CH.1 Dynamic Study Module Flashcards
Which is the plural form of apex?
-apexs
-apices
-apis
apices
A stethoscope would be used to perform which part of the physical examination?
-auscultation
-palpation
-viewing
auscultation
An example of a symptom would be___
-pain felt in the joints
-an irregular heartbeat
-coughing up blood
pain felt in the joints
Anesthesia is defined as..
-a condition of not feeling
-a state of unawareness
-being unconscious
a condition of not feeling
Ophthalmology studies the…
-eyes
-skin
-ears
Eyes
The region of the abdominopelvic area that is centered and inferior to the umbilical region is the___ region.
-hypogastric
-hypochondriac
-inguinal
Hypogastric
In what order should you put the meanings of the word parts to get the definition of the entire medical word?
-combining form, combining form, prefix
-suffix, combining form, prefix
-suffix, prefix, combining form
suffix, prefix, combining form
The combining form pneumon/o- means..
-lung; air
-breathe
-eating; swallowing
lung; air
If a disease has an etiology that is unknown, the disease is said to be…
-idiopathic
-nosocomial
-degenerative
idiopathic
The predicted outcome of a disease is the…
-prognosis
-diagnosis
-etiology
prognosis
If a medical word has a suffix, the suffix is found ____ of the word.
-at the end
-at the beginning
-in the middle
At the end of the
Which suffix means the process of using an instrument to examine?
- -gram
- -scopy
- -oma
-scopy
Which of the following pairs of prefixes have opposite meanings?
-sub-, post-
-bi, intra-
-brady-, tachy-
brady-, tachy-
Medical words are derived from ancient or older versions of languages such as
-Greek, Latin, and English
-Russian and Chinese
-English
Greek, Latin, and English
The word dorsal means pertaining to the…
-back
-anterior
-front
back
The sagittal plane divides the body into…
-right and left
-top and bottom
-anterior and posterior
right and left
The prefixes anti- and dys- belong to a category that describes…
-degree or quality
-amount or size
-time or speed
degree or quality
A gastroscopy is the process of…
-examining the stomach with an instrument
-recording the activity of the stomach
-creating an image of the stomach using x-ray
examining the stomach with an instrument
The opposite of a disease that does respond to treatment is a disease that is…
-refractory
-prognosis
-therapeutic
refractory
The combining form ven/o- means…
-vein
-artery
-blood vessel
vein
The human body can be studied by dividing the anterior surface of the abdomen into…
-four quadrants and nine regions
-four quadrants and four regions
-nine quadrants and four regions
four quadrants and nine regions
Which basic rule is correct for building medical words?
-Join the prefix to the beginning of the combining form.
-Join the prefix to the end of the combining form.
-Join the suffix to the beginning of the combining form.
Join the prefix to the beginning of the combining form.
Moving toward the head is moving in a___ direction.
-cephalad
-proximal
-caudad
cephalad
Which combining form means the lower back?
-lumb/o-
-cephal/o-
-ur/o-
lumb/o-
Which is the plural form for the Latin word testis?
-testes
-testium
-testises
testes
The combining form caud/o- means…
-tailbone
-carry
-cause of disease
tailbone
Which body plane divides the body into right and left sections?
-sagittal
-coronal
-supine
sagittal
Which of the following statements concerning prefixes is false?
-All medical words must have prefixes.
-Prefixes are at the beginning of medical words.
-Prefixes can be a single letter.
All medical words must have prefixes.
Five separate language skills are critical to communication. Which skill involves the processing of medical language?
-thinking and analyzing
-reading
-listening
thinking and analyzing
The combining form iatr/o- means…
-physician; treatment
-collection of symptoms
-touching; feeling
physician; treatment
