Respiratory
Removal of the larynx is a _____
Laryngectomy
Which of the following is not an accessory structure of the skin?
Hair
Nails
Wheal
Sweat glands
Wheal
The ____ is the first part of the large intestine.
cecum
The cecum is the first part of the large intestine. The duodenum, jejunum, and ileum are part of the small intestine.
Protrusion of the urinary bladder through the vaginal wall is a cysto_____.
The suffix -ac means:
Pertaining to
Pain in the chest wall muscles aggravated by breathing is called pleur_____.
-odynia
A hair-containing cyst found in the sacral region of the back is called a _________ cyst.
pilonidal
Mr. Raphael is admitted for a twisting of the intestines. What is the medical term for this condition?
Volvulus
A smoky red color to the urine is indicative of blood in the urine, or ________?
Hematuria is the condition of blood (hemat/o) in the urine.
Which suffix added to acr/o creates a word that means a fear of heights?
-phobia
The procedure that creates a permanent artificial opening in the trachea is a ____
Tracheostomy
A tracheotomy is an incision into the trachea to open it below a blockage. It is not meant to be permanent.
The outermost layer of epidermis is the:
Pore
Basal layer
Hair follicle
Collagen
Stratum corneum
Sebaceous gland
Keratin
Stratum corneum
The medical term for a stone is:
Calculus (lith/o)
The __________ is the microscopic tube where urine is formed.
Renal Tubule
What term that means deficiency of the bone?
osteopenia
The midline region where the bronchi, blood vessels, and nerves enter and exit the lungs is the:
A. Hilum B. Mediastinum
C. Diaphragm D. Glottis
Hilum
The question describes the hilum. The mediastinum is the region between (in the middle of) the lungs in the chest cavity.
Application of intensely cold liquid nitrogen to destroy tissue is called:
Mohs surgery
Bacterial analysis
Cryosurgery
Punch biopsy
Shave biopsy
Cryosurgery
Cry/o means cold. Mohs surgery, or Mohs micrographic surgery, involves removing thin layers of a malignant growth for examination under a microscope.
The anatomy term that describes the throat is:
pharynx
The pharynx is the throat. It serves as a passageway between the nose and mouth to the larynx (voicebox) and esophagus. The esophagus is the tubular canal that extends from the pharynx to the stomach.
High blood pressure resulting from kidney disease is called:
Renal hypertension
High blood pressure (hypertension) resulting from kidney disease (renal = pertaining to the kidney) is the most common type of secondary hypertension. Secondary hypertension means that the hypertension is secondary to a primary disease or condition.
This term means surgical puncture to remove fluid from a joint?
Arthrocentesis
OSA is the abbreviation for______?
Obstructive sleep apnea
OSA stands for obstructive sleep apnea, a sudden cessation of breathing during sleep caused by a narrowing or blocking of the upper airway.
The combining form dermat/o means:
Correct Skin
Sweating
Tissue
Covering
Dermat/o and derm/o both mean skin; hidr/o means sweat; and hist/o means tissue.
The muscular ring at the lower end of the stomach is the ____ sphincter.
pyloric
When the kidney fails to excrete urine, __________ has occurred.
Renal failure (Kidney failure)
Which suffix means disease condition?
-pathy