Medical Terminology Midterm Study Guide 1

Question 1

Root word for fever

Answer 1

febris/febrile

Question 2

Root word for new

Answer 2

nov/neo

Question 3

Root word meaning tumor and death

Answer 3

Onco or necro

Question 4

What does the suffix -itis mean

Answer 4

inflammation

Question 5

What does SOAP stand for?

Answer 5

Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan

Question 6

Who owns patients’ medical records

Answer 6

The physician

Question 7

Hyper-

Answer 7

excessive, over

Question 8

Hypo-

Answer 8

Beneath, below, less than normal

Question 9

epi-

Answer 9

above

Question 10

circum-

Answer 10

around, surrounding, encircling

Question 11

-intra vs. -inter

Answer 11

within vs between

Question 12

posterior vs anterior

Answer 12

back vs front

Question 13

pronation

Answer 13

rolling foot inward

Question 14

supination

Answer 14

rolling foot outward

Question 15

Severe itching or having hives

Answer 15

urticaria

Question 16

Body organ terms have what kind of origin?

Answer 16

Latin origin

Question 17

Diseases that affect organs have what kind of origin?

Answer 17

Greek origin

Question 18

How many vertebrae are at each level of the vertebral column? (4)

Answer 18

Cervical - 7
Thoracic - 12
Lumbar - 5
Sacral - Sacrum and coccyx

Question 19

What makes up the anatomical position? (4)

Answer 19

1. Faces forward
2. Arms at the sides
3. Palms facing forward
4. Feet pointing forward

Question 20

Origin

Answer 20

Point of attachment of muscle

Question 21

Insertion

Answer 21

Point of attachment of muscle to moving bone

Question 22

To flex means to what?

Answer 22

to bend a joint, to reduce an angle b/w body parts

Question 23

To extend means to what?

Answer 23

To straighten a joint, to increase the angle b/w body parts

Question 24

-ology

Answer 24

the study of

Question 25

-gist

Answer 25

person who studies or performs

Question 26

-pathy

Answer 26

relating to disorder or condition

Question 27

What three cavities make up the ventral cavity?

Answer 27

• thoracic cavity
• abdominal cavity
• pelvic cavity

Question 28

What does the ventral cavity have to deal with? (4)

Answer 28

• respiration
• digestion
• reproduction
• elimination

Question 29

What consists of the thoracic cavity

Answer 29

• heart
• lungs
• esophagus
• blood and lymph vessels

Question 30

What consists of the abdominal cavity?

Answer 30

• belly
• stomach
• intestines
• organs of digestion

Question 31

What consists of the pelvic cavity?

Answer 31

• bones of pelvic area
• organs of reproduction and elimination

Question 32

What makes up the dorsal cavity? (2)

Answer 32

• cranial cavity
• spinal cavity

Question 33

What is the cranial cavity?

Answer 33

has to do with space in the skull containing the brain

Question 34

What is the spinal cavity?

Answer 34

has to do with space within the bony spiral column that contains the spinal cord and spinal fluid

Question 35

What is the abdominopelvic cavity?

Answer 35

combination of the abdominal and pelvic cavities

• divided into 9 regions
• or divided into 4 quadrants