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The adjective peroneal refers to the ________.

Radium

Sacrum

Hallux

Fibula

Answer

Correct Answer: Fibula

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The combining forms quad and tetra, one latin and the other greek, are _____ terms meaning four.

Generalized

Specialized

Vernacular

Cognate

Answer

Correct Answer: Cognate

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In the medical word scotoma the combining form means ________.

Darkness

Color

Light

Old age

Answer

Correct Answer: Darkness

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The endocrine subsection of the cpt manual contains codes for ____ endocrine glands.

Answer

Correct Answer: 4

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In an autoimmune disorder, the body makes ________ against its own tissues.

Aspiration

Antibodies

Hematology

Hematocrit

Answer

Correct Answer: Antibodies

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Timothy suffered from recurring fever blisters around his mouth, known as herpetic ____itis.

Tonsil

Fundus

Stomat

Flatus

Answer

Correct Answer: Stomat

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The term esophagogastroplasty is defined as the _____ the esophagus and the stomach.

Creation of an artificial opening between

Excision of

Surgical repair of

Incision of

Answer

Correct Answer: Surgical repair of

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The term rhabdomyolysis is defined as _____ of striated muscle.

Dissolution

Softening of cartilage

Growth

Weakness

Answer

Correct Answer: Dissolution

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A myelogram is used to record _______ information:

Computerized Axial Tomography

Spinal cord/nerve tissue

Kidney, ureter, and bladder

Myopia (and hyperopia)

Answer

Correct Answer: Spinal cord/nerve tissue

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A "thallium - hot spot test" is used to detect _____ damage:

Heart

Striking

Brain

Muscle

Answer

Correct Answer: Heart

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A "ekg or ecg" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity.

Stasis

_____is a severe, recurring, unilateral, vascular headache.

A migraine

Cephalgia

Causalgia

Phonophobia

Answer

Correct Answer: A migraine

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_____ is a superficial bacterial infection of the hair shafts in areas with extensive sweat glands.

Seborrheic keratosis

Cryosurgery

Electrodesiccation

Trichomycosis axillaris

Answer

Correct Answer: Trichomycosis axillaris

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The primary accented syllable in melanocyte (meh-lan-oh-site) is ________.

LAN

VAN

WAN

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: LAN

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The incision was made at the (pertaining to above) pole of the lesion or the _____ pole.

Iliac

Supine

Superior

Lumbar

Answer

Correct Answer: Superior

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Trauma sustained beneath the eye (orbit/o) is _____orbital trauma.

Infra

Supra

Hyper

Retro

Answer

Correct Answer: Infra

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The primary accented syllable in alopecia (al-oh-pee-sha) is ________.

PEE

SHA.

Answer

Correct Answer: PEE

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Glue ear, a thick accumulation of secretions, is associated with ________.

Cerumen impaction

Labyrinthitis

Otitis externa

Otitis media

Answer

Correct Answer: Otitis media

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The term gravida usually means , but literally means_:

Childbirth and birthing

Labor and delivery

Pregnant and heavy

Unborn and large

Answer

Correct Answer: Pregnant and heavy

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The term _____ describes the absence of urine formation by the kidneys.

polydipsia

polyuria

polygastria

polyphagia

Answer

Correct Answer: polyuria

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The patient is said to have a "trach" when ________.

Is a hypochondriac

Temporalis

Biceps branchii

The patient is on a ventilator

Answer

Correct Answer: The patient is on a ventilator

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The passage of black and tarlike stools is known as _____.

leukoplakia

Melena

Hemoccult test

Hematemesis

Answer

Correct Answer: Melena

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The part of the esophagus that is farthest from its beginning at the throat is the ____ end.

Distal

Plantar

Proximal

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Distal

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The medical term for headache is ceph________.

Okinesia

Esthesia

Opraxia

Algia

Answer

Correct Answer: Algia

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If the physician wants to say apex of both lungs, the plural for of apex would be ________.

Apexes

Apical

Apices

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Apices

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Hyperthyroidism is known to cause the eyes to bulge outwardly, resulting in ________.

Diplopia

Conjunctivitis

Hyperopia

Exophthalmos

Answer

Correct Answer: Exophthalmos

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Hepatitis "___" may be dormant in the body for years before the signs and symptoms appear.

