Test Bank For Medical Terminology Express: A Short-Course Approach by Body System, 2nd Edition

Chapter 2: Body Structure Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. Describe the body when it is in anatomical position. a. Body is lying down, face upward b. Arms are folded across the chest c. Body is erect, and eyes are looking forward d. Palms are facing backward e. Toes point outward ____ 2. What is the term that refers to the neck? a. Sacral b. Coccygeal c. Cervical d. Thoracic e. Lumbar ____ 3. What is the name of the upper-right abdominopelvic region (beneath the ribs) called? a. Right lumbar b. Epigastric c. Right inguinal d. Right hypochondriac e. Umbilical ____ 4. Which of the following refers to a horizontal plane? a. Abduction b. Anterior c. Superior d. Inferior e. Transverse ____ 5. What is the process called for the body’s defense against injury, infection, or allergy? a. Inflammation b. Metabolism c. Homeostasis d. Adhesion e. Adduction ____ 6. The most complex level of the human body is the: a. cellular level. b. tissue level. c. organ level. d. system level. e. organism level. ____ 7. Which of the following refers to the region located above the stomach? a. b. c. d. e. Quadrant Epigastric Umbilical Iliac Hypochondriac ____ 8. Anterior is a term synonymous with: a. posterior. b. supine. c. lateral. d. cephalic. e. front. ____ 9. In terms of body position, the opposite of cranial is: a. superior. b. caudal. c. lateral. d. medial. e. visceral. ____ 10. What is the navel region of the abdomen called? a. Iliac b. Pelvis c. Umbilicus d. Hypochondriac e. Groin ____ 11. Name the position a patient is in when lying flat on the back with arms at the side during a medical examination. a. Knee-chest position b. Sims position c. Prone position d. Fowler position e. Supine position ____ 12. What region of the body is used to describe pain that occurs above the stomach? a. Umbilical region b. Thoracic region c. Lumbar region d. Cervical region e. Epigastric region ____ 13. A histologist is a specialist in the study of: a. cells. b. tissues. c. organs. d. systems. e. organisms. ____ 14. What is the quadrant that contains most of the stomach? a. RUQ b. LUQ c. RLQ d. LLQ e. MLQ ____ 15. The abbreviation Sx means: a. scan. b. sign. c. symptom. d. social. e. serial. ____ 16. The abbreviation Tx means: a. treatment. b. terminal. c. touch. d. tail. e. toxic. ____ 17. The abbreviation bx means: a. before exit. b. barium x-ray. c. breast examination. d. biopsy. e. blood in excrement. ____ 18. What is the imaging procedure that displays continuous motion images of internal structures? a. Fluoroscopy b. Echography c. Magnetic resonance imaging d. Digital radiography e. Subtraction radiography ____ 19. Select the technique that uses radio waves and a strong magnetic field to produce images of internal structures. a. CT scan b. US c. MRI d. PET e. Doppler ____ 20. What is the abdominopelvic region located in the lower right near the groin called? a. Right hypochondriac b. Right lumbar c. Right iliac d. Umbilical e. Hypogastric ____ 21. The plane that divides the body into equal right and left sides is the: a. median plane. b. frontal plane. c. transverse plane. d. coronal plane. e. horizontal plane. ____ 22. What is the formation of scar tissue (during healing process) that binds anatomical surfaces together called? a. Ablation b. Claudication c. Infarction d. Occlusion e. Adhesion ____ 23. The suffix -plasia means: a. tumor, hernia. b. poison. c. expansion, dilation. d. formation, growth. e. disease. ____ 24. The suffix -ad means: a. from. b. around. c. near. d. toward. e. over. ____ 25. Distal is a directional term that means: a. closest to the point of attachment. b. farthest from the point of attachment. c. toward the back. d. toward the front. e. nearest the point of attachment. ____ 26. A tumor in the inguinal area is located in the: a. stomach. b. neck. c. pelvis. d. groin. e. spine. ____ 27. What is the lighted instrument used to view the interior of organs and cavities called? a. Endoscope b. Microscope c. Ultrasound d. Fluoroscope e. Tomography ____ 28. Identify the body cavity in which the lungs are located. a. Spinal b. Cranial c. Abdominal d. Pelvic e. Thoracic ____ 29. Which directional term means below or lower; toward the tail? a. Distal b. Caudal c. Parietal d. Cephalic e. Abduction ____ 30. The horizontal plane is also known as the: a. midsagittal plane. b. frontal plane. c. transverse plane. d. coronal plane. e. median plane. True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ____ 31. Parietal refers to the outer wall of a cavity. ____ 32. CT scans usually produce sharper images of soft tissue than images obtained using MRI. ____ 33. MRI uses a magnetic field rather than an x-ray to produce an image. ____ 34. A cytometer is an instrument for measuring cells. ____ 35. Hist/o/lysis refers to the formation of bone. ____ 36. Anterior and ventral refer to the front of the body. ____ 37. A nucleus refers to a tumor. ____ 38. The sacral region is the upper back. ____ 39. An endoscope is the visual examination of an interior organ (of the body). ____ 40. Contrast media facilitate imaging of structures that are otherwise difficult to visualize on x-ray films. Matching Match the combining forms with their meanings. a. anter/o b. caud/o c. cervic/o d. cyt/o e. dist/o f. dors/o g. gastr/o h. hist/o i. infer/o j. inguin/o k. later/o l. lumb/o m. proxim/o n. thorac/o o. umbilic/o ____ 41. groin ____ 42. loins (lower back) ____ 43. near, nearest ____ 44. stomach ____ 45. tissue ____ 46. lower, below ____ 47. chest ____ 48. neck; cervix uteri (neck of the uterus) ____ 49. side, to one side ____ 50. tail ____ 51. back (back of body) ____ 52. cell ____ 53. umbilicus, navel ____ 54. anterior, front ____ 55. far, farthest Match the medical words with their definitions. a. anterior b. AP c. cytologist d. endoscopy e. fluoroscopy f. histologist g. inferior h. inflammation i. lateral j. medial k. nuclear scan l. posterior m. radiologist n. radiopharmaceutical o. sepsis p. superior q. tomography r. toxic s. ultrasonography (US) t. ventral ____ 56. Medical specialist concerned with electromagnetic radiation, ultrasound, and other imaging techniques ____ 57. Radiograph that produces a film representing a detailed cross-section, or slice, of tissue or an organ at a predetermined depth ____ 58. Image produced by using high-frequency sound waves of an internal organ or tissue ____ 59. Visual examination of a cavity or canal using a special lighted instrument ____ 60. Drug that contains a radioactive substance that travels to a specific organ that will be scanned ____ 61. Body’s protective response to irritation, infection, or allergy ____ 62. Inflammatory response of the body to infection ____ 63. Radiograph that employs a fluorescent screen instead of a photographic plate to produce images ____ 64. Imaging technique that uses a radionuclide, introduced into the body by ingestion, inhalation, or injection ____ 65. Specialist in the study of cells ____ 66. Specialist in the study of tissue ____ 67. Refers to the lower part of a structure, or below a structure ____ 68. Refers to the upper part of a structure, or above a structure ____ 69. Refers to the side of a structure ____ 70. Refers to the front (of the body) ____ 71. Refers to the back (of the body) ____ 72. Refers to the middle of a structure ____ 73. Refers to the anterior posterior position ____ 74. Pertains to a poison ____ 75. Belly or belly side (of the body) Chapter 2: Body Structure Answer Section MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 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