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  1. Glossitis defines inflammation of the
    • eyeball
    • mouth
    • vagina
    • gums
    • tongue
  2. A colostomy describes
    • removal of the colon
    • a visual examination of the colon interior
    • a permanent opening connecting colon and abdomen
    • a barium enema X-ray of the colon
    • MRI sections through the colon
  3. Hepatomegaly is a term describing
    • inflammation of the liver
    • enlargement of the liver
    • an abnormally small liver
    • a liver with an abnormal shape
    • a liver located on the left rather than right side
  4. Cholelithiasis is a term for
    • inflammation of the gallbladder
    • abnormally large volume of bile
    • sound wave crushing of gallstones
    • stones in the gallbladder
    • surgical removal of gallstones
  5. An inflammatory disease of the inner, lining layer of the heart is termed
    • myocarditis
    • endocarditis
    • cardiomyopathy
    • pericarditis
    • myoma
  6. Puncturing the chest wall (thorax) to drain fluid is termed
    • thoracotomy
    • thoracoscopy
    • thoracocentesis
    • thoracoplasty
    • thoracometry
  7. A procedure involving withdrawing a blood sample from a vein is called
    • venography
    • angiography
    • phlebotomy
    • venostasis
    • thrombolysis
  8. Blocked blood flow to heart muscle which results in pain and death of cardiac tissue which the patient may not survive is called
    • myositis
    • myocarditis
    • myocardial infarct
    • cardiomyopathy
    • angina
  9. A tumor of the membranes surrounding the brain is termed
    • meningioma
    • meningitis
    • meningocele
    • meningomyelocele
    • myeloma
  10. An encephalocele is
    • herniation of membranes surrounding the brain
    • herniation of spinal cord out of the vertebral column
    • a brain tumor
    • herniation of brain tissue out of the skull
    • inflammation of the brain
  11. Anencephalic defines
    • an inflammation of the brain
    • a tumor of the brain
    • noninflammatory disease of the brain
    • born without a brain
    • herniation of brain tissue out of the skull
  12. Hematuria defines
    • blood in the urine
    • blood in semen
    • a tumor of the urinary bladder
    • a kidney stone
    • metabolic waste in blood due to kidney failure
  13. Which of the following procedures involves surgical removal of kidney stones?
    • kidney scan
    • nephrolithotomy
    • nephrolithotripsy
    • cholelithotomy
    • nephrectomy
  14. Which of the following terms defines inflammation of the collecting system of the kidneys?
    • nephrosis
    • pyelonephritis
    • nephritis
    • hydronephrosis
    • nephromegaly
  15. Pulmonary angiography is a procedure involving
    • puncturing the chest wall to biopsy the lungs
    • passing a fiberoptic scope down into the bronchi of the lungs
    • measuring the lung’s maximum air-holding capacity
    • an X-ray procedure to image the blood vessels of the lungs
    • injecting a radioactive element into the blood to image lung tumors
  16. Total arrest and cessation of breathing is termed
    • dyspnea
    • apnea
    • tachypnea
    • atelectasis
    • pleurisy
  17. Tachypnea is the term for
    • faster than normal rate of breathing
    • painful, difficult breathing
    • slower then normal rate of breathing
    • breathing has stopped
    • collapsed lung
  18. Inflammation of the muscular layer of the uterus is termed
    • endometriosis
    • perimetritis
    • myometritis
    • endometritis
    • salpingitis
  19. Surgical attachment of the uterus to the abdominal wall is termed
    • colpopexy
    • colporrhaphy
    • hysterocystocleisis
    • hysterectomy
    • laparohysteropexy
  20. Surgical suturing of a uterine tube is termed
    • salpingocele
    • salpingitis
    • salpingorrhaphy
    • salpingectomy
    • salpingography
  21. Orchiditis is the term for inflammation of a/an
    • ovary
    • uterine tube
    • penis
    • testis
    • uterus
  22. Surgical fixation or attachment of a testicle in the scrotum as a treatment for undescended testis is termed
    • oophoropexy
    • orchidectomy
    • anorchidism
    • cryptorchidism
    • orchidopexy
  23. The procedure for penetrating the abdominal wall in order to observe contents with a fiberoptic instrument is termed
    • cryptorchidism
    • orchidopexy
    • abdominocentesis
    • laparoscopy
    • colposcopy
  24. A tumor of fat tissue is termed a
    • neuroma
    • myoma
    • lymphoma
    • adenoma
    • lipoma
  25. Which of the following is the term for a bone marrow tumor?
    • osteoma
    • chondroma
    • lipoma
    • myoma
    • myeloma
  26. Which term defines painful joints?
    • osteoporosis
    • myalgia
    • arthritis
    • arthralgia
    • bursitis
  27. Osteomalacia is the term for
    • a bone tumor
    • softening of the bones
    • brittle, porous bones
    • a bone marrow tumor
    • bones turning into cartilage
  28. Inflammation of muscles is termed
    • atrophy
    • dystrophy
    • myositis
    • myalgia
    • osteitis
  29. Eclampsia is defined as a condition developing in a pregnant woman characterized by
    • a placenta blocking the entrance to the birth canal.
    • a difficult, prolonged labor.
    • bleeding into a uterine tube.
    • hypertension, seizures and coma.
    • a placenta detaching from the uterus before full term.
  30. Peritonitis is the term for inflammation of
    • the lining membrane of the chest cavity
    • the outer layer of the uterus
    • the lining membrane of the abdominal cavity
    • the tough membrane surrounding the heart
    • abnormal outpocketings of the wall of the colon

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