Midterm Flashcards by Mary Catherine

The ___ is the foundation of the term.

root

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the suffix of a word is

the word ending

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one who has arthralgia suffers from

painful joints

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means “pertaining to being produced by treatment”

iatrogenic

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the suffix -ectomy means

excision or removal

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the suffix “osis” in nephrosis means

abnormal condition

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suffix means “incision or process of cutting into”

-tomy

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the prefix epi- means

above or upon

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the combining form for nose is

rhin/o

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the combining form “gnos/o” is

knowledge

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the combining forms “derm/o, dermat/o, and cutane/o” all mean

skin

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structures composed of several types of tissues are grouped into

organs

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the process of breaking down complex material (food) to form simpler substances and release energy is called

catabolism

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muscular wall separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities, essential for the act of breathing

diaphragm

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this system contains the thyroid gland, the pituitary gland, the gonads, the adrenal gland, the parathyroid gland and a portion of the pancreas

endocrine

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Open heart surgery would be performed with the patient lying in which anatomical position?

supine

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the term “pertaining to the beginning of a structure” is

proximal

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a malignant tumor of the flesh/connective tissue

sarcoma

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You would find the appendix in which quadrant?

RLQ

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Which combining form means “tissue”?

hist/o

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the combining form “chrom/o” means

color

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ischemia refers to

decreased blood flow and oxygen to tissues

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the suffix -penia means

deficiency

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the combining form myel/o refers to

bone marrow and spinal cord

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the suffix -centesis, as in the term abdominocentesis, refers to

surgical puncture

a person who is having surgery for blepharoptosis is having surgery for

a drooping or prolapse eyelid

berry-shaped bacteria that grows in twisted chains

streptococci

the suffix -cele means

hernia

Which suffixes mean little or small?

-ole or -ule

this term means "a breakdown of red blood cells"

hemolysis

hypertrophy of a muscle is the result of

an increase in the SIZE of muscle cells

___ refers to the living together in close association of two organisms either for mutual benefit or not.

symbiosis

In an ectopic pregnancy, the embryo embeds itself somewhere other than the wall of the uterus. The most common place for an ectopic pregnancy to occur is?

fallopian tubes

In the patient's health record, it states that medication must be taken ante cibum (a.c.). This means the medication must be taken...

before meals

the suffix -rrhaphy means

suture

the term pseudocyesis means

false pregnancy

What is the medical term for webbed fingers?

syndactyly

the prefix neo- means

new

Which prefixes mean against?

anti- or contra-

Which prefixes mean through?

per- or trans-

the term postnatal pertains to

after birth

another term for the alimentary canal is the

digestive tract

rhythm-like movement of the muscles in the walls of the gastrointestinal tract

peristalsis

inflammation of the membrane surrounding the abdomen, commonly seen in conjunction with a burst appendix

peritonitis

the combining forms gloss/o and lingu/o both mean

tongue

lip/o, steat/o, and adip/o are al combining form for

fat

the combining forms for abdomen are

lapar/o and celi/o

the technical or medical term for chewing is

mastication

Which acid is produced by the rugae of the stomach?

hydrochloric acid

Which of the following is a true statement about the small intestine? it is approximately 20 feet long; it is made up of 3 parts (duodenum, jejunum, and ileum); the walls are lined with millions of little villi

all of the above

deglutition means

swallowing

if a doctor performed a cholecystectomy she would be

excising the gallbladder

borborygmus is a term meaning

rumbling or gurgling noises produced by gas, fluid, or both in the gastrointestinal tract

another term for jaundice is

icterus

"telescoping of the intestines" describes which pathological condition

intussusception

A child is born with a cleft palate. What surgical procedure would be performed to correct this congenital defect?

palatoplasty

the opposite of the suffix -ectasia would be

-stenosis

a stool guaiac test is: | an important screening test for colon cancer; a test for occult blood in the stool; also called a hemoccult test

all of the above

In which test is feces placed in a growth medium for bacterial analysis?

stool culture

the abbreviation NPO means

nothing by mouth

a congenital anomaly in which the esophagus does not connect with the stomach

esophageal atresia

the term "anomaly" means

an irregularity in a structure or an organ

the opposite of dorsal or posterior is

ventral or anterior

cells which are similar in structure and function are grouped into

tissues

these small sausage shaped structures, found in the cytoplasm of the cell, act like miniature power plants by burning food to release energy

mitochondria

this term originally meant "pertaining to tissue above the breast nipple", but it now describes tissues that cover the outside of the body and line the inner surface of internal organs

epithelial

If you are lying in a horizontal position with face and belly down, what anatomical position have you assumed?

prone

In this procedure, chromosomes are arranged in a numerical order to determine their number and structure

karyotyping

How does a transverse plane divide the body?

into upper and lower portions

if an organ is inferior to the stomach, the organ is located

below the stomach

continuing over a long time

chronic

this term means "a vague feeling of bodily discomfort"

malaise

the term means "control of blood flow"

hemostasis

new surgical connection between two previously unconnected organs

anastomosis

head pain is properly termed

cephalgia

the prefix "peri" means

surrounding

adenoma is a tumor of a

gland

instrument to view the eye

ophthalmoscope

a platelet

thrombocyte

the mediastinum is a/an

body subcavity

our hereditary makeup is determined by

genes

an example of viscera would be

kidneys

a person who specializes in the study of tissues

histologist

the division of the back known as the neck region

cervical

the adrenal glands are located above the

kidneys

a postmortem examination is performed

after death

the prefix "brady-" means

slow

the term "percutaneous" means

through the skin

the term that means "pertaining to over a long time" is

chronic

the term that means "prolapse or drooping" is

ptosis

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

atrophy

the term that means "blood held back from an area" is

ischemia

these cells are necessary for blood clotting

thrombocytes

the term "acromegaly" means

excessive increase in growth hormones after puberty

the cardiac sphincter is between the stomach and the

esophagus

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