MEDICAL SCRIBE EXAM TERMS
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Anterior - Answer-situated in front of or directed toward the front
Posterior - Answer-(dorsal) rear or back
Superior - Answer-upper, nearer to crown of head
Inferior - Answer-lower, further from crown of the head
external - Answer-outside
internal - Answer-inside
superficial - Answer-nearer to the surface
deep - Answer-farther from the surface
midline - Answer-divides the body into left and right sides
medial - Answer-nearer to the midline
lateral - Answer-farther from the midline
proximal - Answer-nearer to the limb root
distal - Answer-farther from the limb root
abduction - Answer-Draws away from the midline
adduction - Answer-draws toward the midline
flexion - Answer-bending or angulation
extension - Answer-straightening out
adnexa - Answer-ovaries and Fallopian tubes
afebrile - Answer-without fever
ambulatory - Answer-able to move about, not confined to a bed
amenorrhea - Answer-absence of menses
,aneurysm - Answer-A widening of a blood vessel due to pressure on weakened tissues
causing ? formation of a sac of blood that may become clotted ?
aphagia - Answer-inability to swallow
aphasia - Answer-inability to express oneself through speech
appendectomy - Answer-surgical removal of the appendix
arrhythmia - Answer-irregularity or loss of rhythm, usually of the heartbeat
ascites - Answer-accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal fluid
artery - Answer-blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart, excluding pulmonary
arteries
arthralgia - Answer-pain in a joint
ataxia - Answer-failure of muscle coordination, such as staggering gait
auscultation - Answer-process of listening for sounds within the body
avulsion - Answer-forceful pulling away of a part or structure
axilla - Answer-pertaining to the armpit
bradycardia - Answer-unusually slow heart beat (<60 beats per minute)
bruit - Answer-murmur or sound heard in auscultation
cachectic - Answer-in a state of ill health, malnutrition and wasting
cardiomegaly - Answer-enlargement of the heart
caries - Answer-gradual decay of soft, bony tissue or a tooth (cavity)
cellulitis - Answer-infection in or close to the skin
cerumen - Answer-earwax
cervical - Answer-pertaining to the neck or to the cervix of the uterus
cholecystectomy - Answer-surgical removal of the gallbladder
Cholecystitis - Answer-inflammation of the gallbladder
, conjunctiva - Answer-mucus membrane covering the eye and lining of the eyelid
cornea - Answer-transparent coat of the eyeball that covers the eyeball and pupil
crepitus - Answer-crackling or grating sound usually of bones
cyanotic - Answer-bluish or slate-like skin color
debridement - Answer-removal of foreign material or dead tissue from a wound
dentition - Answer-the teeth in situ in dental arch
diaphoresis - Answer-Excessive or profuse sweating or perspiration
differential diagnosis - Answer-a diagnosis of
symptoms of two or more
diseases by comparison
diplopia - Answer-double vision
dysarthria - Answer-speech problem due to
weakness, paralysis,
muscular un-coordination
dysmenorrhea - Answer-painful menstruation
dysphagia - Answer-difficulty swallowing
dysphasia - Answer-impairment of speech
dyspnea - Answer-difficult and labored
breathing, shortness of
breath
dysuria - Answer-painful urination
ecchymosis - Answer-bruise, discolored area of
the skin caused by
bleeding underneath
Ectopic pregnancy - Answer-implantation of the
fertilized ovum outside the
uterine cavity
edema - Answer-swelling of tissue due to
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Anterior - Answer-situated in front of or directed toward the front
Posterior - Answer-(dorsal) rear or back
Superior - Answer-upper, nearer to crown of head
Inferior - Answer-lower, further from crown of the head
external - Answer-outside
internal - Answer-inside
superficial - Answer-nearer to the surface
deep - Answer-farther from the surface
midline - Answer-divides the body into left and right sides
medial - Answer-nearer to the midline
lateral - Answer-farther from the midline
proximal - Answer-nearer to the limb root
distal - Answer-farther from the limb root
abduction - Answer-Draws away from the midline
adduction - Answer-draws toward the midline
flexion - Answer-bending or angulation
extension - Answer-straightening out
adnexa - Answer-ovaries and Fallopian tubes
afebrile - Answer-without fever
ambulatory - Answer-able to move about, not confined to a bed
amenorrhea - Answer-absence of menses
,aneurysm - Answer-A widening of a blood vessel due to pressure on weakened tissues
causing ? formation of a sac of blood that may become clotted ?
aphagia - Answer-inability to swallow
aphasia - Answer-inability to express oneself through speech
appendectomy - Answer-surgical removal of the appendix
arrhythmia - Answer-irregularity or loss of rhythm, usually of the heartbeat
ascites - Answer-accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal fluid
artery - Answer-blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart, excluding pulmonary
arteries
arthralgia - Answer-pain in a joint
ataxia - Answer-failure of muscle coordination, such as staggering gait
auscultation - Answer-process of listening for sounds within the body
avulsion - Answer-forceful pulling away of a part or structure
axilla - Answer-pertaining to the armpit
bradycardia - Answer-unusually slow heart beat (<60 beats per minute)
bruit - Answer-murmur or sound heard in auscultation
cachectic - Answer-in a state of ill health, malnutrition and wasting
cardiomegaly - Answer-enlargement of the heart
caries - Answer-gradual decay of soft, bony tissue or a tooth (cavity)
cellulitis - Answer-infection in or close to the skin
cerumen - Answer-earwax
cervical - Answer-pertaining to the neck or to the cervix of the uterus
cholecystectomy - Answer-surgical removal of the gallbladder
Cholecystitis - Answer-inflammation of the gallbladder
, conjunctiva - Answer-mucus membrane covering the eye and lining of the eyelid
cornea - Answer-transparent coat of the eyeball that covers the eyeball and pupil
crepitus - Answer-crackling or grating sound usually of bones
cyanotic - Answer-bluish or slate-like skin color
debridement - Answer-removal of foreign material or dead tissue from a wound
dentition - Answer-the teeth in situ in dental arch
diaphoresis - Answer-Excessive or profuse sweating or perspiration
differential diagnosis - Answer-a diagnosis of
symptoms of two or more
diseases by comparison
diplopia - Answer-double vision
dysarthria - Answer-speech problem due to
weakness, paralysis,
muscular un-coordination
dysmenorrhea - Answer-painful menstruation
dysphagia - Answer-difficulty swallowing
dysphasia - Answer-impairment of speech
dyspnea - Answer-difficult and labored
breathing, shortness of
breath
dysuria - Answer-painful urination
ecchymosis - Answer-bruise, discolored area of
the skin caused by
bleeding underneath
Ectopic pregnancy - Answer-implantation of the
fertilized ovum outside the
uterine cavity
edema - Answer-swelling of tissue due to
