Kenya Medical Terminology Final Exam brainscape

Question 1

A combining vowel is not used when suffix begins with a vowel ?

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Many medical terms may look and sound similar but their meanings are different ?

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The lymphoid tissues located behind the nasal cavity are called ?

Answer 3

A. Adenoids
B. Smooth
C. Epithelial
D. Rough

Question 4

Both food and air travel through the What part of the body ?

Answer 4

A. mouth and pharynx or throat
B.lungs
C. Stomach

Question 5

What is the root commonly used to referring to the muscles?

Answer 5

A. Myo
B. Brachi
C. Brachio
D. Carp

Question 6

What is the root commonly used to referring to the rib?

Answer 6

A. Myo
B. Brachi
C. Brachio
D. Costo

Question 7

Is the Thoracic Cavity

•Also known as rib cage

Answer 7

True

Question 8

What Joints connecting lower leg and foot ?

Answer 8

A. Ankle
B. Toes
C. Knee

Question 9

Who Specializes in manipulative treatment of disorders related to misalignment of the spine .

Answer 9

A. Chiropractor

B. Orthopedic surgeon

Question 10

Who Specializes in diagnosing/treating diseases and disorders involving bones, joint, and muscles ?

Answer 10

A. Chiropractor

B. Orthopedic surgeon

Question 11

Which is the most common type of arthritis ?

Answer 11

A. Gout
B. Arheumatoid arthritis
C. Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
D. Osteoarthritis

Question 12

Is Osteoporosis

Marked the loss of bone density with increase in bone porosity ?

Answer 12

True

Question 13

What is the root commonly used to referring to the bones ?

Answer 13

A. Carp
B. Pedo
C. Osteo
D. Thorac

Question 14

What is the root commonly used to referring to the lung?

Answer 14

A. Carp
B. Pedo
C. Osteo
D. pluera

Question 15

Is his a proper description of Muscle Fibers

•Long, slender cells that make up muscles

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Are Tendons

•Narrow band of nonelastic, dense, fibrous connective tissue

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Smooth muscles

Located in the walls of external organs, such as digestive tract, blood vessels, and ducts leading to glands

Answer 17

False

Question 18

clear watery substance that fill the anterior and posterior chambers ?

Answer 18

A.water
B. Aqueous fluid
C. Discharge
D. Blood

Question 19

What is the root commonly used to referring to the shoulder ?

Answer 19

A.scapula
B. Brachi
C. Carp
D. Dorsa

Question 20

What is the root commonly used to referring to the skull?

Answer 20

A. Crani
B. Oto
C. Hepat
D. Colo

Question 21

What is the root commonly used to referring to the liver?

Answer 21

A. Crani
B. Oto
C. Hepat
D. Colo

Question 22

What is the root commonly used to referring to the esophagus?

Answer 22

A. Crani
B. Oto
C. Hepat
D. Esoph

Question 23

What is the root commonly used to referring to the large intestine?

Answer 23

A. Crani
B. Colo
C. Hepat
D. Esoph

Question 24

What is the root word commonly used in referring to the nose?

Answer 24

A. Crani
B. Oto
C. Rhino
D. Colo

Question 25

Which of the following diagnostic procedures assesses both nerve and bone conduction of sound?

Answer 25

a. audiometry b. Rinne & Weber tuning fork test c. otoscopy d. falling test

Question 26

Which term means softening of the sclera?

Answer 26

a. scleromalacia b. scleromegaly c. scleropathy d. sclerotomy

Question 27

Which of the following conditions is called nearsighted?

Answer 27

a. myopia b. presbyopia c. esotropia d. hyperopia

Question 28

Which of the following pathological conditions is due to increased intraocular pressure?

Answer 28

a. astigmatism b. cataract c. glaucoma d. strabismus

Question 29

Which abbreviation stands for a pathological condition of the eye muscles?

Answer 29

a. OD b. PRK c. XT d. VA

Question 30

Which abbreviation stands for the right eye?

Answer 30

a. OU b. OS c. OP d. OD

Question 31

Is the definition proper for Angina ? | •Inadequate blood flow to myocardium

Answer 31

True

Question 32

Is the definition proper for Hypertension _Elevation of arterial blood pressure

Answer 32

True

Question 33

What is the root commonly used to referring to the blood clot?

Answer 33

A. Crani B. Oto C. Dys D. Colo

Question 34

Fill in blank: blank is Thin hair located inside nostrils

Answer 34

A. Cilia | B.mucous membranes

Question 35

Fill in blank: blank is Filter incoming air to remove debri

Answer 35

A. Mucous membrane | B. Cilia

Question 36

Fill in blank: blank is Specialized tissues lining parts of the respiratory, digestive, reproductive, and urinary systems

Answer 36

A. Mucous membrane | B. Cilia

Question 37

What Secretion produced by mucous membranes ?

Answer 37

A. Olfactory receptors | B. Mucus

Question 38

Nerve endings acting as receptors for sense of smell are known as ?

Answer 38

A.Olfactory receptors B. Mucus C. Tonsils

Question 39

How many pairs of paranasal sinuses are there ?

Answer 39

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

Question 40

What sinus Located in maxillary bones under the eyes ?

Answer 40

A. Maxillary | B. Ethmoid

Question 41

Which of the following pathological conditions is a chronic infectious disease of the conjunctiva?

Answer 41

a. esotropia b. pterygium c. hordeolum d. trachoma

Question 42

Which medication treats the nausea associated with an inner ear infection?

Answer 42

a. miotic b. antiemetic c. mydriatic d. emulsifier

Question 43

Which of the following structures is NOT part of the external ear?

Answer 43

a. auditory canal b. malleus c. tympanic membrane d. auricle

Question 44

Which of the following structures are the sensory receptor cells that see color?

Answer 44

a. cones b. optic disk c. rods d. lens

Question 45

Which of the following sensory organs is NOT for balance?

Answer 45

a. cochlea b. semicircular canal c. saccule d. utricle

Question 46

The opening in the center of the iris is the:

Answer 46

a. conjunctiva b. pupil c. lens d. retina

Question 47

These are the four key indications that the body systems are functioning except ?

Answer 47

A.Temperature B. Pulse C.Respiration D. Movement

Question 48

Is this the Average normal: 98.6˚F or 37.0˚C body temp ?

Answer 48

True

Question 49

What is the Normal rate for adults ranges for respiration ?

Answer 49

A. 23 to 45 B. 12 to 16 C. 12to 20

Question 50

Is pain the sixth vital sign ?

Answer 50

False