Quiz 1

Question 1

Mastectomy

Answer 1

surgical excision of the breast

Question 2

Paroxysmal

Answer 2

sudden recurrence or intensification of symptoms

Question 3

Anasarca

Answer 3

extreme generalized edema

Question 4

Sclera

Answer 4

white part of the eye

Question 5

Mottled

Answer 5

marked by spots or blotches of different colors or shades of the skin

Question 6

BiPAP

Answer 6

non-invasive ventilator for patients in respiratory distress; expect critical care if patients are placed on BiPAP

Question 7

Arthralgia

Answer 7

pain in a joint

Question 8

Dermis

Answer 8

true skin; beneath the epidermis

Question 9

Trismus

Answer 9

spasm of the masticatory muscles; difficulty opening the mouth

Question 10

Stridor

Answer 10

harsh or high pitched respiratory sound caused by an obstruction of air passages

Question 11

Torsion

Answer 11

twisting of a bodily organ on its own axis

Question 12

Dorsiflexion

Answer 12

backward flexion, as in bending backward either a hand or foot

Question 13

Cerumen

Answer 13

ear wax

Question 14

Decubitus

Answer 14

bed sore

Question 15

Cholelithiasis

Answer 15

formation of gallstones

Question 16

Diaphoresis

Answer 16

excessive sweating

Question 17

Sputum

Answer 17

mixture of saliva and mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract

Question 18

Lateral

Answer 18

away from the midline

Question 19

Distal

Answer 19

further from the trunk

Question 20

Emaciated

Answer 20

extremely thin or lean

Question 21

Tachypnea

Answer 21

rapid respiration

Question 22

Malleolous

Answer 22

projection on either side of the ankle joint from the lower leg bones

Question 23

Inferior

Answer 23

below; toward the feet

Question 24

Nares

Answer 24

nostrils; (singular = naris)

Question 25

Axilla

Answer 25

armpit

Question 26

Arrhythmia

Answer 26

abnormal heart rate

Question 27

Edentulous

Answer 27

without teeth

Question 28

Pneumothorax

Answer 28

accumulation of air in the pleural cavity; also known as a collapsed lung

Question 29

Medial

Answer 29

toward the midline

Question 30

Dyspnea

Answer 30

Difficult or labored breathing

Question 31

Purulent

Answer 31

pus-like

Question 32

Etiology

Answer 32

the cause of a disease or condition

Question 33

Dysuria

Answer 33

pain or burning with urination

Question 34

Hemothorax

Answer 34

accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity

Question 35

Cornea

Answer 35

transparent layer of the eyeball

Question 36

Grand mal

Answer 36

severe epileptic attack with muscle spasms and prolonged loss of consciousness; also called tonic-clonic seizures

Question 37

Cachectic

Answer 37

state of general ill appearance and malnutrition

Question 38

Ligament

Answer 38

fibrous connective tissue that connects two bones or cartilages