3 Test

Question 1

the term “pain in the ear” is

Answer 1

otalgia

Question 2

hypertrophy means

Answer 2

increase in cell size

Question 3

the term that means “pertaining to over a long time/long term” is

Answer 3

chronic

Question 4

the term that means “prolapse or drooping” is

Answer 4

ptosis

Question 5

the term that means “blood held back from an area” is

Answer 5

ischemia

Question 6

this bacteria grows in chains

Answer 6

streptococci

Question 7

a wasting or decrease in the size of a body part is called

Answer 7

atrophy

Question 8

death of cells

Answer 8

necrosis

Question 9

the suffix meaning softening of a part is

Answer 9

-malacia

Question 10

the suffix that means “resembling” is

Answer 10

-oid

Question 11

the suffix “-stomy” means

Answer 11

new opening

Question 12

the opposite of “malacia” is

Answer 12

-sclerosis

Question 13

these cells are necessary for blood clotting

Answer 13

thrombocytes

Question 14

another name for paracentesis is

Answer 14

abdominocentesis

Question 15

the term “acromegaly” means

Answer 15

excessive increase of growth hormones after puberty

Question 16

True/False:

A hiatal hernia involves protrusion of the intestines into the groin region.

Answer 16

false

Question 17

True/False:

Small vessels that carry blood toward the heart from capillaries are arterioles.

Answer 17

false

Question 18

True/False:

Erythrocytes carry oxygen from the lungs through the blood to all body cells.

Answer 18

true

Question 19

True/False:

Staphylococci are bacteria which grow in clusters.

Answer 19

true

Question 20

True/False:

Eosinophils and basophils are RBCs.

Answer 20

false

Question 21

True/False:

A cystocele involves protrusion of part of the vagina into the rectum.

Answer 21

false

Question 22

True/False:

Ischemia may be due to occlusion of a blood vessel.

Answer 22

true

Question 23

True/False:

The suffix -ptosis is also a term which can be used alone without the hyphen.

Answer 23

true

Question 24

True/False:

Monocytes and neutrophils destroy foreign material by a process known as phagocytosis.

Answer 24

true

Question 25

True/False: A person with acromegaly is of excessive height and has a large growth of bones and tissues in the hands, feet, and face.

Answer 25

false

Question 26

True/False: | Encephal/o refers specifically to the head.

Answer 26

false

Question 27

True/False: | Blood cells are manufactured in the spleen and in the bone marrow.

Answer 27

true

Question 28

True/False: | The suffixes -dynia and -algia are opposite in meaning.

Answer 28

false

Question 29

True/False: | Eosinophils and basophils are thought to be elevated in allergic conditions.

Answer 29

false

Question 30

-gram

Answer 30

record

Question 31

-graph

Answer 31

instrument for recording

Question 32

-graphy

Answer 32

process of recording

Question 33

-tomy

Answer 33

incision, section

Question 34

-y

Answer 34

condition, process

Question 35

-ist

Answer 35

one who specializes in

Question 36

-ia

Answer 36

condition

Question 37

-um

Answer 37

structure

Question 38

give the medical term for "condition of producing cancer"

Answer 38

carcinogenesis

Question 39

give the medical term for "disease condition of the heart muscle"

Answer 39

cardiomyopathy

Question 40

give the medical term for "treatment using water"

Answer 40

hydrotherapy

Question 41

give the medical term for "softening of bone"

Answer 41

osteomalacia

Question 42

give the medical term for "fear of public places"

Answer 42

agoraphobia

Question 43

give the medical term for "drooping of the eyelid"

Answer 43

ptosis (blepharoptosis)

Question 44

give the medical term for "abnormal condition of water in the kidney"

Answer 44

hydronephrosis

Question 45

give the medical term for "process of visual examination of the abdomen"

Answer 45

laparoscopy

Question 46

give the medical term for "stopping or controlling the flow of blood"

Answer 46

hemostasis

Question 47

Write the plural of apex.

Answer 47

apices

Question 48

Write the plural of ganglion.

Answer 48

ganglia

Question 49

Write the plural of calculus.

Answer 49

calculi

Question 50

Write the plural of metastasis.

Answer 50

metastases