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WorksheetsChapter 4 Exam - Medical Terminology-65331
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
Mr. Smith was experiencing deficient breathing and the attending physician noted that his fingertips were blue. The patient was experiencing:
hypopnea and cyanosis
hyperpnea and hypoxia
eupnea and hyperpnea
apnea and cyanosis
_______ is used to find out how well lungs are working by measuring air volume.
capnography
auscultation
spirometry
oximetry
Both air and food travel through this structure:
pharynx
epiglottis
larynx
trachea
An incision into the trachea is called:
trachelectomy
tracheotomy
tracheoplasty
tracheostomy
The word hemothorax means:
blood in the chest cavity
blood in the lung
pain in the lung
pain in the chest cavity
The term scope is a:
eponym
suffix
prefix
combining form
The suffix stomy means:
inspiration
creation of an artificial opening
excision
incision
Which of the following is classified as COPD?
tonsillitis
asthma
emphysema
pneumonia
The combining form that means carbon dioxide is:
tom/o
ox/i
capn/o
lob/o
The word thoracentesis means:
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from the chest cavity
visual examination of the pleura
surgical fixation of the lung
dilation, expansion of the chest cavity
______ is located at the anterior region of the nasal cavity and is composed of bone.
carina
septal cartilage
soft palate
hard palate
The medical term for difficulty breathing is:
apnea
eupnea
dyspnea
hyperpnea
The medical term carcinogenic means:
benign
malignant
causing cancer
cancerous tumor
The suffix rrhagia means:
runny nose
septal deviation
stretching, dilation
excessive bleeding
Cessation means to:
start
stop
slow down
move rapidly
Which letter(s) receive the primary accent in the pronunciation of the medical term spirometry?
METRY
SPIRO
ROM
OM
An instrument used to measure the level of oxygen in the blood is called:
capnometer
spirometer
oximeter
laryngoscope
Which letter(s) receive the primary accent in the pronunciation of the medical term bronchiectasis?
BRONCHI
EC
ECTASIS
TASIS
The patient was able to sleep better when the hospital bed was in an upright position, the patient had:
eupnea
dyspnea
orthopnea
apnea
Which of the following suffixes mean pertaining to:
ar, an, ia, eu
ar, eal, ia, oid
oid, an, ar, ary
ar, ary, eal, ic
A suffix that means an instrument used to measure is:
meter
graph
scope
tome
The suffix ______, means a specialist or physician who studies and treats.
logist
iatry
genic
logy
The grape-like air sacs at the end of the bronchioles are called the:
glottis
tonsils
epithelium
alveoli
The suffix itis means:
inflammation
fixation
dilation
constriction
the term that means an inability to sleep is:
apnea
orthopnea
oropharynx
insomnia
Thorac/o is a combining form that means:
pleura
lung
chest cavity
diaphragm
Following foot surgery, the patient experienced a blood clot that broke loose leading to blocked circulation to the lungs. The patient was diagnosed with a:
pleural effusion
pulmonary edema
pulmonary embolism
pulmonary emphysema
The physician performed a visual examination of the bronchi to assist in diagnosing a tumor in the bronchi. He performed a(n):
bronchoplasty
bronchospasm
bronchoscopy
bronchoscope
A _______ is a doctor who diagnoses and treats diseases of the respiratory system.
cardiologist
otolaryngologist
pulmonologist
audiologist
Creation of an artificial opening into the trachea is:
tracheoplasty
tracheotomy
tracheostenosis
tracheostomy
Atel/o is a combining form that means:
alveolus
adenoids
above, excessive
imperfect, incomplete
The prefix that means without, absence of is:
eal
eu
an
endo
The prefix eu means:
abnormal, bad
normal, good
absence, without
many, much
Which letter(s) receive the primary accent in the pronunciation of the medical term laryngoscope?
RYNG
LARYN
SCOPE
GO
The following term did not appear in the text, but is composed of word parts that have appeared in this chapter. Find the definition by translating the word parts literally. Pharyngography
the process of recording the pharynx
radiographic image of the pharynx
pertaining to the pharynx
instrument used to measure the pharynx
What is the medical term for windpipe?
trachea
larynx
diaphragm
pharynx
A condition that lasts over a long time with periods of exacerbation and remission is called:
chronic
febrile
intermittent
acute
Which of the following words is misspelled:
laryngopharynx
bronchiectasis
nasopharyngeal
diafragmatocele
The combining form that means straight is:
phon/o
sept/o
somn/o
orth/o
The suffix meaning surgical fixation is:
pnea
phono
pexy
pyo
A flat, dome shaped muscle located at the base of the lungs and thoracic cavity which aids the breathing process is the:
hilum
phharynx
epiglottis
diaphragm
Rhin/o is a combining form that means:
tongue
nose
septal
adenoid
