What is the common English word for the term "cardi/o"?
Heart
Hair
Head
Hand
TIA typically stands for
Temperature Indicating Attack
Torso Immobilizing Aftercare
Tachypnea Imaging Airway
Transient
Ischemic Attacks
Tampa International Airport
The uvula is
That
little piece of flesh that hangs down from the roof of your mouth near your
tonsils
A part of the brain
A useless organ much like the appendix
which only acts as a filter in our body
A folicile from ovary tissue
Spasm is
Involuntary squeeze
Involuntary
contraction
Pain
Tightening
The prefix Endo- means...
Within
Above, Upon
Out, Outside
Beneath, Below
Good, Well, Easily
The prefix Anti- means...
Not, Without
Before
After
Away from
Against
The prefix Ambi- means...
On
both sides
Self
Right side
Towards
Left side
Apathy means..
Abnormal elation and increased activity
Persistent belief that has no basis in
reality
Lack
of interest or display of emotion
The prefix Ad- means...
Not, Without
Against
To,
Toward
Before
Self
The prefix Di- means...
Reversal, Separation
Two,
Twice
Bad, Painful, Difficult
Complete, Through
Lack of
What does the prefix "brady-" in medical terminology commonly mean?
Wavy
Irregular
Rhythmic
Short
Slow
Nephrology is the branch of Medicine concerned with the...
Lung
Blood
Heart
Kidney
Liver
The term bradycardia means
Slow
heart rate
Fast heart rhythm
You heart the Brady Bunch
Regular heart rhythm
The prefix Co- means...
With,
Together
Above, Upon
Outside, Outward
Against, Opposite
Complete, Through
Stable angina is best defined as angina that...
Increases in severity.
Has
a predictable pattern over time.
Is new.
Occurs at rest.
If the doctor says he's going to send you for a BMP, what should you expect?
A colonoscopy
An exercise tolerance test
A
blood test
An X-RAY
Path/o means..
Disease
Physical
Mind
What is the medical term for unpleasant odors exhaled during breathing, a.k.a bad breath?
Haldol
Epistaxis
Halitosis
Urease breath
Mycosis fungoides
What is a pneumothorax?
Collapse
of the lung due to air in the pleural space
Pneumonia
Broken rib
Heart attack
The prefix Bi- means...
Down
Two
Repeat
Lack of
Excessive
What do the letters GERD stand for?
Gastric emulsion reactive disease
Gastroesophageal
reflux disease
Gallbladder endoscopic reactive disease
Gastroenteral reflux disease
Which of the following suffixes is used to describe an ongoing inflammatory process?
-itis
-osis
-rhea
-rhexis
-mania
Removal of the voice box is called...
Laryngotomy
Pharyngostomy
Pharyngectomy
Laryngectomy
Which of the following is NOT a disease affecting the oropharynx (mouth and throat area)?
Herpangina
Candidal Thrush
Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease
Gingivostomatitis
Meningitis
What is the layman's term for a myocardial infarction?
Stroke
Fainting Spell
Constipation
Seizure
Heart
Attack
Appendicitis is the...
Cutting of the appendix
Inflammation
of the appendix
Removal of the appendix
Removal of an appendage
What is the term used to describe a generalized yellow discoloration of the skin?
Vitiligo
Kernicterus
Sunshine Syndrome
Jaundice
Hepatic Dermatitis
What does PTSD stand for?
Percutaneous Trans-Splenic
Diverticulectomy
Peripheral Tanned Skin Disease
Persistent Truncus Situs Disorder
Polygenic Terminal Sacral Dysjunction
Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder
Dermatitis means inflammation of the...
Eyes
Mouth
Foot
Tonsils
Skin
What does hematology mean?
The
study of blood diseases and blood-forming tissues
Diagnosis and treatment of heart
disorder
Diagnosis and treatment of liver
disorder
Diagnosis and treatment of kidney
disorder
The prefix A- means...
None of the above
Pertaining to
To, Towards
Not,
Without
Additional
Onc/o means...
Vessel
Nerve
Ear
Tumor
Eye
A condition in which the shoulder blade or bone, protrudes from the patients back in an abnormal position, causing limited function and ability to perform daily activities is called....
Bursitis
Tendinitis
Winged
Scapula
Shoulder Dislocation
Torn Rotator Cuff
Which one of these words means enlargement of the liver?
Hepatomegaly
Necromacro
Nephromegaly
Hematomegaly
The prefix Ante- means...
After
Against
Not, Without
Away from
Before
What is Acetabulum?
Spongy, porous bone tissue in the inner
part of a bone
Opening or passage in bones where blood
vessels and nerves enter and leave
Dense connective tissue strands of
protein found in bone.
