MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Phleb/o - correct answer-Vein
-poiesis - correct answer-production/ formation
-scopy - correct answer-viewing
-capnia - correct answer-carbon dioxide in blood
Myring/o - correct answer-Tympamic membrane
Kerat/o - correct answer-Cornea
-plasty - correct answer-plastic surgeon
-itis - correct answer-inflammation of
Hyper- - correct answer-Excessively
-emia - correct answer-condition of havinh such blood
Endo - correct answer-within
-ectasis - correct answer-Dilation/ expansion
Arthr/o - correct answer-Joint
Bronch/o - correct answer-Bronchial tubes
-ptysis - correct answer-spewing/ expectoration
Dys- - correct answer-Abnormal
-pnea - correct answer-breathe
phren/o - correct answer-Mind/ diaphragm
rhin/o - correct answer-nose
, Leuk/o - correct answer-White
-penia - correct answer-Deficiency of
xer/o - correct answer-Dry
Cutane/o - correct answer-Skin
Kal/i - correct answer-Potassium
Myel/o - correct answer-Spinal cord or bone marrow
-cyte - correct answer-Cell
-blast - correct answer-Embryonic/ immature cell
-lysis - correct answer-breakdown, seperation, destruction, loosening
PA/ Lateral - correct answer-Posterior-Anterior, lateral
CT Scan - correct answer-Computed Tomography scan, detailed images of internal
organs. X-ray images
Ultrasound (sonography) - correct answer-Imaging that uses high-frequency sound
waves to produce images of structures within your body.
Moh's Surgery - correct answer-Treatment of skin cancer, especially basal cell or
squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. This procedure is designed to remove all the
cancerous tissue while removing as little of the healthy tissue as possible.
Myelogram - correct answer-an X-ray study that involvs the injection of a dye into the
spinal canal to assess the nerve roots.
Cardiac Enzymes - correct answer-They are proteins from heart muscle cells. Low
levels of these are usually found in your blood. but if your heart muscle is injured these
enzymes leak out of your damaged hert muscle cells and their levels in the bloodstream
rise. Example: Troponin, too
Echocardiogram - correct answer-The record obtained by echocardiography
Linear Accelerator - correct answer-A device in which charged particles are accelerated
in straight paths by the use of alternating electric voltages that are timed in such a way
that the particles receive increasing increments of energy
In Vitro - correct answer-Test that is done in glass in laboratory
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Phleb/o - correct answer-Vein
-poiesis - correct answer-production/ formation
-scopy - correct answer-viewing
-capnia - correct answer-carbon dioxide in blood
Myring/o - correct answer-Tympamic membrane
Kerat/o - correct answer-Cornea
-plasty - correct answer-plastic surgeon
-itis - correct answer-inflammation of
Hyper- - correct answer-Excessively
-emia - correct answer-condition of havinh such blood
Endo - correct answer-within
-ectasis - correct answer-Dilation/ expansion
Arthr/o - correct answer-Joint
Bronch/o - correct answer-Bronchial tubes
-ptysis - correct answer-spewing/ expectoration
Dys- - correct answer-Abnormal
-pnea - correct answer-breathe
phren/o - correct answer-Mind/ diaphragm
rhin/o - correct answer-nose
, Leuk/o - correct answer-White
-penia - correct answer-Deficiency of
xer/o - correct answer-Dry
Cutane/o - correct answer-Skin
Kal/i - correct answer-Potassium
Myel/o - correct answer-Spinal cord or bone marrow
-cyte - correct answer-Cell
-blast - correct answer-Embryonic/ immature cell
-lysis - correct answer-breakdown, seperation, destruction, loosening
PA/ Lateral - correct answer-Posterior-Anterior, lateral
CT Scan - correct answer-Computed Tomography scan, detailed images of internal
organs. X-ray images
Ultrasound (sonography) - correct answer-Imaging that uses high-frequency sound
waves to produce images of structures within your body.
Moh's Surgery - correct answer-Treatment of skin cancer, especially basal cell or
squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. This procedure is designed to remove all the
cancerous tissue while removing as little of the healthy tissue as possible.
Myelogram - correct answer-an X-ray study that involvs the injection of a dye into the
spinal canal to assess the nerve roots.
Cardiac Enzymes - correct answer-They are proteins from heart muscle cells. Low
levels of these are usually found in your blood. but if your heart muscle is injured these
enzymes leak out of your damaged hert muscle cells and their levels in the bloodstream
rise. Example: Troponin, too
Echocardiogram - correct answer-The record obtained by echocardiography
Linear Accelerator - correct answer-A device in which charged particles are accelerated
in straight paths by the use of alternating electric voltages that are timed in such a way
that the particles receive increasing increments of energy
In Vitro - correct answer-Test that is done in glass in laboratory
