Question 1

Which term means resembling bone?

Accepted Answer

A)  Osteoid 
B)  Osteolysis 
C)  Osteomalacia 
D)  Osteotomy 
A)  Osteoid 
B)  Osteolysis 
C)  Osteomalacia 
D)  Osteotomy

Question 2

Write one word for the following.
-Pertaining to the head ____________________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Write one word for the following.
-Pertaining to...

Question 3

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 4

Write the meaning of each abbreviation.
-WNL ____________________

Accepted Answer

Within nor

Question 5

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 6

Which term means incision of the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Calcipenia 
B)  Cerebrotomy 
C)  Chiroplasty 
D)  Mammoplasty 
A)  Calcipenia 
B)  Cerebrotomy 
C)  Chiroplasty 
D)  Mammoplasty

Question 7

Which combining form means knowledge or words?

Accepted Answer

A)  Log(o) 
B)  My(o) 
C)  Onc(o) 
D)  Rhin(o) 
A)  Log(o) 
B)  My(o) 
C)  Onc(o) 
D)  Rhin(o)

Question 8

Which term is not a surgical term?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adenectomy 
B)  Blepharoplasty 
C)  Elephantiasis 
D)  Osteotomy 
A)  Adenectomy 
B)  Blepharoplasty 
C)  Elephantiasis 
D)  Osteotomy

Question 9

Which of the following means an instrument placed in the mouth and used for measuring body temperature?

Accepted Answer

A)  Axillary thermometer 
B)  Oral thermometer 
C)  Rectal thermometer 
D)  Tympanic thermometer 
A)  Axillary thermometer 
B)  Oral thermometer 
C)  Rectal thermometer 
D)  Tympanic thermometer

Question 10

What does emesis mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abnormal softening 
B)  Flow or discharge 
C)  The material expelled in vomiting 
D)  The presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the tissues 
A)  Abnormal softening 
B)  Flow or discharge 
C)  The material expelled in vomiting 
D)  The presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the tissues

Question 11

What does incision mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aspiration 
B)  Cutting into 
C)  Cutting out 
D)  Draining 
A)  Aspiration 
B)  Cutting into 
C)  Cutting out 
D)  Draining

Question 12

Some of the medical terms are spelled incorrectly. Correctly spell all misspelled words. If correct, write Correct as the answer.
-Osteitis ____________________

Accepted Answer

The answer of Some of the medical terms are spelled...

Question 13

Which term means pertaining to the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cerebral 
B)  Cephalometer 
C)  Cephalometry 
D)  Encephalocele 
A)  Cerebral 
B)  Cephalometer 
C)  Cephalometry 
D)  Encephalocele

Question 14

What is the term for the pressure exerted by the circulating blood on the walls of the arteries and veins and on the chambers of the heart?

Accepted Answer

A)  Auscultation 
B)  Blood pressure 
C)  Pulse 
D)  Respiration rate 
A)  Auscultation 
B)  Blood pressure 
C)  Pulse 
D)  Respiration rate

Question 15

What does tox(o)mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chemical 
B)  Paralysis 
C)  Poison 
D)  Stupor 
A)  Chemical 
B)  Paralysis 
C)  Poison 
D)  Stupor

Question 16

Which term means surgical crushing of a nerve?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neurectomy 
B)  Neurolysis 
C)  Neurotomy 
D)  Neurotripsy 
A)  Neurectomy 
B)  Neurolysis 
C)  Neurotomy 
D)  Neurotripsy

Question 17

Which term means a specialist in the science or study of poisons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Toxic 
B)  Toxin 
C)  Toxicologist 
D)  Toxicology 
A)  Toxic 
B)  Toxin 
C)  Toxicologist 
D)  Toxicology

Question 18

What does carcin(o)mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cancer 
B)  Disease 
C)  Pathology 
D)  Tumor 
A)  Cancer 
B)  Disease 
C)  Pathology 
D)  Tumor

Question 19

What does osteoid mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  An instrument used to cut bone 
B)  An instrument used to examine bone 
C)  Cutting of a bone 
D)  Resembling bone 
A)  An instrument used to cut bone 
B)  An instrument used to examine bone 
C)  Cutting of a bone 
D)  Resembling bone

Question 20

Seth had a surgical procedure and developed an infection with MRSA bacteria.Which statement is true of this type of infection?

Accepted Answer

A)  MRSA bacteria are a type of streptococci. 
B)  MRSA bacteria are resistant to many of the most powerful antibiotics. 
C)  MRSA bacteria are smaller than the smallest virus. 
D)  Methicillin is used to treat MRSA infections. 
A)  MRSA bacteria are a type of streptococci. 
B)  MRSA bacteria are resistant to many of the most powerful antibiotics. 
C)  MRSA bacteria are smaller than the smallest virus. 
D)  Methicillin is used to treat MRSA infections.

Which term means resembling bone?

Write one word for the following. -Pertaining to the head ____________________

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

Write the meaning of each abbreviation. -WNL ____________________

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

Which term means incision of the brain?

Which combining form means knowledge or words?

Which term is not a surgical term?

Which of the following means an instrument placed in the mouth and used for measuring body temperature?

What does emesis mean?

What does incision mean?

Some of the medical terms are spelled incorrectly. Correctly spell all misspelled words. If correct, write Correct as the answer. -Osteitis ____________________

Which term means pertaining to the brain?

What is the term for the pressure exerted by the circulating blood on the walls of the arteries and veins and on the chambers of the heart?

What does tox(o)mean?

Which term means surgical crushing of a nerve?

Which term means a specialist in the science or study of poisons?

What does carcin(o)mean?

What does osteoid mean?

Seth had a surgical procedure and developed an infection with MRSA bacteria.Which statement is true of this type of infection?

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Exam 2: Diseases and Disorders: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Terms

Which term means resembling bone?

Write one word for the following. -Pertaining to the head ____________________

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

Write the meaning of each abbreviation. -WNL ____________________

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

Which term means incision of the brain?

Which combining form means knowledge or words?

Which term is not a surgical term?

Which of the following means an instrument placed in the mouth and used for measuring body temperature?

What does emesis mean?

What does incision mean?

Some of the medical terms are spelled incorrectly. Correctly spell all misspelled words. If correct, write Correct as the answer. -Osteitis ____________________

Which term means pertaining to the brain?

What is the term for the pressure exerted by the circulating blood on the walls of the arteries and veins and on the chambers of the heart?

What does tox(o)mean?

Which term means surgical crushing of a nerve?

Which term means a specialist in the science or study of poisons?

What does carcin(o)mean?

What does osteoid mean?

Seth had a surgical procedure and developed an infection with MRSA bacteria.Which statement is true of this type of infection?

Building Medical Terms Starting With Medical Specialties

Organization of the Body

Body Fluids

Circulatory System

Respiratory System

Digestive System

Urinary System

Reproductive System

Musculoskeletal System

Nervous System

Peripheral Nervous System: Special Sense Organs

Integumentary System

Endocrine System

Filters