Certified Medical Coding Specialist Medical Terminology & Anatomy for Coding 3

Question 1

The suffix '-itis' in medical terminology denotes:

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Inflammation

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Disease

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Tumor

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Incision

Question 2

Which organ is responsible for producing insulin, relevant when coding diabetes mellitus?

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Pancreas

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Liver

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Adrenal gland

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Thyroid gland

Question 3

The prefix 'hemi-' in medical terminology means:

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Half

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One

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Both

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Three

Question 4

Which term describes the surgical creation of a new opening into the colon?

Accepted Answer

Colostomy

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Colectomy

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Colonoscopy

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Coloplasty

Question 5

In medical coding documentation, 'proximal' describes a location that is:

Accepted Answer

Closer to the point of origin or trunk of the body

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Farther from the point of origin or trunk

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On the same side as the reference point

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Below the reference point

Question 6

The combining form 'pulmon/o' refers to which organ?

Accepted Answer

Lung

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Heart

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Kidney

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Spleen