Medical Terminology quiz 1

1. If I haven’t been brushing my teeth often enough, I may end up with bleeding from my gums, a condition called ... ... ... ... ...

• A. hepatitis

• B . colitis

• C . gingivitis

• D. stomatitis

2. A permanent opening in the colon is called a ... ... ... ... ... ...

• A. megacolon

• B. colonoscopy

• C. colostomy

• D. colectomy

3. A specialist in diseases of the digestive tract called a

• A. cardiologist

• B. pulmonologist

• C. neurologist

• D. gastroenterologist

4. You have just been diagnosed as having an enlarged liver. The doctor describes it as :

• A. megacolon

• B. hepatomegaly

• C. hepatitis

• D. gastroenteritis

5. An inflammation of kidneys is termed:

• A. hepatitis

• B. cystitis

• C. proctitis

• D. nephritis

6. An enlarged heart is termed:

• A. hepatomegaly

• B. cardiomegaly

• C. megacolon

• D. myocarditis

7. Removal of ovaries is called

• A. hysterectomy

• B. appendectomy

• C. oophorectomy

• D. gastrectomy

8. inflammation of uterine tubes is called

• A. endometritis

• B. salpingitis

• C. hepatitis

• D. proctitis

9. A procedure that records brain electrical activity is called :

• A. electrocardiography

• B. electroencephalography

• C. electromyography

• D. electrophoresis

10. A female patient has a special X - ray procedure of the breasts performed. The X - ray ima called a

• A. mammoplasty

• B. mammography

• C. mastectomy

• D. mammogram