WEEK1- Medical terminology

Question 1

what are the benefits of medical terminology

Answer 1

language of professionals
increased precision
understanding not recall
language to which your accountable
speed of communication
enhanced credibility

Question 2

what does medical terminology follow with the HCPC

Answer 2

be able to communicate effectively
be able to work appropriately with others
be able to maintain records appropriately

Question 3

whats the prefix of a words

Answer 3

the beginning of the word (makes the word specific)
size
shape
colour
direction
amount

Question 4

examples of prefix (medical)

Answer 4

myo/sarco- muscle
veno- vein
vaso- arterial
crani-skull
oto- ear
colo- large intestine
dys- difficulty/ not working properly/bad
epi- above/upon
eu- normal parameter
cardi- pertain to heart
latro- treatment/physician
cepthalo- head
peri- around
sub- below
supra- above
bio- life
carin- cancer
derm- skin
trans- across

Question 5

what does hyper mean

Answer 5

extreme or elevated beyond normal

Question 6

what does hypo mean

Answer 6

extreme or decreased beyond normal

Question 7

whats the root

Answer 7

main element/ topic of word
foundation of the word
often associated with body parts and parts of the body

Question 8

examples of root words (medical)

Answer 8

glyco- sugar
gastro- stomach
angio- blood vessel
cardio- heart
osteo- bone
thrombi- blood clot
hepat- liver
mammo- breast
pneumo- lung

Question 9

what is the suffix

Answer 9

the ending of the word
describes conditions or action to body parts

Question 10

examples of suffix words (medical)

Answer 10

pathy- disease
phagia- eating
algia- pain
pnoea- breathing
gram- picture/record
ectomy- surgical removal
itis- inflammation
osis- condition of disease (abnormal)
pathy- disease
emia- blood condition
sclerosis- hardening
stenosis- narrowing
lysis- spitting/breakdown
genesis- creation/start

Question 11

what does the following words mean
myocarditis
endocarditis
pericarditis
cardiomyopathy
electrocardiography

Answer 11

myocarditis- inflammation of the heart muscle
inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
pericarditis- inflammation of the pericardium (saclike tissue surrounding the heart)
cardiopathy- heart disease
electrocardiography- checks the hearts rhythm and electrical activity

Question 12

examples of numbers, sizes, rates and colours

Answer 12

uni/mono- 1
bi/di- 2
macro- large
micro- small
semi/hemi- half
megalo/megaly- large/enlarged
eu- normal (good)
brady- slow/reduced
tachy- fast/rapid
hypo- low, reduced, below
hyper- high, elevated, above
chloro- green
leuk- white
erythro- red
cyan- blue

Question 13

what do the following words mean
eupnoea
tachypnoea
bradypnoea
apnoea
dyspnoea
orthopnoea

Answer 13

eupnoea- normal/ relaxed breathing
tachypnoea- fast breathing
bradypnoea- slow breathing
apnoea- no breathing-
dyspnoea- difficulty breathing
orthopnoea- shortness of breath

Question 14

what are eponyms

Answer 14

a person, place or concept for whom or for which something is named

Question 15

examples of eponyms (what they are)

Answer 15

Alzheimer’s- brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking and the ability to carry out simple tasks

Asherman’s syndrome- when scar tissue builds up inside the uterus

Parkinson’s disease- where parts of the brain become progressively damaged over some years

Babinski sign- when the big toe bends up and back to the top of the foot

Lyme disease- bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks

Crohn’s disease- gut inflammation

Question 16

examples of eponyms (places in the body)
adams apple
bachmann bundle
bundle of his
loop of henle

Answer 16

Adams apple- larynx grows larger during puberty

Bachmann bundle- the anatomical structure between the right and left atrium

bundle of his- part of the electrical system of the heart (collection of cells that carry electrical signals from the AV node to the bundle branches

loop of henle- part of the nephron kidneys

Question 17

whats the anatomical position

Answer 17

standing upright
feet flat on the floor
palms turned forward
basics for planes, positions and movement

Question 18

what does anterior(ventral) mean

Answer 18

nearer the front of the body

Question 19

what does posterior mean

Answer 19

nearer the back of the body

Question 20

whats the body planes

Answer 20

transverse plane
frontal plane
midsagittal plane

Question 21

whats the transverse plane (for the brain)

Answer 21

look up from the bottom of the brain
cut in the middle (from bottom to top) of brain

Question 22

whats the frontal plane

Answer 22

look at front of the brain
cut in the middle (from front to back) of the brain

Question 23

whats the midsagittal plane

Answer 23

look at side of the brain
cur in middle (from front to back) of the brain

Question 24

what does superior (cephalic) mean

Answer 24

towards the head

Question 25

what does inferior (caudal) mean

Answer 25

away from the head

Question 26

superior or anterior?
the clavicle is ……. to the pelvis
the pelvis is … to the clavicle

Answer 26

the clavicle is superior to the pelvis
the pelvis is inferior to the clavicle

Question 27

fill in the sentence
the clavicle is ….. and …. to the buttocks

Answer 27

the clavicle is superior and anterior to the buttocks

Question 28

what does proximal mean

Answer 28

closer to the point of reference (body)

Question 29

what does distal mean

Answer 29

further away from the point of reference (body)

Question 30

fill in the blanks
the knee is ….. to the ankle
the ankle is ……… to the knee

Answer 30

the knee is proximal to the ankle
the ankle is distal to the knee

Question 31

what does medial mean

Answer 31

toward to the midline of body, inner side

Question 32

what does lateral mean

Answer 32

away from the midline of the body, outer side

Question 33

fill in the sentence
the nose is …. to the right ear
the right ear is …. to the nose

Answer 33

the nose is medial to the right ear
the right ear is lateral to the nose