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Medical Terminology Flashcards

1
Q 
What word part means rupture?
A. -rrhea
B. -ectomy
C. -rrhexis
D. -osis
A

-rrhexis

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What word part means abnormal condition or diseases?
A. dys-
B. -osis
C. -sclerosis
D. -itis
A

-osis

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This term arterionecrosis means
A. rupture of a muscle
B. narrowing of an artery
C. inflammation of artery
D. tissue death of an artery
A

tissue death of an artery

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A ______ is acquired in the hospital

A. infectious disease
B. communicable disease
C. airborne
D. nosocomial infection

A

nosocomial infection

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5
Q 
What term means tissue?
A. epitheli/o
B. hist/o
C. cyt/o
D. kary/o
A

hist/o

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The body is divided into unequal vertical left and right portions by the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ plane.
A. lateral
B. proximal
C. sagittal
D. medial
A

sagittal

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True or False. The red bone marrow is located in the femur and humerus.

A

True

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True or False. There are 3 pairs of true ribs , 6 floating ribs and 4 floating ribs

A

False

There are 12 pairs of ribs first 7 are true ribs the next 3 pairs are false ribs and last 2 are floating ribs

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True or False. At birth, the sacrum is composed of 5 separate bones which fuses together to form a single bone in young child.

A

True

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The slight paralysis or weakness affecting one side of the body  is 
A. hemiparesis
B. paraplegia
C. hemiplegia
D. myoparesis
A

hemiparesis

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During\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, the foot is bent downward at the ankle and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ the foot is bent upward at the ankle.
A. rotation, circumduction
B. extension, flexion
C. abduction, adduction
D. plantar flexion, dorsiflexion
A

plantar flexion, dorsiflexion

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True or False. The largest muscle of the buttock is the deltoid muscle.

A

False

gluteus maximus

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Pulmonary edema is an accumulation of fluid in the lungs which is cause by
A. right-sided heart failure
B. carditis
C. left-sided heart failure
D. all the above
A

left-sided heart failure

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Which leukocytes play a role in phagocytosis by destroying surrounding pathogens and swallowing them
A. monoocytes
B. neutrophils
C. lymphocytes
D. basophils
A

neutrophils

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The \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ pumps blood into the pulmonary artery, which carries it to the lungs
A. right ventricle
B. right atrium
C. left ventricle
D. left atrium
A

right ventricle

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The \_\_\_\_\_has/have a hemolytic function.
A. stomach
B. spleen
C. pancreas
D. appendix
A

spleen

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\_\_\_\_\_\_ wraps the body in a physical barrier.
A. lymph nodes
B. platelet
C. intact skin
D. B cells
A

intact skin

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True or False. Lymph carries nutrients and oxygen to the cells.

A

False.

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An \_\_\_\_\_ is a disease- fighting protein created by the  immune system in response to the presence of a specific  antigen,
A. antigen-antibody reaction
B. tolerance
C. immunoglobulins
D. antibody
A

antibody

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Which term means difficult or labored breathing? 
A. hyperpnea
B. dyspnea
C. hypopnea
D. apnea
A

dyspnea

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True or False. The trachea is commonly known as the windpipe.

A

True

22
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True or False. The left lung has three lobes.

A

False.

the right lung has 3 lobes and the left lung has 2 lobes

23
Q 
The process of the building up of the body cells and substances from nutrients is known as \_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
A. catabolism
B. anabolism
C. metabolism
D. absorption
A

anabolism

24
Q 
The inflammation of the stomach lining caused by Helicobacter pyloris is called \_\_\_\_\_\_.
A. gastroenteritis
B. gastroparesis
C. gastritis
D. gastrorrhea
A

gastritis

25
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True or False. A colotomy is the surgical removal of the colon.

A

False.

Colotomy is the surgical incision into the colon

26
Q

True or False. Anorexia is the loss of appetite for food.

