Health & Biomechanics - Medical Terminology, Pre Quiz 7

1

The abbreviation Bx stands for ____________________.

2

The suffix -ISM means

3

The purpose of cerumen in the ear is to prevent ____________________.

4

The root word CAUD/O means

5

The ____________________ and ____________________ are parts of the axial skeleton. (Name any two of the four.)

6

Laser therapy is the use of x-rays and radiation to treat cancer.

7

Which of the following means to cut into two pieces?

8

Bone is created by

9

The diaphragm is a membrane, not a muscle.

10

Fatty tissue helps to insulate inner structures from temperature extremes and is part of which layer?

11

If a patient is reported as being cyanotic, what would you expect to see?

12

If a patient sustains a superficial cut on the arm during an injury, you would expect this to be very serious.

13

The outer layer of the skin is call the ____________________, and the inner layer of the skin is called the ____________________.

14

A provider orders a medication to be given sublingually. How is this medication administered?

15

The root CRY/O means ____________________.

16

Antibodies are produced by which type of cell found in the dermis?

17

The spinal cavity is anterior to the thoracic cavity.

18

The term that means pertaining to through the skin is ____________________.

19

To monitor fetal development during pregnancy, which of the following may be done?

20

The subdivisions of the dorsal cavity are the ____________________ and ____________________cavities.

21

Visceral means pertaining to the ____________________ organs.

22

Which of the following directional statements is/are correct?

23

A provider determines a patient has colon cancer and discusses the prognosis with the patient. What is the best definition for prognosis?

24

The transverse plane separates a structure into ____________________ and ____________________ portions.

25

The heart is located in which body cavity?

26

The small toe is lateral to the big toe.

27

In the anatomical position, the palms are supine.

28

The root DUCT/O means what?

29

When would a postmortem most likely be done

30

the suffix -PLEGIA means ____________________.

31

Abduction is translated best as

32

Superior and cranial both meet above or toward the head.

33

If a patient is lying on an exam table faceup, which position are they in?

34

The root word SEPT/O means ____________________.

35

The prefixes DYS- and MAL- both mean bad.

36

Epigastric is best defined as

37

Panhysterectomy refers to the partial removal of the uterus.

38

Inversion is best defined as

39

Metastasis is best defined as

40

An autopsy is only performed postmortem.

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Health & Biomechanics - Medical Terminology, Pre Quiz 7

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