Medical Terminology of Body Structures

Which term refers to the neck?

• sacral

• coccygeal

• iliac

• cervical

Which term means pertaining to a disease of unknown cause?

• pathogenic

• diagnostic

• iatrogenic

• idiopathic

Which term means producing or associated with a generation of pus?

• inflammation

• suppurative

• edematous

• leukoplakia

Which term means abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissue spaces?

• edema

• ascites

• adhesion

• gangrene

Which term means hole that completely penetrates a structure?

• fissure

• contusion

• perforation

• ulcer

What is the etiology of diabetes?

• Infectious

• Metabolic

• Environmental

• Neoplastic

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which term means surgical joining of two ducts or blood vessels to allow flow from one to the other?

• aneurysm

• ablation

• anastomosis

• anaplasia

Which term means removal of part or all of a structure, organ or tissue?

• surgery

• resection

• dissection

• operation

In which type of biopsy is the entire lesion removed?

• incisional

• excisional

• radical

• modified

General observation of the patient as a whole is called:

• examination

• auscultation

• assessment

• inspection