| Question |
Answer |
| What type of fracture results in small fragments of bone? |
comminuted |
| What childhood infection most commonly affects the face and hands? |
impetigo |
| What is the physiological process that maintains a stable environment in our bodies? |
homeostasis |
| The results of a disease process are called __________________. |
manifestations |
| The term for a cluster of boils is _____________________. |
carbuncles |
| What body position is accomplished when the patient is lying face up? |
supine |
| What is the condition results from an excess of calcium in the blood? |
hypercalcemia |
| What is the neuromuscular disease where neither the nerves nor the muscles are diseased? |
Myasthenia Gravis |
| A procedure that removes fluid from a joint through surgical means is called a/an ______________________. |
arthrocentesis |
| When a kidney becomes extremely dilated with urine it is called __________________. |
hydronephrosis |
| What lesion of the skin is also known as a freckle? |
macule |
| What is the most serious form of skin cancer? |
malignant melanoma |
| _________________ are also known as kidney calculi and are solid secretions of dissolved minerals in the urine. |
nephrolithiasis |
| What is the name for the procedure where the physician removes a small piece of tissue for laboratory examination? |
biopsy |
| Inflammation of a joint is called ____________________. |
arthritis |
| What is a muscular disease that is hereditary and is primarily diagnosed between the ages of 3 and 5? |
Muscular Dystrophy |
| The muscular disease that causes pain, stiffness and tenderness of muscles, tendons and joints is called _____________________. |
fibromyalgia |
| A medical procedure that can break up stones utilizing sonic vibrations is called ________________________. |
lithotripsy |
| What muscle in your body will not regenerate itself once damaged? |
cardiac |
| What procedure exposes abnormal tissue to extreme cold and freezing to destroy the tissue? |
cyrosurgery |
| What is the term for a yeast infection? |
candidiasis |
| What is the term for fusion of the joint? |
ankylosis |
| The passage of a flexible tube through the urethra and into the bladder is called a _________________________. |
urinary catheterization |
| The directional term that refers to a body part moving away from the midline of the body is called ____________________. |
abduction |
| The most common type of skin cancer is __________________. |
basal cell carcinoma |
| A __________________ pregnancy occurs when the fertilized ovum is implanted in any tissue other than the uterine wall. |
ectopic |
| The surgical removal of the ovary together with the fallopian tube is referred to as a ________________________. |
salpingo-oophorectomy |
| The heart and lungs are located in the ________________ cavity. |
thoracic |
| What is the acute lung disease that is commonly seen in premature newborns? |
hyaline membrane disease |
| What type of fracture is accompanied by an open wound? |
compound |
| A congenital abnormality in which the male urethral opening is on the undersurface of the penis is called _________________. |
hypospadias |
| This particular STD is characterized by chancre sores visible in the genital area. |
syphilis |
| What is the directional term that means the fartherest from the point of attachment? |
distal |
| arthr/o |
joint |
| A spreading infection in the skin is called ______________________. |
cellulitis |
| The visualization of a joint through a surgical instrument is called a/an __________________________. |
arthrography |
| What skeletal system disease results in our bones become porous? |
osteoporosis |
| The directional term for pointing your toe is called ______________________. |
plantarflexion |
| An injury to a tendon is called a ____________________________. |
strain |
| What contagious skin disease is characterized by mites that burrow under thye skin? |
scabies |
| A muscular disorder where the patient is suffering from ascending paralysis is called _______________________. |
Guillian-Barre Syndrome |
| When a bone is displaced from its normal position in the joint it is called ______________________________. |
dislocation |
| What virus causes both shingles and chickenpox? |
herpes varicella zoster |
| -algia |
pain |
| What two factors do clinicians use to assess the damage of burns? |
depth and area of skin damaged |
| -plasty |
surgical repair |
| The directional term that refers to a body part moving toward the midline of the body is called _______________________. |
adduction |
| Curling a weight with your arm is called ____________________. |
flexion |
| enter/o |
intestines |
| gastr/o |
stomach |
| An injury to a ligament is called a _______________________. |
sprain |
| What test is utilized to diagnose CTS? |
EMG (electromyography) |
| What position is accomplished when the patient is lying face down? |
prone |
| hepat/o |
liver |
| nephr/o |
kidney |
| Bringing a weight back down from a curled position is called ___________________. |
extension |
| -centesis |
surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| When a physician repairs a fracture through surgical means it is called ___________________________. |
open reduction |
| -graphy |
process of recording |
| What is the procedure that removes disc material from the vertebral column? |
laminectomy |
| What is the name of the plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts? |
transverse |
| What is the directional term that means closer to the point of attachment? |
proximal |
Biology Lab Midterm
