Final Exam

  1. Provide the combining form for the following common name: dry or scaly
    • ichthy/o
    • xer/o
  2. Provide the combinine form for the following common name: black
    melan/o
  3. a patient is rushed to the ER with steatitis, or:
    inflammation of fatty tissues
  4. Trichontillomania most likely refers to
    uncontrolled hair pulling
  5. Tfhe prefix "epi-" in epidermis means the ____ part of the skin.
    upper
  6. Joseph suffer from sudoresis therefore he
    excessively sweats
  7. The word part meaning dead or death is
    necr-
  8. Provide the combininb form for the following common name fungus
    myc/o
  9. xer/o
    dry
  10. pil/o
    hair
  11. hyp/o
    below
  12. cyan/o
    blue
  13. malacia
    softening
  14. Jill is a heavy drinker, which caused liver necrosis and is melanotic. Therefore, her liver tissue:
    had died and become black
  15. Pilomycosis is
    a fungal infection of the hair
  16. Amelia underwent a adipectomy. Immediately after the surgery:
    she was lighter
  17. Provide the combining for for the following common name: nail
    • onych/o
    • onycho
    • onych
  18. Bill underwent dermatoplasy in order to scure his dermatosis. This dermatoplasty was:
    a surgical procedure
  19. Provide the medical term or combining form for the following common name: above
    • epi/o
    • epi
    • epio
  20. A general term meaning an abnormal condition of the lungs would be:
    pneumonosis
  21. Rhinorrhea is a common symptom of the common cold: T or F.
    True
  22. If a child swallowed a coin that lodged in their throat, a physician may have to perform which of the following to remove it?
    pharyngotomy
  23. Bill has a collection of fluid in the membrane surrounding his lungs. What procedure would best mitigate such a problem?
    pleurocentisis
  24. rrhaphy
    suture
  25. rrhagia
    bursting forth
  26. ectasis
    a dilation
  27. hem/o
    blood
  28. -stenosis
    narrowing
  29. Provide the medical term or combining form for the following common name: around
    • peri
    • peri/o
    • perio
  30. A term meaning pertaining to the branches of the respiratory tree:
    bronchial
  31. Provide the medical term or combining form for the following common name:air
    • aer/o
    • aer
    • aero
  32. A synonym for "-algia" is
    -dynia
  33. -cele
    swelling or hernia
  34. Normal breathing can also be referred to as:
    eupnea
  35. The word part meaning fungus is
    myc-
  36. Provide the combining form for the following common name: muscle
    my/o
  37. The term sclerosis means
    a condition of hardening
  38. the combining form of the term meaning vein is:
    • phleb/o
    • ven/o
  39. The combining form for heart is
    cardi/o
  40. The combining form of the term emaning vessel is
    • angi/o
    • vas/o
    • vascul/o
  41. the correct order of the conduction pathway of the heart is
    • sinoatrial node,
    • atrioventricular node,
    • bundle of His,
    • bundle fibers,
    • Purkinje fibers
  42. Provide the combining form for the following common term: fatty plaque
    ather/o
  43. angi-
    vessel
  44. lith-
    a stone or calculus
  45. -rrhexis
    rupture
  46. -oid
    resembling
  47. -ven
    vein
  48. Myocardium refers to a fungal infection of the heart: T or F
    False
  49. Manuel's cardiologist says his coronary artery could rupture. Medical professionals would call such an event:
    arteriorrhexis
  50. hem-
    blood
  51. aort-
    the artery leaving the heart
  52. -ectomy
    excision or removal
  53. -lysis
    destroy or destruction
  54. endo-
    inside
  55. The combining form of the term meaning blood clot is
    thromb/o
  56. When excersing our heart rate increases. this elevated heart rate is called
    tachycardia
  57. Hepatocytes are important in detoxifying food which we ingest. These are located in
    the liver
  58. Provide the medical term or combining form for the following common name: straight
    orth/o
  59. Carly's small intestine is causing her pain. Such pain could be termed by a medical professional as:
    all of these
  60. Julie suffers from a stone or calculus within her pancreas. The medical term for this is:
    pancreatolith
  61. Hematemesis is
    the vomiting of blood
  62. Provide the combining form for the following common name: maxilla
    maxill/o
  63. osis
    abnormal condition
  64. pepsia
    digestion
  65. jejun/o
    2nd part of the small intestine
  66. ile/o
    3rd part of the small intestine
  67. odont/o
    teeth
