Medical Terminology Module 6 Exam
The treatment whereby waste materials are separated from the blood by a machine is called
___________________. - ANS dialysis
A patient's lab report has the abbreviations ___, suggesting that he has recently undergone lipid
tests. - ANS HDL and LDL
End-stage renal disease, or renal failure, indicates what level of kidney functioning? - ANS The
kidneys can no longer function to separate waste materials from the blood.
Which of the following combining forms means urinary bladder? - ANS vesic/o
The abbreviation AED represents a form of: - ANS defibrillator
When other therapies fail, a patient with end-stage renal disease may receive what surgery? -
ANS renal transplant
The combining form pyel/o means _______________. - ANS renal pelvis
In cardiac catheter ablation, this occurs: - ANS a flexible catheter is guided into the heart to
actually destroy abnormal tissue
What is the meaning of the combining form in the term otoscopy? - ANS ear
Which of the following describes fluorescein angiography? - ANS Contrast that is injected
intravenously shows the blood's movement on ophthalmoscopy
The abbreviation ___ stands for manual (by hand) compressions of the chest to restore
heartbeat and breathing. - ANS CPR
The combining form phak/o means ___________. - ANS lens of the eye
Which term describes increased pressure within the front eye chamber? - ANS glaucoma
Analysis of the term melanoma gives which combination? - ANS melan/o (black) + -oma (tumor)
Choose the abbreviation that stands for an imaging procedure in which contrast medium is
injected via a catheter tube through the mouth, esophagus, stomach, duodenum, and then into
the bile ducts. - ANS ERCP
The medical term meaning ringing in the ears is: - ANS tinnitus
, The combining form meaning nose is: - ANS rhin/o
A colonography is visual examination of the: - ANS large intestine
Spasm and narrowing of the bronchi, leading to bronchial airway obstruction, is called
______________. - ANS asthma
Analysis of the term tracheostomy gives which combination? - ANS trache/o (trachea) + -stomy
(opening)
Choose the correct medical term for spitting up blood. - ANS hemoptysis
The abbreviations STI and STD both stand for: - ANS a category of conditions transmitted
through sexual contact
When x-ray images are taken of the blood vessels in the lung after injection of contrast material
into a blood vessel, the procedure is called ____________________. - ANS pulmonary
angiography
The abbreviation ___ stands for fluid found within the spinal cavity. - ANS CSF
An instrument that measures and records the volumes of inhaled and exhaled air is called a
____________. - ANS spirometer
This procedure can be done to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid for analysis. - ANS lumbar
puncture
Uptake of radioactive material in the brain that shows how the brain uses glucose and gives
information about brain function is called ________________. - ANS positron emission
tomography
Choose the correct term for a condition that involves the destruction of the myelin sheath on
nerve cells in the central nervous system. - ANS multiple sclerosis
The suffix common to hemiplegia and paraplegia means ______________. - ANS paralysis
Which two word parts do you need to build the term for the disorder that involves the gradual
enlargement of the bones of the face, jaw, and extremities? - ANS acr/o + -megaly
The abbreviation TENS stands for - ANS the delivery of stimulation to nerves to relieve acute
and chronic pain
The combining form chondr/o means _______________. - ANS cartilage
The treatment whereby waste materials are separated from the blood by a machine is called
___________________. - ANS dialysis
A patient's lab report has the abbreviations ___, suggesting that he has recently undergone lipid
tests. - ANS HDL and LDL
End-stage renal disease, or renal failure, indicates what level of kidney functioning? - ANS The
kidneys can no longer function to separate waste materials from the blood.
Which of the following combining forms means urinary bladder? - ANS vesic/o
The abbreviation AED represents a form of: - ANS defibrillator
When other therapies fail, a patient with end-stage renal disease may receive what surgery? -
ANS renal transplant
The combining form pyel/o means _______________. - ANS renal pelvis
In cardiac catheter ablation, this occurs: - ANS a flexible catheter is guided into the heart to
actually destroy abnormal tissue
What is the meaning of the combining form in the term otoscopy? - ANS ear
Which of the following describes fluorescein angiography? - ANS Contrast that is injected
intravenously shows the blood's movement on ophthalmoscopy
The abbreviation ___ stands for manual (by hand) compressions of the chest to restore
heartbeat and breathing. - ANS CPR
The combining form phak/o means ___________. - ANS lens of the eye
Which term describes increased pressure within the front eye chamber? - ANS glaucoma
Analysis of the term melanoma gives which combination? - ANS melan/o (black) + -oma (tumor)
Choose the abbreviation that stands for an imaging procedure in which contrast medium is
injected via a catheter tube through the mouth, esophagus, stomach, duodenum, and then into
the bile ducts. - ANS ERCP
The medical term meaning ringing in the ears is: - ANS tinnitus
, The combining form meaning nose is: - ANS rhin/o
A colonography is visual examination of the: - ANS large intestine
Spasm and narrowing of the bronchi, leading to bronchial airway obstruction, is called
______________. - ANS asthma
Analysis of the term tracheostomy gives which combination? - ANS trache/o (trachea) + -stomy
(opening)
Choose the correct medical term for spitting up blood. - ANS hemoptysis
The abbreviations STI and STD both stand for: - ANS a category of conditions transmitted
through sexual contact
When x-ray images are taken of the blood vessels in the lung after injection of contrast material
into a blood vessel, the procedure is called ____________________. - ANS pulmonary
angiography
The abbreviation ___ stands for fluid found within the spinal cavity. - ANS CSF
An instrument that measures and records the volumes of inhaled and exhaled air is called a
____________. - ANS spirometer
This procedure can be done to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid for analysis. - ANS lumbar
puncture
Uptake of radioactive material in the brain that shows how the brain uses glucose and gives
information about brain function is called ________________. - ANS positron emission
tomography
Choose the correct term for a condition that involves the destruction of the myelin sheath on
nerve cells in the central nervous system. - ANS multiple sclerosis
The suffix common to hemiplegia and paraplegia means ______________. - ANS paralysis
Which two word parts do you need to build the term for the disorder that involves the gradual
enlargement of the bones of the face, jaw, and extremities? - ANS acr/o + -megaly
The abbreviation TENS stands for - ANS the delivery of stimulation to nerves to relieve acute
and chronic pain
The combining form chondr/o means _______________. - ANS cartilage
