Final Flashcards
The combining form cochle/o means:
cochlea
The term that means inflammation of the outer ear is:
otitis externa
Vestibulocochlear means pertaining to the:
vestibule and cochlea
In a myringoplasty, the surgical procedure is a(n):
repair
The combining form labyrinth/o means:
inner ear
One complication of the patient’s upper respiratory infection was inflammation of the inner ear or:
labyrinthitis
The combining form ot/o is defined as:
ear
The process of recording the electrical activity in the cochlea is called:
electrocochleography
A cystlike mass composed of epithelial cells and cholesterol occurring in the middle ear is called:
cholesteatoma
The combining form that means tympanic membrane (eardrum), middle ear is:
tympan/o
The structure that equalizes pressure on both sides of the eardrum is the:
eustachian tube
A physician may prescribe medication to control nausea and vomiting for acute attacks of a chronic disease of the inner ear characterized by vertigo, tinnitus, aural fullness, and fluctuating hearing loss called:
Ménière disease
The term otalgia is defined as:
pain in the ear
The combining form that means tympanic membrane, (eardrum) is:
myring/o
Inflammation of the ear and mastoid bone is called:
otomastoiditis
A discharge of pus from the ear is called:
otopyorrhea
The term myringitis is defined as:
inflammation of the tympanic membrane
The term that means hardening of the ear (stapes) is:
otosclerosis
The term aural is defined as:
pertaining to the ear
Two functions of the ear are to hear and to provide:
the sense of balance
The development of an individual from conception to birth is called:
gestation
The predicted date of the child’s birth is abbreviated:
EDD
A condition caused by an incompatibility of the infant’s blood and the mother’s blood is:
erythroblastosis fetalis
The term that means inflammation of the amnion is:
amnionitis
The word part that means bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth is:
par/o
The term that means vaginal discharge following childbirth is:
lochia
The term that means the study of the newborn is:
neonatology
The term amniorrhexis is defined as:
rupture of the amnion
A pregnancy occurring outside the uterus, commonly in the uterine tube, is called:
ectopic pregnancy
The combining form nat/o is defined as:
birth
Scanty amount of amnion water (less than normal amount of amniotic fluid) is called:
oligohydramnios
Lactorrhea is defined as _____ milk.
(spontaneous) discharge of
The term omphalitis is defined as inflammation of the:
umbilicus
The suffix that means rupture is:
-rrhexis
A surgical puncture to aspirate amniotic fluid is called:
amniocentesis
The combining form gravid/o is defined as:
pregnancy
The term that means congenital herniation at the umbilicus is called:
omphalocele
The term that describes an unborn child from the ninth week of pregnancy until birth is:
fetus
The membranous bag that surrounds the fetus before delivery is called the:
amniotic sac
The term that means more than the normal amount of amniotic fluid is called:
polyhydramnios
The cells that combat infection are called:
leukocytes
The suffix that means formation is:
-poiesis
Following illness with rheumatic fever, the child began showing signs of narrowing of the mitral valve from scarring or:
mitral valve stenosis
The term cardiomyopathy is defined as:
disease of the heart muscle
Which of the following is the function of the immune system?
protects the body against pathogens, foreign agents, toxins, and abnormal body cells
The cells that carry oxygen are called:
erythrocytes
The combining form isch/o is defined as:
deficiency, blockage
The term blood dyscrasia is defined as:
pathological condition of the blood
The term hemostasis is defined as the:
stoppage of bleeding
Small spherical bodies made up of lymphatic tissue are called:
lymphatic nodes
Blood pressure may be reduced with the use of an agent that enlarges the lumen of blood vessels, or a:
vasodilator
Which of the following receives blood returning from the body?
right atrium
Chest pain that occurs when there is an insufficient supply of blood to the heart is called:
angina pectoris
A blood vessel that carries blood containing carbon dioxide and waste products back to the heart is a(n):
vein
The suffix that means abnormal reduction in number is:
-penia
A record of the electrical activity of the heart is called a(n):
electrocardiogram
A test to monitor anticoagulation therapy is:
PT
Which of the following is important to the first line of defense provided by the immune system?
unbroken skin
The abbreviation for a nuclear medicine scan that visualizes the heart from several different angles is:
SPECT
Which of the following is the correct spelling of the term which means rapid loss of blood?
hemorrhage
Excision of half of the colon is called:
hemicolectomy
Inflammation of the tongue is called:
glossitis
A chronic disease of the liver that is accompanied by the gradual destruction of cells is called:
cirrhosis
Inflammation of the colon with the formation of ulcers that produces bloody diarrhea is a condition called:
ulcerative colitis
