Kenya's Final Exam Brainscape Flashcards
Suffixes can indicate a condition, disorder, procedure or disease.
True
What does the suffix- osis indicate?
Abnormal condition or disease
Ather/o- is the preffix for joint.
False
What does the term cephalic mean?
Towards the head
What region of the abdomen is located above the stomach?
Epigastric region
An emergency physician is a license healthcare professional working in prehospital setting.
False
What is the prefix for bone marrow?
myel/o-
Dissect and define bursitis.
Burs-bursa
-itis - inflammation
Define foramen.
Opening in bone allowing passage of blood vessels, nerves and ligaments
Abduction is the movement of limb toward the midline of the body.
False
What is the movement that ends the foot upward at the ankle?
Dorsiflexion
What is tendonitis?
Inflammation of the tendon
If -sclerosis is abnormal hardening, what is a atherosclerosis caused by?
Abnormal hardening of plaque in arteries
What term is defined as decreased oxygenated blood flow to tissues?
Ischemia
Embolus is a blood clot attached to the interior wall of the vessel.
False
Pernicious anemia is caused b the body’s inability to absorb VB12.
True
Which cell plays a role in cell-mediated immunity?
T cells
What is an oncologist?
One who diagnoses and treats malignant disorders
Which cancer of the immune systems is characterized by the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells?
Hodgkins lymphoma
What is the purpose of an adjuvant therapy?
Decreases risk of cancer recurrence after primary treatment is completed
Where are sublingual glands located?
On the floor of the mouth under the tongue
Wavelike contractions moving food into the digestive system?
Peristalsis
Chyme is defined as mass of food ready to be swallowed.
False
Bands of tissue that may result in difficulty swallowing.
Stricture
Define dysphagis
Difficulty swallowing
What term means inflammation of the nose?
Rhinitis
Meaning of tracheorrhagia.
Bleeding from the trachea
Pneumothorax is the accumulation of phlegm in the pleural cavity.
False
Based on word parts, define hypoxemia.
Low oxygen levels in blood
A condition involving the kidneys pertains to what word part?
nephr/o- or ren/o
Ureters transport urine from kidneys to bladder.
True
What is the involuntary discharge of urine?
Enuresis
What is the purpose of intravenous pyelography?
Provides image of the renal pelvis using dye
Myel/o- is the prefix for what structure?
spinal cord
What is the correct term for head pain?
Cephlagia
Which is the medical term for sleep walking?
Somnambulism
The white layer of the eye:
Sclera
Periodontal edema is
Swelling of tissue around the eye
Describe purpura.
Purple discoloration of the skin due to bleeding under the skin
Diaphoresis is increased urine output
False
Overgrowth ad thickening of the skin is keratosis.
True
What term means excessive hunger?
Polyphagia
Define gynecomastia.
Excessive mammary gland production in males
What organ secretes fluid to help with the motility of sperm?
Prostate gland
Cryptorchidism is described as:
Failure of one or both of the testicles to descend
The inner most layer of the uterus is called:
endometrium
An obstetrician is responsible for:
medical care during pregnancy, childbirth immediate postpartum
Accumulation of pus in the fallopian tubes
Pyosalpinx
Rhonchi is abnormal lung sounds during inspiration
False
What does ABG’s measure?
pH, oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in arterial blood
