Ch. 9 & 10 – Review – Flashcards
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The word effusion means
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escape of fluid from blood vessels or into a cavity or tissues
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Area between the lungs that contains the heart, aorta, venae cavae, esophagus, and trachea
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Mediastinum
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The root/combining form in the word anesthesia means
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feeling, sensation
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The root/combining form in the word narcolepsy means
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stupor
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The root/combining form in the word stenosis means
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narrow
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Of the following words, which one has a suffix meaning small?
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Edematous Axillary Varicose Venule (correct) Interstitial
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Select the correct spelling of the term.
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synipse synapsse sinipse sinapse synapse (correct)
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Select the correct spelling of the term.
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poliomyelitis (correct) poleomielitis poliomielitis polliomielitis poleomyelitis
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Select the correct spelling of the term.
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minengies menningese meninges (correct) minenges menninges
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Surgical removal of plaque from an artery
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endarterectomy
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Middle layer of a structure, particularly a blood vessel
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Media
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Localized dilation of an artery as a result of a localized weakness of the vessel wall
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Aneurysm
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Narrowing of a blood vessel
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Vasoconstriction
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Acetylcholine, serotonin, and dopamine are examples of
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Neurotransmitters
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A wasting or diminished volume of an organ or tissue is called ____________.
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Atrophy
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Which of the following words has a root/combining form meaning time?
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Chronotropic (Correct) Antiarrhythmics Diuretic Inotropic Adrenergic
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The abbreviation for the fluid inside the ventricles which surrounds the brain and spinal cord is ___________________.
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CSF
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The root/combining form in the word astrocyte means
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Star
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A person who is paralyzed in all four limbs has
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Quadriplegia
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The space between two ribs is called the ___________________space.
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Intercostal
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A medical specialist in disorders of the nervous system is a _______________________.
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Neurologist
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The word for a groove on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres is a ______________, and its plural is ______________.
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sulcus; sulci
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The root in the word spondylosis means
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vertebra
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The cranial nerve that moves the eye is the ______________ nerve.
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Oculomotor
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The suffix in the word cardiomegaly means
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enlargement
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The plural form of the upper chambers of the heart is
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atria
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Lack of blood supply to a tissue
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Ischemia
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The root in the word sublingual means
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Tongue
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Pathologic death of tissue or cells
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Necrosis
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A diagnostic test which records the electrical activity in a muscle is a (n)
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electromyography
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The prefix in the word intervertebral means
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between
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The word for a wall dividing two cavities is a______________, and its plural form is ______________.
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septum; septa
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The word _______________means to examine with the fingers and hands; it is derived from the Latin meaning touch, stroke.
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Palpate
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The word for a web-like network of joined nerves is a ______________, and its plural is ______________.
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plexus; plexuses
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A selective mechanism that protects the brain from toxins and infections is abbreviated as the
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BBB (blood-brain barrier)
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Uncontrolled quivering or twitching of heart muscle
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fibrillation
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The medical term for fainting is _________________________________.
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Syncope
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Which of the following words has a combining form meaning sound?
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Tomography Radiograph Electrocardiogram Angiogram Sonograph (correct)
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The dura mater is the
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hard, fibrous, outer layer of the meninges
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Process of recording the electrical activity of the brain
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Electroencephalography
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Tumor of the covering of the brain and spinal cord
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Meningioma
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Inflammation around the heart
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Pericarditis
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The brain and spinal cord make up the
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CNS (central nervous system)
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Pertaining to the head and arm
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Brachiocephalic
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The falling or slipping of a body part from its normal position
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Prolapse
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The root/combining form in the word stethoscope means
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chest
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A person skilled in taking blood from veins
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Phlebotomist
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A blood clot in a cerebral artery that originates elsewhere in the body and causes a stroke is called a (n)
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Embolism
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A condition caused by an excessive amount of CSF causing ventricular enlargement is
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Hydrocephalus
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The root/combining form in the word microangiopathy means
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blood vessel
