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Language Of Medicine Final Flashcards

1
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The bottom or tail end of the body

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CAUDAD

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2
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Select the term used to describe the position of a patient laying on their abdomen

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PRONE

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3
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Select the correct relationship below

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Ribs are inferior to the head

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4
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This tube carries deoxygenated blood to the heart

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VEIN

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5
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Muscular tube that food passes through to reach the stomach

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ESOPHAGUS

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6
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Select the prefix related to the vagina

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COLP-

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7
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Select the suffix that means “surgical repair, suturing”

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-Orrhaphy

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8
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Anatomical position further away from the midline of the body

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LATERAL

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9
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A nephrectomy is a procedure that involves

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Removing a kidney

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10
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Which structure refers to the “THIRD (most distal) part of the small intestine”?

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ILEUM

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11
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What is the difference between the prefixes “ureter-“ and “urethr-“?

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“Ureter-‘’ refers to the tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder, “urethr-“ refers to the urethra

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12
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Which suffix means “surgical puncture to remove fluid”?

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-CENTESIS

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13
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The wrist is _________ to the elbow

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DISTAL

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14
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Which prefix refers to a “structure used for breathing”

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TRACHE-

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15
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Which prefix refers to calcifications such as “kidney stones”?

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LITH-

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16
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Where is the submucosa located in relation to the mucosa?

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BELOW THE MUCOSA

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17
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Any structure that functions like a duct or canal is referenced by the prefix:

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VAS-

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18
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Which of the following suffixes mean “destruction, breakdown, or separation”?

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-LYSIS

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19
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Select the basic position used to reference designated sites or directional planes of the human body:

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ANATOMICAL POSITION

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20
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Select the prefix below that means “uterus”

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HYSTER-

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21
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Prefix meaning between:

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INTER-

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22
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The medical term that means near the point of attachment to the trunk of the body or near the beginning of a structure:

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PROXIMAL

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23
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Refers to the wall of a body cavity:

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PARIETAL

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24
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The plane that divides the body into front and back halves:

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CORONAL

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25
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The abdominal body cavity:

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CELIO-

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26
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Pancreatitis is defined as an inflammation of which organ:

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PANCREAS

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27
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Toward the head or the top end of the body

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CEPHALAD

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28
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Prefix relating to a vessel:

A

ANGI-

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29
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Which anatomical structure is referenced by the prefix “mast-“

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BREAST

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30
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Select the term that means “mass of blood”-

A

HEMATOMA

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31
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Select the correct term for the anatomical position pictures: (diagonal human with feet up)

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TRENDELENBURG

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32
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Select the suffix that means “surgical reshaping”

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-OPLASTY

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33
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Name the anatomical structure pictures below the kidneys:

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URINARY BLADDER

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34
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The prefix “pneumon” is defined as:

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RELATED TO THE LUNGS

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35
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Classic birth position, lying on back with knees apart, perineum exposed:

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LITHOTOMY POSITION

36
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Anatomical reference that means positioned below another structure:

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INFERIOR

37
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A condition which involves gallstones in the bile duct:

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CHLOECDOCHOLITHIASIS

38
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The term “cystoscope” refers to:

A

VISUAL EXAMINATION OF A URINARY BLADDER

39
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Name of the anatomical plane pictured (body cut in half from top to bottom)

A

TRANSVERSE

40
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Which of the following terms does NOT refer to “a half)

A

HEMOSTAT

41
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Name the sac-like membrane surrounding the heart

A

PERICARDIUM

42
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Which of the following means “against” or “opposite”?

A

CONTRA-

43
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A supracervical hysterectomy preserves the cervicx because the procedure is conducted ________ the cervix

A

ABOVE

44
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Which prefix is defined as “related to the lungs”?

A

PULMON-

45
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What type of procedure is a urethrotomy?

A

INCISION OF THE URETHRA

46
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The endometrium is the inner lining of which anatomical structure:

A

UTERUS

47
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The condition ostalitis is described as:

A

INFLAMMATION OF A BONE

48
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Name for a secondary system, generally stemming from a central system:

A

PERIPHERAL

49
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Medical term for the front side of the body:

A

ANTERIOR

50
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Select the term that means “creation of a new opening between the small intestine and the large intestine:

A

ENTERCOLOSTOMY

51
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A gastrectomy is a procedure involving:

A

GASTRIC RESECTION

52
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A sonogram is defined as:

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THE RECORD OF AN IMAGE CREATED USING SOUND

53
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Involving the tubes that carry air to the lungs:

A

BRONCH-

54
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CHOOSE THE SIDE OF THE BODY SHOWN HERE (BACK)

A

POSTERIOR

55
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The final straight portion of the large intestines defined by the prefix “proct-“ is:

A

THE RECTUM

56
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The prefix “ex-“ is defined as:

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OUTSIDE

57
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The breakdown or destruction of biological structures:

A

LYSIS-

58
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Select the prefix that means “posterior” or behind”:

A

RETRO-

59
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Visual examination of the large intestine with an optical instrument:

A

COLONOSCOPY

60
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What is the difference between the prefixes “chole-“ and “cholecyst-“?

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“CHOLECYST-“ IS RELATED TO THE GALLBLADDER, “CHOLE”- IS RELATED TO BILE

61
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Enteritis is:

A

INFLAMMATION OF THE SMALL INTESTINE

62
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Anatomical reference that means positioned above another structure:

A

SUPERIOR

63
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The plane that divides the body into right and left halves :

A

SAGITTAL

64
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Hepatomegaly is a condition defined by a(n) _______ liver.

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ENLARGED

65
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Removal of the gallbladder:

A

CHOLECYSTECTOMY

66
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Select the procedure which involves fixation of the vagina to correct prolapse:

A

COLPOPEXY

67
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Select the correct meaning for the prefix “Phleb-“:

A

VEIN

68
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The prefix “dudoden-“ refers to which anatomical structure:

A

FIRST PART OF THE SMALL INTESTINE

69
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Select the prefix that means “behind”:

A

PROST-

70
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Select the procedure involving the removal of an appendix:

A

APPENDECTOMY

71
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Select the correct prefix for the anatomical structure pictured (ovaries):

A

OOPHOR-

72
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Prefix that references an artery:

A

ARTER-

73
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Select the term used to describe the position of a patient lying on their back:

A

SUPINE

74
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Select the prefix defined as “within”-

A

ENDO-

75
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The term “renal” refers to structures related to which organ?

A

KIDNEY

76
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The prefix that means “related to the final straight portion of the large intestine” is:

A

RECT-

77
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Select the term that that contains the root word for “heart”:

A

PERICARDIUM

78
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Select the correct term for “the study of cells”:

A

CYTOLOGY

79
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Which of the following prefixes means “beside, parallel to or abnormal “?

A

PARA-

80
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Name of the term defined as “tumor of the liver”:

A

HEPATOMA

81
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Salpingo-oophorectomy is the surgical removal of:

A

FALLOPIAN/UTERINE TUBES AND OVARY

82
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The prefix “thorac-“ refers to which general area of the body:

A

CHEST

83
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Select the term that refers generally to the internal organs of the body:

A

VISCERAL

84
Q

A laparoscopic procedure is an endoscopic visual examination of which area of the body?

A

ABDOMEN

85
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Which structure refers to the “SECOND part of the small intestine”?

A

JEJUNUM

86
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Which of the following procedures involves “cutting a bone”?

A

OSTEOTOMY

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