ALHS 1090 FINAL EXAM.edited 1. Is cardi a word root? Yes, 2. Identify the vowel that is commonly attached to a word root to create a combining form. -O-

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1. Is cardi a word root?
Yes,
2. Identify the vowel that is commonly attached to a word root to create a combining
form.
-O-
3. Define medical words by first defining the :
The last portion of the word, i.e. the suffix.
4. What does the suffix -itis mean
Inflammation
5. What does the suffix -edema mean?
Swelling
6. What word means pain in a nerve?
Neuralgia
7. The prefix -hypo- means
Under, below or Beneath
8. Which term means pertaining to under the skin?
Hypodermal
9. Describe the body when it is the anatomical position
Anatomical position refers to the standard body posture when an individual is erect and standing
upright with the anterior facing forward, the face looking forward, the arms placed on the sides
with the palms facing forward, the legs standing straight, feet pointing forward. At this position,
none of the bones are intertwined
10. Anterior is a term synonymous with?
Front
11. The plane that divides the body into equal right and left if the

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The Sagittal plane
12. Which directional term means below or lower: towards the tail?
Inferior Posterior
13. The suffix -plasia means?
Growth or development
14. What does adhesion mean?
Adhesion refers to the attraction and bonding of surfaces of two different bodies that are in
contact.
15. What region of the body is used to describe the pain that occurs above the stomach
Epigastric region
16. What is the term that refers to the neck?
Cervical
17. What is the meaning of dermatitis?
Dermatitis refers to the medical condition where the skin becomes inflammatory and
consequently causing irritation with burning sensation reddening or rushes
18. What is the medical term for red blood cells
Erythrocytes.
19. A physician who specializes in treating skin diseases is a/an?
Dermatologists.
20. The term for excessive sweating is
Hyperhidrosis.
21. Which term means yellow skin?
Xanthoderma.

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22. Burns that damage the epidermis only classified as :
First degree burns.
23. A skin graft taken from a patient’s own body is a/an?
Autologous graft.
24. In ichthyosis, the root ichthy means :
Means dry and/or scaly.
25. Define eupnea
Euphnea refers to the normal and unlabored breathing in the mammalian respiratory system.
26. Define Asthma
Asthma is a chronic medical condition that is associated with swelling, obstruction, and
narrowing of the airways, causing breathing difficulties.
27. Define coryza
Refers to a contagious medical condition among poultry that attacks the upper respiratory tract
and results in inflammation of the nasal membrane and causing sneezing and profuse mucus
discharge
28. What is the term that means difficult or labored breathing?
Dyspnea
29. What is the study of immunity called?
Immunology
30. What is the term that means the formation of blood?
Hematopoiesis
31. Define sickle cell anemia
Sickle cell anemia refers to a genetic disease that arises as a result of mutational and abnormal
development of hemoglobin into a crescent shape that inhibits oxygen carriage.
32. Is plasma clear yellow fluid of the blood?

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Yes. Blood plasma contains yellow-pigmented bilirubin.
33. What virus causes suppression of the immunity systemand leads to AIDS?
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
34. Where are the cervical lymph nodes located?
In the neck region
35. What does the abbreviation that is the virus that causes AIDS?
HIV
36. What is the blood type of a universal donor?
Blood group O-Negative (O-)
37. Define ascites.
A medical condition that results in abnormal fluid build up in the peritoneal cavity of the
abdomen.
38. Define GERD
Gastroesophageal reflux disease refers to a digestive abnormality where gastric contents flow
upwards into the esophagus.
39. What does cholangiography show?
Cholangiography is used to show the location of gallstones inside the bile ducts.
40. What diagnostic procedure is used to examine the anus and rectum?
Colonoscopy
41. Another name for a gallstone
Cholelithiasis.
42. What does dyspepsia refer to?
A medical condition associated with a series of asymptomatic in the upper abdomen including
heartburn, bloating, discomfort, pain, nausea, belching

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43. What does an antiemetic treat?
Chronic nausea.
44. Which of the following is a chronic liver disease characterized by jaundice?
Cirrhosis
45. Cystectomy is a surgical procedure for :
Removing the entire urinary bladder
46. What does incontinence mean?
Refers to the unconditional loss of control of the bladder, leading to sudden and accidental
leakage of urine.
47. The abbreviation UTI is used to denote :
Urinary Tract Infection
48. Painful urination is known as :
Dysuria
49. The combining form py/o means :
Py/o means pus
50. Which is the term means blood in the urine?
Hematuria
51. The instrument used to inspect the urinary bladder is called a :
A Cystoscope
52. What does a duretic do?
A Duretic is a pharmacological therapy used to rid excess salts and fluids from the body.
53. Spermicides are agents that :
Are inserted into the vagina before intercourse to prevent pregnancy by suffocating sperm cells
before reaching the uterus.

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54. What does dysmenorrheal mean?
Dysmenorrheal refers to the condition characterized by painful menstrual cramps originating in
the uterus as a result of increased contractility.
55. Define endometriosis
Endometriosis refers to a painful medical disorder associated with endometrial cells growing
abnormally outside the uterus into other regions, including the fallopian tubes and ovaries.
56. Postnatal means :
Occurring or relating to the period after a newborn is delivered.
57. What is the neck of the uterus called?
Cervix
58. Which of the following structures can be affected by salpingitis?
Fallopian tubes.
59. What is the surgical procedure to make sterilization and permanent birth control?
Vasectomy
60. What radiographic procedure is used to screenfor breast cancer?
Mammography
61. What is the term that describes an eruption of the vesicles following the course of a
nerve caused by herpes zoster virus?
Shingles
62. Brain lesions associatedwith Alzheimer's disease are called?
Neurofibrillary Tangle and the Senile Plaque
63. Define Bell palsy

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A neurological condition that is characterized by paralysis of the facial nerves to one side of the
face and, consequently, causing weakening of the facial muscles in the affected area.
64. Define myasthenia gravis
Myasthenia is a non-curable neuromuscular disease caused by the breakdown of nervous
transmissions to muscles and consequently leading to weakened skeletal muscles and rapid
fatigue.
65. Which type of fracture results when the broken ends of a bone are forced into another?
Impacted fracture.
66. Is bursae in the plural form?
Yes, a plural of bursa.
67. What is an abnormal sideward(lateral) curvature of the spine called?
Scoliosis
68. Define gout
Gout is a complex and inflammatory form of arthritis that is caused by uric acid deposition in the
joints and characterized by stiffness, swelling, and intense pain of the joints.
69. An excessive amount of calcium in the blood is termed.
Hypercalcemia
70. Define myasthenia gravis
It is a non-curable neuromuscular disease caused by the breakdown of nervous transmissions to
muscles and consequently leading to weakened skeletal muscles and rapid fatigue.
71. Define arthroplasty
Arthroplasty refers to an orthopedical surgical procedure that is conducted to reconstruct a joint
and restore its functions. It
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Myringotomy refers to a type of procedure performed on the ear by creating a small incision on
the tympanic membrane using a specialized knife. The procedure is conducted to relieve fluid
build-up in the middle ear that causes pressure on the eardrum.
73. Perception of ringing, hissing, or other sounds in the ears or head when no external
sound is present is called :
Tinnitus
74. Which disease is related to the aging process in which the lens becomes progressively
cloudy and cause decreasedvision?
Cataract
75. Define diplopia.
Diplopia is derived from the Greek terms diplous and ops, which translates to double and eye,
respectively. It refers to the disorder where two images of one object are perceived differently,
either displaced either horizontally, diagonally, vertically or overlapping each other.