Avagail Harrison Med Terminology Final Exam Flashcards
What term means high blood pressure
a. hypotension
b. extension
c. excessive
d. hypertension
D.
What does the word part -algia mean
a. green
b. surgical cutting
c. away from
d. pain, suffering
D.
What does the word part -plasty mean
a. surgical repair
b. rupture
c. surgical incision
d. pain, suffering
A
What does the word part -sclerosis
a. abnormal growth
b. abnormal hardening
c. enlargement
d. increase strength
B
What is Arterionecrosis?
a. Artery hardening
b. Artery softening
c. artery softening
d. Artery tissue death
D
What term means inflammation of the stomach
a. gastritis
b. gastralgia
c. rhinitis
d. Centesis
A
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
A
Pain is classified as a
a. diagnosis
b. sign
c. symptom
d. syndrome
C
What term mean pertaining to birth
a. natal
b. perinatal
c. postnatal
d. prenatal
D
T/F Chrondromalacia is the softening of cartilage
True
A callus form as a fracture heals
True
Myoplasty is the surgical repair of a muscle
True
What term means slant or at an angle?
a. oblique
b. Crooked
c. transverse
d. anterior
A
T/F Erythrocytes mean white blood cells
False. Leulocytes
Embolus describes a foreign object circulating in the blood.
true
What lymph nodes are located in the groin
a. inguinal
b. axillary
c. popliteal
A
What term describes a loss of a large amount of blood in short time
a. Myorrhapy
b. hemorrhage
c. dysphagia
d. dysuria
b
-rrhage/rrhagia means bleeding
true
What term means inflammation
a. -osis
b. -itis
c. dys-
d. -ectomy
B
Myorrhapy is the surgical suturing of a muscle wound
True
Myorrhexis is the rupture of a muscle
True
What cell eats invading cells
a. basophils
b. leukrocytes
c. erythrocytes
d. macrophages
D
What term means the presence of gallstones
a. Cholelithasis
b. Colonoscopy
c. Colectmy
d. Cirrhosis
A
What term means the presence of gallstones
a. Cholelithasis
b. Colonoscopy
c. Colectmy
d. Cirrhosis
A
Bulimia is a eating disorder characterized by binge eating
True
what is a progressive liver disease
a. Gonorrhea
b. Cirrhosis
c. Hepatitis
d. Diabetes
B
What term describes inflammation of small intestines
a. Cholelithasis
b. cirrhosis
c. colitis
d. enteritis
D
Which describes the bruising of the brain caused by a head injury?
a. Cerebral Contusion
b. Cerebral bruising
c. Cerebral Concussion
d. Cerebral Hematoma
A
What term means abnormal shortness of breath?
b
Cicatrix describes normal scar left behind after wound
True
What substance is released in response to allergens?
a. Benadryll
b. histamine
c. heparin
d. metformin
B
What term is known as loss of pigment in areas of the skin
a. melanin
b. melatonin
c. vitiligo
d. melanocytes
C
Cataract is described as having clear fat filled blur over the eye
true
What condition is characterized by pressure in the eye
a. cataracts
b. glaucoma
c. retina dislocation
d. pink eye
B
What term means abnormal shortness of breath?
a. Dyspnea
b. Apnea
c. tachypnea
d. Tachypneic
A
A nose bleed is also known as emesis
true
Ecchymosis is also known as bruising
true
The placenta is known as afterbirth
True
Type 1 diabetes is characterized by insulin resistance
False/ Type 2
What term describes a grove or crack- line sore in the skin?
a. fistula
b. fissure
c. boil
d. creptius
B
Gigantism is caused by excessive growth hormone
True
What term describes a torn and jagged wound
a. fissure
b. fistula
c. laceration
d. lesion
C
This condition is the most common factor of vaginal yeast infection
a. Gonorrhea
b. Cold Sores
c. Chlamydia
d. Candidiasis
D
The combining form ot/o mean ear
True
Supine position patient is lying on stomach
False/ Prone position
Encephal/o is the combined word for brain
True
Which instrument is meant to examine the eye
a. ophthalmoscope
b. otoscope
c. colostomy
d. ophthalmology
A
This hormone stimulates the development of male secondary sex characteristics?
a. testosterone
b. progesterone
c. melatonin
d. histamine
A
Palliative is able to ease symptoms but not cure them
True
Palpation is an assessment technique used by medical professionals to feel the texture and size of organs
True
