Which part contains the fundamental meaning of the word?
Root word
Founder of homeopathy
Samuel Hahnemann
Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross is best known for:
The Stages of Death and Dying
What does Reiki mean in Japanese?
Universal vital force
the term Cryo/surg/er/y 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 beats or rhythms
verb variation of a stem word usually describe:
action, condition, or state
98 percent of words in a medical dictionary are composed of nouns, verbs, and
adjectives
Reflexology literally means
again/bends/of/procedure of
Aromatherapy oils are
all of the above
physicians uses antagonistic substances to attach to disease organisms or illness
allopathic
All hypnosis techniques promote a relaxed state and what type of brain wave activity?
alpha
therapeutic touch therapy is classified as what type of medicine
alternative
a pathologist noted that a skin biopsy specimen exhibited "hyperplasia" This means there is
an increase in cell numbers
which of these individuals promoted a holistic healing approach to medicine
andrew weil
Acupuncture may be used during surgery for:
anesthesia
the term coronal plane divides the body into the
anterior and posterior portions
the combining form "osmio-" indicates the principle which is used in this treatment to make it effective
aromatherapy
the word "periosteum" has a prefix which means
around
the term "clinical" means
at patient's bedside
which of these is one of Kubler-Ross stages of death?
bargaining
the term "prognosis" means
before knowledge
ultrasonography literally means ___/ process of recording
beyond normal ranges/sound
a self-suggestion technique which assists patients in controlling stress is
biofeedback
a patient with cyanosis has which skin color
blue
a trephine is used to remove
bone
A PET scan is used to detect metabolism of glucose by the
brain
An electroencephalogram (EEG) is used to record info about the electrical activity in the
brain
a patient having an electroencephalogram is having a recording made of the electrical activity in their
brain
"Lithotripsy" is a procedure for crushing ________:
calculi
The wrist bones composed of 8 small bones in two rows are called the:
carpals
the directional term that means "towards the lower end of the body" is
caudal
the term that describes movement towards the top of the body is
cephalic
the first seven bones of the vertebral column forming the neck are the
cervical
Folk remedies are based on:
charms
Which of these treatments would commonly be labelled "orthodox" medicine?
chemotherapy
mento- means
chin
in the divided medical term 'arthro/o/pathy' , the "o" is the :
combining vowel used with both the stem word and suffix
the term 'af/ferent' which may be used to describe sensory impulses is defined as
conveying toward the center
the combining forms or terms that literally mean "rib" are
cost/o and pleuro-
the literal meaning of the medical term carcin/oma is
crab-like tumor
"X-rays" produce pictures of what type of body tissue and bones
dense
adjectives usually modify a noun to denote quality, quantity, extent, or
distinction of the object from something else
the directional term for movement toward the back of body is
dorsal
if a patient has "ptosis" of their eyelid, you can expect to see the eyelid
drooping
An "Otoscope" is used to view the:
ear
Small acupuncture needles are used to treat which area of the body?
ears
Acupuncture needles are used in combination with which of these during treatment?
electrical current
electric shock therapy is also known as
electroconvulsive therapy
the combining form that means "cause of disease " is:
eti/o
the movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position is called
extension
a tonometer measures pressure within the
eye
a tumor of the fibrous and cartilaginous tissue is called a
fibrochondroma
a pacemaker can be external or internal and usually generates electrical stimuli to the heart muscle with
fixed and alternate impulses
breaking a compound term into its component word parts combined with a vowel or vowels is called;
fracturing
A PET scan is used to detect:
glucose metabolism
Which of these body parts is commonly massaged by practitioners of reflexology?
hand
Antonyms comprise medical terms and are words that:
have opposite meanings
A thallium scan is used to detect damage to the
heart
An "EKG or ECG" is used to record information about electrical activity in the
heart
a patient has "tachycardia," it means that the patient's
heart rate is elevated
what type of medicine emphasizes self-care and illness prevention
holistic
what physician administer small doses of similar disease substances to allegedly stimulate the natural response of immunity
homeopathic
in the medical term "pleurisy," what is the meaning of its suffix?
inflamed
the term "stetho/scop/e" literally means
instrument to examine the chest
the term Ophthalmo/scop/e means
instrument to examine the eye
bronchoscope literally means
instrument to view trachea-like structures
"Complimentary or Alternative Medicine" is now referred to as ________:
integrated medicine
"Massage and Reflexology" are examples of ________:
integrated medicine
The abbreviation "ICU" refers to a(n):
intensive care unit
Which oil might an aromatherapist use to attempt to ease a client's joint pain?
juniper
a patient who has undergone a nephrectomy has had which of the following removed
kidney
Sally had a pyelogram performed today to help diagnose her:
kidney infection
The "Pyelogram" records information about the _____:
kidney pelvis
the "KUB" examination looks for defects in the
kidney, ureter, bladder
cancers of the circulatory system may include
leukemia and lymphomas
Homeo/path/ic literally means:
like or same/as disease/refers
Aromatherapy is thought to have its effects on which part of the brain?
