Medical Terminology - Chapters 7 & 8

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  1. Bile is produced in the

    2. Your answer:
    pancreas
    gallbladder
    stomach
    liver
    duodenum

  2. The combining form cheil/o means

    3. Your answer:
    tongue
    digestion
    lip
    chyle
    cheek

  3. The combining form stomat/o means

    4. Your answer:
    digestion
    stomach
    opening
    mouth
    tongue

  4. The combining form for bile duct is

    5. Your answer:
    choledoch/o
    cheil/o
    cholecyst/o
    cholangi/o
    bilirubin/o

  5. The suffix -emesis means

    6. Your answer:
    swallowing
    meal
    blood condition
    digestion
    vomiting

  6. The epiglottis covers the

    7. Your answer:
    trachea
    esophagus
    oropharynx
    bronchi
    laryngopharynx

  7. The mucosal folds in the stomach wall are called

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    sphincters
    fundi
    villi
    rugae
    papillae

  8. Projections on the intestinal wall all called

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    villi
    omenta
    gingivae
    stomata
    papillae

  9. An accessory organ of digestion is

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    stomach
    colon
    ileum
    liver
    spleen

  10. If the etiology of a disease is unknown, it is called

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    iatrogenic
    idiopathic
    contagious
    endemic
    autogenous

  11. Protrusion of an organ through a wall is

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    reflux
    perforation
    volvulus
    diverticulosis
    hernia

  12. The term for loss of appetite is

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    bulimia
    anorexia
    ascites
    obstipation
    aerophagia

  13. The term deglutition means

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    swallowing
    a backward flowing
    gastric indigestion
    difficulty swallowing
    digestion

  14. Downward displacement of internal organs is

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    visceroptosis
    ascites
    visceropexy
    borborygmus
    Crohn's disease

  15. Black stools are called

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    obstipation
    halitosis
    fecalith
    melena
    cirrhosis

  16. Surgical Connection of two tubular structures is

    17. Your answer:
    colostomy
    obstipation
    peristalsis
    ileostomy
    anastomosis

  17. The abbreviation for twice a day is

    18. Your answer:
    tid
    pp
    qid
    bid
    pc

  18. A liver function enzyme test is

    19. Your answer:
    UPI
    HBV
    IVC
    SGPT
    GTT

  19. The abbreviation for every night is

    20. Your answer:
    qid
    pc
    prn
    npo
    qpm

  20. Binging and purging is called

    21. Your answer:
    anorexia
    hematemesis
    bulimia
    dysphagia
    anorexia nervosa

  21. The small elevations of the surface of the tongue, capable of receiving taste, are

    22. Your answer:
    rague
    buccae
    papillae
    chyme
    stoma

  22. The structure lying beneath the hard enamel surface of the tooth is

    23. Your answer:
    dentin
    gingiva
    soft palate
    uvula
    bolus

  23. The structure that has both respiratory and digestive functions is the

    24. Your answer:
    tongue
    uvula
    trachea
    esophagus
    pharynx

  24. The lower esophageal sphincter is also known as

    25. Your answer:
    pyloric sphincter
    fundus
    cardiac sphincter
    longitudinal folds
    longitudinal sphincter

