Medical Terminology & Anatomy for ICD-10 Coding 2nd edition - Final Exam Solved 100%

A dorsal cavity of the body is the ____ cavity. - Answer cranial Patients with coronary heart disease have a disorder of their ____ system. - Answer cardiovascular One of the combining forms for the control center of the cell is: - Answer kary/o. Which abdominopelvic region is lateral to the epigastric region? - Answer hypochondriac The combining form for the front is: - Answer anter/o. McBurney's point is in the RLQ. - Answer TRUE Efferent means away from an organ. - Answer TRUE The diaphragm is the space between the lungs. - Answer FALSE The normal dynamic process of balance needed to maintain a healthy body is hemostasis. - Answer FALSE The pointed superior part of the lung is considered the: - Answer apex. When John grabbed the handle of a hot pan on his stove, he sustained burns on the ____ surface of his hand. - Answer palmar Pain in an arm and leg on the same side of the body is termed: - Answer ipsilateral. The abdominopelvic region that is medial to the lumbar regions is the _____ region. - Answer umbilical A patient with bilateral pain hurts on _____ of her body. - Answer both sides The largest or most important part of an organ is termed the: - Answer body. The plural of pleura is: - Answer pleurae. Paranasal sinuses are ____ the nose. - Answer near The normal dynamic process of balance in the body is: - Answer homeostasis. The center of the abdominopelvic regions is the umbilical region. - Answer TRUE The small space at the beginning of a canal is the lumen. - Answer FALSE An oblique plane divides the body at a slanted angle. - Answer TRUE The mediastinum is in the thoracic cavity. - Answer TRUE Inguinal regions are the same as iliac regions. - Answer TRUE The abdominopelvic region that is inferior to the left lumbar region is the left _____ region. - Answer iliac Epithelial tissue acts as an internal or external covering for organs. - Answer TRUE The epithelial tissue in the heart is called the: - Answer endocardium. The ____ plane separates the nose from the toes. - Answer transverse The process of converting energy by breaking down substances is: - Answer catabolism. The pointed extremity of a conical structure is the fornix. - Answer FALSE The substance that holds organelles within a cell is the: - Answer cytoplasm. McBurney's point is located in the _____ quadrant. - Answer lower right The liver is in the _____ quadrant. - Answer upper right The nipples are on the ____ surface of the body. - Answer anterior The bladder is located in the ____ cavity. - Answer pelvic A patient with a buildup of fatty deposits in the lining of the arteries has a problem with the ____ of the arteries. - Answer lumen Which type of tissue acts as an internal and external covering of the body? - Answer epithelial Kary/o is a combining form for the: - Answer nucleus Pain in an arm and leg on the same side of the body is termed: - Answer ipsilateral. Ipsilateral means on the opposite side. - Answer FALSE Viewing the abdominal cavity is: - Answer laparoscopy. The neck bones are the sacral vertebrae. - Answer FALSE What is the correct spelling of the term for inflammation of the spine? - Answer spondylitis A fracture in which the bone is crushed and shattered is called: - Answer comminuted. The plural of phalanx is: - Answer phalanges The term for increasing the angle of a joint is: - Answer extension. Hyperostosis and osteochondroma are synonyms for: - Answer exostosis. An inflammation of a number of voluntary muscles is called: - Answer polymyositis. The patient was brought to the emergency department with a fracture of his sternum in which the xiphoid process pierced his right lung. He had a ____ fracture. - Answer complicated What is the correct spelling of the term for inflammation of the cartilage of the ribs? - Answer costochondritis The combining form perone/o means fibula. - Answer TRUE The ischium is a bone in the skull. - Answer FALSE The combining form for the shoulder blades is: - Answer scapul/o. The outer covering of bone is the periosteum. - Answer TRUE The plural of bursa is: - Answer bursae. What is the correct spelling of a term for surgical puncture to remove fluid from a joint? - Answer arthrocentesis Recording of a joint is: - Answer arthrography. Viewing a joint is: - Answer arthroscopy. A freely moveable articulation is called a synovial joint or a(n): - Answer diarthrosis. The outer aspect of bone is termed the endosteum. - Answer FALSE The combining form for the tailbone is: - Answer coccyg/o. A combining form for the hair is pil/o. - Answer TRUE The abbreviation for tuberculosis is TU. - Answer FALSE The layer of skin that houses the skin's blood supply, lymphatics, nervous tissue, hair follicles, and glands is the epidermis. - Answer FALSE Any visible, localized abnormality of the skin is called a: - Answer lesion. A flat blemish or discoloration less than 1 cm is a papule. - Answer FALSE The combining form for the substance produced by the sudoriferous glands is hidr/o. - Answer TRUE Intradermal and intercutaneous mean the same thing. - Answer FALSE Separation of the nail plate from the nail bed is called: - Answer onycholysis. Hair follicles are found in the subcutaneous layer. - Answer FALSE Inflammation of the hair follicles, which may be superficial or deep, acute or chronic, is: - Answer folliculitis. Dermabrasion is using a