Medical Terminology, Study notes of Nutrition

Download Medical Terminology and more Study notes Nutrition in PDF only on Docsity! Medical Terminology Skills Page 1 Draft Copy Utah State Office of Education Medical Terminology Medical Terminology and Abbreviations Skill Certification – SAMPLE TEST MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read each question carefully. Identify the best answer to each question. Mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet. 1. The meaning of SO is: A. standing order B. significant other C. both a and b D. niether a nor b 2. The area behind the knee cap of the body: A. Buccal B. Plantar C. Popliteal D. Brachial 3. What is the herniation of the brain through an opening in the skull? A. Myelofibroma B. Craniostenosis C. Encephalocele D. Meningitis 4. What physician specializes in diseases of the eye? A. Otometrist B. Oculotechnologist C. Ophthalmologist D. Orbitalogist 5. What color is an erythrocyte? A. blue B. white C. yellow D. red 6. What happens in a hematocrit? A. Urine is excreted B. Blood is separated C. Liver tissue is destroyed D. Plasma proteins are secreted Medical Terminology Skills Page 2 Draft Copy Utah State Office of Education 7. Suffix for a sudden, involuntary, muscular contraction: A. trophy B. spasm C. scopy D. tonic 8. What has happened to the testes in cryptorchidism? A. They are sterile. B. They are surgically removed. C. They are undescended. D. They are infected. 9. What is the abbreviation for Week? A. wk. B. W C. w D. 7D 10. The meaning of PE is: A. physical exercise B. preliminary evaluation C. pulmonary embolus D. prior evaluation 11. What term best describes the presence of excess fingers and/or toes? A. Polydacryism B. Polydactylism C. Monodacryism D. Monodactylism 12. Symbol for Increase: A. > B. < C. ^ D. π 13. Symbol for Negative: A. - B. + C. ß D. ø Medical Terminology Skills Page 5 Draft Copy Utah State Office of Education 28. The prefix that means without or absence of... A. an B. endo C. pan D. mal 29. What is the term for a mature bone cell? A. Osteoblast B. Osteocyte C. Chondroblast D. Chondrocyte 30. What occurs when an anesthetic given? A. It decreases one's sensations. B. It improves one's reactions. C. It increases one's mobility. D. It destroys ones memory. 31. What happens to a bone in osteomalacia? A. It is full of tumors. B. It is fractured. C. It is soft. D. It has hypertrophied. 32. A carcinogen causes: A. Disease B. Decay C. Cancer D. Herniation 33. Pertaining to the cheek: A. cephalic B. cubital C. buccal D. popliteal 34. What is eating, sleeping, walking, bathing? A. ADL B. ROM C. ECT D. IV Medical Terminology Skills Page 6 Draft Copy Utah State Office of Education 35. What best describes the shape of streptococci? A. Twisted chains of round bacteria B. Grape-like clusters of oval-shaped bacteria C. Groups of rod-shaped bacteria D. Series of twisted, spiral-shaped bacteria 36. What is the abbreviation meaning unknown or not known? A. UNK B. UN C. KN D. DNK 37. What is excessive thirst? A. polyphagia B. polyphasia C. polydipsia D. polyuria 38. What term refers air in the chest cavity? A. Empyma B. Silicosis C. pneumo thorax D. Tuberculosis 39. How many hands is an ambidextrous person able to use? A. Only the left B. Only the right C. Both the right and the left D. None of the above 40. Medical term for the male gamete: A. sphygm/o B. sperm/o C. spin/o D. sinistr/o 41. The meaning of im is: A. immune B. not C. imaging D. without Medical Terminology Skills Page 7 Draft Copy Utah State Office of Education 42. What term describes any disease caused by defective nutrition? A. Dystrophy B. Necrosis C. Oncology D. Rachischisis 43. Vesicul refers to: A. blood vessels B. pulmonary veins C. seminal vesicles D. sperm 44. What is wrong with the esophagus in esophageal atresia? A. It is extremely painful B. It is