MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY CHAPTERS
1-4 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders involving the bones,
joints, and muscles - Answer-orthopedic surgeon
specialized in diagnosing and treating disorders of the feet - Answer-podiatrist
specializes in treating health problems by manipulation and with traditional forms of
medical treatment - Answer-osteopathic physician
specializes in diseases that are characterized by inflammation in the connective
tissues - Answer-rheumatologist
abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine as viewed from the
side - Answer-kyphosis
abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lumbar spine - Answer-lordosis
a congenital deformity in which the foot may be turned outward or inward - Answer-
talipes
abnormal sideways curvature of the spine - Answer-scoliosis
an inflammation of bone - Answer-osteitis
sickness acquired in a hospital or clinic setting - Answer-nosocomial infection
abnormal development or growth of cells, tissues, or organs - Answer-dysplasia
an outbreak of a disease occurring over a large geographic area - Answer-pandemic
a genetic disorder in which an essential digestive enzyme is missing - Answer-
Phenylketonuria
the fundamental physical ad functional unit of heredity - Answer-gene
the surgical removal of a gland - Answer-adenectomy
refers to the back of the organ or body - Answer-dorsal
refers to the front of the organ or body and contains the organs that maintain
homeostasis - Answer-ventral
abnormal hardening of a gland - Answer-adenosclerosis
a study of how traits are transferred from parents to their children and the role of
genes in health and disease - Answer-genetics
, relating to the groin and refers to the entire lower portion of the abdomen - Answer-
inguinal
bleeding disorder in which a blood-clotting factor is missing - Answer-hemophilia
situated nearest the midline or beginning of a body structure - Answer-proximal
object that attaches parts of the intestine to the interior abdominal wall - Answer-
mesentery
undifferentiated cells found among differentiated cells in a tissue or organ - Answer-
adult stem cells
fatal genetic disorder in which harmful quantities of fatty substance build up in the
tissue and nerves of the brain - Answer-Tay-Sachs disease
inflammation of a gland - Answer-adenitis
a benign tumor from recognizable glandular structures - Answer-adenoma
short stature (was formally known as..) - Answer-dwarfism
suturing or wiring together of bones - Answer-osteorrhaphy
form of arthritis that is characterized by deposits of uric acid in the joints - Answer-
gouty arthritis
the partial dislocation of a bone from its joint - Answer-subluxation
splintered or crushed bone - Answer-comminuted fracture
hemopoietic bone tissue - Answer-red bone marrow
a congenital defect in which the spinal canal fails to close around the spinal cord -
Answer-spina bifida
an autoimmune disorder that affects children of 16 years of age or less with
symptoms that include pain, stiffness, joint swelling, skin rash, fever, slowed growth,
and fatigue - Answer-juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
preformed to treat osteoporosis related compression fractures - Answer-
percutaneous vertebroplasty
a malignant tumore composed of blood-forming cells of the bone marrow - Answer-
myeloma
a surgical incision into a bone - Answer-osteotomy
an inflammation of a bursa - Answer-bursitis
1-4 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders involving the bones,
joints, and muscles - Answer-orthopedic surgeon
specialized in diagnosing and treating disorders of the feet - Answer-podiatrist
specializes in treating health problems by manipulation and with traditional forms of
medical treatment - Answer-osteopathic physician
specializes in diseases that are characterized by inflammation in the connective
tissues - Answer-rheumatologist
abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine as viewed from the
side - Answer-kyphosis
abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lumbar spine - Answer-lordosis
a congenital deformity in which the foot may be turned outward or inward - Answer-
talipes
abnormal sideways curvature of the spine - Answer-scoliosis
an inflammation of bone - Answer-osteitis
sickness acquired in a hospital or clinic setting - Answer-nosocomial infection
abnormal development or growth of cells, tissues, or organs - Answer-dysplasia
an outbreak of a disease occurring over a large geographic area - Answer-pandemic
a genetic disorder in which an essential digestive enzyme is missing - Answer-
Phenylketonuria
the fundamental physical ad functional unit of heredity - Answer-gene
the surgical removal of a gland - Answer-adenectomy
refers to the back of the organ or body - Answer-dorsal
refers to the front of the organ or body and contains the organs that maintain
homeostasis - Answer-ventral
abnormal hardening of a gland - Answer-adenosclerosis
a study of how traits are transferred from parents to their children and the role of
genes in health and disease - Answer-genetics
, relating to the groin and refers to the entire lower portion of the abdomen - Answer-
inguinal
bleeding disorder in which a blood-clotting factor is missing - Answer-hemophilia
situated nearest the midline or beginning of a body structure - Answer-proximal
object that attaches parts of the intestine to the interior abdominal wall - Answer-
mesentery
undifferentiated cells found among differentiated cells in a tissue or organ - Answer-
adult stem cells
fatal genetic disorder in which harmful quantities of fatty substance build up in the
tissue and nerves of the brain - Answer-Tay-Sachs disease
inflammation of a gland - Answer-adenitis
a benign tumor from recognizable glandular structures - Answer-adenoma
short stature (was formally known as..) - Answer-dwarfism
suturing or wiring together of bones - Answer-osteorrhaphy
form of arthritis that is characterized by deposits of uric acid in the joints - Answer-
gouty arthritis
the partial dislocation of a bone from its joint - Answer-subluxation
splintered or crushed bone - Answer-comminuted fracture
hemopoietic bone tissue - Answer-red bone marrow
a congenital defect in which the spinal canal fails to close around the spinal cord -
Answer-spina bifida
an autoimmune disorder that affects children of 16 years of age or less with
symptoms that include pain, stiffness, joint swelling, skin rash, fever, slowed growth,
and fatigue - Answer-juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
preformed to treat osteoporosis related compression fractures - Answer-
percutaneous vertebroplasty
a malignant tumore composed of blood-forming cells of the bone marrow - Answer-
myeloma
a surgical incision into a bone - Answer-osteotomy
an inflammation of a bursa - Answer-bursitis