  68. Gingivitis is an abnormal condition of the :
    gums
  69. A doctor whishes to observe his patients gall bladder vessel. She would therefore:
    perform a cholangiography
  70. It is suggested that non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), such as neproxyn, be taken after a meal. Therefore they should be taken:
    postprandial
  71. Provide the medical term for the following common name:enlargement
    megaly
  72. Provide the combining form for the following common name: anus
    proct/o
  73. The removal of the gall bladder would be called
    cholecystectomy
  74. Mary Anne is suffering from stomatitis Therefore her
    Her oral structures are inflamed and swelling
  75. A carcinoma is
    a cancerous tumor
  76. Provide the combining form for the following common name: stomach
    gastr/o
  77. A kidney stone will cause dialtion of the ureter as passage of urineis blocked. The suffix referring to dilations is:
    -ectasis
  78. Tonsilitis can be very painful. Which of the following terms would describe this pain
    adenodynia
  79. -emia
    blood
  80. -iasis
    abnormal condition
  81. -lysis
    destruction
  82. -megaly
    enlargement
  83. -rrhaphy
    suture
  84. -cele
    hernia
  85. The combining form"leuk/o" means
    white
  86. oliguria
    scanty urine
  87. dysuria
    painful urination
  88. pyruia
    pus in the urine
  89. hematuria
    blood in the urine
  90. polyuria
    excessive urination
  91. nocturia
    night time urination
  92. anuria
    without urine
  93. Cystocele, urethrocele, enterocele are all diagnoses of an organ that has
    herniated
  94. A thickening and hardening of the kidney would be
    nephrosclerosis
  95. A synonymous word rood for neph- is
    -ren
  96. Synonymous terms for bladder are cyst and
    vesic
  97. Pat's doctor administers a hysterography in order to view the
    uterus
  98. Dr. Garcia's patient must undergo a colpopexy. This patient:
    is suffering from the prolapse of her vagina
  99. The term "hemorrhage" is composed of two word parts meaning:
    blood and bursting forth
  100. Jeffery has balanitis which affects his:
    tip of his penis
  101. A salpingectomy would most likely be the treatment for which of the following:
    fallopian tube with unresolved infection
  102. Provide the r combining form for the following common name: Menstruation
    men/o
  103. Dystocia would be experienced by
    a woman in labor
  104. Provide the combining form for the following common name: Birth
    nat/o
  105. Often times those with extremely aggressive prostate cancer undergo orchiectomies which is
    the removal of the testis
  106. Provide the combining form for the following common name: prostate
    prostat/o
  107. episi/o
    vulva
  108. para
    to bear
  109. uria
    urine
  110. tome
    instrument to cut
  111. olig/o
    scanty
  112. pain of the vagina can be referred to a
    both a and c
  113. Provide the combining form for the following common name: Tube
    salping/o
  114. Provide the combining form for the following common name: woman/female
    gynec/o
  115. A woman who has breast enlargement has undergone
    both a and c
  116. Provide the combining form for the following common name: poison
    toxic/o
  117. Hypercalcemia means that:
    there is too much calcium in the blood
  118. provide the combining form for the following common name: brain
    encephal/o
  119. a glial cell
    adheres like glue to neurons
  120. Jeffery is in a sever car accident and wakes up experiencing dysphasia. Therefore Jeffery
    is unable to speak
  121. Katy is parched (very thirsty) therefore she would be:
    hyperdipsia
  122. provide the combining form for the following common name: sweet or sugar
    • gluc/o
    • glyc/o
  123. gli/o
    glue
  124. hypo-
    low
  125. plegia
    paralysis
  126. penia
    decrease, defficiency
  127. peresis
    partial paralysis
  128. provide the combining form for the following common name: spinal cord
    myel/o
  129. Katy has a large lump in her neck and her eyes are bulging. The enlargement is likely:
    Thyromegaly
  130. Glycogenesis
    is the production of sugar
  131. provide the combining form for the following common name: Gland
    aden/o
  132. provide the medical term or combining form for the following common name: Thyroid Gland
    thyr/o
  133. "Para-" in the term parathyroid indicates that
    this structure is near, beside or beyond the thyroid gland
  134. Diabetic shock can often lead to diabetic encephalopathy. This means