Answer

Correct Answer: C

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An________ means being insensitive to pain.

Apraxia

Algesic

Esthesia

Asthenia

Answer

Correct Answer: Algesic

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A/an _________________ manipulates data, doing arithmetic or logical operations on it.

Output device

Input device

Storage device

Processing unit

Answer

Correct Answer: Processing unit

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A/an _____ is a benign skin growth that has a waxy or pasted-on look.

Sebaceous

Cystseborrheic

Keratosis

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Keratosis

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A suffix is added to the ______ of a word to alter its meaning.

End

Beginning

Middle

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: End

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_______ is when an organ, such as the uterus, slides or sags downward or forward.

Paralysis

Relapse

Prodrome

Prolapse

Answer

Correct Answer: Prolapse

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Using the ______ system, it is easy to locate misfiled charts with a quick glance.

Color coding

Numeric filing

Acceptable use policies

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Color coding

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When reporting a craniectomy/craniotomy procedure, it is common that additional ____ is required.

Grafting

Intubation

Catheterization

Excision

Answer

Correct Answer: Grafting

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The first true vaccine protected against disease caused by a(n) ________ pathogen.

Bacterial.

Protozoal.

Fungal

Virus

Archaeal.

Answer

Correct Answer: Virus

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The medical assistant always works as an agent of the ________.

Physician

Customer

Diploma

Patient.

Answer

Correct Answer: Physician

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Most patients who die of anaphylaxis do so within the first __________ following exposure.

Minutes.

30 minutes.

60 minutes

90 minutes.

Answer

Correct Answer: Minutes.

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The medical term myoptic (adj.) literally means_ and actually means:

Nearsightedness or shortsighted

Facial paralysis or palsy

Specialist in the measurement of sight

Inflammation of the tear sac

Answer

Correct Answer: Nearsightedness or shortsighted

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Extremely rapid and irregular contractions of the heart muscle are called _________.

Fibrillation

Palpitation

Flutter

Bradycardia

Answer

Correct Answer: Fibrillation

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An abnormal, downward curvature of the penis during an erection is known as ________.

Dyspareunia

Chordee

Balanitis

Postcoital

Answer

Correct Answer: Chordee

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Unrealistic expectations are a type of _______________ stressor.

Epinephrine.

Not social

Slows breathing

Stressors

Answer

Correct Answer: Stressors

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The two _____ are connected at the lower midpoint by the corpus callosum.

Poliomyelitis

Encephalitis

Cerebral hemispheres

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Cerebral hemispheres

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The term _____ means an injection made into the middle layers of the skin.

Pediculosis

Anuria

Tachycardia

Intradermal

Answer

Correct Answer: Intradermal

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The smaller the gauge number of the venipuncture needle, the ________ the hole within.

Flatter

Rounder

Smaller

Larger

Answer

Correct Answer: Larger

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The root word bi(o)- means:____________

Two

Diverse

Nature

Life

Answer

Correct Answer: Life

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The major division of the cardiovascular subsection is whether a procedure involved a ____ vessel.

Coronary or noncoronary

Electrophysiology

Implantable defibrillator

Surgery, radiology, medicine

Answer

Correct Answer: Coronary or noncoronary

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Shin splints is a term that describes pain in the ________ of the lower leg.

Back

Front

Side

All of the above.

Answer

Correct Answer: Front

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Nec and nos are ____used in icd-10-cm book.

Z code (Z00-Z99)

NCHS and CMS

Code both sequencing the acute first

J02.0

Streptococcal pharyngitis

Answer

Correct Answer: NCHS and CMS

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Some __________ are used for physician-assisted suicide and for execution by lethal injection.

Dissociatives

Antihistamines

Barbiturates

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Barbiturates

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The medical term for an abnormally rapid heartbeat is _____.

Diabetes insipidus.

Paget's disease

Placenta previa

Embolism

Answer

Correct Answer: Diabetes insipidus.

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A radiation oncologist may use ___ to kill tumor cells using radiation.

Ectomy

Disease

Centesis

Radiotherapy

Answer

Correct Answer: Radiotherapy

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A phlebo/tom/ist is a person who specializes in cutting or puncturing _____ to take blood samples.