clogged with fatty plaque C. It has been removed D. It has no opening 45. The meaning of mito is: A. eardrum B. thread C. mid-line D. twins 46. What structure is protruding in a cystocele? A. Cell B. Bladder C. Stomach D. Intestines 47. What is the surgical fixation of a prolapsed uterus? A. hysteroptosis B. hysteroplasty C. hysteropexy D. hysterectomy 48. What is the creation of a new opening between the stomach and the duodenum? A. gastroduodenostomy B. gastroenterectomy C. gastrojejunotomy D. gastrocolonopexy Medical Terminology Skills Page 10 Draft Copy Utah State Office of Education 63. What is accumulating in the blood in azotemia? A. Calcium B. Nitrogen C. Potassium D. Oxygen 64. The meaning of OTC is: A. over-the-counter B. outcome treated care C. orthopedic therapeutic cure D. off-the-chest 65. What describes difficulty digesting food? A. Dyspnea B. Dysphagia C. Dysuria D. Dyspepsia 66. What is being viewed in an arthroscopy? A. Arteries B. Fatty plaque C. Joints D. Intestines 67. What is the inability to speak or talk? A. Aphasia B. Aphagia C. Apnea D. Ataxia 68. What does a proctoscopy visualize? A. The esophagus and stomach. B. The rectum and lower intestines. C. The small and large intestines. D. The pharynx and larynx. 69. What shape does the crista galli most closely resemble? A. a sickle B. a sieve C. an elbow D. a ridge Medical Terminology Skills Page 11 Draft Copy Utah State Office of Education 70. Prefix meaning before: A. post B. pre C. poly D. psora 71. Word root or combining form for uterine tube: A. salping/o B. schiz/o C. somat/o D. sarc/o 72. Suffix meaning deficiency or lack of: A. emia B. plasty C. rrhagia D. penia 73. What is the medical abbreviation for Vital Signs Stable? A. VSS B. VTLSS C. VAXs D. SVS 74. What color is albumin? A. Red B. Blue C. Green D. White 75. What term refer to upon the dura mater? A. hyperdural B. subdural C. hypodural D. epidural 76. The term ax refers to: A. auxin B. axis C. axe D. none of the above Medical Terminology Skills Page 12 Draft Copy Utah State Office of Education 77. What is the deficiency of oxygen in the blood? A. Anoxia B. Anoxemia C. Hypoxia D. Hypoxemia 78. An anaerobic bacterium: A. must have light to live B. does not need light to live C. must have oxygen to live D. does not need oxygen to live 79. What is being repaired in a cheiloplasty? A. Neck B. Brain C. Eyes D. Lips 80. Cubital refers to the ... A. Arm B. Elbow C. Fingers D. Shoulder 81. What is a newborn? A. antepartum B. neonate C. fetus D. embryo 82. Where should (Morphine 2 mg IV) be given? A. In the muscle B. In the vein C. In the skin D. In the fat 83. What is the abbreviation for Wheelchair? A. WC B. WlCr C. WlChr D. w/c Medical Terminology Skills Page 15 Draft Copy Utah State Office of Education 98. Afferent vessels carry lymph fluid in what direction? A. Away from the lymph node B. Towards the lymph node C. Within the lymph node D. Around the lymph node 99. A person experiencing myasthenia gravis has muscle : A. Stiffness B. Pain C. Pressure D. Weakness 100. The meaning of SOAP is: A. Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan B. Subjective, Objective, Assignment, Plan C. Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Procedure D. Substitute, Objective, Assessment, Procedure Medical Terminology Skills Page 16 Draft Copy Utah State Office of Education Correct Answers 1 C 2 C 3 C 4 C 5 D 6 B 7 B 8 C 9 A 10 C 11 B 12 C 13 A 14 B 15 A 16 D 17 C 18 B 19 C 20 A 21 D 22 B 23 C 24 D 25 B 26 C 27 D 28 A 29 B 30 A 31 C 32 C 33 C 34 A 35 A 36 A 37 C 38 C 39 C 40 B 41 B 42 A 43 C 44 D 45 B 46 B 47 C 48 A 49 C 50 C 51 A 52 B 53 D 54 D 55 B 56 A 57 B 58 B 59 A 60 B 61 B 62 C 63 B 64 A 65 D 66 C 67 A 68 B 69 D 70 B 71 A 72 D 73 A 74 D 75 D 76 B 77 D 78 D 79 D 80 B 81 B 82 B 83 D 84 A 85 B 86 A 87 B 88 B 89 C 90 A 91 D 92 C 93 C 94 A 95 A 96 B 97 C 98 B 99 D 100 A