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1
Q

Which term means higher than normal blood pressure?

a) Hypotension
b) Hypertension
c) Hypoplasia
d) None

A

b) Hypertension

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Which term refers to the back of the body or organ?

a) dorsal
b) ventral
c) anterior
d) posterior

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a) dorsal

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3
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Which term descries movement of the arm towards the body?

a) abduction
b) adduction
c) forward
d) dorsal

A

b) adduction

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Which term means an abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lower spine?

a) kyphosis
b) lordosis
c) chondritis
d) none

A

b) lordosis

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5
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Inflammation of the ear is called Uveitis. T/F

a) True
b) False

A

b) False ( Otitis )

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Oligohydramnios meaning scanty; too little. T/F

a) True
b) False

A

a) True

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Excessive sweating is called ________.

a) diaphoresis
b) dysuria
c) hematuria
d) none

A

a) diaphoresis

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Dysuria means a painful urination. T/F

a) True
b) False

A

a) True

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Blood in the urine;

a) hematuria
b) dysuria
c) diaphoresis
d) all

A

a) hematuria

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10
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A specialist treating disorders in the urinary tract is called;

a) urologist
b) gynecologist
c) internists
d) none of the above

A

a) urologist

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11
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Which statement best defines the term meatus?

a) External opening of a passage
b) Internal opening of a passage
c) both
d) all

A

a) External opening of a passage

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Ringing in ears is called Tinnitus. T/F

a) True
b) False

A

a) True

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13
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Suffix meaning inflammation is -itis. T/F

a) True
b) False

A

a) True

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Which is a hernia or a protrusion or a rupturing-occasionally it is used to mean a selling or even a tumor.

a) cele
b) -itis
c) hydrocele
d) none

A

a) cele

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15
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Which medical term equates to the same thing as infertile?

a) sterile
b) torsion
c) polyuria
d) all

A

a) sterile

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16
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Pertains to the blood or referring to the blood is:-

a) -emia
b) thromb/o
c) cardiovascular
d) a & c

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a) -emia

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17
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A medical specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of the heart is call: -

a) cardiologist
b) cardiology
c) cardiovascular
d) all

A

a) cardiologist

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The record of the electrical signals of the heart is _____.

a) electrocardiogram (ECG,EKG)
b) electrocardiograph
c) electrocardiography
d) b & c

A

a) electrocardiogram (ECG,EKG)

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Machine that makes the electrocardiogram is called electrocardiograph. T/F

a) True
b) False

A

a) True

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Prefixes meaning excessive, above, more than normal.

a) hyper-
b) hypo-
c) hydrolysis
d) none

A

a) hyper-

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21
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Which would be one who is above is_______.

a) super, or superior
b) inferior
c) anterior
d) towards

A

a) super, or superior

22
Q

Prepuce is a medical term for foreskin. T/F

a) True
b) False

A

a) True

23
Q

Bloody discharge from the breast.

a) paget’s disease
b) chaga’s disease
c) a & b
d) none

A

a) paget’s disease

24
Q

Painful intercourse: -

a) Dyspareunia
b) hypospadias
c) Hydrocele
d) none

A

a) Dyspareunia

25
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Suffix meaning process of study.

a) -ology
b) - logy
c) -ogy
d) none

A

a) -ology

26
Q

A hormone that regulate the menstrual cycle (and Pain)

a) progesterone
b) estrogen
c) endocrine
d) all

A

a) progesterone

27
Q

Which of the following words means fluid in the space of the tunica vaginalis?

a) hydrocele
b) myocele
c) myolysis
d) none

A

a) hydrocele

28
Q

Mastalgia - algia means “pain.” T/F

a) True
b) False

A

a) True

29
Q

Pregnancy develops in the fallopian tubes is_____.

a) An ectopic pregnancy
b) Gestation
c) a & b
d) none

A

a) An ectopic pregnancy

30
Q

Denoting surgical removal of a specified part of the body. “ appendectomy .” T/F

a) True
b) False

A

a) True

31
Q

Prefixes meaning deficient, below, under, less than normal is hyper-. T/F

a) True
b) False

A

b) False

hypo-

32
Q

Which hormone from the pituitary stimulates the production of milk?

a) Prolactin
b) Luteinizing hormone
c) Thyroid Stimulating hormone
d) all

A

a) Prolactin

33
Q

When the testicular artery in the twisted cord becomes blocked, and blood to the testes is cut off.

a) Torsion
b) Hydrocele
c) a & b
d) all

A

a) Torsion

34
Q

Excessive production od urine is call polyuria. T/F

a) True
b) False

A

a) True

35
Q

Orchitis: -

a) Inflammation of the testes
b) Inflammation of the eyes
c) Inflammation of the ears
d) none

A

a) Inflammation of the testes

36
Q

Word that means sac containing fluid.

a) vesic
b) tube
c) ventricle
d) aorta

A

a) vesic

37
Q

Point where nerves come together is nervous system. T/F

a) True
b) False

A

b) False

Plexus

38
Q

The word element that means development is called Trophy. T/F

a) True
b) False

A

a) True

39
Q

The word element that means kidney.

a) Ren
b) Trophy
c) gonads
d) a & c

A

a) Ren

40
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Anaphylaxis
An exaggerated hypersensitivity reaction to a previously encountered antigen; may include generalized itching, difficult breathing, airway obstruction, and shock.
a) anaphylaxis
b) anaplasia
c) allergy
d) none
A

a) anaphylaxis

41
Q

Fluid that flows through and protects the brain and spinal column.

a) cerebrospinal
b) cephalometry
c) a & c
d) none

A

a) cerebrospinal

42
Q

nose, mouth, pharynx, epiglottis, larynx, trachea are lower respiratory tracts. T/F

a) True
b) False

A

b) False

uper respiratory tract

43
Q

The process of listening with a stethoscope for sounds within the body.

a) auscultation
b) palpation
c) inspection
d) percussion

A

a) auscultation

44
Q

Blepharospasm is twitching of the eyelid muscles. T/F

a) True
b) False

A

a) True

45
Q

posterior part of the brain responsible for maintaining balance.

a) cerebellum
b) cerebrum
c) a & b
d) none

A

a) cerebellum

46
Q

A condition characterized by the loss of the ability to swallow.

a) aphagia
b) dyspepsia
c) aphasia
d) none

A

a) aphagia

47
Q

Endocardium is the innermost layer of tissue that lines the chambers of the heart. T/F

a) True
b) False

A

a) True

48
Q

vomiting of a blood

a) hematemesis
b) emesis
c) hematoma
d) all

A

a) hematemesis

49
Q

The term for scant/small amount of urine production is

a) dysuria
b) nocturia
c) oliguria
d) uremia

A

c). oliguria

50
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The term “ataxia” means the lack of muscle coordination during voluntary movement. T/F

a) True
b) False

A

a) True

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