CPC Anatomy, Physiology & Medical Terminology 5

Question 1

Which suffix means 'pertaining to' or 'relating to'?

Accepted Answer

-al

Answer

The suffix -al (and similar forms -ic, -ous, -ary) means pertaining to, as in cardiac (pertaining to the heart).

Question 2

The brachial artery is located in the:

Accepted Answer

Upper arm

Answer

Brachi/o refers to the arm, and the brachial artery runs through the upper arm, commonly used for blood pressure measurement.

Question 3

Which term describes a recording or image produced by a diagnostic procedure?

Accepted Answer

-gram

Answer

-Gram refers to the recorded image or tracing itself, such as electrocardiogram (ECG) or mammogram.

Question 4

The myocardium is the:

Accepted Answer

Middle muscular layer of the heart wall

Answer

My/o means muscle and cardi/o means heart, so the myocardium is the thick muscular middle layer of the heart wall.

Question 5

The suffix '-pathy' means:

Accepted Answer

Disease or disorder of

Answer

-Pathy means disease or disorder, as in neuropathy (disease of the nerves) or cardiomyopathy.

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