    the brain is diseased
  135. Joseph must undergo a thymectomy. This procedure:
    removal of the thymus
  136. T or F. Debra suffers from ankylosis in her knee. Therefore her knee joint is too loose and therefore unstable
    False
  137. Provide the medical term or combining form for the following common name: Bone
    oste/o
  138. provide the combining form for the following coomon name: stiffness
    ankyl/o
  139. sacrodynia is
    a pain in the sacrum
  140. the note in a patient's chart of a myoplasty would indicate that:
    they had had surgery on a muscle
  141. the inflammation of a muscle would be referred to as
    myositis
  142. provide the medical term or combining form for the following common name: joint
    arthr/o
  143. myeloma is
    a cancer of bone marrow
  144. cost/o
    ribs
  145. crani/o
    skull
  146. spondyl/o
    vertabrae/backbone
  147. cervic/o
    neck
  148. roentgen/o
    x-ray
  149. Arthocentisis is
    a surgical puncture of a joint
  150. Provide the suffix for the following common name: growth
    -physis
  151. provide the suffix for the following common name: formation or production
    • genesis
    • poiesis
    • -poiesis
    • -genesis
  152. provide the combining form for the following common name: femur or thigh bone
    femor/o
  153. provide the combining form for the following common name: wrist bones
    carp/o
  154. in a backyard wrestling match Mark breaks his breastbone. Therefore Mark broke his
    sternum
  155. Provide the combining form for the following common name: head
    cephal/o
  156. The word part "scler-" refers to the white portion of the eye, but also means:
    hardening
  157. Julie's doctor tells her she has opthalmomalacia. She has:
    a softening of the eye
  158. Provide the combining form for the following common name: retina
    retin/o
  159. Susan has a twitching eyelid, which her doctor would refer to as:
    blepharospasm
  160. High blood pressure can often cause pain in the eye. Such pain can be called:
    all of these
  161. George's doctor tells him his condition is called diplopia. What does George have:
    double vision
  162. The word part salping- refers to the fallopian tubes of a woman, but also
    the eustachian tubes
  163. A hardening of the ear dru can be termed as
    tympanosclerosis
  164. Provide the prefix for the folloiwng common name: excessive/ above normal
    • hyper-
    • hyper
  165. provide th combining form for the following common name: cornea
    • corne/o
    • kerat/o
  166. Jack suffers from anacusis. He therefore:
    is deaf
  167. Provide the combining form for the following common name: double
    dipl/o
  168. provide the combining form for the following common name: ear
    ot/o
  169. provide the combining form for the following common name: Hearing
    • acous/o
    • audi/o
    • audit/o
    • -acusis
  170. ocul/o
    eye
  171. aden/o
    gland
  172. blephar/o
    eye lid
  173. myring/o
    tympanic membrane
  174. lacrim/o
    a tear
  175. reading a very sad book, some people may find themselves using many tissues because they are experiencing dacryorrhea. T or F
    True
  176. a specialist who studies the stomach
    gastrologist
  177. the suffixes "ic, -al, or -ac" mean:
    pertaining to
  178. Chondrolysis refers to:
    dissolution or degeneration of articular cartilage
  179. proxim
    near
  180. -logist
    specialist
  181. -lysis
    destruction
  182. hist
    tissue
  183. chondr-
    cartilage
  184. Provide the combining form for the following common name: Groin
    inguin/o
  185. a male patient comes into the ER with a cervical spine fracture, this fracture occured
    superior to the abdominal cavity
  186. Choose the correct word to best complete the sentence. The elbow is more ____ (proximal/distal) than the hand to the shoulder
    proximal
  187. provide the combining form for the following common name: Chest
    thorac/o
  188. the root of a medical term usually indicates a
    • part of the body
    • body part
    • part of the anatomy
  189. a note of encephalopathy in a patient's medical chart would indicate:
    a disorder in the head
  190. Which suffix does NOT mean "condition"?
    -oir (pertaning to)
  191. the umbilicus is inferior to the thorax and anterior to the spinal column (T or F)
    True
  192. The transverse plance is also referred to as the
    Horizontal Plane
  193. A word root links a suffix that begins with a:
    vowel
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