Create a medical term from the following definitions
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MODULE 3 ASSIGNMENT
CHAPTERS 8, 9, 10 (Total 115 points)
CHAPTER 8 – Female Reproductive (52 points)
A. Create a medical term from the following definitions: (12 points)
1. pertaining to under the breast _______________________________________________________
2. removal of the uterus ______________________________________________________________
3. surgical repair of the breast _________________________________________________________
4. inflammation of the breast __________________________________________________________
5. visual examination of the uterus _____________________________________________________
6. removal of a breast ________________________________________________________________
7. scanty menstrual flow ______________________________________________________________
8. painful menstrual flow _____________________________________________________________
9. absence of menstrual flow ___________________________________________________________
10. abnormally heavy or long menstrual periods ____________________________________________
11. inflammation of the Bartholin glands __________________________________________________
12. pain in the vulvar area _____________________________________________________________
B. On the line provided, give meanings for the following abbreviations, then write each abbreviation next to its explanation below: (20 points)
Part One:
1. AB _____________________________________________________________________________
2. C-section ________________________________________________________________________
3. CIS _____________________________________________________________________________
4. CVS ____________________________________________________________________________
5. Cx ______________________________________________________________________________
6. D & C ___________________________________________________________________________
7. FSH ____________________________________________________________________________
8. G ______________________________________________________________________________
9. GYN ____________________________________________________________________________
10. hCG or HCG _____________________________________________________________________
a. _______ Pituitary gland secretion that stimulates the ovaries
b. _______ Pregnancy hormone
c. _______ Lower, neck-like portion of the uterus
d. _______ Study of women and disorders of the female reproductive system
e. _______ Spontaneous or induced termination of pregnancy
f. _______ Localized cancer growth
g. _______ Sampling of placental tissue for prenatal diagnosis
h. _______ Surgical incision of the abdominal wall to deliver a fetus
i. _______ A pregnant woman
j. _______ Procedure to widen the cervix and scrap the lining of the uterus
Part Two: (20 points)
1. HDN ____________________________________________________________________________
2. HPV ____________________________________________________________________________
3. HRT ____________________________________________________________________________
4. HSG ____________________________________________________________________________
5. IUD _____________________________________________________________________________
6. IVF _____________________________________________________________________________
7. LEEP ___________________________________________________________________________
8. LH _____________________________________________________________________________
9. multip __________________________________________________________________________
10. OB ____________________________________________________________________________
a. _______ X-ray imaging of the uterus and fallopian tubes
b. _______ Egg and sperm are united outside the body
c. _______ Use of heat to destroy tissue
d. _______ Contraceptive device
e. _______ Branch of medicine dealing with pregnancy, labor and delivery of infants
f. _______ a woman who has had more than one delivery of an infant
g. _______ Erythroblastosis fetalis; Rh factor incompatibility between the mother and fetus
h. _______ Relieves symptoms of menopause and delays development of weak bones
i. _______ Pituitary hormone stimulates the ovary to promote ovulation
j. _______ Cause of cervical cancer
CHAPTER 9 – Male Reproductive (33 points)
A. Build medical terms:
1. inflammation of the testes __________________________________________________________
2. resection of the prostate gland _______________________________________________________
3. condition of scanty sperm ___________________________________________________________
4. process of forming (producing) sperm cells _____________________________________________
5. fixation of an undescended testicle ____________________________________________________
B. Give meanings for the following medical terms:
6. parenchymal tissue ________________________________________________________________
7. androgen ________________________________________________________________________
8. testicular teratoma ________________________________________________________________
9. stromal tissue ____________________________________________________________________
10. azoospermia ______________________________________________________________________
C. Give medical terms for the descriptions below:
11. pair of sacs; secrete fluid into ejaculatory duct __________________________________________
12. coiled tube above each testis; carries and stores sperm ____________________________________
13. male gonad; produces hormone and sperm cells _________________________________________
14. foreskin _________________________________________________________________________
D. Give medical terms for the following abnormal conditions:
15. STI; etiology is berry-shaped bacteria _________________________________________________
16. opening of the urethra on the undersurface of the penis __________________________________
17. enlarged, swollen veins near the testes ________________________________________________
18. undescended testicles ______________________________________________________________
19. STI; primary stage marked by a chancre _______________________________________________ 20. malignant tumor of the prostate gland ________________________________________________
E. Give meanings for the following abbreviations:
21. TURP ___________________________________________________________________________ 22. PSA _____________________________________________________________________________ 23. BPH ____________________________________________________________________________
F. Give the meaning of the following:
24. -sclerosis ________________________________
25. oophor/o ________________________________
26. -cele ____________________________________
27. colp/o ___________________________________
28. -rrhagia __________________________________
29. balan/o __________________________________
30. -phagia __________________________________
31. salping/o ________________________________
32. -genesis _________________________________
33. -ptosis __________________________________
Chapter 10 – Nervous System (30 points)
A. Circle the term that is spelled correctly and write its meaning in the space provided: (10 points)
1. hypothalamus hypothalmus _______________________________________________
2. neurorrhapy neurorrhaphy _______________________________________________
3. motor nerve moter nerve ________________________________________________
4. myelin sheath mylein sheath ______________________________________________
5. acetylcholene acetylcholine _______________________________________________
6. meningoma meningioma _________________________________________________
7. hyperkinesis hyperkenesis ________________________________________________
8. neurasthenia neurastenea ________________________________________________
9. pareasis paresis ________________________________________________________
10. demyleination demyelination ____________________________________________
B. Match the term in Column I with its meaning in Column II: (10 points)
Column I Column II
1. axon _______ A. Pertaining to supportive cells of the nervous system
2. meninges _______ B. Substance that helps transmit a nervous impulse
3. embolism _______ C. Part of a nerve cell
4. cauda equina _______ D. Obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot or foreign substance
5. glial _______ E. Network of nerve fibers.
6. thalamus _______ F. Tail end of the spinal cord
7. synapse _______ G. Three membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord
8. plexus _______ H. Space between nerve cells
9. acetylcholine _______ I. A part of the brain that serves as a relay station for impulses
10. neurasthenia _______ J. Lack of strength in nerves; sense of weakness and exhaustion
C. Complete the following terms from their definitions: (10 points)
1. dys ______________________________ Difficult speech
2. an_______________________________ A condition of insensitivity to pain
3. hemi ____________________________ Slight paralysis of right or left side of the body
4. _________________________________ itis Inflammation of a spinal nerve root
5. neuro____________________________ Disease of a nerve
6. vago_____________________________ Incision of the vagus nerve
7. a _______________________________ Lack of coordination
8. dys _____________________________ Condition of painful nervous sensations
9. glio _____________________________ Tumor of immature brain cells (glia)
10. electro __________________________ Electrical record of the brain
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