Review Session Part 1 Flashcards
An abnormally rapid rate of respiration usually of more than 20 breaths per minute is known as _______.
A.) bradypnea
B.) eupnea
C.) hyperventilation
D.) tachypnea
D.) tachypnea
An abnormally slow heart rate of less than 60 beats per minute is known as _______.
A.) atrial fibrillation
B.) bradycardia
C.) palpitation
D.) tachycardia
B.) bradycardia
The suffix _______ means surgical fixation.
A.) -desis
B.) -lysis
C.) -pexy
D.) -ptosis
C.) -pexy
The presence of glucose in the urine is known as _______.
A.) albuminuria
B.) calciuria
C.) glycosuria
D.) hematuria
C.) glycosuria
A collection of pus within a body cavity is known as a/an _______.
A.) cyst
B.) empyema
C.) hernia
D.) tumor
B.) empyema
The grating sound heard when the ends of a broken bone move together is known as ________.
A.) closed reduction
B.) osteoclasis
C.) callus
D.) crepitation
D.) crepitation
The abnormal development or growth of cells is known as _______.
A.) anaplasia
B.) dysplasia
C.) hyperplasia
D.) hypertrophy
B.) dysplasia
Which form of anemia is a genetic disorder?
A.) aplastic
B.) hemolytic
C.) megaloblastic
D.) sickle cell
D.) sickle cell
The processes through which the body maintains a constant internal environment are known as _______.
A.) hemothorax
B.) homeostasis
C.) hypophysis
D.) metabolism
B.) homeostasis
_______ is an inflammation of the myelin sheath of peripheral nerves, characterized by rapidly worsening muscle weakness that can lead to temporary paralysis.
A.) Bell’s palsy
B.) Guillain-Barré syndrome
C.) Lou Gehrig’s disease
D.) Raynaud’s phenomenon
B.) Guillain-Barré syndrome
The term _______ describes weakness or wearing away of body tissues and structures caused by pathology or by disuse of the muscle over a long period of time.
A.) adhesion
B.) ankylosis
C.) atrophy
D.) contracture
C.) atrophy
The suffix _______ means blood or blood condition.
A.) -emia
B.) -oma
C.) -pnea
D.) -uria
A.) -emia
The procedure in which an anastomosis is created between the upper portion of the stomach and the duodenum is a/an _______.
A.) esophagogastrectomy
B.) esophagoplasty
C.) gastroduodenostomy
D.) gastrostomy
C.) gastroduodenostomy
Another term for conventional, or Western, medical practices and systems of health care ________ is medicine.
A.) alternative
B.) complementary
C.) allopathic
D.) gastrostomy
C.) allopathic
The term ________ means abnormal enlargement of the liver.
A.) hepatitis
B.) hepatomalacia
C.) hepatomegaly
D.) hepatorrhexis
C.) hepatomegaly