  25. The section of the large intestine associated with the appendix is

    26. Your answer:
    colon
    cecum
    rectum
    anus
    sigmoid colon

  26. The section of the large intestine associated with the spleen is the

    27. Your answer:
    hepatic flexure
    ascending colon
    descending colon
    sigmoid colon
    transverse colon

  27. All of the following are produced by the liver EXCEPT

    28. Your answer:
    fibrinogen
    prothrombin
    bile
    erythrocytes
    glycogen

  28. The combining form odont/o means

    29. Your answer:
    teeth
    gums
    lip
    straight
    tongue

  29. An ulcer that produces a hole in the stomach wall is said to be a/an

    30. Your answer:
    peptic ulcer
    gastric ulcer
    chronic ulcer
    perforated ulcer
    acute ulcer

  30. When the blood supply to a herniated structure is cut off due to pressure, the hernia is said to be

    31. Your answer:
    congenital
    anemia
    inguinal
    strangulated
    umbilical

  31. A life threatening obstruction in which the bowel twists upon itself is

    32. Your answer:
    volvulus
    intussusception
    ischemia
    peritonitis
    hernia

  32. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

    33. Your answer:
    hepatitis A is also called infectious hepatitis
    hepatitis A and hepatitis B are caused by viruses
    hepatitis B is also called serum hepatitis
    hepatitis B is of concern to health care workers
    hepatitis B is chiefly transmitted by ingestion of contaminated food, water, or milk

  33. The accumulation of serous fluids in the abdominal cavity is

    34. Your answer:
    anorexia
    edema
    ascites
    bulimia
    flatus

  34. Black tarry stool due to the digestive action of the gastrointestinal tract on blood is

    35. Your answer:
    steatorrhea
    melanoma
    melena
    mucus
    steatoma

  35. A progressive wavelike movement that occurs involumtarily in hollow tubes or the body is

    36. Your answer:
    perineum
    periosteum
    peristalsis
    anastomosis
    stomatosis

  36. Colostomies are performed to divert fecal flow to a bag on the outside of the body.

    37. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  37. An FBS is a blood test performed on a fasting patient to determine glucagon levels.

    38. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  38. Aspiration biopsy cytology is a test that uses a fine needle to sunction cells of a questionable nature to determine cytological changes.

    39. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  39. Proctoplasty is a surgical repair of the rectum or colon.

    40. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  40. A GTT is performed to assist in the diagnosis of diabetes or other disorders that affect carbohydrate metabolism.

    41. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  41. Purgatives assist in evacuating the entire GI system.

    42. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  42. The abbreviation po means nothing by mouth.

    43. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  43. The uvula is a structure that seals the trachea during the swallowing process.

    44. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  44. Regurgitation is the wavelike motion that propels foods through the GI tract.

    45. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  45. Steatorrhea is the excessive amount of fat in the feces due to improper fat digestion.

    46. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  46. The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in body tissue is called

    47. Your answer:
    inhalation
    metabolism
    external respiration
    internal respiration
    catabolism

  47. The nasal cavity is divided by

    48. Your answer:
    epiglottis
    adenoids
    alveoli
    septum
    turbinates

  48. The term olfactory pertains to

    49. Your answer:
    sense of taste
    process of respiration
    sense of smell
    phonation
    sense of touch

  49. The diffusion of carbon dioxide from the lungs is an activity of

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    external respiration
    inspiration
    cellular respiration
    internal respiration
    anabolism

  50. The space in the chest between the lungs is called the

    51. Your answer:
    pleural cavity
    diaphragm
    alveolus
    sinus cavity
    mediastinum

  51. The term that means head cold or URI is

    52. Your answer:
    epistaxis
    coryza
    cephalodynia
    ascites
    empyema

  52. The adenoids are located in the

    53. Your answer:
    laryngopharynx
    nasopharynx
    larynx
    oropharynx
    nasal cavity

  53. The term viscid means

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    mucus
    consolidation
    infectious
    oily
    thick

  54. The term for absence of the sense of smell is

    55. Your answer:
    epistaxis
    siderosis
    anosmia
    ascites
    anoxia

  55. An abnormal respiratory sound is

    56. Your answer:
    rale
    coryza
    anosmia
    paroxysm
    auscultation

  56. The combining form for incomplete is

    57. Your answer:
    anthrac/o
    atel/o
    steth/o
    orth/o
    alveol/o

  57. The structure which covers the larynx is the

    58. Your answer:
    cilia
    uvula
    hypopharynx
    epiglottis
    laryngopharynx

  58. The suffix that means spitting is

    59. Your answer:
    -pnea
    -ptosis
    -capnia
    -osmia
    -ptysis

  59. Diffusion of O2 and CO2 into and from the blood occurs in the

    60. Your answer:
    pulmonary capillaries
    pulmonary vein
    bronchioles
    cilia
    pulmonary artery

  60. A term that means sudden and violent is

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    chronic
    expectoration
    paroxysm
    purulent
    coryza