mild acid to resurface the skin. - Answer FALSE An angioma is a localized vascular lesion, including hemangiomas, vascular nevi, and lymphangiomas. - Answer TRUE Cutting out a nail, usually to treat trauma, is: - Answer onychectomy. A condition in which a person produces little or no sweat is: - Answer anhidrosis. A parasitic infestation caused by mites is scabies. - Answer TRUE Cells that produce pigment that give skin its color are stratum corneum. - Answer TRUE The small fold of skin surrounding the lower part of the nail is the cuticle, or: - Answer eponychium. New cells are formed in the basal layer of the skin. - Answer TRUE What is the larger version of a macule? - Answer patch having thin sheets of tissue to remove lesions is termed paring. - Answer TRUE The term for a nonelevated "black and blue" extravasation of blood into subcutaneous tissue as a result of trauma is: - Answer ecchymosis. The degree of burn known as a full-thickness burn, often also involving subcutaneous tissue, is a _____-degree burn. - Answer third Cutting out of a nail, usually to treat trauma, is called onychectomy. - Answer TRUE A condition of excessive sweat production is: - Answer hyperhidrosis. New cells are formed in the basal layer of the skin. - Answer TRUE What is the term for the type of scar that is an overgrowth of tissue? - Answer keloid The term for redness of the skin is: - Answer erythema. Another term for the acute, painful, infectious rash caused by a reactivation of the latent varicella zoster virus is: - Answer shingles. Repeated removal of layers of a tumor until complete removal is called Mohs surgery. - Answer TRUE What is the first step in wound treatment and involves removal of dirt, foreign bodies, damaged tissue, and cellular debris? - Answer débridement Commonly known as a facelift, the term for a surgical operation to remove wrinkles is: - Answer rhytidectomy. A superficial burn is the same as a first-degree burn. - Answer TRUE A fungal infection of the skin is called: - Answer dermatomycosis. A benign, circumscribed, pigmented, superficial, warty skin lesion is: - Answer seborrheic keratosis. The small fold of skin surrounding the lower part of the nail is the cuticle, or: - Answer eponychium. What is the process of a substance leaking outside of a vessel into surrounding tissue? - Answer extravasation A stria is the same as a cicatrix. - Answer FALSE Onych/o is a combining form for the nails. - Answer TRUE The epidermis down to the reticular dermis are damaged in a _____-thickness burn. - Answer deep partial Another term for stones is: - Answer calculi. Canker sores are aphthous stomatitis. - Answer TRUE Inflammation of the lips is called: - Answer cheilitis. Twisting of the intestines is: - Answer volvulus. What is the term for black, tarry stools caused by partially digested blood? - Answer melena Upper right quadrant pain is called: - Answer biliary colic. Inflammation of the rectum and anus is called: - Answer proctitis Telescoping of the intestines is: - Answer intussusception. Cheilitis is inflammation of the cecum. - Answer FALSE The cardia is near the pylorus. - Answer FALSE A synonym for burping is: - Answer eructation. Constriction of a tubular structure, including intestines, leading to an impedance of circulation is: - Answer strangulation. A backward flow of stomach contents into the esophagus is called: - Answer GERD. Ileus is a(n): - Answer obstruction. Another term for liver cancer is: - Answer hepatocellular carcinoma. Parotid, submandibular, and sublingual are all types of salivary glands. - Answer TRUE The breakdown of fats is: - Answer emulsification. An inward telescoping of the intestines is intussusception. - Answer TRUE The sensation that accompanies the urge to vomit is: - Answer nausea. Inflammation of the lips is called: - Answer cheilitis. Glossorrhaphy is suturing of the tongue. - Answer TRUE Digestion refers to the breakdown of food. - Answer TRUE A synonym for peptic ulcer is: - Answer gastric ulcer. The healthcare term for bad-smelling breath is: - Answer halitosis. The plural of ruga is: - Answer rugae. A new opening between the stomach and the duodenum is: - Answer gastroduodenostomy A hernia that is irreducible: - Answer is incarcerated. Ileus is a(n): - Answer obstruction. A circumscribed, pus-filled area of the anus and rectum is called: - Answer an anorectal abscess. What suffix means washing? - Answer -clysis Black, tarry stools are melanin. - Answer FALSE Regional enteritis is another term for IBS. - Answer FALSE Inflammation of the rectum and anus is colitis. - Answer FALSE An incision of the pylorus is a pylorostomy. - Answer FALSE Development of pouches in the lining of the colon is: - Answer diverticulosis. Patients with disorders of the gums have ____ disease. - Answer periodontal An inward telescoping of the intestines is intussusception. - Answer TRUE The term for bad-smelling breath is halitosis. - Answer TRUE A patient with cholecystitis has ____ disease. - Answer GB A poorly understood group of symptoms occurring on a cyclical basis: breast pain, irritability, fluid retention, headache, and lack of coordination is: - Answer PMS. A lack of menstrual flow is dysmenorrhea. - Answer FALSE The cyclical shedding of the lining of the uterus is: - Answer menstruation. Excessive menstrual flow and uterine bleeding other than that caused by menstruation is: - Answer menometrorrhagia.