Ch.1 Self Paced Study Flashcards
A combining form is defined as…
A. a word part that is always at the beginning of a medical word
B. a word part that has a root and a combining vowel
C. a word part that is always at the end of a medical word
D. a word part that is usually a single vowel
B. a word part that has a root and a combining vowel
The word part -tomy that means “process of making an incision” is an example of a…
• A. combining form
• B. word root
• c. suffix
• D. prefix
• C. suffix
In the word cardiology, the word part -logy means…
• A. person who specializes in
• B. process of measuring
• C. study of
• D. surgical removal
C. study of
What does the word part hepat/o- mean in the word hepatoma?…
A. Blood
B. Bladder
C. Rib
D. Liver
D. Liver
The combining form nas/o- means…
A. nose
B. nerve
C. spine
D. joint
A.nose
The suffix -ary in the word urinary means…
A. action; condition
B. picture; record
C. pertaining to
D. person who specializes in
C. pertaining to
The word intravenous means…
• A. pertaining to within a vein
• B. pertaining to around a vein
• C. pertaining to between the veins
• D. pertaining to beneath a vein
• A. pertaining to within a vein
The correct meaning of the word epidermal is…
A. pertaining to upon the skin
B. the study of the skin
C. inflammation of the skin
D. pertaining to below the skin
A. pertaining to upon the skin
What is the meaning of the word arthrotomy?
• A. Process of making an incision into a joint
• B. Process of recording a joint
• C. Surgical removal of an artery
• D. Picture or record of an artery
• A. Process of making an incision into a joint
What is the medical language definition of the word subgastric?
• A.
• B. Pertaining to below the stomach
• C. Infection or inflammation of the stomach
• D. Pertaining to below the liver
• B. Pertaining to below the stomach
Which answer below lists the CORRECT word parts for the term tachycardia?
A. tach, y, card, ia
B. tachy, card, ia
C.tach, y, cardia
D. tachy, cardi, a
B. tachy, card, ia
What is the CORRECT spelling of the word that means inflammation of the stomach and intestines?
A. Gastroenteroitis
B. Gastroenteritis
C.Gastrenteroitis
D. Gastrenteritis
B. Gastroenteritis
If bacteria is the plural form of the noun, what is the singular form?
• A. Bacteriae
• B. Bacterides
• C. Bacterium
• D. Bacterion
• C. Bacterium
The HIPAA law was enacted in order to…
A. assure the privacy of patient records
B. prevent insurance companies from seeing medical records
C. prevent drug errors in hospitals
D. make the use of medical words uniform across agencies
A. assure the privacy of patient records
The prefixes hemi-, bi, tri-, and poly- all have meanings that have to do with…
A. amount or number
B. location or direction
C. medical specialties
D. diseases and conditions
A. amount or number
In the patient’s record, the abbreviation Dx stands for…
• A. drugs used by the patient
• B. drugs prescribed
• C. day by day record
• D. diagnosis
• D. diagnosis
When admission notes are written in the patient’s medical record, the abbreviation CC stands for…
A. credit card
B. critical care
C. chief complaint
D. coronary care
C. chief complaint
When the physician explains a surgery to the patient and the patient signs a form agreeing to the surgery, this process is called…
A. signing away rights
B. consent to treatment
C. battery
D. computerized patient record
B. consent to treatment
The plural form of the word that is a bone of the spine is…
A. vertebrae
B. vertebrum
C. vertebrai
D. vertebra
A. vertebrae
Which of the following is NOT part of the anatomical position?
A. Eyes forward
B. Toes forward
C. Standing up
D. Fingernails forward
D. Fingernails forward
Which plane divides the body into upper and lower parts?
A. Transverse
B. Frontal
C. Coronal
D. Sagittal
A. Transverse
Going up the arm from the wrist toward the shoulder is going in which direction?
• A. Distal
• B. Proximal
• C. Medial
• D. Lateral
• B. Proximal
The region of the abdomen that includes the waist on the right or left side is called the…
A. lumbar region
B. hypogastric region
C. hypochondriac region
D. umbilical region
A. lumbar region
The majority of the liver is found in what quadrant?
A. LUQ
B. RUQ
C. RLQ
D. LLQ
B. RUQ
A person found lying face down on the sidewalk would be lying in what position?
A. Ventral
B. Dorsal supine
C. Prone
D. Dorsal
C. Prone
Which organ is NOT located in the abdominopelvic cavity?
A. Stomach
B. Bladder
C. Lungs
D. Large intestine
C. Lungs
What organ is part of the urinary system?
A. Rectum
B. Kidney
C. Adrenal gland
D. Lymph nodes
B. Kidney
A hematologist is a specialist who studies the…
• A. liver
• B. body tissues
• C. heart
• D. blood
• D. blood
A disorder that is asymptomatic is one that has…
A.unusual symptoms
B. no symptoms
C. a group of symptoms
D. symptoms with no cause
B. no symptoms
A congenital disorder is one that started…
• A. after puberty
• B. before birth
• c. during a hospitalization
• D. in early childhood
• B. before birth
