Question 1

Incision into the trachea is a(n) ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Incision into the trachea is a(n) ____________________....

Question 2

What does anesthesia mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Characterized by loss of feeling 
B)  Producing loss of feeling 
C)  Loss of sensation or the ability to feel pain 
D)  Pertaining to the sense of beauty or to sensation 
A)  Characterized by loss of feeling 
B)  Producing loss of feeling 
C)  Loss of sensation or the ability to feel pain 
D)  Pertaining to the sense of beauty or to sensation

Question 3

What does carcinogenesis mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  A cancerous tumor 
B)  Anything that causes cancer 
C)  The production or origin of cancer 
D)  The study of cancer and all its aspects 
A)  A cancerous tumor 
B)  Anything that causes cancer 
C)  The production or origin of cancer 
D)  The study of cancer and all its aspects

Question 4

In which of the following does the examiner feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts with the hands?

Accepted Answer

A)  Auscultation 
B)  Inspection 
C)  Palpation 
D)  Percussion 
A)  Auscultation 
B)  Inspection 
C)  Palpation 
D)  Percussion

Question 5

Which of the following is one definition of approximate?

Accepted Answer

A)  To bring close together by suture or other means 
B)  To cause a physical injury to body tissue by accidental means 
C)  To cut out or remove 
D)  To destroy tissue or loosen adhesions 
A)  To bring close together by suture or other means 
B)  To cause a physical injury to body tissue by accidental means 
C)  To cut out or remove 
D)  To destroy tissue or loosen adhesions

Question 6

Which of the following is often included when taking the vital signs of a patient but is not strictly a vital sign?

Accepted Answer

A)  Body temperature 
B)  Blood pressure 
C)  Pulse rate 
D)  Respiration rate 
A)  Body temperature 
B)  Blood pressure 
C)  Pulse rate 
D)  Respiration rate

Question 7

Which statement is true of organic diseases?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are associated with a demonstrable physical change in the body. 
B)  They are generally psychological disorders. 
C)  They are marked by signs or symptoms but no physical changes. 
D)  They are the same as iatrogenic disorders. 
A)  They are associated with a demonstrable physical change in the body. 
B)  They are generally psychological disorders. 
C)  They are marked by signs or symptoms but no physical changes. 
D)  They are the same as iatrogenic disorders.

Question 8

Patty has a procedure in which the electrical impulses of the heart are recorded. What is the name of the instrument used?

Accepted Answer

A)  Echocardiograph 
B)  Electrocardiogram 
C)  Electrocardiograph 
D)  Electrocardiography 
A)  Echocardiograph 
B)  Electrocardiogram 
C)  Electrocardiograph 
D)  Electrocardiography

Question 9

What does -genic mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Produced by or in 
B)  Producing or forming 
C)  Motion 
D)  Seizure 
A)  Produced by or in 
B)  Producing or forming 
C)  Motion 
D)  Seizure

Question 10

Which of the following indicates an altered immune system that reacts to one's own cells?

Accepted Answer

A)  Autoimmune disease 
B)  Degenerative disorder 
C)  Infectious disease 
D)  Nutritional deficiency 
A)  Autoimmune disease 
B)  Degenerative disorder 
C)  Infectious disease 
D)  Nutritional deficiency

Question 11

Write the meaning of the abbreviation: Rx ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Write the meaning of the abbreviation: Rx...

Question 12

Which of the following refers to a substance that inhibits the growth of microorganisms without necessarily killing them?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aerobe 
B)  Anaerobe 
C)  Antiseptic 
D)  Bactericidal agent 
A)  Aerobe 
B)  Anaerobe 
C)  Antiseptic 
D)  Bactericidal agent

Question 13

Which of the following is not true of nosocomial infections?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are hospital-acquired. 
B)  They are not present or incubating prior to admission to a hospital. 
C)  They develop without an apparent or known cause. 
D)  They are acquired 72 hours or longer after admission to a hospital. 
A)  They are hospital-acquired. 
B)  They are not present or incubating prior to admission to a hospital. 
C)  They develop without an apparent or known cause. 
D)  They are acquired 72 hours or longer after admission to a hospital.