RBC

Veins

Worm

Infarction

Answer

Correct Answer: Veins

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A patient having both ovaries removed would be scheduled for a _____ oophorectomy.

Unilateral

Bilateral

Medial

Mediolateral

Answer

Correct Answer: Bilateral

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______ wraps the body in a physical barrier to prevent invading organisms from entering the body.

The respiratory system

Intact skin

Lacteals

The lymphatic system

Answer

Correct Answer: Intact skin

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The duties and responsibilities of pharmacists _____ filling prescriptions and dispensing drugs

Have progressed well beyond

Are strictly limited to

No longer include

None of these answers are correct

Answer

Correct Answer: Have progressed well beyond

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A ____ is the procedure that frees a kidney from adhesions.

Nephrolysis

Hyperopia

Colostomy

Answer

Correct Answer: Nephrolysis

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Carpal tunnel syndrome develops as a result of inflammation and swelling of _____ in the wrist.

Tendon sheaths

Bones

Bursa

Ligaments

Muscles

Answer

Correct Answer: Tendon sheaths

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Technetium-99m, xenon-133, and gallium-67 are radiopharmaceutical drugs that ________.

Emit gamma rays

Emit positrons

Contain iodine

Are combined with monoclonal antibodies

Answer

Correct Answer: Emit gamma rays

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An in ________ test traces the amount of radioactive substances inside a living organism.

Vivo

Radioisotope

Radioactivity

ALL OF THIS

Answer

Correct Answer: Vivo

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Inpatients admitted to critical access hospitals are restricted to stays of ____ hours.

Answer

Correct Answer: 96

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Ppos differentiated themselves by offering _____ option to enrollees.

Silent panel

Closed panel

Splash page

Open panel

Answer

Correct Answer: Open panel

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Adjectives usually modify a noun (thing named) denoting quality, quantity, extent, or _____ .

Distinction of the object from something else

Path/o/logy

Combining vowel

Word root and combining vowel

Formation, growth, development

Answer

Correct Answer: Distinction of the object from something else

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An inflammation of the synovial membrane is known as ______.

Synovitis

Osteopenia

Red bone marrow

None of this

Answer

Correct Answer: Synovitis

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The hickman, broviac, and groshong are ________.

Types of leukemia

Intraperitoneal catheters

Central venous catheters

Grading systems for cancerous cells

Answer

Correct Answer: Central venous catheters

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A trephine would be used to remove ___.

Bone

Blood

Muscle

Skin

Answer

Correct Answer: Bone

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The frontal plane divides the body into _ and _ portions.

Anterior and posterior

Left to right

Superior and Inferior

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Anterior and posterior

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The rumbling noise caused by the movement of gas in the intestine is known as _____.

Peristalsis

Amblyopia

Borborygmus

Meningitis

Answer

Correct Answer: Borborygmus

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The border where the white, opaque sclera becomes the transparent cornea is the ________.

Pupil

Anterior chamber

Limbus

Optic disk.

Answer

Correct Answer: Limbus

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________ectomy is the excision of fatty deposits from the innermost lining of an artery.

Myocard

Ather

Endarter

Venul. Endarter

Answer

Correct Answer: Endarter

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Tertiary and quaternary structure of proteins involves ________ bonds.

Hydrogen

Ionic

Polar covalent

Nonpolar covalent

Ionic, hydrogen, polar, and nonpolar covalent

Answer

Correct Answer: Ionic, hydrogen, polar, and nonpolar covalent

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A/an _____ relieves inflammation and pain without affecting consciousness.

Specific gravity

Anti-inflammatory

Paradoxical reaction

Idiosyncratic reaction

Adverse drug reaction

Answer

Correct Answer: Anti-inflammatory

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In _____________, a radiopharmaceutical is given intravenously to obtain a lung scan.

Interventional radiology

Perfusion studies

Intravenous pyelogram

Radioimmunoassay

Isotope or nuclide

Answer

Correct Answer: Perfusion studies

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The attempted realignment of a bone involved in a fracture or joint dislocation is known as ______.

Internal fixation

Bone remodeling

Traction

Closed reduction

Answer

Correct Answer: Closed reduction

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Antipsychotic drugs are the major tranquilizers, which include all of the following except _______.

