Avagail Harrison Med Terminology Final Exam

Question 1

What term means high blood pressure

a. hypotension
b. extension
c. excessive
d. hypertension

Answer 1

D.

Question 2

What does the word part -algia mean

a. green
b. surgical cutting
c. away from
d. pain, suffering

Answer 2

D.

Question 3

What does the word part -plasty mean

a. surgical repair
b. rupture
c. surgical incision
d. pain, suffering

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What does the word part -sclerosis

a. abnormal growth
b. abnormal hardening
c. enlargement
d. increase strength

Answer 4

B

Question 5

What is Arterionecrosis?

a. Artery hardening
b. Artery softening
c. artery softening
d. Artery tissue death

Answer 5

D

Question 6

What term means inflammation of the stomach

a. gastritis
b. gastralgia
c. rhinitis
d. Centesis

Answer 6

A

Question 7

What genetic disorder does not occur until midlife and causes the loss of mental ability and muscle control

a. Huntington’s disease
b. Asthma
c. Cold
d. COVID

Answer 7

A

Question 8

Pain is classified as a

a. diagnosis
b. sign
c. symptom
d. syndrome

Answer 8

C

Question 9

What term mean pertaining to birth

a. natal
b. perinatal
c. postnatal
d. prenatal

Answer 9

D

Question 10

T/F Chrondromalacia is the softening of cartilage

Answer 10

True

Question 11

A callus form as a fracture heals

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Myoplasty is the surgical repair of a muscle

Answer 12

True

Question 13

What term means slant or at an angle?

a. oblique
b. Crooked
c. transverse
d. anterior

Answer 13

A

Question 14

T/F Erythrocytes mean white blood cells

Answer 14

False. Leulocytes

Question 15

Embolus describes a foreign object circulating in the blood.

Answer 15

true

Question 16

What lymph nodes are located in the groin

a. inguinal
b. axillary
c. popliteal

Answer 16

A

Question 17

What term describes a loss of a large amount of blood in short time

a. Myorrhapy
b. hemorrhage
c. dysphagia
d. dysuria

Answer 17

b

Question 18

-rrhage/rrhagia means bleeding

Answer 18

true

Question 19

What term means inflammation

a. -osis
b. -itis
c. dys-
d. -ectomy

Answer 19

B

Question 20

Myorrhapy is the surgical suturing of a muscle wound

Answer 20

True

Question 21

Myorrhexis is the rupture of a muscle

Answer 21

True

Question 22

What cell eats invading cells

a. basophils
b. leukrocytes
c. erythrocytes
d. macrophages

Answer 22

D

Question 23

What term means the presence of gallstones

a. Cholelithasis
b. Colonoscopy
c. Colectmy
d. Cirrhosis

Answer 23

A

Question 24

What term means the presence of gallstones

a. Cholelithasis
b. Colonoscopy
c. Colectmy
d. Cirrhosis

Answer 24

A

Question 25

Bulimia is a eating disorder characterized by binge eating

Answer 25

True

Question 26

what is a progressive liver disease a. Gonorrhea b. Cirrhosis c. Hepatitis d. Diabetes

Answer 26

B

Question 27

What term describes inflammation of small intestines a. Cholelithasis b. cirrhosis c. colitis d. enteritis

Answer 27

D

Question 28

Which describes the bruising of the brain caused by a head injury? a. Cerebral Contusion b. Cerebral bruising c. Cerebral Concussion d. Cerebral Hematoma

Answer 28

A

Question 29

What term means abnormal shortness of breath?

Answer 29

b

Question 30

Cicatrix describes normal scar left behind after wound

Answer 30

True

Question 31

What substance is released in response to allergens? a. Benadryll b. histamine c. heparin d. metformin

Answer 31

B

Question 32

What term is known as loss of pigment in areas of the skin a. melanin b. melatonin c. vitiligo d. melanocytes

Answer 32

C

Question 33

Cataract is described as having clear fat filled blur over the eye

Answer 33

true

Question 34

What condition is characterized by pressure in the eye a. cataracts b. glaucoma c. retina dislocation d. pink eye

Answer 34

B

Question 35

What term means abnormal shortness of breath? a. Dyspnea b. Apnea c. tachypnea d. Tachypneic

Answer 35

A

Question 36

A nose bleed is also known as emesis

Answer 36

true

Question 37

Ecchymosis is also known as bruising

Answer 37

true

Question 38

The placenta is known as afterbirth

Answer 38

True

Question 39

Type 1 diabetes is characterized by insulin resistance

Answer 39

False/ Type 2

Question 40

What term describes a grove or crack- line sore in the skin? a. fistula b. fissure c. boil d. creptius

Answer 40

B

Question 41

Gigantism is caused by excessive growth hormone

Answer 41

True

Question 42

What term describes a torn and jagged wound a. fissure b. fistula c. laceration d. lesion

Answer 42

C

Question 43

This condition is the most common factor of vaginal yeast infection a. Gonorrhea b. Cold Sores c. Chlamydia d. Candidiasis

Answer 43

D

Question 44

The combining form ot/o mean ear

Answer 44

True

Question 45

Supine position patient is lying on stomach

Answer 45

False/ Prone position

Question 46

Encephal/o is the combined word for brain

Answer 46

True

Question 47

Which instrument is meant to examine the eye a. ophthalmoscope b. otoscope c. colostomy d. ophthalmology

Answer 47

A

Question 48

This hormone stimulates the development of male secondary sex characteristics? a. testosterone b. progesterone c. melatonin d. histamine

Answer 48

A

Question 49

Palliative is able to ease symptoms but not cure them

Answer 49

True

Question 50

Palpation is an assessment technique used by medical professionals to feel the texture and size of organs

Answer 50

True