Midterm Flashcards
Ch 1-4, 10, *11*, 15, 16 Quizzes
plural form for the word “diverticulum”
a. diverticula
b. diverticulitis
c. diverticulux
d. diverticulosis
diverticula
plural form for the word “calculus”
a. calcucele
b. calculate
c. calculi
d. calculex
calculi
suffix –rrhea means
a. drooping, herniation
b. bursting forth of blood
c. blood condition
d. flow
flow, discharge
suffix –tomy means
a. breakdown, destruction
b. excision
c. creation of a surgical opening
d. incision, to cut open
incision, to cut open
suffix –plasty means
a. surgical reconstruction
b. condition
c. stopping or controlling
d. instrument used to view
surgical reconstruction
suffix –osis means
a. prolapse or drooping
b. abnormal condition
c. development
d. widening
abnormal condition
suffix that refers to surgical puncture
a. –ectomy
b. –tomy
c. –centesis
d. –ostomy
-centesis
suffix –graph means
a. record
b. process of recording
c. instrument used to record
d. widening
instrument used to record
suffix –clasis means
a. surgical fixation
b. destruction, breakdown
c. crushing, breaking up
d. surgical fusion
crushing, breaking up
suffix –emia means
a. condition
b. study of
c. blood condition
d. pertaining to
blood condition
suffix –genic means
a. to inherit
b. disease
c. discharge
d. formation
formation
suffix –lysis means
a. herniation
b. resembling
c. irrigate
d. breakdown, destroy
breakdown, destroy
suffix –scopy means
a. stopping
b. incision, to cut
c. surgical reconstruction
d. the process of viewing
the process of viewing
suffix –pathy means
a. dilation
b. disease process
c. destruction
d. hardening
disease process
suffix –penia
a. disease
b. deficiency
c. suturing
d. formation
deficiency
suffix –algia and –dynia means
a. flow
b. disease
c. pain
d. enlargement
pain
suffix –oid means
a. little, small
b. resembling, derived from
c. development
d. abnormal condition
resembling, derived from
suffix –trophy means
a. embryonic stage of development
b. pertaining to
c. swelling or herniation
d. development, nourishment
development, nourishment
suffix that means enlargement:
a. –penia
b. –trophy
c. –megaly
d. –stasis
–megaly
suffix –stomy means
a. creation of new opening
b. surgical excision
c. to incise
d. process of viewing
creation of a new opening
suffix –lepsy means
a. resembling
b. seizure, attack
c. inflammation
d. destruction
seizure, attack
suffix –plegia means
a. inflammation
b. paralysis
c. to make; treat or combine with
d. disease
paralysis
suffix –eal means
a. pertaining to
b. inflammation
c. producing
d. abnormal condition
pertaining to
suffix that means “to view”
a. –tomy
b. –opsy
c. –scope
d. –logy
–opsy
suffix –stasis means
a. small, little
b. stopping or controlling
c. rupture
d. breathing
stopping or controlling
adipose means pertaining to:
a. bone
b. skin
c. fat
d. tissue
fat
a histologist studies:
a. spinal cord
b. cells
c. tissues
d. bones
tissues
an epithelial cell is a:
a. nerve cell
b. fat cell
c. skin cell
d. muscle cell
skin cell
the ____ plane divides the body into right and left portions:
a. superior
b. sagittal
c. lateral
d. transverse
sagittal
absence of an organ due to “no formation”
a. anaplasia
b. aplasia
c. hypoplasia
d. dysplasia
aplasia
select the correct meaning for the combining form sarc/o:
a. sacrum
b. flesh
c. vertebrae
d. fat
flesh
select the correct meaning for the combining form “chondr/o”:
a. color
b. cell
c. cartilage
d. inguinal
cartilage
the opposite of dorsal is:
a. ventral
b. superficial
c. distal
d. medial
ventral (frontal)
dorsal (back)
the upper regions below the cartilage of the ribs that extends over the abdomen are the _____ regions.
a. hypogastric
b. hypochondriac
c. inguinal
d. umbilical
hypochondriac
pertaining to a plane that divides the body into front and back portions:
a. frontal
b. sagittal
c. medial
d. transverse
frontal
the left lung lies ______ to the heart.
a. proximal
b. lateral
c. superior
d. distal
lateral
the _________ end of the humerus is at the shoulder
a. inferior (caudal)
b. distal
c. proximal
d. superficial
proximal
the _________ plan divides the body into upper and lower portions
a. superior
b. lateral
c. transverse
d. coronal
transverse
intervertebral means _______ the vertebrae
a. below
b. in front of
c. between
d. within
between
the combining form which means internal organs is:
a. thel/o
b. umbilic/o
c. vertebra
d. viscer/o
viscer/o
the combining form which refers to the lower back region:
a. inguin/o
b. cervic/o
c. lumb/o
d. spin/o
lumb/o
what directional term means the same as superior?
a. cephalic
b. caudal
c. frontal
d. ventral
cephalic
the elbow is _____ to the hand
a. proximal
b. distal
c. lateral
d. medial
proximal (closer)
opposite -> distal
the prefix con– means
a. together, with
b. within
c. likeness, same
d. excessive
together, with
the prefix --meta-- means a large b. slow c. bad d. beyond, change
beyond, change
the prefix endo– means
a. within
b. upon
c. through
d. outside
within
the prefix dys– means
a. difficult, bad. disoriented, painful
b. free of, to undo
c. through
d. against
difficult, bad, disoriented, painful
prefix ab– means
a. before
b. away from
c. around
d. toward
away from
the prefix hypo– means
a. under, below
b. excessive, above
c. across
d. slow
under, below
the prefix para– means
a. all
b. through
c. near, beside, beyond, two like parts, abnormal
d. same
near, beside, beyond, two like parts, abnormal
the hypodermis, or subcutaneous layer, is responsible for:
a. producing melanocytes
b. anchoring skin to underlying structures
c. insulation
d. shock aborption
producing melanocytes
removal of debris, foreign objects, and damaged or necrotic tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing is called.
