Medical Term Study Guide
This is your study guide for the final exam chapters 1,2,15
- 1.Which combining form means nerve?
- A.
Nephr/o
- B.
Hepat/o
- C.
Gastr/o
- D.
Neur/o
- 2.Which term describes a torn, ragged wound?
- A.
Fistula
- B.
Laceration
- C.
Infection
- D.
Inflammation
- 3.Based on its word parts, the term hepatorrhagia means
- A.
Bleeding from the liver
- B.
Abnormal softening of the heart
- C.
Abnormal enlargement of the liver
- D.
Inflamation of the liver
- 4.Based on its word parts, the term cardiorrhexis means
- A.
Repture of the heart
- B.
Abnormal softening of the heart
- C.
Bleeding from the heart
- D.
To suture the wall of the heart
- 5.A fever is referred to as a_because it can be measured by the patient or others.
- A.
Prognois
- B.
Symptom
- C.
Diagnosis
- D.
Sign
- 6.Which term describes the time and events surrounding birth?
- A.
Postnatal
- B.
Neonatal
- C.
Prenatal
- D.
Perinatal
- 7.Which term means the tissue death of an artery or arteries?
- A.
Arteriostenosis
- B.
Arteriosclerosis
- C.
Arteriomalacia
- D.
Arterionecrosis
- 8.Which term means the repture of a muscle?
- A.
Myoplasty
- B.
Myorrhaphy
- C.
Myorrhexis
- D.
Myotomy
- 9.The examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to feel the texture,size,consistency,and location of certain body parts is known as_.
- A.
Palpitation
- B.
Palpation
- C.
Prostate
- D.
Prostrate
- 10.In the term pericardiectomy, the word part-ectomy is a_.
- A.
Prefix
- B.
Wordroot
- C.
Combining form
- D.
Suffix
- 11.Which term means pain in the stomach?
- A.
Gastrotomy
- B.
Gastritis
- C.
Gastrosis
- D.
Gastralgia
- 12.In the term otorhinolaryngology, which word part means ear?
- A.
Laryng/o
- B.
-ology
- C.
Ot/o
- D.
Rhin/o
- 13.Which of these suffixes requires the use of the combining vowel?
- A.
Osis
- B.
-stenosis
- C.
-algia
- D.
-ologist
- 14.Which suffix means specialist?
- A.
-ologist
- B.
-graphy
- C.
-gram
- D.
-ology
- 15.The term_means any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord or bone marrow.
- A.
Myopathy
- B.
Myelopathy
- C.
Myotomy
- D.
Myelotomy
- 16.Which suffix means to suture or stich?
- A.
-rrhexis
- B.
-rrhea
- C.
-rrhaphy
- D.
-rrhage
- 17.Which prefix means between or among?
- A.
Supra-
- B.
Sub-
- C.
Intra-
- D.
Inter-
- 18.Which combining form means plaque or fatty substance?
- A.
Angi/o
- B.
Ather/o
- C.
Arteri/o
- D.
Arthr/o
- 19.Which term means inflammation of a nerve?
- A.
Neuritis
- B.
Neuroplasty
- C.
Neurotomy
- D.
Neurectomy
- 20.Which combining form means white?
- A.
Leuk/o
- B.
Melan/o
- C.
Erythr/o
- D.
Cyan/o
- 21.The_is part of the hip bone.
- A.
Iliac
- B.
Ileum
- C.
Ilium
- D.
Ileus
- 22.Which statement is true about inflammation?
- A.
Inflammation is a localized response to an injury or destruction of tissue.
- B.
A sign of inflammation is the presence of exudate (pus).
- C.
Inflammation is a pathologic change of the tissue due to disease.
- D.
Inflammation is the invasion of the body by a disease- producing organisms.
- 23.Which combining form means fever?
- A.
Pyelor/o
- B.
Py/o
- C.
Pyr/o
- D.
Pyel/o
- 24.Which combining form means fungus?
- A.
Myc/o
- B.
My/o
- C.
Myel/o
- D.
Mucos/o
- 25.Which suffix means a surgical creation of an artificial opening?
- A.
-otomy
- B.
-plasty
- C.
-ectomy
- D.
-ostomy
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