MED100 2020 March Week 3 Assessment Medical Terms Continued Latest

MED100 Medical Terminology, Law and Ethics

Week 3 Assessment - Medical Terms Continued

Question 1The term dysphagia (dys/phag/ia) denotes                                   .

  difficulty swallowing

  difficulty urinating

  labored breathing

  bad sight

Question 2Pneumonitis (pneumon/itis) is an                       of the                 .

  inflammation, kidney

  infection, vessel

  inflammation, lungs

  infection, brain

Question 3Phakitis (phak/itis) is an                   of the                  of the eye.

  inflammation, lens

  inflammation, corner

  infection, retina

  infection, ducts

Question 4Pleurisy (pleur/isy) is pertaining to                     of the pleura.

  sensitivity

  increase

  decrease

  inflammation

 

Question 5The ependyma (ependym/a) is the name of the                   that lines the cavities of the brain and canal enclosing the spinal cord.

  pathway

  recording

  vessel

  covering

Question 6The term microcardia (micr/o/card/ia) refers to a                             .

  large brain

  small heart

  large heart

  small brain

Question 7Meningitis (mening/itis) is an                        of the                             covering the brain and spinal cord.

  infection, vessels

  condition, skin

  inflammation, membranes

  inflammation, bone

Question 8Panplegia (pan/plegia) is a term that means                              .

  total paralysis

  partial paralysis

  half paralysis

  no paralysis

Question 9An appendectomy (append/ectomy) is the surgical                        of the                    .

  opening, colon

  removal, adenoids

  removal, appendix

  removal, pancreas

Question 10Neurotension (neur/o/tens/ion) denotes the surgical                    of a                    .

  fixation, tissue

  stretching, nerve

  stretching, skin

  fixation, vessel

Question 11The word gravid means                        .

  scaly

  grand

  pregnant

  new

Question 12

The term iliac (ili/ac) pertains to the                 , the flat uppermost portion of the three sections of the hipbone.

  ilium

  tubercle

  neck

  radius

Question 13The term pulmonary (pulmon/ary) is pertaining to the                  .

  vessels

  lungs

  heart

  brain

Question 14Antepartum (ante/part/um) denotes occurring                                  .

  after, birth

  before, birth

  toward, pregnancy

  during, speech

Question 15The term ureteric (ureter/ic) pertains to the                   , the tube that carries              from the kidney to the bladder.

  ureter, blood

  urethra, blood

  urethra, semen

  ureter, urine

Question 16The term cutis (cut/is) pertains to the                  .

  cranium

  foot

  hand

  skin

Question 17A granule (gran/ul/e) is a small                       .

  tube

  tubercle

  particle

  opening

Question 18The term abnormal (ab/normal) means                             normal.

  close to

  exactly

  away from

  almost

Question 19The vena cava inferior is the large              entering and returning blood to the heart from the                  extremeties and regions of the body.

  artery, lower

  artery, upper

  vein, upper

  vein, lower

Question 20The term basal (bas/al) means pertaining to or situated near a               .

  right

  left

  base

  top

Question 21Use the documentation tips you have learned. Choose one body system. What symptoms might a patient complain of associated with this system? What could these symptoms represent? Could any of these symptoms represent an issue in another body system? Must be 100 words or more.