CRQ Med Term 1 Flashcards by Taylor Arciola

Adnexa refers to

A) adrenal glands

B) sympathetic nerve fibers

C) outer most layer

D) accessory organs

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A drop is denoted by the abbreviation

A) gt

B) g

C) cc

D) mL

A) gt

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The abbreviation ung refers to

A) tincture

B) ointment

C) as directed

D) spirits

B) ointment

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Proximal is a term that indicates a point

A) nearer to the body

B) farther away from the body

C) in the center of the body

D) toward the head

A) nearer to the body

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Adduction means

A) movement away from the median plane

B) movement toward the median plane

C) movement superiorly

D) movement inferiorly

B) movement toward the median plane

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A cystocele is

A) a herniation of the urinary bladder

B) an accumulation of fluid in any sac-like cavity

C) a congenital herniation of intra-abdominal viscera through a defect in the abdominal wall

D) a dilatation in the spermatic cord

A) a herniation of the urinary bladder

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Nulli is the prefix that means

A) many

B) ew

C) one

D) none

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False is indicated by the prefix

A) non

B) meso

C) pseudo

D) exo

C) pseudo

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Tiny red or purple spots on the skin appearing as a result of small hemorrhages within the dermal or submucosal layers are called

A) petechia

B) peyronies

C) purigos

D) pityriasis rosea

A) petechia

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Kerato refers to

A) tubular

B) round

C) horny

D) spherical

C) horny

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The suffix lysis means

A) removal

B) activation

C) breaking down

D) adding

C) breaking down

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The left Eye is indicated by the letters

A) OD

B) OU

C) OS

D) LE

C) OS

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Tissue Death is called

A) necrosis

B) necatoriasis

C) nematodiasis

D) neoteny

A) necrosis

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The secretion of excessive sweat is also known as

A) diaphyseal aclasis

B) hypercalcemic

C) hypercapnea

D) diaphoresis

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A slow pulse is known as

A) tachycardia

B) bradycardia

C) areterial fibrillation

D) arrhythmia

B) bradycardia

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The STSR is scheduled to scrub on a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This is the removal of

A) gallbladder

B) liver

C) bladder

D) common duct

A) gallbladder

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The term hepatomegaly refers to

A) too many RBC’s

B) renal pelvis

C) enlarged liver

D) enlarged spleen

C) enlarged liver

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A record of a joint is

A) arthrogram

B) myelogram

C) arthrodesis

D) none of the above

A) arthrogram

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Cystitis is inflammation of

A) ovary

B) common bile duct

C) cystic duct

D) bladder

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Removal of a sample of tissue for a pathological diagnosis is

A) lumpectomy

B) specimen

C) biopsy

D) wedge resection

C) biopsy

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The prefix dys refers to

A) not respectful

B) difficult/bad

C) apart

D) through

B) difficult/bad

The term referring to outside the body is

A) flouroscopy

B) retro peritoneum

C) extra corporeal

D) supra pubic

C) extra corporeal

A surgical endoscope that has the ability to morcellate or to fragment tissue is known as

A) resectoscope

B) ESU

C) Ligasure

D) Harmonic Scalpel

A) resectoscope

The region of the abdomen below the stomach is

A) epi pubic

B) hypergastric

C) hypogastric

D) umbilical

C) hypogastric

Bulging of intestinal tissue into the vagina is A) cystocele B) hydrocele C) vaginocele D) rectocele

D) rectocele

Surgical removal of the globe and accessory attachments of the eye is referred to as A) evisceration B) LeFort II C) eneucleation D) LeFort III

A) evisceration

The term referring to chewing is A) subungal B) mastication C) osculation D) micturation

B) mastication

Movement of a body part toward the midline is referred to as A) lateral B) adduction C) abduction D) pronation

B) adduction

An incision into an artery is referred to as A) angioplasty B) arteriotomy C) arthrotomy D) cut down

B) arteriotomy

Ischemic can be defined as A) a decreased supply of oxygenated blood to a body part or organ B) a sharp posterior bony projection of the pelvis C) a painful sensation D) the transmission of pain impulses to the hip bone

A) a decreased supply of oxygenated blood to a body part or organ

The part of a word that comes after the root word and changes its meaning is the A) prefix B) root C) suffix D) combining form

C) suffix

An agent used against fever is A) antiemetic B) analgesic C) antipyretic D) anticholinergic

C) antipyretic

A slow pulse rate is A) bradycardia B) tachycardia C) myocardium D) eucardia

A) bradycardia

An incision made below the breast is A) hypodermic B) suprapubic C) inframammary D) subcutaneous

C) inframammary

A congenital anomaly is a/an A) normal condition that one has at birth B) abnormal condition existing at birth C) birthmark D) condition acquired after birth

B) abnormal condition existing at birth

An instrument used to view the large intestine is a/an A) gastroscope B) endoscopy C) colonoscope D) bronchoscope

C) colonoscope

Surgical removal of half the stomach is A) hemigastrectomy B) hemiglossectomy C) gastroscopy D) gastropathy

A) hemigastrectomy

You are scheduled to scrub on a cheiloplasty. The anatomical part to be revised is the A) hand B) ear C) eyelid D) lip

D) lip

A preoperative diagnosis of cholelithiasis indicates a/an A) infection in the large intestine B) adnormal condition of the vagina C) abnormal condition of kidney stones D) condition of gallstones

D) condition of gallstones

Inflammation of the brain is A) nephritis B) encephalitis C) neuroma D) hydrocephalus

B) encephalitis

A laparoscope would be used to visualize the A) cranial cavity B) abdominal cavity C) spinal cavity D) joint

B) abdominal cavity

A patient with chondromalacia would have an abnormal softening of the A) bones B) cells C) ribs D) cartilage

D) cartilage

The suffix that means to suture is A) orrhexis B) plasty C) rrhagia D) rrhaphy

D) rrhaphy

Intracellular fluid would be found A) within the cell B) between the cell C) below the cell D) above the cell

A) within the cell

A bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy is a surgical procedure to A) reconnect a tubal ligation B) reconnect a vasectomy C) remove the uterus and ovaries D) remove both fallopian tubes and ovaries

D) remove both fallopian tubes and ovaries

An arthrocentesis is a procedure to A) fuse a joint B) remove plaque from an artery C) puncture and aspirate fluid from a joint D) make a recording of an artery

C) puncture and aspirate fluid from a joint

A myelogram is A) a recording of a muscle B) an x-ray of the brain C) an x-ray of the spinal cord D) a unit of weight in the metric system

C) an x-ray of the spinal cord

A red blood cell is known as a/an A) erythrocyte B) leukocyte C) thrombocyte D) cytopenia

A) erythrocyte

A term pertaining to a hidden testicle is A) omphalocele B) cryptorchidism C) orchiopexy D) onychocryptosis

B) cryptorchidism

A surgical procedure to crush a stone is A) lithiasis B) lithectomy C) lithotripsy D) lithoptosis

C) lithotripsy