a. cautery
b. dermabrasion
c. cryosurgery
d. debridement
debridement
malignant melanoma:
a. malignant tumor originating from melanocytes
b. pre-malignant hardened lesion caused by excessive exposure to sunlight
c. vascular malignant lesions seen in AIDS population
d. most common malignant tumor of epithelial tissue
malignant tumor originating from melanocytes
the root py/o, as in pyoderma
a. scale-like
b. hard; horn
c. fungus
d. pus
pus
a tumor, swelling or mass of fatty cells
a. basal cell carcinoma
b. decubitus ulcer
c. lipoma
d. gangrene
lipoma
burns resulting in blistering of the dermal and epidermal layer:
a. first-degree
b. second-degree
c. third-degree
d. radiation burn
second-degree
a fissure is:
a. a crackline sore or groove in the skin
b. an abnormal passageway between 2 organs
c. scratch marks in the skin
d. an injury to the skin
a crackline sore or groove in the skin
a pilonidal cyst contains:
a. hair
b. nails
c. pus
d. fat
hair
which layer of the skin is comprised of primarily fat cells?
a. dermis
b. basal layer.
c. epidermis
d. subcutaneous
subcutaneous
a decybitus ulcer is caused by: a. loss of collagen b. loss of blood supply, oxygen due to pressure c removal of debris, or necrotic tissue d. peeling of sloughing off of skin
loss of blood supply, oxygen due to pressure
the epidermis is made up of:
a. squamous epithelium in 4-5 strata layers
b. nerves, blood vessels
c. adipose tissue
d. all of the above
adipose tissue
athlete’s foot is an example of myocosis, a condition of:
a. profuse sweating
b. fungus
c. inflammation
d. white patch formation
fungus
the function of the skin system includes all of the following except;
a. sensory reception
b. natural barrier
c. breakdown of pathogens
d. excretion
breakdown of pathogens
which layer of skin has a rich supply of nerve fibers, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, hair follicles as well as glands?
a. epidermis.
b. dermis
c. subcutaneous
dermis
a diffuse acute infection of the kin and subcutaneous tissue, characterized by localized heat, deep redness, pain, and swelling;
a. erythema
b. leukoplakia
c. cellulitis
d. decubitus ulcer
cellulitis
cells which give the skin dark pigmentation are called:
a. squamous cells
b. pilocytes
c. nevus
d. melanocytes
melanocytes
the root “phag/o” means to eat or swallow. trichophagia means:
a. to eat fat
b. to eat plants
c. to eat nails
d. to eat hair
to eat hair
which part of the integumentary system is responsible for thermoregulation?
a. epidermis
b. sebaceous gland’s.
c. suderiferous gland
d. dermis
dermis
surgical repair of a joint is known as;
a. osteoclasis
b. arthrocentesis
c. arthroplasty
d. arthectomy
arthroplasty
a break in the bone with an open wound in the skin is called a :
a. compound fracture
b. pathological fracture
c. compression fracture
d. greenstick fracture
compound fracture
the membrane surrounding the bones is the:
a. periosteum
b. osteoclast
c. medullary activity
d. synovial cavity
periosteum
upon growth or growing:
a. tubercle
b. trabeculae
c. articulation
d. epiphysis
epiphysis
motion that decreases the angle between 2 joints is:
a. flexion
b. extension
c. abduction
d. adduction
flexion
intentionally breaking of a bone:
a. osteoplasty
b. osteoclasis
c. osteotome
d. reduction
osteoclasis
suffix -stenosis mean:
a. spinal column
b. short, contracted, or narrow
c. swayback; bent
d. spinal cord
short, contracted, or narrow
Lateral curvature of the spine is called:
a. lordosis
b. kyphosis
c. scoliosis
d. spinal stenosis
scoliosis
the root chondr/o means:
a. rib
b. chest
c. cartilage
d. knuckle-like projection
cartilage
the combining form orth/o means:
a. crooked
b. curved
c. straight
d. bone
straight
the condition of osteomyelitis is:
a. inflammation of bone
b. inflammation of bone and muscle
c. inflammation of bone and joint
d. inflammation of bone and bone marrow
inflammation of bone and bone marrow
the process of recording the strength of the contraction of a muscle when it is stimulated by an electrical current is known as:
a. electroencephalography
b. electromyography
c. myelography
d. electromycography
electromyography
the term for an incision into the fascia is:
a. fasciectomy
b. fasciorrhaphy
c. fasciotomy
d. fasciostomy
fasciotomy
the term muscle weakness is:
a. dystrophy
b. myasthenia
c. hemiplegia
d. myopathy
myasthenia
____ attach muscle to periosteum
a. tendon
b. ligament
c. fascia
d. cartilage
tendon
the procedure of a craniotomy:
a. incision into the skull
b. process of viewing sinus
c. surgical aspiration of cranium
d. evacuation of hematoma
incision into the skull
hard, dense bone tissue, found on the outer portion of bones, below periosteum:
a. osseous
b. collagen
c. cortical
d. cancellous
cortical
