unit 1

 Dermatology: study of the skin.  Which term means specialist in the study of the heart?: cardiologist  append/ectomy  h emat/oma  electr/o/cardi/o/graph  Which of the following statements is NOT true?: The combining form cannot precede a suffix.  The word element cardi- is an example of a root  Endocardium: structure inside the heart , p/r/s  Arthroplasty: surgical repair of a joint  Which of the following statements is NOT true?: Respiratory has the root respir- from the German word for inhale.  Which of the following terms has a suffix that means record ?: Cardiogram  Costovertebral: r/cv/r/s  Component Pattern Identification is the process of labeling _____ within a medical term: elements  Neuralgia: r/s  Epidermis: p/r  Endogastric: p/r/s  In addition to her diabetes, the patient has several other ______diagnoses_____________. The term used to complete this sentence is a(n) plural form  A term never has more than one root: false  A combining vowel must always be present in a combining form: true  The physician was unable to ______diagnose__________ the patient's condition because the patient refused the prescribed tests. The term used in this sentence is a(n) ____verb__________.  Select all of the terms that are plural forms: carcinomata, Lumina, axillae, corpora  The physician ordered several ______diagnostic__________ tests to be performed. The term used in this sentence is a(n) _________adjective______.  The epigastric region is ________above______ the stomach; therefore it is ____superior__________ to the stomach  The nose is ______superior________ to the chin.  Which of the following medical terms is NOT a correct pair of opposites? Anterior transverse  personalized medicine uses genetics to determine accurate treatments for an existing condition.  The replacement of a mutated gene with a healthy copy is termed: gene therapy  The toes are _____distal__________ to the knee.  The spine is ______posterior__________________ to the heart.  The stomach is ____proximal__________ to the intestines.

 metastasis – p/r  androgen – r/cv/s  keratolytic - r/cv/s  cry/o/surg/ery - r/cv/r/s  axillary – r/s  an/esthet/ic: p/r/s  hypo/derm/ic – p/r/s  macrophage – p/r  large eater; macro____phage______  inflammation of skin and muscle; dermatomyositis  instrument for viewing small; microscope  To view life; biopsy  black cell; melanocyte  flow of wax; seborrhea  to produce, to create allergy: allergen  specialist in the study of skin: dermatologist  process to feel: sensation  process of operating icy cold: cryosurgery  A facial butterfly rash is associated with which autoimmune disease?: SLE  A congenital lesion of the skin, including birthmarks and moles, is called a NEVUS  Another name for a pressure ulcer is decubitus  Strep enzymes digest connective tissue and spread into muscle layers in necrotizing fasciitis  T he medical term for shingles is herpes zoster  A treatment to kill lice: parasiticide  A cream that would relieve itching due to allergies: corticosteroid  A topical treatment for tinea pedis is a(n) ____ antifungal ____ cream:  A topical treatment for acne is a(n) ____ retinoid ____ cream:  Use of liquid nitrogen to freeze or kill abnormal tissue is called cryosurgery  A laceration that is superficial is not very deep  Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium is stratum corneum  An ointment, cream, or spray prescribed to relieve itching is called antipruritic  The skin region that contains subcutaneous fat is the hypodermis  What is the surgical procedure that removes burned, dead tissue: debridement  Mr. Andrews' basal cell carcinoma began in which layer of skin? stratum basale  If Mr. Andrews' cancer metastasizes, what will it do? spread  ___ eschar ____ is the medical term for burned, dead tissue lying on top of third-degree burns  The word candida is derived from the Latin meaning: dazzling white

 The plural of suture: sutures  The plural of scapula: scapulae  The plural of gomphosis: gomphoses  The plural of synchondrosis: synchondroses  The plural of foramen: foramina  The plural of ischium: ischia  A muscle located directly below the spine of the scapula: infraspinatus  Four muscles that originate on the scapula, wrap around the joint, and fuse to form one large tendon are called the: rotator cuff  Lifting heavy objects over a long period of time can result in muscle: hypertrophy  The suffix in the term physiatry means: treatment  Ganglion cysts are fluid-filled cysts arising from the: synovial tendon sheaths  he location where a skeletal muscle attaches to the bone that is moved with muscle contraction is termed the: insertion  The muscle that extends the arm at the elbow joint: triceps brachii  The group of muscles located on the anterior side of the femur: quadriceps  The smallest gluteal muscle is the gluteus: minimus  An overstretch or tear in a muscle is termed a: strain  The pad of muscle located on the thumb side of your hand: thenar eminence  Muscle that has decreased in size is said to have the condition of: atrophy  The word element in the term rehabilitation that means again: prefix  The broadest muscle in the back is the: latissimus dorsi  What does the abbreviation NSAID stand for? nonsteroidal anti- inflammatory drug  The tibia is? medial bone of the lower leg  Osteoplasty: surgical repair or replacement of a bone  In a Colles fracture, a bone that is likely affected is: radius  What is the difference between a cast and a splint? A cast is applied around a limb; a splint doesn’t extend entirely around it.  a closed fracture? the skin is unbroken  Which of the following may be an occupational therapy goal in regards to his arm? brush his hair and teeth  A person trained as an orthopedic technologist can be expected to: assist orthopedic surgeons in their treatment of patients.  The abbreviation Fx stands for: fracture.  Bone growth is affected by all of the following factors EXCEPT: hydration.  A type of bone fracture in which the bone breaks into several pieces is classified as a __c omminuted _______ fracture.  Sutures between the bones occur in which of the following areas of the body? Skull