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med term review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the condition of hardening of BLOOD VESSELS due to the presence of fatty plaque?

a)

Adrenosclerosis

b)

Aortosclerosis

c)

Arthrosclerosis

d)

Atherosclerosis

2.

Which suffix means surgical fixation?

a)

ectomy

b)

pexy

c)

graphy

d)

scopy

3.

What is the combining form for "hard"?

a)

blast/o

b)

ather/o

c)

scler/o

d)

dur/o

4.

What is a bone cell?

a)

hemocyte

b)

osteocyte

c)

fibrocyte

d)

chondrocyte

5.

Which procedure is used to view the large intestine?

a)

hysteroscopy

b)

enteroscopy

c)

laparoscopy

d)

colonscopy

6.

What is an increased respiratory rate?

a)

bradypnea

b)

apnea

c)

tachypnea

d)

dyspnea

7.

What body part is being visualized during a COLPOSCOPY?

a)

large intestine

b)

small intestine

c)

vagina

d)

uterine tube

8.

Which term means "without speech"?

a)

aphasia

b)

anuria

c)

aphobia

d)

anemia

9.

What does the abbreviation DM stand for?

a)

dura matter

b)

depressive mood

c)

doctor of medicine

d)

diabetes mellitus

10.

What is the area of specialization for a gastroenterologist?

a)

small and large intestines

b)

rectum and large intestine

c)

liver and stomach

d)

stomach and small intestine

11.

What does the combining form metr/o mean?

a)

vagina

b)

cervix

c)

breast

d)

uterus

12.

What is the removal of living tissue for viewing?

a)

autopsy

b)

biopsy

c)

laparoscopy

d)

endoscopy

13.

What is high blood pressure?

a)

hypertension

b)

hypotension

c)

tachycardia

d)

bradycardia

14.

what is excessive thirst

a)

polydipsia

b)

polyphagia

c)

polyphasia

d)

polyuria

15.

What is the meaning of "bid"?

a)

once a day

b)

twice a day

c)

every other day

d)

four times a day

16.

What is an abbreviation for a blood clot?

a)

ent

b)

gtt

c)

nka

d)

dvt

17.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

one

b)

with

c)

another

d)

as needed