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Medterm final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Spitting up blood from the respiratory tract and lungs is called ch6 | hemoptysis (hemo = blood, -ptysis = spitting) |
| The suffix which means "suture" ch6 | rrhaphy |
| new opening between two parts of the jejunum ch6 | jejunojejunostomy (jejunum = pertaining to the jujeno. 2 parts = jejuno to jejuno, -stomy = opening) |
| dyspepsia ch6 | difficult digestion |
| splenorrhagia ch6 | bursting forth of blood from the spleen |
| Pyloric stenosis ch6 | Narrowing of the opening between the stomach and intestine |
| WHICH TEST would tell the presence of melena? ch6 | Stool guaiac |
| An ulcer would most likely be detected by which test? ch6 | Gastroscopy |
| congenital lack of continuity of the esophagus is called ... ? ch6 | esophageal atresia (atresia = congenital absence of a normal body opening, esophageal = pertaining to the esophagus.) |
| what is Lipase? ch6 | An enzyme that digests fat. |
| Name the procedure to surgically repair the roof of the mouth. ch6 | palatoplasty |
| Lymphangiectasis ch6 | Dilation of a lymph vessel |
| intracostal ch4 | pertaining to - between the ribs |
| contralateral ch4 | pertaining to the opposite side |
| exophthalamos ch4 | protrusion of an eyeball |
| syndactyly ch4 | a congenital anomaly |
| symbiosis ch4 | parasitism |
| prodrome ch4 | symptoms precede an illness (like a fever, or rash) |
| before meals ch4 | ante cibum |
| antibodies ch4 | protein substances made by leukocytes |
| symphysis ch4 | bones grow together, as in the pelvis |
| ultrasonography ch4 | sound waves and echoes are used to create an image |
| metamorphosis ch4 | change in shape or form |
| hypertrophy ch4 | increase in cell size, increased development |
| excessive sugar in the blood ch4 | hyperglycemia |
| Combining form of the first part of the large intestine ch5 | cec/o (cecum) |
| Pertaining to the abdomen ch5 | celiac (celi/o), belly, abdomen (abdominal) |
| Muscular wave-like movement to transport food through the digestive system ch5 | Peristalsis |
| Part of the tooth that contains a rich supply of nerves and blood vessels ch5 | Pulp (soft tissue within the tooth) |
| Gingiv/o means ch5 | Gums |
| Trigone ch7 | portion of the urinary bladder |
| Glomerular ch7 | pertaining to small balls of capillaries in the kidney |
| Meatal stenosis ch7 | Narrowing of the urethral opening to the outside of the body |
| Electrolyte ch7 | Sodium |
| Creatinine ch7 | a Nitrogenous waste |
| pyel/o ch7 | renal pelvis |
| anuria ch7 | no urine |
| perivesical ch7 | surrounding the urinary bladder |
| uremia ch7 | azotemia (-emia = abnormal blood condition, -azot/o = nitrogen) of excess urea (or other nitrogenous wastes) in the blood |
| X-Ray of the urinary tract ch7 | KUB - Kidney, Ureter, Bladder |
| Oliguria ch7 | scanty urine |
| Diabetes is characterized by what? ch7 | Polydipsia, glycosuria, polyuria, and insufficient ADH |
| Catabolism ch2 | The process by which food is burned to release energy |
| endoplasmic reticulum ch2 | part of the cell where formation of proteins occurs |
| metabolism ch2 | the sum of the chemical processes in a cell |
| karyotype ch2 | picture of nuclear structures arranged in numerical order |
| part of the cell where catabolism primarily occurs ch2 | mitochondria |
| allows materials to pass into andout of the cell ch2 | cell membrane |
| What are genes are composed of ch2 | DNA |
| diaphragm ch2 | muscular wall separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities |
| mediastinum ch2 | the space in the chest - between - the lungs |
| adipose ch2 | Fat |
| pharynx ch2 | throat |
| sarcoma ch2 | MALIGNANT tumor of flesh tissue |
| cancellous bone ch15 | Spongy, porous bone tissue |
| acromion ch15 | Outward extension of the shoulder bone is the |
| foramen ch15 | An opening or passage in bones where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave |
| The projection of the temporal bone ch15 | mastoid process |
| Knuckle-like process at the end of a bone ch15 | condyle |
| Mandible, vomer, maxilla, and zygomatic are all bones of the ch15 | face |
| cranium | Occipital, sphenoid, frontal, temporal, and ethmoid are all bones |
| diaphysis ch15 | The shaft of a long bone |
