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Heald Med term study
Comprehensive Study Guide for Med Term final exam
Question | Answer |
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What is a myosarcoma? | Malignant tumor in muscle tissue |
What lobe of the cerebrum controls motor functions? | Frontal Lobe |
What combining form means plaque or fatty substance? | ather/o |
What is NSAID? | Non-steriodal anti-inflammatory Drug |
Surgical incision of the pharynx is called what? | pharyngotomy |
What is KUB? | Radiographic study of Kidneys, ureters, bladder |
What is fibrocystic breast disease? | Single or multiple cysts in the breast(s). |
What term describes the partial dislocation of a bone from a joint? | Subluxion |
AKA the knee cap... | patella |
Which test is performed to determine losses in peripheral vision? | Visual field testing |
What is the upper portion of the sternum called? | Manubrium |
What valve controls the flow of food and water from the stomach to the small intestine? | Pyloric Sphincter |
What combining form means white? | leuk/o |
What is the term that describes an opening in a bone through which blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass? | Foramen |
AKA Bad breath... | halitosis |
What is an anastomosis? | Creation of connection between 2 hollow or tubular structures. |
What is conization? | Removal of cone of tissue from cervix. |
What is the normal excreting of urine called? | micturition |
What disorder is characterized by the presence of kidney stones? | nephrolithiasis |
What part of the bone stores fat? | yellow bone marrow |
What is dorsiflexion? | bending foot upward |
What is jaundice? | excessive bilirubin in the blood |
What is laryngoplegia? | Paralysis of the larynx |
Which blood test is used to confirm HIV? | Western Blot |
What term means that a cancer has spread? | Metastasis |
What does hemoglobin do in the blood? | Transports Oxygen |
What instrument is used to examine the tympanic membrane? | Otoscope |
Which structure in the ear is important in maintaining equal pressure within the middle ear? | Eustachian tubes |
What is a paradoxical drug reaction? | Opposite effect than intended. |
What combining form means nerve? | neur/o |
What is osteomyelitis? | inflammation of the bone and bone marrow |
Which immune system components contribute to the immune defense by coordinating immune defenses and by killing infected cells on contact? | T cells |
Varicella is AKA what? | chickenpox |
What is flexion? | bending a limb at a joint |
what is a pericardiocentesis? | removing fluid from the pericardial sac |
What is auscultation? | listening for sounds with a stethoscope |
what is catabolism? | breaking down of body cells |
which condition is an inflammation of the brain? | encephalitis |