  61. The combining form phren/o means

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    lung
    chest
    respiration
    diaphragm
    pleura

  62. An accumulation of fluid in a body cavity is called

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    ascites
    thoracentesis
    hemoptysis
    emphysema
    hydrorrhea

  63. The combining form for dust is

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    sphygm/o
    steth/o
    coni/o
    orth/o
    spir/o

  64. The suffix for voice is

    65. Your answer:
    -osmia
    -phasia
    -capnia
    -ptysis
    -phonia

  65. The term epistaxis means

    66. Your answer:
    coughing
    abnormal respiratory sound
    shallow breathing
    nosebleed
    insufficient oxygen

  66. A medication to suppress coughing is a/an

    67. Your answer:
    expectorant
    vasoconstrictor
    mucolytic
    antitussive
    antihistamine

  67. The prefix tachy- means

    68. Your answer:
    straight
    rapid
    many
    breathing
    slow

  68. A disease characterized by a dilation of the bronchi that usually leads to secondary infection is

    69. Your answer:
    pleural effusion
    ascites
    congestive heart failure
    hemoptysis
    bronchiectasis

  69. The presence of pus in the pleural cavity is called

    70. Your answer:
    empyema
    pyosis
    pyemia
    pyothoracosis
    empyosis

  70. The ease with which lungs expand and fill with air is called

    71. Your answer:
    expectancy
    aeration
    compliance
    surfactant
    ventilation

  71. Which of the following is a genetic disorder?

    72. Your answer:
    respiratory distress syndrome
    cystic fibrosis
    tuberculosis
    pneumocystis pneumonia
    hyaline membrane disease

  72. A test used to assess the volume and air-flow rate of the lungs is

    73. Your answer:
    bronchoscopy
    pulmonary function studies
    arterial blood gases
    sweat test
    sputum culture

  73. An excess of CO2 in the blood is

    74. Your answer:
    hypoxia
    hypoxemia
    hypercapnia
    hyperoxia
    hypocapnia

  74. The mediastinum contains

    75. Your answer:
    aorta, heart, stomach, and diaphragm
    heart, stomach, lungs, and diaphragm
    esophagus, stomach, lungs, and heart
    heart, aorta, esophagus, and bronchi
    heart, esophagus, oropharynx, and lungs

  75. The lining of the thoracic cavity is the

    76. Your answer:
    diaphragm
    parietal pleura
    thoracic membrane
    visceral pleura
    mediastinum

  76. The inability of alveoli to contract due to a loss of alveolar elasticity is characteristic of

    77. Your answer:
    emphysema
    empyema
    ateleoctasis
    bronchiectasis
    asthema

  77. Solidification of the lungs is also known as

    78. Your answer:
    sclerosis
    pneumonoconiosis
    consolidation
    hemoptysis
    thoracosis

  78. Cartilage rings provide rigidity to keep the bronchi from collapsing.

    79. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  79. The right lung has two lobes; the left lung has three.

    80. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  80. Inflammation of the pleural membranes is called pleurisy.

    81. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  81. The membrane lying over the lungs is the visceral pleura.

    82. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  82. Postural drainage involves positioning a patient so that gravity aids in the discharge of secretions from the bronchi and lobes of the lung.

    83. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  83. Asthma is considered a COPD.

    84. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  84. The abbreviation AFB is associated with cystic fibrosis.

    85. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  85. Ventilation is the movement of air into and from the lungs.

    86. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  86. When the diaphragm contracts, air is drawn into the lungs.

    87. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  87. The intercostal muscles help to change the volume of the thoracic cavity, thus assisting in ventilation.

    88. Your answer:
    TrueFalse

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