Chlorpromazine

Diazepam

Haloperidol

Clozapine

Answer

Correct Answer: Diazepam

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The education section of a r sum? should list schools in order from _____.

Most to least recent

Functional

2-3 days

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Most to least recent

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Antiviral medications are a common treatment for __________.

Influenza.

Bacterial pneumonia.

Strep throat.

The common cold.

Answer

Correct Answer: Influenza.

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A ureterostomy (or urostomy for short): ______________.

Is a surgically created opening in the ureter, redirects the ureter to the outside of the body

The suffix that means drooping, sagging or prolapsed (kidney) is:

The test that measures the amount of urea in the blood is called the:

The suffix that means the loosening, dissolution, breakdown, or separation of (fluids or tissue) is:

Answer

Correct Answer: Is a surgically created opening in the ureter, redirects the ureter to the outside of the body

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The word pyelonephritis can be separated into these types of word parts ________.

Prefix, combining form, suffix.

Prefix, combining form, combining form

Combining form, suffix, suffix

Combining form, combining form, suffix

Answer

Correct Answer: Combining form, combining form, suffix

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The procedural term dermatoplasty includes ___________ surgery.

Face lifts

Fungus

Scooping

Contusion

Answer

Correct Answer: Face lifts

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The plural of glomerulus is ________.

Glomeruli

Nephron loop

Incontinence

Incotinence

Reabsorption

Answer

Correct Answer: Glomeruli

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The drugs donepezil (aricept) and tacrine (cognex) are used to treat ________.

Alzheimer's disease.

Endorphins

Photophobia

Meningocele

Answer

Correct Answer: Alzheimer's disease.

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When using an unlisted code a(n) ____ must accompany the claim.

Revised

Pathology report

These are found at the beginning of each section and contain information specific to the section.

Special report

Answer

Correct Answer: Special report

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A cysto/scopic exam refers to 'looking at' the ________:

Urinary bladder inspection

Bladder

Inspection

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Urinary bladder inspection

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The diagnostic term scurvy literally means __________ and is the lack of vitamin c in the diet.

Inflammation of the stomach, intestines,

To inject

Chronic regional ileitis

Pain in the stomach

Answer

Correct Answer: Inflammation of the stomach, intestines,

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The singular form of the word spermatozoa is ________.

Spermatozoon

Epididymitis

Penis

Orchiectomy

Answer

Correct Answer: Spermatozoon

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The major division of the cardiovascular subsection is by how a procedure involved a ____ vessel.

Coronary or noncoronary.

Approach

Cardiovascular stress test

Bradycardia; tachycardia

Answer

Correct Answer: Coronary or noncoronary.

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A(n) "_______" is a noninvasive roentgeno/graph/y diagnostic technique.

Computerized Axial Tomography.

A recording of the breast

Verrucae or warts

Recording pictures of vessels

Answer

Correct Answer: Computerized Axial Tomography.

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A(n) ____ is a mass of undissolved matter that is present in blood and is transported by the blood.

Thrombus

Embolus

False aneurysmb

Aneurysm

Answer

Correct Answer: Embolus

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The term nettles, hives, or ______________ refers to a rash that may be characterized by wheals.

Urticaria

Kaposi's Sarcoma

Pressure bedsore

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Answer

Correct Answer: Urticaria

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An "ekg or ecg" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity.

Heart.

Tumor

Bone

Refers to the eye

Answer

Correct Answer: Heart.

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Formed in red bone marrow, _____ are the most common type of white blood cells.

Lymphocytes

Eosinophils

Neutrophils

Basophils

Answer

Correct Answer: Neutrophils

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The word part that completes the medical term meaning excision of an ovary, _______/ectomy, is:

Oophor

Colp

Arche/o

Hyster

Answer

Correct Answer: Oophor

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The word lateral pertains to the ________ of a structure.

Side

Skin

Nails

Oil glands

Answer

Correct Answer: Side

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The term _____ means any pathologic change or disease in a muscle.

Myelopathy

Myopathy

Myotomy

Answer

Correct Answer: Myelopathy

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The term _____ means abnormally increased carbon dioxide in the blood.

hypoxia

hypopnea

hyperpnea

hypercapnia

Answer

Correct Answer: hypercapnia

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The term _____ describes the congenital absence of a normal body opening.

