AltA Medical terminology final exam part 1

Instructions

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To earn dual credit for Medical terminology you will need to complete 2 pronunciation assignments as well as the 2 part terminology exams (this is part 1). *In addition to other course requirements*

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In medical language, many words come from other languages, particularly Latin and ______________.

Greek

Portuguese

Chinese

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When a Latin singular noun ends in -us, form the plural by changing -us to ____________.

-i

-o

-a

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A prefix is an optional word part that is at the __________ of a word.

end

beginning

second half 

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A suffix is a word part that modifies or clarifies the medical meaning of the combining form and is ___________ of the word.

at the beginning

the foundation

at the end

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The suffix -pathy means ______________.

process of measuring 

disease

tumor

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_____________ is a sudden worsening in the severity of a disease.

remission

exacerbation

relapse

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Going up the arm from the wrist toward the shoulder is going in which direction?

Medial

Distal

Proximal

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The combining form melan/o- means __________

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Tissue that is necrotic is __________

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A patient with polydactyly would have __________

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In dermabrasion, the combining form abras/o means __________

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One type of tinea is commonly known as __________

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__________ is a semisolid mixture of partially digested food, saliva, digestive enzymes, and fluids in the stomach. 

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The combining form lingu/o- means "__________."

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The combining form hepat/o- means "__________."

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The medical word that means "pertaining to the stomach and intestines" uses which combining forms?

gast/o, hydr/o

gastr/o-, intestine/o-

intestin/o-, choleoccst/o-

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With coordinated contractions of its wall, the esophagus moves food toward the stomach. This process is known as __________

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A condition of the gastrointestinal system that means difficult or painful eating or swallowing is __________

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You can find a lumen in the small and large intestines. What is a lumen?

A group of bacteria

A central open channel

A fingerlike projection

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The adjective __________ means pertaining to the heart and the lungs.

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A combining form for lung is __________

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_________________ is the term for listening to the internal sounds of the body, usually using a stethoscope.

respiration

auscultation

aspiration

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The meaning of the combining form spir/o- in the word spirometry is __________.

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The drugs that suppress the cough center in the brain are __________ drugs. 

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Pneumonia is actually __________

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The __________ divides the heart into right and left sides.

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The irregularly shaped, central area in the thoracic cavity that lies between the lungs is the __________ .

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The definition of the combining form ven/o- is __________ .

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Contraction of the myocardium around the atria and ventricles is known as __________.

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The arrhythmia in which the heart beats too slowly is called __________.

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The combining form leuk/o- means __________.

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The combining for erythr/o- means __________.

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The combining form mon/o- means __________.

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The process of platelets sticking to a damaged blood vessel wall and forming clumps is known as platelet __________.

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The combining form cyt/o- means __________.

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A bacterial infection that spreads to the blood is called __________.

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What is the correct spelling for the tail bone?

coksis

coccix

cocygyx

coccyx

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The suffix -graphy means __________.

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A fracture in which the bone edges break through the skin is known as __________.

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A bone density test is recommended in order to test for __________.

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Abduction is to ____________________.

move body around an axis

move body part away from midline of body

move body part towards the midline of body

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The beginning of a muscle, where it attaches to the stationary bone, is the __________.

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The prefix tri- as in triceps means __________.

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AltA Medical terminology final exam part 1

In medical language, many words come from other languages, particularly Latin and ______________.

When a Latin singular noun ends in -us, form the plural by changing -us to ____________.

A prefix is an optional word part that is at the __________ of a word.

A suffix is a word part that modifies or clarifies the medical meaning of the combining form and is ___________ of the word.

The suffix -pathy means ______________.

_____________ is a sudden worsening in the severity of a disease.

Going up the arm from the wrist toward the shoulder is going in which direction?

The medical word that means "pertaining to the stomach and intestines" uses which combining forms?

You can find a lumen in the small and large intestines. What is a lumen?

_________________ is the term for listening to the internal sounds of the body, usually using a stethoscope.

What is the correct spelling for the tail bone?

Abduction is to ____________________.

Congratulations! That was a lot of work. How do you feel after completing the exam?

In medical language, many words come from other languages, particularly Latin and ______________.

When a Latin singular noun ends in -us, form the plural by changing -us to ____________.

A prefix is an optional word part that is at the __________ of a word.

A suffix is a word part that modifies or clarifies the medical meaning of the combining form and is ___________ of the word.

The suffix -pathy means ______________.

_____________ is a sudden worsening in the severity of a disease.

Going up the arm from the wrist toward the shoulder is going in which direction?

The medical word that means "pertaining to the stomach and intestines" uses which combining forms?

You can find a lumen in the small and large intestines. What is a lumen?

_________________ is the term for listening to the internal sounds of the body, usually using a stethoscope.

What is the correct spelling for the tail bone?

Abduction is to ____________________.

Congratulations! That was a lot of work. How do you feel after completing the exam?