Health Med Terms Self Test Ch. 3 – Flashcards
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A "Defibrillator" is used to correct ________
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Abnormal heart beats or rhythms
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2. An "Otoscope" is used to view the:
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ear
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3. An "EMG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity.
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Skeletal muscle
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A trephine is used to remove___.
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bone
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5. A "Myelogram" is used to record _______ information:
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Spinal cord/ nerve tissue
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6. The ____________is used to treat brain cancer by directing radiation at precise brain locations.
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Gamma Knife
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7. A "_______" is a noninvasive roentgenography diagnostic technique.
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Computerized Axial Tomography
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8. The term "Sphygmo/mano/meter" literally means:
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To measure the pulse by hand
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. A body part which is formed of two or more types of body tissue and performs one or more specific functions is called a(n)
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Organ
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10. The term that describes movement toward the top of the body is:
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Cephalic
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11. The directional term that means "toward the lower end of the body" is:
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Caudal
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12. The directional term for movement toward the back of the body is:
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dorsal
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13. Bone is described as _____ tissue.
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connective
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14. "Angiograms" are used for ________:
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Recording pictures of vessels
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15. A "Thallium - Hot Spot Test" is used to detect _____ damage:
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heart
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16. The term "Intramuscular Injection-IM" literally means:
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within a muscle
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17. About how many men will develop breast cancer?
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1 in 1000
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18. The directional term 'inferior' describes movement:
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Toward the lower end of the body
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A 'Plantar Wart' is located on the:
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Sole of the foot
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20. The term "Catheter" literally means:
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to let down, into
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21. Which of these was the first 3D-printed drug approved by the FDA?
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Spritam
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22. The term "Biopsy" literally means:
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The procedure of viewing life
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23. The term "Ophthalmo/scop/e" means:
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: An instrument to examine the eye
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24. The term "Auscult/ation" literally means:
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process or procedure for listening
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A "Spinal Tap" is used to ________:
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Take fluid samples from the spinal fluid
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The term 'coronal' or 'frontal plane' divides the body into the:
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Anterior and posterior portions
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The combining form hist/o- means:
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: tissue or web-like
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The movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position is called
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: extension
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29. Which of these conditions would be treated with Phakic IOLs?
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Myopia
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30. A "PET Scan" is used to detect glucose or energy use levels of the ________:
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Brain
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31. Body "X-rays" produce pictures of _____body tissue and bones:
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dense
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32. The term "ocular" literally means:
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refers to the eye
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33. The term "Phlebotomy" means:
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to cut into a vein
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34. If one is flat on their back and face up, they are in a _____ position.
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supine
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35. The term that describes the direction closest to the point of origin is:
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proximal
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36. A "EKG or ECG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity.
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heart
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37. An "Electro Shock Therapy - EST" is also known as:
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electric convulsive therapy
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38. A "Pacemaker" can be external or internal and usually generates electrical stimuli to the heart muscle with ________:
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fixed and/or alternate impulses
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39. The term "Mammogram" means:
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a recording of the breast
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40. "Cryosurgery" is used to treat ________:
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verrucae or warts
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The term "Percuss/ion" literally means:
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process or procedure of striking
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42. The directional term 'lateral' describes movement in which direction:
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to the side
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43. The "Pyelogram" records information about the _____:
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kidney pelvis
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44. The term "Bronchoscope" literally means:
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instrument to view trachea-like structures
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Laser assisted surgery "LASIK" is used to correct
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myopia (and hyperopia)
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46. The abbreviation "ICU" refers to a(n):
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intensive care unit
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47. "Fluoroscopy" is used to record ________:
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moving body parts
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48. The term "Tympanostomy" literally means:
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procedure of cutting and making a mouth-like opening in the ear drum
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49. The term that describes movement toward the front of the body is:
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ventral
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50. What cellular organelle contains chromosomes and has the literal meaning "nut"?
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nucleus
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51. The term "Intravenous Injection -IV" means:
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within a vein
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52. The term defined as the process of drawing away from the mid-line or middle is:
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abduction
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53. A "_____" produces a radio frequency radiation pulse image of soft and hard tissue in multiple planes.
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Magnetic resonance imaging (scan)- MRI
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54. "Lithotripsy" is a procedure for crushing ________:
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stones or calculi debris
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55. The term "Nebuliz/er" means:
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one who causes a mist
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56. The term "Cryo/surg/er/y" literally means:
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a procedure of one who works by hand with cold
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57. The "KUB" examination looks for defects in the:
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kidney, ureter, and bladder
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58. A "Tonometer" measures pressure within the ________:
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eye
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59. A "EEG" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity.
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brain
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60. The procedure of using an instrument that produces high frequency sound waves to produce an image of the size or shape of a body part is called:
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ultra/sono/graph/y
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61. The term that divides the body into right and left halves is the:
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sagittal plane
