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MedTerm MidTerm 5-7-ddp

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Both air and food travel theough the

a)

larynx

b)

esophagus

c)

trachea

d)

pharynx

2.

The vocal cords are located in the

a)

larynx

b)

pharynx

c)

trachea

d)

epiglottis

3.

The muscular partition between the thoracic and abdominal cavities is the

a)

mediastinum

b)

pleura

c)

epiglottis

d)

diaphragm

4.

The combining form rhin/o refers to the

a)

nose

b)

sinus

c)

septum

d)

air

5.

The combining form that means thorax, chest, chest cavity is

a)

pleur/o

b)

tom/o

c)

diaphragmat/o

d)

thorac/o

6.

The combining form that means lung is

a)

trache/o

b)

rhin/o

c)

bronch/o

d)

pulmon/o

7.

The combining form that means breathe, breathing is

a)

son/o

b)

ox/i

c)

spir/o

d)

pneum/o

8.

The combining form that means x/rays, ionizing radiation is

a)

tom/o

b)

phon/o

c)

radi/o

d)

capn/o

9.

The prefix that means without, absence of is

a)

an-

b)

endo-

c)

intra-

d)

eu-

10.

The suffix that means an instrument used for visual examination is

a)

-gram

b)

-scopy

c)

-graph

d)

-scope

11.

The suffix -stomy is defined as

a)

creation of an artificial opening

b)

to cut into, incision

c)

sound or voice

d)

stretching out, dilation, expansion

12.

The suffix that means a surgical puncture to aspirate fluid is

a)

-algia

b)

-centesis

c)

-tomy

d)

-thorax

13.

The suffix -rrhagia is defined as a

a)

rapid flow of blood

b)

constriction, narrowing

c)

spasmodic contraction

d)

process of recording

14.

The suffix that means stretching out, dilation, or expansion is

a)

-ectasis

b)

-centesis

c)

-stenosis

d)

-cele

15.

The term that means inflammation of the throat is

a)

laryngitis

b)

pleuritis

c)

pharyngitis

d)

tracheitis

16.

Air in the chest cavity (pleural space) causing collapse of the lung is called

a)

pneumothorax

b)

pneumoconiosis

c)

pyothroax

d)

pneumonia

17.

Another term for rhinorrhagia is

a)

rhinomycosi

b)

rhinitis

c)

epistaxis

d)

hemothorax

18.

An upper respiratory infection (commonly called a cold) affects the

a)

nose, larynx, and trachea

b)

trachea, lungs, and pleura

c)

trachea, larynx, and lung

d)

nasal cavity, pharynx or larynx

19.

Another term for nosebleed is

a)

deviated septum

b)

epistaxis

c)

rhinomycosis

d)

pertussis

20.

A term that means the surgical repair of the larynx is

a)

laryngoplasty

b)

larygostomy

c)

laryngectomy

d)

laryngotracheotomy

21.

The term that means a surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from the chest cavity is

a)

thoracotomy

b)

pneumonectomy

c)

thoracocentesis

d)

pleuropexy

22.

A bronchodilator is an agent that causes

a)

the bronchi to widen

b)

hyperventilation

c)

the bronchioles to narrow

d)

hypoventilation

23.

A patent airway is

a)

narrow

b)

obstructed

c)

absent

d)

open

24.

The muscular, hollow organ that temporarily holds the urine is the

a)

urinary meatus

b)

urethra

c)

urinary bladder

d)

nephron

25.

The combining from that means sugar is

a)

glycos/o

b)

hydr/o

c)

azot/o

d)

albumin/o

26.

The combining from that means urea, nitrogen is

a)

olig/o

b)

urin/o

c)

glyc/o

d)

azot/o

27.

The combining from that means stone or calculus is

a)

blast/o

b)

lith/o

c)

oct/i

d)

azot/o

28.

The combining from that means water is

a)

glyc/o

b)

urin/o

c)

hydr/o

d)

hem/o

29.

The suffix that means suturing, repairing is

a)

-uria

b)

-trophy

c)

-rrhaphy

d)

-esis

30.

A congenital defect in which the urinary meatus is located o the upper surface of the penis is know as a(n)

a)

hydrocele

b)

epispadias

c)

varicocele

d)

hypospadias

31.

The term that means scanty urine is

a)

dysuria

b)

pyuria

c)

polyuria

d)

oliguria

32.

The term that means absence of urine is

a)

dysuria

b)

pyuria

c)

anuria

d)

polyuria

33.

Glycosuria indicates that the urine contains

a)

blood

b)

pus

c)

sugar

d)

nitrogen

34.

The term incontinence means

a)

to empty or evacuate waste material

b)

the ability to void

c)

the inability to control the bladder and/or bowels

d)

stretched out

35.

A flexible, tubelike device for withdrawing or instilling fluids is a

a)

catheter

b)

lithotrite

c)

urinal

d)

stricture

36.

The physician first suspected diabetes when the patient complained of an excessive amount of urine, or

a)

polyuria

b)

anuria

c)

dysuria

d)

oliguria

37.

The primary male sex organ (s) is (are) the

a)

testes

b)

scrotum

c)

penis

d)

semen

38.

The sperm have their beginning in the

a)

vas deferens

b)

seminal vesicles

c)

epididymis

d)

seminiferous tubules

39.

The combining form that means glans penis is

a)

vesicul/o

b)

prostat/o

c)

balan/o

d)

vas/o

40.

The combing form that means male is

a)

sperm/o

b)

test/o

c)

vas/o

d)

andr/o

41.

The term that means undescended testes is

a)

cryptochidism

b)

anorchism

c)

prostatovesiculitis

d)

orchidepididymitis

42.

The term that means inflammation of the prostate gland and the bladder is

a)

prostatitis

b)

prostatolith

c)

prostatocystitis

d)

prostatovesiculitis

43.

Male sterilization is performed by

a)

vasectomy

b)

vasovasostomy

c)

orchiectomy

d)

orchidotomy