Exam 3 Med Terms
Which type of skin cancer occurs most frequently? - ANS basal cell carcinoma
Medical Term for a bruise - ANS ecchymosis
An epidermal growth caused by a virus is called a wart. or _______ - ANS Verruca
is an acute allergic skin reaction in which red, round wheals develop - ANS Urticaria (Hives)
The combining form pil/o in the term pilonidal cyst tells us this type of cyst is filled with: - ANS hair
Separation of the nail plate from the nail bed in fungal infections is: - ANS Onycholysis
Ms. Watkins was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma. The lesion was treated by excising layers of
growth and examining each layer microscopically. This technique is calle - ANS Mantoux Skin Test
A ____________ can confirm exposure to tuberculosis. - ANS Tuberculosis skin test
The abbreviation for biopsy is ___. - ANS Bx
The B in "ABCDE" stands for: - ANS Border
Electro__________ is a procedure that destroys tissue by burning with an electric spark. - ANS
electrocauterization
vitre/o - ANS glassy
, The term for a defective curvature of the cornea or lens of the eye - ANS Astigmatism
Myopia, which interferes with visual acuity and produces a blurred or fuzzy image, is also called - ANS
nearsightedness
Symptoms of this condition include floaters in the visual field and photopsia. - ANS Retinal Detachment
The clouding of the lens, causing decreased vision, is called: - ANS Cataract
The condition of dry eye is called _____ophthalmia - ANS xer
A glaucoma treatment that improves drainage of aqueous humor and contracts the pupil of the eye is
called - ANS A glaucoma treatment that improves drainage of aqueous humor and contracts the pupil of
the eye is called
Intraocular pressure is measured by means of a(n): - ANS tonometry
After sound enters the inner ear, it is picked up by the sensory hair cells of the __________, which
produce impulses that are transmitted by the auditory nerve fibers to the cerebral cortex. - ANS Cochlea
When the taut eardrum is struck by the sound waves, it begins to vibrate, moving the ________, the first
of three small bones in the middle ear called __________. - ANS Malleus, Ossicles
the protein-rich fluid inside the membranous labyrinth. - ANS endolymph
The suffix -cusis in the term presbycusis means: - ANS hearing
Which type of skin cancer occurs most frequently? - ANS basal cell carcinoma
Medical Term for a bruise - ANS ecchymosis
An epidermal growth caused by a virus is called a wart. or _______ - ANS Verruca
is an acute allergic skin reaction in which red, round wheals develop - ANS Urticaria (Hives)
The combining form pil/o in the term pilonidal cyst tells us this type of cyst is filled with: - ANS hair
Separation of the nail plate from the nail bed in fungal infections is: - ANS Onycholysis
Ms. Watkins was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma. The lesion was treated by excising layers of
growth and examining each layer microscopically. This technique is calle - ANS Mantoux Skin Test
A ____________ can confirm exposure to tuberculosis. - ANS Tuberculosis skin test
The abbreviation for biopsy is ___. - ANS Bx
The B in "ABCDE" stands for: - ANS Border
Electro__________ is a procedure that destroys tissue by burning with an electric spark. - ANS
electrocauterization
vitre/o - ANS glassy
, The term for a defective curvature of the cornea or lens of the eye - ANS Astigmatism
Myopia, which interferes with visual acuity and produces a blurred or fuzzy image, is also called - ANS
nearsightedness
Symptoms of this condition include floaters in the visual field and photopsia. - ANS Retinal Detachment
The clouding of the lens, causing decreased vision, is called: - ANS Cataract
The condition of dry eye is called _____ophthalmia - ANS xer
A glaucoma treatment that improves drainage of aqueous humor and contracts the pupil of the eye is
called - ANS A glaucoma treatment that improves drainage of aqueous humor and contracts the pupil of
the eye is called
Intraocular pressure is measured by means of a(n): - ANS tonometry
After sound enters the inner ear, it is picked up by the sensory hair cells of the __________, which
produce impulses that are transmitted by the auditory nerve fibers to the cerebral cortex. - ANS Cochlea
When the taut eardrum is struck by the sound waves, it begins to vibrate, moving the ________, the first
of three small bones in the middle ear called __________. - ANS Malleus, Ossicles
the protein-rich fluid inside the membranous labyrinth. - ANS endolymph
The suffix -cusis in the term presbycusis means: - ANS hearing
