SET1:CPC CERTIFICATION EXAM - ANATOMY &
PHYSIOLOGY AND MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FLASH
CARDS, AAPC CPC GLOSSARY
Internal and Family medicine: - ANS -responsible for the medical needs of patients all ages and
addressing a wide range of patient health concerns.
Urology treats patients for illnesses or conditions related to the: - ANS -urinary system.
Urologist are physicians who specialize in the study and o practice of - ANS -urology.
Dermatology specializes - ANS -in treating the integumentary system, or skin, hair, and nails.
Cardiology is also called - ANS -the department of cardiovascular medicine.
Cardiovascular medicine is responsible for: - ANS -treatment of patients who have conditions
related to the hearth and vascular system like congestive hearth failure (CHF).
Pathology specializes: - ANS -in the study of disease. Example: biopsy of skin or tissue.
Morphology of cells determines: - ANS -the behavior of cells in a gross and microscopic
examination.
Malignant tumor: - ANS -cancerous
,Benign tumor: - ANS -non-cancerous
Pathologist reports the findings to the - ANS -requesting provider.
In a hospital setting pathology and laboratory departments are often: - ANS -combined.
UA - ANS -Urinalysis
UTIs - ANS -urinary tract infections
Combination of a blood test and UA is used to evaluate - ANS -kidney function
BUN blood test stands for - ANS -blood, urea, and nitrogen
BUN test and creatinine urine test helps diagnose - ANS -kidney disease
Medical Terminology are terms based on - ANS -anatomy to describe diagnoses and procedures
3 basic medical parts - ANS -root, prefix, and suffix
-algia - ANS -pain
-emia - ANS -blood condition
-meter - ANS -measure
,-oma - ANS -tumor or mass
-osis - ANS -abnormal condition
-rrhagia - ANS -bursting forth of blood
-rrhea - ANS -discharge flow
-sclerosis - ANS -hardening
-scopy (diagnostic suffix) - ANS -to view
a-, an- - ANS -without
ante- - ANS -before
anti- - ANS -against
brady- - ANS -slow
dys- - ANS -painful, difficult
endo- - ANS -inside, within
epi- - ANS -upon, above
, ex- - ANS -out, out of
hemi- - ANS -half, partial
hypo- - ANS -below, deficient
infra- - ANS -below
inter- - ANS -between
neo- - ANS -new
oligo- - ANS -scanty, little
pan- - ANS -all
para- - ANS -beside
per- - ANS -through
poly- - ANS -many
pre- - ANS -before, in front of
pseudo- - ANS -false
PHYSIOLOGY AND MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FLASH
CARDS, AAPC CPC GLOSSARY
Internal and Family medicine: - ANS -responsible for the medical needs of patients all ages and
addressing a wide range of patient health concerns.
Urology treats patients for illnesses or conditions related to the: - ANS -urinary system.
Urologist are physicians who specialize in the study and o practice of - ANS -urology.
Dermatology specializes - ANS -in treating the integumentary system, or skin, hair, and nails.
Cardiology is also called - ANS -the department of cardiovascular medicine.
Cardiovascular medicine is responsible for: - ANS -treatment of patients who have conditions
related to the hearth and vascular system like congestive hearth failure (CHF).
Pathology specializes: - ANS -in the study of disease. Example: biopsy of skin or tissue.
Morphology of cells determines: - ANS -the behavior of cells in a gross and microscopic
examination.
Malignant tumor: - ANS -cancerous
,Benign tumor: - ANS -non-cancerous
Pathologist reports the findings to the - ANS -requesting provider.
In a hospital setting pathology and laboratory departments are often: - ANS -combined.
UA - ANS -Urinalysis
UTIs - ANS -urinary tract infections
Combination of a blood test and UA is used to evaluate - ANS -kidney function
BUN blood test stands for - ANS -blood, urea, and nitrogen
BUN test and creatinine urine test helps diagnose - ANS -kidney disease
Medical Terminology are terms based on - ANS -anatomy to describe diagnoses and procedures
3 basic medical parts - ANS -root, prefix, and suffix
-algia - ANS -pain
-emia - ANS -blood condition
-meter - ANS -measure
,-oma - ANS -tumor or mass
-osis - ANS -abnormal condition
-rrhagia - ANS -bursting forth of blood
-rrhea - ANS -discharge flow
-sclerosis - ANS -hardening
-scopy (diagnostic suffix) - ANS -to view
a-, an- - ANS -without
ante- - ANS -before
anti- - ANS -against
brady- - ANS -slow
dys- - ANS -painful, difficult
endo- - ANS -inside, within
epi- - ANS -upon, above
, ex- - ANS -out, out of
hemi- - ANS -half, partial
hypo- - ANS -below, deficient
infra- - ANS -below
inter- - ANS -between
neo- - ANS -new
oligo- - ANS -scanty, little
pan- - ANS -all
para- - ANS -beside
per- - ANS -through
poly- - ANS -many
pre- - ANS -before, in front of
pseudo- - ANS -false
