Medical Terminology comprehensive final exam
Cancerous tumor - correct answer carcinoma
opposite of supine - correct answer prone
arthr/o - correct answer joint
record of electricity in the brain - correct answer electroencephalogram
a combining vowel (usually an O) links the root to the suffix or the root to another root and aids
pronunciation: TRUE or FALSE - correct answer TRUE
a combining form is the combination of the root and the combining vowel: TRUE or FALSE -
correct answer TRUE
epi - correct answer above, upon, on
craniotomy - correct answer incision of the skull
iatrogenic - correct answer Pertaining to produced by treatment
cyst/o - correct answer cyst, urinary bladder, sac of fluid
the process by which food is burned to release energy - correct answer catabolism
the pituitary gland is in the __________ body cavity - correct answer cranial
genes are composed of - correct answer deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
the space in the chest between the lungs - correct answer mediastinum
cavity in the chest surrounded by ribs - correct answer thoracic
when defining the meaning of a medical term, the general rule states to read the medical term
from the root to the suffix and back to the beginning: TRUE or FALSE - correct answer FALSE
you should read the suffix first then back to the beginning
viscer/o - correct answer internal organs
gastrectomy - correct answer excision of the stomach
trans- - correct answer across, through
ren/o - correct answer kidney
a histologist studies - correct answer tissues
a photograph of an individual's chromo - correct answer karyotype
-eal - correct answer pertaining to
medical term for hernia of the urinary bladder - correct answer cystocele
, Medical Terminology comprehensive final exam
the suffix meaning pertaining to:
-tic
-y
-ia
-oid - correct answer -tic
the prefix meaning bad:
- mal-
- meta-
- pre-
- para- - correct answer mal-
the suffix that means disease condition - correct answer -pathy
the suffix meaning process of visual examination - correct answer -scopy
what does endotracheal mean - correct answer pertaining to within the trachea
a lymphocyte is a blood cell that produces antibodies: TRUE or FALSE - correct answer TRUE
the word meaning protrusion of an eyeball - correct answer exophthalmos
the meaning of retroperitoneal - correct answer behind the abdomen
combing form meaning time - correct answer chron/o
to make combining forms for parts of the body that end in x, substitute g for x: TRUE or FALSE -
correct answer TRUE
the suffix -sclerosis means - correct answer hardening
inter- - correct answer between
intra- - correct answer within
infra- - correct answer beneath
in- - correct answer not
the meaing of ultrasonography - correct answer sounds waves and echoes are used to create
an image
the prefix ultra- means - correct answer beyond, excess
the suffix -oid means - correct answer resembling
Cancerous tumor - correct answer carcinoma
opposite of supine - correct answer prone
arthr/o - correct answer joint
record of electricity in the brain - correct answer electroencephalogram
a combining vowel (usually an O) links the root to the suffix or the root to another root and aids
pronunciation: TRUE or FALSE - correct answer TRUE
a combining form is the combination of the root and the combining vowel: TRUE or FALSE -
correct answer TRUE
epi - correct answer above, upon, on
craniotomy - correct answer incision of the skull
iatrogenic - correct answer Pertaining to produced by treatment
cyst/o - correct answer cyst, urinary bladder, sac of fluid
the process by which food is burned to release energy - correct answer catabolism
the pituitary gland is in the __________ body cavity - correct answer cranial
genes are composed of - correct answer deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
the space in the chest between the lungs - correct answer mediastinum
cavity in the chest surrounded by ribs - correct answer thoracic
when defining the meaning of a medical term, the general rule states to read the medical term
from the root to the suffix and back to the beginning: TRUE or FALSE - correct answer FALSE
you should read the suffix first then back to the beginning
viscer/o - correct answer internal organs
gastrectomy - correct answer excision of the stomach
trans- - correct answer across, through
ren/o - correct answer kidney
a histologist studies - correct answer tissues
a photograph of an individual's chromo - correct answer karyotype
-eal - correct answer pertaining to
medical term for hernia of the urinary bladder - correct answer cystocele
, Medical Terminology comprehensive final exam
the suffix meaning pertaining to:
-tic
-y
-ia
-oid - correct answer -tic
the prefix meaning bad:
- mal-
- meta-
- pre-
- para- - correct answer mal-
the suffix that means disease condition - correct answer -pathy
the suffix meaning process of visual examination - correct answer -scopy
what does endotracheal mean - correct answer pertaining to within the trachea
a lymphocyte is a blood cell that produces antibodies: TRUE or FALSE - correct answer TRUE
the word meaning protrusion of an eyeball - correct answer exophthalmos
the meaning of retroperitoneal - correct answer behind the abdomen
combing form meaning time - correct answer chron/o
to make combining forms for parts of the body that end in x, substitute g for x: TRUE or FALSE -
correct answer TRUE
the suffix -sclerosis means - correct answer hardening
inter- - correct answer between
intra- - correct answer within
infra- - correct answer beneath
in- - correct answer not
the meaing of ultrasonography - correct answer sounds waves and echoes are used to create
an image
the prefix ultra- means - correct answer beyond, excess
the suffix -oid means - correct answer resembling