limbic system
a fatty tumor is called a(n)
lipoma
if an infection is "chronic" it is characterized by
little change, slow progression, and long duration
the set of 5 large vertebrae which form the inward curve of the lower spine are
lumbar vertebrae
what is the manipulation of the body's soft tissues by stroking, rubbing, kneading and tapping
massages
the correct way to fracture or divide the medical term melanocarcinoma is
melano/carcin/oma
the prefix that means "change or after" is
meta-
"Fluoroscopy" is used to record
moving body parts
My/o- is the combining form of a word part that means
muscle
LASIK laser surgery can be used to correct:
myopia
Any therapy that relies on the body's own healing powers is considered:
natural
acu/puncutre literally means
needle puncture
the medical term for the new growth of abnormal tissue or a tumor is
neoplasm
a patient that is "euthyroid" has
normal thyroid function
a lumbar puncture is used to
obtain spinal fluid samples
Aromatherapy uses which principle
olfactory stimulation
the term Nebuliz/er means
one who causes a mist
a body part which is formed of two or more types of body tissues and performs one or more specific functions is called a(n)
organ
in the medical term "cephalgia," the combing verb form means
pain
the medical term that means "the science of or study of body changes caused by disease" is
path/o/logy
the study of a disease is referred to as
pathology
the suffixes -a, -ia, -iac, -al, -ar, -ic, -is, -on, -os -us, -ium, and -um are used as a generalized actual meaning for the phrase, "refers to or ___"
pertains to
in the divided medical term "osteopor/o/sis", the slash lines (/) indicate that the vowel "o" may be used as part of which word parts?
por- and -osis
the word part attached to the beginning of a word root in order to modify its meaning is called a(n);
prefix
the term "Tympanostomy" literally means
procedure of cutting and making a mouth-like opening in the ear drum
the term "surgery" literally means
procedure of working by hand
the term "graphy" means
procedure using an instrument to record something
The term "Auscult/ation" literally means
process or procedure for listening
the term "Percuss/ion" literally means
process or procedure of striking
the term that describes the direction closest to the point of origin is
proximal
"Biofeedback" is a type of _____ therapy:
psychosomatic
"Angiograms" are used for
recording pictures of blood vessels
the term ocular literally means
refers to the eye
What treats the body using principles similar to acupuncture and acupressure?
reflexology
the term for the plane that divides the body into right and left halves is the
sagittal
Holistic therapies stress the importance of:
self care and illness prevention
Placebo literally means
shall please
An atrophic muscle would appear:
shrunken
An electromyogram is used to record information about electrical activity in the:
skeletal muscle
Hypnosis literally means
sleep/condition
a plantar wart is located on the
sole of the foot
A "Myelogram" is used to record information about which tissue
spinal cord and nerves
the etiologic 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 this procedure, they used an
stethoscope
a patient who has a "cholecystolithotripsy" performed is having what process performed to their gall bladder
stones crushed
a patient with rhabdomyolysis has destruction of
striated muscle
in the divided medical term 'sub/hepat/ic' which part is the prefix and which part is the suffix
sub- and -ic
in the medical term 'arthr/itis' -itis is the:
suffix
the word part attached to the end of a word root in order to modify its meaning is the:
suffix
Placebo effect therapy uses the principle of
suggestion and believability
If one is flat on their back and face up, they are in a _____ position.
supine
the ankle bones are called the ___ bones
tarsal
the term "laryngo/scop/y" literally and actually means
the procedure of viewing and examining the voice box
the term biopsy literally means
the procedure of viewing life
the combining form hist/o- means
tissue or web-like
the term "Phlebotomy" means
to cut into a vein
the term Catheter literally means
to let down, into
the term Sphygmo/mano/meter literally means
to measure the pulse by hand
the term "metastasis" means
to spread
the directional term "lateral" describes movement in which direction
to the side
the term "diagnosis" means
total knowledge
a patient who is adducting their arm is moving it
toward their body
the directional term "inferior" describes movement
towards the lower end of the body
What type of medicine has ancient origins, strong cultural ties, and trained healers?
traditional
the combining form onc/o- means
tumor
A patient in the prone position. this means that 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
ultra/sono/graph/y
John's physician told him that his disease is idiopathic. this means its cause is
unknown
the term that describes movement towards the belly is
ventral
"Cryosurgery" is used to treat ________:
verrucae or warts
Biopsy lite
view of life
the combining form or term that literally means "internal organs" is:
viscer/o-
intramuscular injection literally means
within a muscle
the term "intravenous Injection" means
within a vein
the word "afebrile" has a prefix which means
without or not
the combing form of a stem word is usually made of two-component parts, the:
word root and combining vowel
the medical term "intra/ven/ous; -ven- is the:
word root or stem word
a compound term is derived from two or more
word roots