A

True

27
Q 
The \_\_\_\_\_\_ filters the blood to remove waste products and excess water.
A. kidney
B. liver
C. gallbladder
D. urethra
A

kidney

28
Q 
Which is the tube extending from the bladder to the exterior of the body?
A. ureters
B. nephroloist
C. urethra
D. uremia
A

urethra

29
Q 
Which of the following means excessive urination?
A. anuria
B. polyuria
C. nocturia
D. enuresis
A

polyuria

30
Q 
What catheterization is the placement of a catheter into the bladder through a small incision made through the abdominal?
A. indwelling 
B. foley
C. suprapubic
D. intermittent
A

suprapubic

31
Q 
The nervous system is divided into
A. peripheral
B. lateral
C. central
D. both peripheral and central
A

central and peripheral

32
Q 
Which is the largest upper portion of the brain?
A. cerebrum
B. cerebullum
C. brainstem
D. cerebral lobes
A

cerebrum

33
Q

True or False. A coma is also known as fainting.

A

False.

Syncope is know as fainting. Coma is sometimes referred to comatose.

34
Q 
The white protective covering over some parts of the spinal cord and the axon of he most peripheral nerves is the 
A. dendrites
B. synapses
C. ganglion
D. myelin sheath
A

myelin sheath

35
Q 
The wall of the eyeball that receives nerve impulses and transmits them to the brain through the optic nerve
A. sclera
B. choroid
C. retina
D. lens
A

retina

36
Q 
Which of the following is not a refractive disorder?
A. diplopia
B. astigmatism
C. myopia
D. ametropia
A

diplopia

37
Q 
What term means bleeding from the ear?
A. otitis
B. otorrhagia
B. otorrhea
C. otopyorrhea
A

otorrhagia

38
Q 
This particular hearing loss develops gradual as the body ages?
A. deafness
B. tinnitus
C. sensorineural
D. presbycusis
A

presbycusis

39
Q 
The removal of dirt, foreign objects, damaged tissue and cellular debris to prevent infection of a wound is.
A. debridement
B. dermabrasion
C. cauterization
D. contusion
A

debridement

40
Q 
\_\_\_\_\_\_  degree burns also know as partial thickness burn have blisters with damage to the epidermis and dermis.
A. third
B. first
C. second
D. fourth
A

Second degree burns

41
Q 
Which term means death of tissue?
A. cellulitis
B. impetigo
C. furuncles
D. gangrene
A

gangrene

42
Q 
The  \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ gland also secretes hormones that control the functions of other endocrine glands. 
A. pituitary
B. pineal
C. panceras
D. parathyroid
A

pituitary

43
Q 
Which hormone stimulates the development of female secondary sex characteristics? 
A. testosterone
B. androgens
C. estrogen
D. progesterone
A

estrogen

44
Q

True or False. Type 1 diabetes is an insulin resistance disorder.

A

False

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune insulin deficiency disorder caused by destruction of the pancreatic islet beta cells

45
Q 
Which of the following in the male sex hormone that declines in its late 40's and progresses very gradually over several decades?
A. menopause
B. testosterone
C. andropause
D. hydrocele
A

andropause

46
Q 
What is the most commonly reported STI's in the United States?
A. chlamydia
B. syphilis
C. genital herpes
D. HIV
A

Chlamydia

47
Q 
What is another name for uterine tubes?
A. ovaries
B. fallopian tubes
C. uterus
D. fimbriae
A

fallopian tubes

48
Q

The following are common uses for the ultrasonography expect?
A. fetal development
B. image of hard tissue external structures
C. detecting presence of gallstones
D. confirming the presence of a mass on a mammogram

A

image of hard tissue external structures

49
Q

True or False. The patient is lying in prone position when examining and treating the rectal area.

A

False.

Sim’s postion

50
Q 
Which of the following is not a vital sign.
A. pulse
B. blood pressure
C. palpation
D. pain
A

palpation

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