CH 7 Flashcards
(20 cards)
What color does the root word poli/o describe?
Blue
Green
Yellow
Gray
Gray
Movement of an extremity toward the midline of the body is called:
pronation.
abduction.
supination.
adduction.
adduction.
The Greek prefix gloss/o refers to the:
face.
back.
kidney.
tongue.
tongue.
During your assessment of a trauma patient, you note the presence of bilateral femur fractures. This means that:
one femur is broken.
one femur is broken in two places.
the lateral aspect of one femur is broken.
both femurs are broken.
both femurs are broken.
The diaphragm resides within the:
mediastinum.
superior thorax.
retroperitoneal space.
infrathoracic region.
infrathoracic region.
Eupnea is a medical term that means:
shallow breathing.
fast breathing.
slow breathing.
normal breathing.
normal breathing.
The term supraventricular refers to:
within the ventricles.
above the ventricles.
below the ventricles.
outside of the ventricles.
above the ventricles.
Which of the following prefixes are synonymous?
Nephr/o; pneum/o
Mamm/o; pulmon/o
Coron/o; mast/o
Angi/o; vas/o
Angi/o; vas/o
Which of the following directional terms describes the front surface of the body?
Inferior
Superior
Dorsal
Ventral
Ventral
Costochondritis is inflammation of the:
cartilage part of the ribs.
inner lining of the chest.
tendons of the quadriceps.
sternocleidomastoid muscles.
cartilage part of the ribs.
The combining form encephala/o refers to the:
head.
tongue.
face.
brain.
brain.
You have administered 1 mg of a drug to a patient. This is equivalent to:
0.001 micrograms.
1,000 micrograms.
10,000 micrograms.
0.01 micrograms.
1,000 micrograms.
An endogenous chemical is one that:
occurs inside the body.
occurs only in small amounts.
is in one part of the body.
occurs outside the body.
occurs inside the body.
When asking a patient to supinate his or her hand, you would expect him or her to:
bend the hand at the wrist.
place the hand palm up.
turn the hand on its side.
place the hand palm down.
place the hand palm up.
A patient with dysphasia has:
painful swallowing.
difficulty swallowing.
an inability to speak.
difficulty speaking.
difficulty speaking.
An imaginary plane that divides the body into ventral and dorsal portions is called the:
coronal plane.
sagittal plane.
lateral plane.
axial plane.
coronal plane.
A vertical plane that is parallel to the median plane and divides the body into unequal left and right parts is called the:
caudal plane.
transverse plane.
median plane.
midsagittal plane.
midsagittal plane.
Topographically, the term distal means:
farther from the trunk.
near the trunk.
near a point of reference.
toward the body’s midline.
farther from the trunk.
An unconscious, adequately breathing patient should be placed in the recovery position, which is:
semi-sitting.
prone.
supine.
laterally recumbent.
laterally recumbent.
Which of the following terms describes a clinical finding on the same side of the body as an injury?
Ipsilateral
Unilateral
Bilateral
Contralateral
Ipsilateral
