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Medical Terminology Course Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Write the combining form of parathyroid/o

(a)  

2.

The body's chemical messengers are nerve impulses.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

The patient's iodine deficiency may have predisposed her to developing a(n) _____________, an enlargement of the thyroid gland.

a)

thyroplasty

b)

thymoma

c)

goiter

4.

The elevated results of the _____ _____ _____ test, a blood test to determine the amount of glucose in the blood, indicated diabetes mellitus.

a)

fine needles aspiration

b)

bone density scan

c)

fasting blood sugar

5.

Growth hormone regulates the growth of the body.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

The patient who was eventually diagnosed with Grave's Disease, first presented with abnormal protrusion of the eyeball or (known as)

(a)  

7.

A patient complained of nausea, vomiting, and muscle weakness. The physician suspected (a)   , a state of excess calcium in the blood.

8.

A pituitary tumor appeared to be the cause of the patient's experience of enlargement of the extremities including facial bones, hands, and feet or (known as)

(a)  

9.

The meaning of the combining form leuk/o is

a)

white

b)

red

c)

blue

d)

yellow

10.

The suffix -logy means

a)

cell

b)

study of

c)

resembling

d)

disease

11.

The term percutaneous s defined as

a)

on the skin

b)

within the skin

c)

through the skin

d)

under the skin

12.

The meaning of the medical term epistaxis is

a)

respiratory failure

b)

an infectious disease

c)

traveling outside of

d)

a nosebleed

13.

The suffix -tomy means

a)

cut into, incision

b)

pain

c)

heat

d)

measurement

14.

a person with an irregular curvature of the cornea or lens of the eye has:

a)

glaucoma

b)

strabismus

c)

astigmatism

d)

heterochromia

15.

a patient with an involuntary jerking movement of the eyes has a condition known as

a)

anisometropia

b)

nystagmus

c)

astigmatism

d)

heterochromia

16.

pertaining to the vestibule and the cochlear nerve

a)

cochlear

b)

aural

c)

auricular

d)

vestibulocochlear

17.

A person who studies and specializes in hearing is an:

a)

otolaryngologist

b)

audiologist

c)

otolaryngology

d)

audiology

18.

ringing in the ears is referred to as:

a)

tinnitus

b)

presbycusis

c)

vertigo

d)

nystagmus

19.

Mild hardening of the ear:

a)

tinnitus

b)

atherosclerosis

c)

otosclerosis

d)

otalgia

20.

An agent that promotes the formation and excretion of urine:

a)

peritoneal dialysis

b)

urinary catheterization

c)

carcinogen

d)

diuretic

21.

Sudden onset of pain in the testes can be a symptom of twisting of the spermatic cord. Which of the following pairs would best describe this phenomenon?

a)

aspermia, anorchism

b)

orchialgia, testicular torsion

c)

prostatolith, prostatolithotomy

d)

orchialgia, nephrolithotomy

22.

What is the syndrome involving physical and emotional symptoms occurring up to 10 days before menstruation?

a)

toxic shock syndrome

b)

premenstrual syndrome

c)

polycystic ovary syndrome

d)

bipolar disorder

23.

Because of inadequate uterine contractions, the patient was experiencing difficult labor or:

a)

dystocia

b)

dysphasia

c)

dysuria

d)

polydipsia

24.

The drug thalidomide taken by the mother was a producing malformation risk for the fetus.

a)

embryogenic

b)

carcinogenic

c)

lactogenic

d)

teratogenic

25.

The suffix -lysis means

a)

incision

b)

loosening, dissolution, separating

c)

surgical fixation

d)

addition

26.

What is the definition of prostatolith?

a)

stones in the prostate glad

b)

surgical repair of epididymis

c)

inflammation of the testis

d)

stones in the kidney

27.

State of hidden testicles is an associated risk factor for the development of cancer of the testicle. Choose the pair that best describes this phenonmenon:

a)

prostatitis; prostate cancer

b)

anorchism; testicular torsion

c)

cryptortchidism, testicular cancer

d)

Houdini's Disease, testicular cancer

28.

What is the definition of salpingocele?

a)

inflammation of the breast

b)

dilation of the fallopian tube

c)

hernia of the fallopian tube

29.

Down syndrome can be diagnosed with two prenatal tests: chorionic villus sampling done at 10 to 13 weeks of pregnancy, or a surgical puncture to aspirate amniotic fluid after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

a)

amniocentesis

b)

amniorrhea

c)

CVS

d)

CSV

30.

Disease of the lymph nodes often characterized by abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes associated with an infection or malignancy.

a)

sestamibi test

b)

lymphadenopathy

c)

bruit

d)

thrill

31.

Liver enlargment:

a)

hepatomegaly

b)

palpate

c)

celiac disease

d)

goiter

32.

The colonoscopy revealed a colon _____, a tumor-like growth extending outward from a mucous membrane.

a)

uvula

b)

polyp

c)

cirrhosis

d)

bruit

33.

Manifestations of hypopituitarism may include ____: double vision.

a)

diplopia

b)

trabeculectomy

c)

keratometer

d)

heterochromia

34.

One complication of the patient's upper respiratory infection was _______: inflammation of the labyrinth

a)

labyrinthitis

b)

vertigo

c)

cochlear implant

d)

halitosis

35.

The patient with otosclerosis underwent a ______: excision of the stapes, to restore hearing

a)

otitis externa

b)

stapedectomy

c)

audiogram

d)

audiotomy

36.

What does the prefix dia- mean?

a)

Up

b)

Before

c)

Two

d)

One

37.

What body plane separates the left and right sections?

a)

saggital

b)

frontal

c)

transverse

d)

cross-section

38.

What is a bronchospasm?

a)

spasmodic contraction of the bronchi

b)

inflammation of the lung

c)

inflammation of the bronchi

d)

dialtion of the bronchi

39.

Physician who studies and treats diseases of the blood:

a)

hematologist

b)

immunologist

c)

cardiologist

d)

nephrologist

40.

Episodes of chest pain that occurs when there is an insufficient amount of blood to the heart muscle:

a)

atrial fibrillation

b)

acute coronary syndrome

c)

angina pectoris

d)

myocarditis

41.

A laser procedure to reshape the corneal tissue beneath the surface of the cornea:

a)

LASIK

b)

IHOP

c)

IOP

d)

LASIX

42.

Inflammation of the tongue:

a)

chelitis

b)

gingivitis

c)

glossitis

d)

meningitis

43.

Excision of the uvula:

a)

uvulectomy

b)

uvulitis

c)

uvulosis

d)

pharyngitis

44.

Discharge of fat in the stool:

a)

steatorrhea

b)

steatosis

c)

steatohepatitis

d)

lipogitis

45.

Meaning of the term pathology:

(a)  

46.

Term meaning: Pertaining to a side

(a)  

47.

If a "UA" was ordered for a patient I would know that this is an abbreviation of the word:

(a)  

48.

What is the term for excision of the prostate gland?

(a)  

49.

What is the term for inflammation of the breast?

(a)  

50.

What is the term for ringing in the ears?

(a)