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Medical Terminology Sets #1-12

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following means: "Inflammation around the heart"?

a)

Endocarditis

b)

Pericarditis

c)

Carditis

d)

Cardiomegaly

2.

Which of the following best describes: "slow heart rate"?

a)

Brachycardia

b)

Tachycardia

c)

Bradycardia

d)

Endocardia

3.

A patient with osteomalacia suffers from:

a)

Very hard bones

b)

Lack of bones

c)

Extra bones

d)

Soft bones

4.

Which of the following describes a myosteoma?

a)

A bony growth/tumor found in muscle

b)

A tumor of muscle

c)

A tumor of bone

d)

Bone and muscle pain

5.

Mr. Jones has arrived for this arthroscopy appointment. What are we doing for him today?

a)

Using a graph to view his painful areas

b)

Using a scope to look inside his joints

c)

Measuring his abdominal pain with a special pain tool

d)

Calculating his blood cell count

6.

The unit of measurement for blood pressure is:

a)

mmCO2

b)

mmCa++

c)

mmK+

d)

mmHg

7.

The WHO is on the ground in China helping with coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. WHO is:

a)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

b)

Worldwide Healthy Opportunities

c)

World Health Organization

d)

Worldwide Health Organization

8.

Your patient has elevated erythrocytes and leukocytes. This means:

a)

They have an increased level of red blood cells and white blood cells

b)

They have an increased level of black blood cells and blue blood cells

c)

They have cold blood cells

d)

They have an increased level of white blood cells and large blood cells

9.

If your patient shows up with cyanosis, this means:

a)

They are pink

b)

They are red

c)

They are white

d)

They are blue

10.

What are this person's credentials?


Cameron Martinez, DO, DVM, MPH

a)

Medical Doctor, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

b)

Medical Doctor, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Master of Public Health

c)

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Master of Public Health

d)

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Master of Public Health

11.

What is the BEST option to treat a patient with Hyperthermia?

a)

Wrap them in warm blankets

b)

Give them hot beverages, like tea or coffee

c)

Slowly cool them off with a cool bath

d)

Nothing, they are fine/normal

12.

Your patient has arrived for their patellectomy today. What is this procedure?

a)

Full or partial surgical removal of the breastbone

b)

Full or partial surgical removal of the knee cap

c)

A simple incision into the knee cap

d)

Creating a permanent opening to the knee cap

13.

The prescription label states: 3 gtt OU TID for 1 week. How do you explain this to the patient?

a)

Place 3 ointments into both eyes three times a day for one week

b)

Place 3 drops into the right eye three times a day for one week

c)

Place 3 drops into both eyes three times a day for one week

d)

Place 3 drops into both eyes two times a week for one week

14.

If a patient has hemialgia, what is going on?

a)

They have pain in their legs and arms

b)

They have pain in their head

c)

They have pain on one half of their body

d)

They only have a little bit of pain

15.

Roman numeral for 50 would be:

a)

I

b)

V

c)

X

d)

L

16.

What is a hematoma?

a)

A blood tumor

b)

A swelling of blood

c)

A lack of blood

d)

Half full of blood

17.

Cryotherapy would be what type of therapy?

a)

Hot

b)

Warm

c)

Cold

d)

Normal temperature

18.

If a patient's bloodwork showed a decrease in K+, which of the following is the BEST description?

a)

They have a decrease of potassium in their blood

b)

They have a decrease of sodium in their blood

c)

They have a decrease of oxygen in their blood

d)

They have a decrease of calcium in their blood

19.

The parathyroid gland would be _______ to the thyroid gland.

a)

on top of

b)

below

c)

on the opposite side of

d)

beside, alongside

20.

Which of the following best describes cardiomegaly?

a)

The patient has heart inflammation

b)

The patient has heart enlargement

c)

The patient has no blood in their heart

d)

The patient has a heart tumor

21.

Dent/o and dont/o both refer to:

a)

Head

b)

Bones

c)

Teeth

d)

Skin

22.

If a patient had an OS injury, where is this injury located?

a)

Both eyes

b)

Left eye

c)

Right eye

d)

Left ear

23.

If a medication was to be given PRN, this means:

a)

It's given as needed

b)

It's given orally

c)

It's not given at all

d)

It's given twice a day

24.

This picture shows an example of pitting edema. What causes edema?

a)

Tumors

b)

Extra tissue growth

c)

Um, that person poking their leg!

d)

Fluid

25.

Intracellular fluid is found where:

a)

Between two cells

b)

Around the outside of the cell

c)

Within the cell

d)

There is no fluid