Ch 3 Self Test Questions

Question 1

What cellular organelle contains chromosomes and has the literal meaning “nut?”

Answer 1

nucleus

Question 2

The combining form hist/o means:

Answer 2

tissue or web-like

Question 3

A body part that is formed of two or more types of body tissue and performs one or more specific functions is called a:

Answer 3

organ

Question 4

The directional term “lateral” describes movement in which direction:

Answer 4

to the side

Question 5

The directional term that means “toward the lower end of the body” is:

Answer 5

caudal

Question 6

The term that describes the direction closest to the point of origin is:

Answer 6

proximal

Question 7

The directional term for movement toward the back of the body is:

Answer 7

dorsal

Question 8

The term that describes movement toward the top of the body is:

Answer 8

cephalic

Question 9

Anterior movement can also be called:

Answer 9

ventral

Question 10

The directional term “inferior” describes movement:

Answer 10

toward the LOWER end of the body

Question 11

The term for the plane that divides the body into right and left halves is the:

Answer 11

sagittal

Question 12

The coronal plane divides the body into the:

Answer 12

Anterior and posterior portions

Question 13

A trephine is used to remove:

Answer 13

bone

Question 14

If one is flat on their back and face up, they are in a ____ position.

Answer 14

supine

Question 15

The movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position is called:

Answer 15

extension

Question 16

The term “mammogram” means:

Answer 16

a recording of the breast

Question 17

Which was the first 3D-printed drug approved by the FDA?

Answer 17

Spritam

Question 18

The term “intravenous injection” means:

Answer 18

within a vein

Question 19

The term “phlebotomy” means:

Answer 19

to cut into a vein

Question 20

Which of these conditions would be treated with phakic intraocular lenses?

Answer 20

myopia

Question 21

“Fluoroscopy” is used to record:

Answer 21

moving body parts

Question 22

“angiograms” are used for:

Answer 22

recording pictures of blood vessels

Question 23

The “KUB” examination looks for defects in the:

Answer 23

kidney, ureter, and bladder

Question 24

The “KUB” examination looks for defects in the:

Answer 24

kidney, ureter, and bladder

Question 25

A “pyelogram” records information about the:

Answer 25

kidney pelvis

Question 26

A “myelogram” is used to record information about which tissue?

Answer 26

spinal cord and nerves

Question 27

“X-rays” produce pictures of what type of body tissue and bone?

Answer 27

dense

Question 28

Which of the following is a noninvasive roentgenography diagnostic technique?

Answer 28

CAT scan

Question 29

Which of the following procedures a radio frequency radiation pulse image of soft and hard tissue in multiple planes?

Answer 29

MRI

Question 30

LASIK laser surgery can be used to correct:

Answer 30

myopia

Question 31

An “EKG or ECG” is used to record information about electrical activity in the:

Answer 31

heart

Question 32

Thermo/gram literally means:

Answer 32

heat or temperature/recording

Question 33

An electromyogram is used to record info about electrical activity in the:

Answer 33

skeletal muscle

Question 34

A PET scan is used to detect metabolism of glucose by the:

Answer 34

brain

Question 35

A thallium scan is used to detect damage to the:

Answer 35

heart

Question 36

The term “auscult/ation” literally means:

Answer 36

process or procedure for listening

Question 37

The term “percuss/ion” literally means:

Answer 37

process or procedure of striking

Question 38

The term “ocular” literally means:

Answer 38

refers to the eye

Question 39

The term “sphygmo/mano/meter” literally means:

Answer 39

to measure the heart rate by hand

Question 40

The procedure of using an instrument that produces high frequency sound waves to produces an image of the size or shape of a body part is called:

Answer 40

ultra/sono/graph/y

Question 41

What uses a high frequency electromagnetic current produced by a microwave device to generate heat within the body tissues?

Answer 41

Diathermy

Question 42

The term “ophthalmo/scop/e” means:

Answer 42

instrument to examine the eye

Question 43

A tonometer measures pressure within the:

Answer 43

eye

Question 44

The term “Nebuliz/er” means:

Answer 44

one who causes a mist

Question 45

The term “cryo/surg/er/y” literally means:

Answer 45

a procedure of one who works by hand with cold

Question 46

An otoscope is used to view the:

Answer 46

ear

Question 47

The term “tympanostomy” literally means:

Answer 47

procedure of cutting and making a mouth-like opening in the ear drum

Question 48

A lumbar puncture is used to:

Answer 48

obtain spinal fluid samples

Question 49

The term “catheter” literally means:

Answer 49

to let down, into

Question 50

A defibrillator is used to correct:

Answer 50

abnormal heart rhythms

Question 51

Electric shock therapy is also known as:

Answer 51

Electroconvulsive Therapy

Question 52

A pacemaker can be external or internal and usually generates electrical stimuli to the heart muscle with:

Answer 52

fixed and/or alternate impulses

Question 53

The term “bronchoscope” literally means:

Answer 53

instrument to view trachea-like structure

Question 54

Lithotripsy is a procedure for:

Answer 54

crushing calculi

Question 55

Cryosurgery is used to treaat:

Answer 55

verrucae

Question 56

A PET scan is used to detect:

Answer 56

glucose metabolism

Question 57

Prone position means

Answer 57

turned down

Question 58

The etiologic agent of syphilis is a:

Answer 58

Spirochete

Question 59

A pathologist noted that a skin biopsy specimen exhibited “hyperplasia.” This means there is/are:

Answer 59

An increase in cell number

Question 60

The medical student class learned about “auscultation” today. In order to perform this procedure, they used a/an:

Answer 60

stethoscope

Question 61

Biopsy literally mean ______/”procedure of.”