Rounded
depression or socket in the pelvis, which joins the femur forming the hip
joint.
"Conjunctivitis" is inflammation of:
The membranous covering of the optic
disc and retina
The junction of the cornea and uvea
The eyelashes and lacrimal (tear) ducts
The
membrane lining the inner surface of the eyelids and outer layer of the eye
The iris and pupil
The prefix Ab- means...
Away
from
Against
Self
Before
Not, Without
A Grade 1 student comes into the school clinic complaining of sudden bleeding from the right nostril while playing under the sun. What term describes this patient's symptom?
Loa Loa
Cavernous Sinus Syndrome
Draculensis
Herpetic Whitlow
Epistaxis
What is the inner layer of the heart that is contiguous with the cardiac valves and great vessels?
Myocardium
Pericardium
Endocardium
Epicardium
What is the meaning of erythr/o?
White
Yellow
Red
Blue
Black
What is rosacea?
A
chronic disease of the skin of the face characterized by redness and sometimes
pimples.
A small mass of cells that are rose
like in appearance of the skin of the face.
A fleshy protrusion of the skin of the
face.
Something that resembles a rose.
What do the letters BUN stand for?
Bladder urea nerves
Bladder urine nerves
Blood urine nitrogen
Blood
urea nitrogen
The first cervical vertebra, which secures the skull on the spine is called:
Hercules
Atlas
Perseus
Theseus
Achilles
A local bulging of an artery is a/an...
Aortic stenosis
Infarction
Aneurysm
Thrombosis
The prefix Epi- means...
Good, Well, Easily
Excessive
In, Within
Out, Outside
Above,
Upon
What does "E" in "E. coli" stand for?
Empanada
Enterococcus
Enterobacter
Escherichia
Enterobius
What is a choledochotomy?
The process of cutting the gallbladder
The process of removing the common bile
duct
The process of removing the gallbladder
The
process of cutting the common bile duct
The prefix An- means...
Not,
Without
Before
Away from
Against
To, Toward
What does the prefix gloss(o) refer to?
Cheek
Lips
Tongue
Gums
The term CVA is synonymous with:
Heart attack
Asthma attack
Cardiac arrest
Seizure
Stroke
ERCP means:
Endoscopic
retrograde cholangiopancreatography
None of the above
Emergency room cardio-pulmonary
resuscitation
Endoscopic assessment of rectum, colon
and pylorus
Enhanced resolution CT picture
EKG and ECG are different tests that evaluate the condition of the heart.
False
True
"Ligamentum flavum" is called so because:
It is reddish in colour
It
is yellowish in colour
None of the above
It resembles lava in its shape
It resembles solar flare
In what position should the patient be placed during a Pap smear?
Modified Trendelenburg
Semi-Fowler's
High Fowler's
Trendelenburg
Lithotomy
What is the medical term for freckles?
Erythroderma
Ephelis
Dermatitis pigmentosa
Actinic keratosis
Nevi
Gastric ulcer that may complicate a case of burn is termed:
Cushing ulcer
Roasted ulcer
Trophic ulcer
Curling
ulcer
Marjolin's ulcer
What is the common English word for the term "brachi/o"?
Lung
Short
Slow
Leg
Arm
There are five divisions of the back. Select the one that is NOT a division.
Coccygeal
Lumbar
Spinal
Thoracic
Cervical
Distended veins radiating from the umbilicus are termed:
Caput
medusae
Venae commitants
Soldier shield appearance
Pipe steam apperance
Sun rays appearance
A _____________ specializes in diagnostic nuclear medicine procedures
Nuclear
medicine physician
Radiologist
Radiologic technologist
Nuclear medicine technologist
Which one of these terms is the throat?
Esophagus
Trachea
Larynx
Pharynx
There are many adjective suffixes that mean "pertaining to." Which one of these means "resembling"?
-eal
-ous
-oid
-ary
A psychiatric patient is asked to describe her lunch from the previous day. "I had eggulous salmonel," she responds. This exhibits which of the following?
Flight of Ideas
Ideas of Reference
Word Salad
Tangentiality
Neologisms
What is the area called where an inflamed appendix can be felt in the right iliac fossa?
McBurney's
Point
Flank area
RLQ
Umbilicus
What do the letters EGD stand for?
Esophagus gastric duodenum
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Endoscopic gastroduodenoscopy
Electrogastric dialysis
In optometry OS refers to?
Right eye
Measurement for contact lenses
Left
eye
Part of the prescription which refers
to astigmatism
"Sister Mary Joseph nodules" are:
Metastatic
deposits around the umbilicus
Benign skin condition
Metastatic deposits in the spine
Palpable axillary lymph nodes
Enlarged left supraclavicular lymph
nodes
