Medical Terminology - Midterm Exam -
Ch. 1-10, 20
The patient thinks that he has an elevated temperature. What instrument will he use to
measure this potential abnormal temperature? - Answer Thermometer
The process of being stuck together is
A. Scar
B. Adherent
C. Abhesive
D. Adhesion - Answer D. Adhesion
What is the medical specialist who treats aspects related to aging?
A. Gerontologist
B. Geriatrics
C. Pediatrician
D. Elder-care specialist - Answer A. Gerontologist
The branch of medicine that studies diseases of the skin - Answer Dermatology
An antipyretic medication treats ____________
A. fever
B. pain
C. excessive sweating
D. infection - Answer A. fever
When a physician identifies the cause a disease, the medical term to describe this is a
______________. - Answer Diagnosis (Dx)
Where would you find the anesthesiologist in the hospital?
A. Surgery
B. Skin doctor's office
C. X-ray department
D. Laboratory - Answer A. Surgery
The suffix ______ means the study of:
A. -logist
B. -logy
C. -itis
D. -gram - Answer B. -logy
__________ is the branch of medicine that studies diseases of the eye.
A. Otology
B. Ophthalmology
,C. Opthalmology
D. Optometry - Answer B. Ophthalmology
The suffix -pathy means
A. disease
B. death
C. condition
D. tissue - Answer A. disease
________ is the branch of medicine concerned with aspects of aging.
A. Elder care specialist
B. Endocrinologist
C. Geratrician
D. Geriatrics - Answer D. Geriatrics
The foundation of a word is the:
A. Combining vowel
B. Combining form
C. Word root
D. Prefix - Answer C. Word root
What medical specialist treats broken bones?
A. Neurologist
B. Internist
C. Rheumatologist
D. Orthopedic surgeon - Answer D. Orthopedic surgeon
________________ is the medical specialist who is concerned with diseases of the
skin. - Answer Dermatologist
The oncologist is the medical specialist who studies and treats tumors.
A. True
B. False - Answer A. True
The study of the urinary system is called _________.
A. Urology
B. Nephrology
C. Urinology
D. Gynecology - Answer A. Urology
When the physician is a specialist in nephrology, what organ is studied? - Answer
kidney/kidneys
kidney and urinary system/kidneys and urinary system
When Dr.Jones identified the Streptococcus organism as the cause of Jane's sore
throat, she would write that on the medical record as the etiology.
, A. True
B. False - Answer A. True
The suffix -graphy means:
A. To record
B. Instrument
C. To view
D. Recording - Answer D. Recording
The physician who cares for patients regardless of age and/or sex is called a
__________.
A. Epidemiology
B. Family Practitioner
C. Internist
D. Pediatrician - Answer B. Family Practitioner
The medical specialist who treats heart conditions is called a ______. - Answer
Cardiologist
The suffix "-ectomy" means
A. Surgical incision into
B. Surgical removal of
C. Inflammation
D. Creation of a new opening - Answer B. Surgical removal of
Medical term for profuse sweating - Answer Diaphoresis
The pulmonologist is the medical specialist who treats lung diseases.
A. True
B. False - Answer A. True
Who is the medical specialist that treats women during pregnancy and childbirth? -
Answer Obstetrician (OB)
What is the medical specialist who would treat diseases caused by the growth of
pathogenic microorganisms?
A. Oncologist
B. Pulmonologist
C. Pathologist
D. Infectious Disease specialist - Answer D. Infectious Disease specialist
Use of chemical agents to treat disease - Answer Chemotherapy
Which organs of the body would be treated by an endocrinologist?
A. Blood, lymphatics, bone marrow
B. Bladder, kidneys, prostate
Ch. 1-10, 20
The patient thinks that he has an elevated temperature. What instrument will he use to
measure this potential abnormal temperature? - Answer Thermometer
The process of being stuck together is
A. Scar
B. Adherent
C. Abhesive
D. Adhesion - Answer D. Adhesion
What is the medical specialist who treats aspects related to aging?
A. Gerontologist
B. Geriatrics
C. Pediatrician
D. Elder-care specialist - Answer A. Gerontologist
The branch of medicine that studies diseases of the skin - Answer Dermatology
An antipyretic medication treats ____________
A. fever
B. pain
C. excessive sweating
D. infection - Answer A. fever
When a physician identifies the cause a disease, the medical term to describe this is a
______________. - Answer Diagnosis (Dx)
Where would you find the anesthesiologist in the hospital?
A. Surgery
B. Skin doctor's office
C. X-ray department
D. Laboratory - Answer A. Surgery
The suffix ______ means the study of:
A. -logist
B. -logy
C. -itis
D. -gram - Answer B. -logy
__________ is the branch of medicine that studies diseases of the eye.
A. Otology
B. Ophthalmology
,C. Opthalmology
D. Optometry - Answer B. Ophthalmology
The suffix -pathy means
A. disease
B. death
C. condition
D. tissue - Answer A. disease
________ is the branch of medicine concerned with aspects of aging.
A. Elder care specialist
B. Endocrinologist
C. Geratrician
D. Geriatrics - Answer D. Geriatrics
The foundation of a word is the:
A. Combining vowel
B. Combining form
C. Word root
D. Prefix - Answer C. Word root
What medical specialist treats broken bones?
A. Neurologist
B. Internist
C. Rheumatologist
D. Orthopedic surgeon - Answer D. Orthopedic surgeon
________________ is the medical specialist who is concerned with diseases of the
skin. - Answer Dermatologist
The oncologist is the medical specialist who studies and treats tumors.
A. True
B. False - Answer A. True
The study of the urinary system is called _________.
A. Urology
B. Nephrology
C. Urinology
D. Gynecology - Answer A. Urology
When the physician is a specialist in nephrology, what organ is studied? - Answer
kidney/kidneys
kidney and urinary system/kidneys and urinary system
When Dr.Jones identified the Streptococcus organism as the cause of Jane's sore
throat, she would write that on the medical record as the etiology.
, A. True
B. False - Answer A. True
The suffix -graphy means:
A. To record
B. Instrument
C. To view
D. Recording - Answer D. Recording
The physician who cares for patients regardless of age and/or sex is called a
__________.
A. Epidemiology
B. Family Practitioner
C. Internist
D. Pediatrician - Answer B. Family Practitioner
The medical specialist who treats heart conditions is called a ______. - Answer
Cardiologist
The suffix "-ectomy" means
A. Surgical incision into
B. Surgical removal of
C. Inflammation
D. Creation of a new opening - Answer B. Surgical removal of
Medical term for profuse sweating - Answer Diaphoresis
The pulmonologist is the medical specialist who treats lung diseases.
A. True
B. False - Answer A. True
Who is the medical specialist that treats women during pregnancy and childbirth? -
Answer Obstetrician (OB)
What is the medical specialist who would treat diseases caused by the growth of
pathogenic microorganisms?
A. Oncologist
B. Pulmonologist
C. Pathologist
D. Infectious Disease specialist - Answer D. Infectious Disease specialist
Use of chemical agents to treat disease - Answer Chemotherapy
Which organs of the body would be treated by an endocrinologist?
A. Blood, lymphatics, bone marrow
B. Bladder, kidneys, prostate
