Test 1

Question 1

Gastr/o is an example of a:

Answer 1

combining form

Question 2

the passing of waste products of metabolism out of the body

Answer 2

excretion

Question 3

muscle shrinkage after little to no use

Answer 3

atrophy

Question 4

pnuemonitis

Answer 4

inflammation of the lung tissue

Question 5

which is true about osteoporosis?

Answer 5

DEXA scan is used to diagnose

Question 6

the covering of the body

Answer 6

integument-

Question 7

-pathy

Answer 7

disease

Question 8

union of a sperm and an egg

Answer 8

fertalization

Question 9

tissue around a bone

Answer 9

periosteum

Question 10

the root of “pulmonologist” is:

Answer 10

pulmono-

Question 11

what does the prefix in “epigenetics” mean?

Answer 11

above or over

Question 12

an injection with a short, thin needle into the dermis that leaves a small wheal on the skin is:

Answer 12

intradermal

Question 13

tinea

Answer 13

fungal infection

Question 14

Kaposi Sarcoma is a skin manifestation of what disease:

Answer 14

HIV/AIDS

Question 15

Rule of Nines is used in treatment and prognosis of:

Answer 15

Burns

Question 16

Allograft

Answer 16

a skin graft from a cadaver or another person’s skin

Question 17

(T or F) Prefixes can have more than one meaning

Answer 17

True

Question 18

(T or F) Axilla is the term used to describe multiple armpits

Answer 18

False

Question 19

(T or F) Hypotension means low blood pressure

Answer 19

True

Question 20

The functional unit of DNA

Answer 20

gene

Question 21

The picture of the human chromosomes lined up in pairs

Answer 21

karyotype

Question 22

the opposite of distal

Answer 22

proximal

Question 23

the vertical plane that divides the body into left and right halves

Answer 23

saggital

Question 24

pertaining to or near the tailbone:

Answer 24

caudal

Question 25

inflammation of the skin

Answer 25

dermatitis

Question 26

breakdown on skin from prolonged pressure

Answer 26

decubitus ulcer

Question 27

malignant skin neoplasm formed by melanocytes

Answer 27

melanoma

Question 28

fungal infection of the nails

Answer 28

onychomycosis

Question 29

complete dislocation of the bone

Answer 29

luxation

Question 30

partial dislocation of the bone

Answer 30

subluxation

Question 31

surgical replacement of the joint

Answer 31

arthroplasty

Question 32

what medical term has a suffix that means "standstill" or "control"

Answer 32

homeostasis

Question 33

part of a cell having a specialized function

Answer 33

organelle

Question 34

anabolism

Answer 34

manufactures proteins from simple materials

Question 35

what is NOT a function of the skin

Answer 35

support the muscles

Question 36

what is FALSE about a combining form?

Answer 36

a root alone cannot be a combining form

Question 37

keratin

Answer 37

tough, scaly protein that makes up your hair and nails

Question 38

curvature characterized by anterior deviation of the spine

Answer 38

lordosis

Question 39

hollow part behind your knee

Answer 39

popliteal fossa

Question 40

body part moves away from the midline

Answer 40

abduction

Question 41

hand rotates so that palm is facing forward/up

Answer 41

supination

Question 42

ADL stands for:

Answer 42

activities of daily life

Question 43

comminuted fracture

Answer 43

breaks in several places

Question 44

Greenstick Fracture

Answer 44

one side breaks, the other bends

Question 45

Transverse Fracture

Answer 45

fracture at a right angle to the long axis of the bone

Question 46

Oblique Fracture

Answer 46

runs diagonally across the bone

Question 46

Stress Fracture

Answer 46

caused by repetitive microtrauma to the bone

Question 47

Stages of healing a bone

Answer 47

(1) hematoma, (2) callus, (3) spongy bone, (4) restructuring

Question 48

what is NOT a function of the skeletal system

Answer 48

movement

Question 49

the skull is what type of bone?

Answer 49

flat

Question 50

what bone is NOT a part of the axial skeleton

Answer 50

pelvis

Question 51

bone disease that causes bones to become soft and bowed

Answer 51

osteomalacia

Question 52

pediculosis

Answer 52

lice

Question 53

involuntary muscle tissue (2)

Answer 53

cardiac & smooth (d)