Question 14

What does scler(o) mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Condition 
B)  Hard 
C)  Soft 
D)  Split 
A)  Condition 
B)  Hard 
C)  Soft 
D)  Split

Question 15

What does otopathy mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Any disease of the ear 
B)  Dystrophic ear 
C)  Inflammation of the ear 
D)  Malignant tumor of the ear 
A)  Any disease of the ear 
B)  Dystrophic ear 
C)  Inflammation of the ear 
D)  Malignant tumor of the ear

Question 16

Which term means measurement of the head?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cephalometer 
B)  Cephalometry 
C)  Encephalometry 
D)  Ophthalmometry 
A)  Cephalometer 
B)  Cephalometry 
C)  Encephalometry 
D)  Ophthalmometry

Question 17

What does calcipenia mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  A deficiency of calcium 
B)  A diagnostic procedure that incorporates calcium 
C)  Discharge of calcium 
D)  Enlargement of an organ resulting from calcium 
A)  A deficiency of calcium 
B)  A diagnostic procedure that incorporates calcium 
C)  Discharge of calcium 
D)  Enlargement of an organ resulting from calcium

Question 18

Which term means suturing of a vessel?

Accepted Answer

A)  Angioplasty 
B)  Angiorrhaphy 
C)  Vasostomy 
D)  Vasovasostomy 
A)  Angioplasty 
B)  Angiorrhaphy 
C)  Vasostomy 
D)  Vasovasostomy

Question 19

Write the meaning of the abbreviation: ECG ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Write the meaning of the abbreviation: ECG...

Question 20

Which term specifically means treatment of disease with drugs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Antineoplastic 
B)  Pharmaceutic 
C)  Pharmacotherapy 
D)  Therapeutic value 
A)  Antineoplastic 
B)  Pharmaceutic 
C)  Pharmacotherapy 
D)  Therapeutic value

Incision into the trachea is a(n) ____________________.

What does anesthesia mean?

What does carcinogenesis mean?

In which of the following does the examiner feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts with the hands?

Which of the following is one definition of approximate?

Which of the following is often included when taking the vital signs of a patient but is not strictly a vital sign?

Which statement is true of organic diseases?

Patty has a procedure in which the electrical impulses of the heart are recorded. What is the name of the instrument used?

What does -genic mean?

Which of the following indicates an altered immune system that reacts to one's own cells?

Write the meaning of the abbreviation: Rx ____________________.

Which of the following refers to a substance that inhibits the growth of microorganisms without necessarily killing them?

Which of the following is not true of nosocomial infections?

What does scler(o) mean?

What does otopathy mean?

Which term means measurement of the head?

What does calcipenia mean?

Which term means suturing of a vessel?

Write the meaning of the abbreviation: ECG ____________________.

Which term specifically means treatment of disease with drugs?

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Exam 2: Diseases and Disorders: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Terms

Incision into the trachea is a(n) ____________________.

What does anesthesia mean?

What does carcinogenesis mean?

In which of the following does the examiner feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts with the hands?

Which of the following is one definition of approximate?

Which of the following is often included when taking the vital signs of a patient but is not strictly a vital sign?

Which statement is true of organic diseases?

Patty has a procedure in which the electrical impulses of the heart are recorded. What is the name of the instrument used?

What does -genic mean?

Which of the following indicates an altered immune system that reacts to one's own cells?

Write the meaning of the abbreviation: Rx ____________________.

Which of the following refers to a substance that inhibits the growth of microorganisms without necessarily killing them?

Which of the following is not true of nosocomial infections?

What does scler(o) mean?

What does otopathy mean?

Which term means measurement of the head?

What does calcipenia mean?

Which term means suturing of a vessel?

Write the meaning of the abbreviation: ECG ____________________.

Which term specifically means treatment of disease with drugs?

Building Medical Terms Starting With Medical Specialties

Organization of the Body

Circulatory System

Respiratory System

Digestive System

Urinary System

Reproductive System

Musculoskeletal System

Nervous System

Peripheral Nervous System: Special Sense Organs

Endocrine System

Integumentary System

Oncology

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