| scoliosis ch15 | lateral curvature of the spinal column |
| osteodystrophy ch15 | Poor formation of bone |
| spondylolisthesis ch15 | slipping or subluxation of a vertebra |
| laminectomy ch15 | operation performed to relieve the symptoms of a slipped disk |
| A blood vessel that carries oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs ch11 | Pulmonary artery |
| systole | Contraction phase of the heartbeat |
| mitral valve | Valve which is located between the left upper and lower chambers of the heart |
| pericardium | sac-like membrane surrounding the heart |
| sensitive tissue in the right atrium wall that begins the heartbeat | Sinoatrial Node (SA node) |
| coronary arteries | Blood vessels branching from the aorta to carry oxygen-rich blood *to the heart muscle* |
| cardiomyopathy | disease of heart muscle |
| phlebitis | inflammation of a vein |
| instrument to measure blood pressure | sphygmomanometer |
| local widening of an artery | aneurysm |
| cyanosis | bluish coloration of the skin |
| ischemia ch11 | 1. Blood is "held back" from an area. 2. Can lead to myocardial infarction 3. Can be caused by thrombotic occulusion of a blood vessel. 4. May be the result of coronary artery disease |
| metastasis ch19 | the spread of malignant tumors to a distant location |
| adenocarcinoma of the lung | solid tumor derived from epithelial tissue |
| Describe a fungating tumor? | mushrooming pattern of growth as tumor cells pile on top of each other |
| polypoid | includes sessile and penduculated types of growth |
| What term describes localized tumor growth? | Carcinoma "in situ" |
| Hard, densely packed tumor cells | scirrhous type tumor |
| What does "staging" a tumor mean? | Assessing the extent of tumor spread |
| What does mutagenic mean? | Producing a change in the DNA of a cell |
| T1N2M0 | Tumor is present - with palpable not demonstrably abnormal lymph nodes - and no metastases |
| inheritable changes in a cell ch19 | mutation |
| What is the medical speciality that studies the characteristics and uses of radioactive substances in diagnosis of disease? ch20 | Nuclear Medicine |
| radiologist | Specializes diagnostic techniques such as ultrasound, MRI, and CT scans |
| What is true of a radiopaque substance? | Absorbs most of the x-rays it is exposed to |
| metallic powder is introduced to the large intestine and x-rays are taken. | barium enema |
| IVP (Intravenous Pyelogram) | X-Ray of the renal pelvis and urinary tract after injecting dye into a vein? |
| Myelogram | X-Ray of the spinal cord |
| Arthrogram | An x-ray of a joint |
| an x-ray to show an organ in depth | Tomography |
| What best characterizes a CT scan? | uses ionizing x-rays and a computer to produce a transverse image of the body organs |
| What best characterizes an MRI? | sagittal, frontal, and cross-sectional images are produced using magnetic and radio waves |
| PA view | x-ray view in which the patient is upright with the back to the x-ray machine and the film to the chest |
| adduction ch20 | Moving the part of the body towards the midline of the body |
| Gastrectomy ch1 | Gastric resection |
| Inflammation of a bone | Osteitis |
| Cystoscopy | visual examination of the urinary bladder |
| Hepatoma | Tumor of the liver |
| iatrogenic | pertaining to produced by treatment |
| record of electricity in the brain | electroencephalogram |
| diagnosis | is made on the basis of complete knowledge about the patient's condition |
| cancerous tumor | carcinoma |
| microscopic examination of living tissue | biopsy |
| cerebral | pertaining to the brain |
| removal of a gland ch1 | adenectomy |
| necr/o ch3 | death |
| amniocentesis ch3 | surgical puncture to remove fluid from the sac around the embryo |
| inflammation of lymph tissue in the throat | tonsillitis |
| -ptosis | prolapse, sag, droop |
| ischemia | blood is held back from an area |
| acromegaly | abnormal enlargement of extremities after puberty due to pituitary gland problem |
| otalgia | pain in the ear |
| chronic | continuing over a long period of time |
| arteriole | small artery |
| -scope | instrument to visually examine |
| cystocele | hernia of the urinary bladder |
| tumor of bone marrow (cancerous) | myeloma |
| x-ray record of spinal cord ch3 | myelogram |
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