Adenitis

Adenosis

Atresia

Genetic mutation

Answer

Correct Answer: Atresia

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The resulting film created by angiography is known as a/an _____.

Angiogram

Lithotomy

Melanosis

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Angiogram

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The patient complained of pain inferior to the umbilical region or in the _____ region.

Lumbar

Iliac

Epigastric

Hypogastric

Answer

Correct Answer: Hypogastric

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The medical language definition of the word ________ means "pertaining to (the) bladder"?

Vesical

Uremia

Cystocele

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Vesical

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The inside of a person's thigh is also known as its ________ aspect.

Lateral

Axillary

Inferior

Medial

Answer

Correct Answer: Medial

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The condition known as _____ is characterized by hypertension, edema, and proteinuria.

Preeclampsia

uterine prolapse

oophorectomy

eclampsia

Answer

Correct Answer: Preeclampsia

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The combining form that means infection is _____.

Septic/o

Myel/o

Phag/o

Neutr/o

Answer

Correct Answer: Septic/o

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The 12 pairs of _____ originate from the undersurface of the brain.

Cranial nerves

Cerebral hemispheres

Poliomyelitis

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Cranial nerves

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Pelvic __________ is the surgical removal of pelvic organs.

Pelvic Exenteration

Myomectomy

Dilation

Curettage

Answer

Correct Answer: Pelvic Exenteration

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The combining form systol/o- means ________.

Contracting

Dilating

Thinning

Widening

Answer

Correct Answer: Contracting

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Form refers to , and function refers to .

Anatomical structure; physiological actions

Anatomical structure; environmental actions

Physiological actions; anatomical structure

Physiological actions; environmental actions

Answer

Correct Answer: Anatomical structure; physiological actions

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The visceral pericardium is ________ to the parietal pericardium.

Lateral

Medial

Superficial

Deep

Answer

Correct Answer: Deep

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The hiv retrovirus is particularly deadly because _____.

Standard Precautions

It attacks the body's immune system

Develop cirrhosis or liver cancer

Fight off the virus successfully

Answer

Correct Answer: It attacks the body's immune system

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The suffix in the term peritoneal is _, which means ____.

Al, pertaining to

Lateral, medial

Superficial, deep

Anterior, pertaining to

Answer

Correct Answer: Al, pertaining to

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To set your intensity level, you need to __________.

Use your maximum heart rate, which is determined by subtracting age from 220

Exercise for a minimum of 60 minutes each session

Increase your resting heart rate by increasing the weights you lift each week

Determine what it is by subtracting your age from 2,000 calories

Answer

Correct Answer: Use your maximum heart rate, which is determined by subtracting age from 220

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Exhaustion occurs if stress continues and _____ is not successful

Flight or fight

Alarm

Adaptation

Arousal

Answer

Correct Answer: Adaptation

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A bone process or eye membrane disease term that means resembling a wing is ________:

Pterygoid

reverse

nontraditional

traditional

Answer

Correct Answer: Pterygoid

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The last stage of labor is __________.

Transition

reverse

nontraditional

traditional

Answer

Correct Answer: Transition

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An object lodged in the airway can cause a mild or severe ________.

Airway Obstruction

Mild Airway Obstruction

Severe Airway Obstruction

Airway Obstruction in Responsive Infants

Answer

Correct Answer: Airway Obstruction

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A/an _____ is a surgical incision into the colon.

colostomy

colectomy

colotomy

Chyme

Answer

Correct Answer: colotomy

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A/an _____ is a somewhat independent part of the body that performs a specific function.

Organ

Gland

Autopsy

Body cavity

Answer

Correct Answer: Organ

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A/an ____ is a carcinoma derived from glandular tissue.

Adenoidectomy

Splenectomy

Adenocarcinoma

Splenitis

Answer

Correct Answer: Adenocarcinoma

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A specialist in the study of outbreaks of disease within a population group is known as a/an _____.

Cytologist

Epidemiologist

Pathologist

Hospitalist

Answer

Correct Answer: Epidemiologist

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A small bacterium that lives in lice, fleas, ticks, and mites is known as ____.

