"Chondro" in the word chondritis means: |
A. Cartilage |
"Gastro" in the word "gastroenteritis" means: |
D. Stomach |
"Myo" in the word myocarditis means: |
A. Muscle |
After applying a tourniquet, the injury from a patient’s leg stops bleeding. This is called: |
A. Hemostasis |
An intoxicated 40-year-old male is found lying face down. How would you document his body’s position? |
B. Prone |
The meaning "around" can have which of the following prefixes? |
C. "peri-" and "circum-" |
The root "melan/o" means: |
C. black. |
The suffix "-pathy" means: |
B. disease. |
The term "pericardiocentesis" means: |
D. The removal of fluid from around the heart. |
The topographic term used to describe the location of body parts that are closer toward the mid-line of the body is: |
D. medial. |
You are transporting a 67-year-old female patient to the hospital for investigation of abdominal pain. The patient care record indicates that the patient has a history of AAA. Based on this information, the patient care record includes an abbreviation for: |
B. abdominal aortic aneurysm. |
You are transporting to a 66-year-old patient with a history of heart problems. The patient chart indicates that he has hepatomegaly. The root of the term indicates that: |
A. the problem is with the patient’s liver. |
Which of the following components of a medical term conveys its essential meaning? |
C. Word root |
Prefixes can indicate: |
A. color. |
The plural form of the word bronchus is: |
D. bronchi. |
The statement, "the lungs are superior to the bladder" indicates that the lungs are closer to the: |
C. head. |
Movement of the arm toward mid-line is referred to as: |
C. adduction. |
A body part that lies closer to the mid-line when compared to another is considered to be: |
A. medial. |
This is used to identify a body part that is on the "belly side" or anterior surface of the body. |
D. Ventral |
You place a patient in the semi-Fowler’s position for transport. This means the patient is: |
C. sitting at a 45-degree angle. |
A laceration located on the plantar surface is on the: |
A. sole of the foot. |
When using abbreviations, acronyms, or symbols, an EMT should: |
D. All of the above. |
A 5-year-old boy has fallen and has a severe deformity of the forearm near the wrist. He has possibly sustained a fracture of the ____________ forearm. |
C. distal |
A diabetic patient has polydipsia. This means that she: |
D. is excessively thirsty. |
A patient has fractured both femurs. Anatomically, these injuries would be described as being: |
A. bilateral. |
EMT’s should have a strong working knowledge of medical terminology in order to: |
B. communicate effectively with other members of the health care team. |
In relation to the chest, the back is: |
B. posterior. |
The ___________ of the heart is the inferior portion of the ventricles. |
B. apex |
Which of the following suffixes mean "pertaining to"? |
A. "-al" and "-ic" |
Which of the following suffixes mean "two"? |
A. "dipl-" and "bi-" |
EMT Chapter 5- Medical Terminology
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