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Chapter 4 Exam - Medical Terminology-65331

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mr. Smith was experiencing deficient breathing and the attending physician noted that his fingertips were blue. The patient was experiencing:

a)

hypopnea and cyanosis

b)

hyperpnea and hypoxia

c)

eupnea and hyperpnea

d)

apnea and cyanosis

2.

_______ is used to find out how well lungs are working by measuring air volume.

a)

capnography

b)

auscultation

c)

spirometry

d)

oximetry

3.

Both air and food travel through this structure:

a)

pharynx

b)

epiglottis

c)

larynx

d)

trachea

4.

An incision into the trachea is called:

a)

trachelectomy

b)

tracheotomy

c)

tracheoplasty

d)

tracheostomy

5.

The word hemothorax means:

a)

blood in the chest cavity

b)

blood in the lung

c)

pain in the lung

d)

pain in the chest cavity

6.

The term scope is a:

a)

eponym

b)

suffix

c)

prefix

d)

combining form

7.

The suffix stomy means:

a)

inspiration

b)

creation of an artificial opening

c)

excision

d)

incision

8.

Which of the following is classified as COPD?

a)

tonsillitis

b)

asthma

c)

emphysema

d)

pneumonia

9.

The combining form that means carbon dioxide is:

a)

tom/o

b)

ox/i

c)

capn/o

d)

lob/o

10.

The word thoracentesis means:

a)

surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from the chest cavity

b)

visual examination of the pleura

c)

surgical fixation of the lung

d)

dilation, expansion of the chest cavity

11.

______ is located at the anterior region of the nasal cavity and is composed of bone.

a)

carina

b)

septal cartilage

c)

soft palate

d)

hard palate

12.

The medical term for difficulty breathing is:

a)

apnea

b)

eupnea

c)

dyspnea

d)

hyperpnea

13.

The medical term carcinogenic means:

a)

benign

b)

malignant

c)

causing cancer

d)

cancerous tumor

14.

The suffix rrhagia means:

a)

runny nose

b)

septal deviation

c)

stretching, dilation

d)

excessive bleeding

15.

Cessation means to:

a)

start

b)

stop

c)

slow down

d)

move rapidly

16.

Which letter(s) receive the primary accent in the pronunciation of the medical term spirometry?

a)

METRY

b)

SPIRO

c)

ROM

d)

OM

17.

An instrument used to measure the level of oxygen in the blood is called:

a)

capnometer

b)

spirometer

c)

oximeter

d)

laryngoscope

18.

Which letter(s) receive the primary accent in the pronunciation of the medical term bronchiectasis?

a)

BRONCHI

b)

EC

c)

ECTASIS

d)

TASIS

19.

The patient was able to sleep better when the hospital bed was in an upright position, the patient had:

a)

eupnea

b)

dyspnea

c)

orthopnea

d)

apnea

20.

Which of the following suffixes mean pertaining to:

a)

ar, an, ia, eu

b)

ar, eal, ia, oid

c)

oid, an, ar, ary

d)

ar, ary, eal, ic

21.

A suffix that means an instrument used to measure is:

a)

meter

b)

graph

c)

scope

d)

tome

22.

The suffix ______, means a specialist or physician who studies and treats.

a)

logist

b)

iatry

c)

genic

d)

logy

23.

The grape-like air sacs at the end of the bronchioles are called the:

a)

glottis

b)

tonsils

c)

epithelium

d)

alveoli

24.

The suffix itis means:

a)

inflammation

b)

fixation

c)

dilation

d)

constriction

25.

the term that means an inability to sleep is:

a)

apnea

b)

orthopnea

c)

oropharynx

d)

insomnia

26.

Thorac/o is a combining form that means:

a)

pleura

b)

lung

c)

chest cavity

d)

diaphragm

27.

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:

a)

pleural effusion

b)

pulmonary edema

c)

pulmonary embolism

d)

pulmonary emphysema

28.

The physician performed a visual examination of the bronchi to assist in diagnosing a tumor in the bronchi. He performed a(n):

a)

bronchoplasty

b)

bronchospasm

c)

bronchoscopy

d)

bronchoscope

29.

A _______ is a doctor who diagnoses and treats diseases of the respiratory system.

a)

cardiologist

b)

otolaryngologist

c)

pulmonologist

d)

audiologist

30.

Creation of an artificial opening into the trachea is:

a)

tracheoplasty

b)

tracheotomy

c)

tracheostenosis

d)

tracheostomy

31.

Atel/o is a combining form that means:

a)

alveolus

b)

adenoids

c)

above, excessive

d)

imperfect, incomplete

32.

The prefix that means without, absence of is:

a)

eal

b)

eu

c)

an

d)

endo

33.

The prefix eu means:

a)

abnormal, bad

b)

normal, good

c)

absence, without

d)

many, much

34.

Which letter(s) receive the primary accent in the pronunciation of the medical term laryngoscope?

a)

RYNG

b)

LARYN

c)

SCOPE

d)

GO

35.

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

a)

the process of recording the pharynx

b)

radiographic image of the pharynx

c)

pertaining to the pharynx

d)

instrument used to measure the pharynx

36.

What is the medical term for windpipe?

a)

trachea

b)

larynx

c)

diaphragm

d)

pharynx

37.

A condition that lasts over a long time with periods of exacerbation and remission is called:

a)

chronic

b)

febrile

c)

intermittent

d)

acute

38.

Which of the following words is misspelled:

a)

laryngopharynx

b)

bronchiectasis

c)

nasopharyngeal

d)

diafragmatocele

39.

The combining form that means straight is:

a)

phon/o

b)

sept/o

c)

somn/o

d)

orth/o

40.

The suffix meaning surgical fixation is:

a)

pnea

b)

phono

c)

pexy

d)

pyo

41.

A flat, dome shaped muscle located at the base of the lungs and thoracic cavity which aids the breathing process is the:

a)

hilum

b)

phharynx

c)

epiglottis

d)

diaphragm

42.

Rhin/o is a combining form that means:

a)

tongue

b)

nose

c)

septal

d)

adenoid