Metastasis

Interferon

Carcinoma

Rickettsia

Answer

Correct Answer: Rickettsia

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A _____ is the surgical repair of parts of the nasal septum.

laryngotomy

septoplasty

tracheostomy

Tracheotomy

Answer

Correct Answer: septoplasty

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_____ is inflammation of the tendons caused by excessive or unusual use of the joint.

Tenodesis

Tenolysis

Tenosynovitis

Tendinitis

Answer

Correct Answer: Tendinitis

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_____ is a surgical puncture of the joint space to remove synovial fluid.

Abdominocentesis

Amniocentesis

Arthrocentesis

Arthroscopy

Answer

Correct Answer: Arthrocentesis

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_____ is a form of treatment that disrupts the blood supply to the tumor.

Angiogenesis

Antiangiogenesis

Antineoplastic

Brachytherapy

Answer

Correct Answer: Antiangiogenesis

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The _________ contain(s) about 75% of the brain's total volume.

Cerebrum

Cerebellum

Brain stem

Meninges

Answer

Correct Answer: Cerebrum

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Cervical means pertaining to the _______.

Caudal

Neck

Superior

Anter/o

Answer

Correct Answer: Neck

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Antero_____ means from the front to the back of the body.

Posterior

Proximal

Cell membrane

Epithelial

Answer

Correct Answer: Posterior

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A kub is a type of ________.

X-ray without contrast dye

X-Ray without contrast media

X-Ray with contrast media

X-Ray with contrast dye

Answer

Correct Answer: X-Ray without contrast media

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The _____physis pubis is the joint formed by the fusion of the two pubic bones.

Mal

Hemi

Sym

Hypo

Answer

Correct Answer: Sym

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Inferior to the hypochondriac region is the _____ region.

Plantar

Lumbar

Supine

Palmar

Answer

Correct Answer: Lumbar

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Body “x-rays” produce pictures of _____body tissue and bones:

Transparent

Epithelia

Soft

Dense

Answer

Correct Answer: Transparent

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Another name for a seminoma is ________.

Testicular cancer

Undescended testicleprostate

Cancerbenign prostatic

Hypertrophytesticular cancer

Answer

Correct Answer: Testicular cancer

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A peptide bond _____.

Different side chains (R-groups) attached to an α carbon

May be polar or nonpolar

Forms the primary structure of proteins

Unique three-dimensional shape of the fully folded polypeptide

Answer

Correct Answer: Forms the primary structure of proteins

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The word part _____ refers to the renal pelvis, which is part of the kidney.

Centesis

Word root

Myoplasty

Pyel/o

Answer

Correct Answer: Pyel/o

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Atrial depolarization causes the ________.

P wave.

QRS complex.

T wave.

First heart sound.

Quiescent period

Answer

Correct Answer: P wave.

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Over-the-counter drugs ______________________.

Are those available with prescription

Are those available without prescription

Are those available only at hospitals

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Are those available without prescription

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Evidence-based medicine proposes to incorporate _____ in medical care delivery.

Clinical trials

Best practices

Experimentation

Clinical review

Answer

Correct Answer: Best practices

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Intrapleural pressure __________ during expiration.

Pleural pressure

Alveolar pressure

Transpulmonary pressure

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Pleural pressure

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The combining form phag/o- means ________.

Eating; eating

Swallowing;swallowing.

Swallowing;eating

Eating; swallowing

Answer

Correct Answer: Eating; swallowing

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When the glucose transport maximum is reached, _______.

Angiotensin II

Distal tubule decreased and bladder decreased

Glucose is excreted in the urine and not all of the glucose is reabsorbed

A change in body fluid osmolarity

Answer

Correct Answer: Glucose is excreted in the urine and not all of the glucose is reabsorbed

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Biomedical therapies are provided by _____.

Creating new associations to replace faulty ones

Psychodynamic and cognitive

Psychiatrists and other medical professionals

Identify and argue against your own irrational beliefs

Answer

Correct Answer: Psychiatrists and other medical professionals

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Among shamans medicine power is considered spiritually __________

Neutral

Evil

Good

Ineffectual

Answer

Correct Answer: Neutral

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The prefix ab- means ________.

Away from, ad-

Without, en-

Toward, ad-

Single, bi

Answer

Correct Answer: Away from, ad-

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The problem of infertility related to sperm cells may include all of the following except ________.

Poor sleeping habits

Good sleeping habits

Ovarian problems

Laparoscopy

Answer

Correct Answer: Poor sleeping habits

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Stimulants can generate a__________

Large amount of blood

False sense of well being

Slow heartbeat

False sense of depression

Answer

Correct Answer: False sense of well being

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Postpartum hemorrhage is due to hyposecretion of ________.

Parathyroid

Hypophysis

Pancreas

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Hypophysis

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Medication for psychological disorders is generally prescribed by _, who have _ degrees.

Anti-compulsives; Psychotherapy

Psychiatrists; MD

Non-directive; Psychotherapy

E-therapy; MD

Answer

Correct Answer: Psychiatrists; MD

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Many fear responses are acquired through the process of _______ conditioning.

Classical

Primary

Temporary

Secondary.

Answer

Correct Answer: Classical

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In myasthenia gravis, antibodies destroy _____ or its receptors.

Bacterial

Acetylcholine

Electromyography

Autoimmune

Answer

Correct Answer: Acetylcholine

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Humanistic psychologists believed that ____.

Human behavior is on a continuum with animal behavior

Society acts to civilize humans who are otherwise innately selfish and aggressive

People only behave badly when corrupted by society

The true motivation for humans to be successful is to see others fail

Answer

Correct Answer: People only behave badly when corrupted by society

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Client-centered therapy _____.

Combines active listening

Accepting environment

Includes unconditional positive regard (or UPR)

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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Cephalo_____ means from the head to the feet.

Neck

Caudal

Tissues

Navel

Bol/o

Answer

Correct Answer: Caudal

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An inactive substance administered only for its suggestive effects is called a _____.

Creatin/o

Placebo

Son/o

Radi/o

Answer

Correct Answer: Placebo

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A/an _____ is a band of fibrous tissues that holds structures together abnormally.

Dyskinesia

Hyperkinesia

Bradykinesia

Physiatrist

Adhesion

Answer

Correct Answer: Adhesion

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A(n) ________ is an unexpected drug effect in a particularly sensitive person.

Idiosyncrasy

Bacteriostatic

Tranquilizer

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Idiosyncrasy

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A_____ means condition of no growth.

Genesis

Trophy

Oid

Venules

Answer

Correct Answer: Trophy

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A _______tomy is a surgical incision of the chest wall.

Karyo

Abdomino

Thoraco

Sacral

Answer

Correct Answer: Thoraco

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A _____ is a sudden, involuntary contraction of one or more muscles.

Spasm

Shin splint

Spasm

Strain

Answer

Correct Answer: Spasm

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The adjective peroneal refers to the ________.

The combining forms quad and tetra, one latin and the other greek, are _____ terms meaning four.

In the medical word scotoma the combining form means ________.

The endocrine subsection of the cpt manual contains codes for ____ endocrine glands.

In an autoimmune disorder, the body makes ________ against its own tissues.

Timothy suffered from recurring fever blisters around his mouth, known as herpetic ____itis.

The term esophagogastroplasty is defined as the _____ the esophagus and the stomach.

The term rhabdomyolysis is defined as _____ of striated muscle.

A myelogram is used to record _______ information:

A "thallium - hot spot test" is used to detect _____ damage:

A "ekg or ecg" is used to record information about _____ electrical activity.

_____is a severe, recurring, unilateral, vascular headache.

_____ is a superficial bacterial infection of the hair shafts in areas with extensive sweat glands.

The primary accented syllable in melanocyte (meh-lan-oh-site) is ________.

The incision was made at the (pertaining to above) pole of the lesion or the _____ pole.

Trauma sustained beneath the eye (orbit/o) is _____orbital trauma.

The primary accented syllable in alopecia (al-oh-pee-sha) is ________.

Glue ear, a thick accumulation of secretions, is associated with ________.

The term gravida usually means ________, but literally means_________:

The term _____ describes the absence of urine formation by the kidneys.

The patient is said to have a "trach" when ________.

The passage of black and tarlike stools is known as _____.

The part of the esophagus that is farthest from its beginning at the throat is the ____ end.

The medical term for headache is ceph________.

If the physician wants to say apex of both lungs, the plural for of apex would be ________.

Hyperthyroidism is known to cause the eyes to bulge outwardly, resulting in ________.

Hepatitis "___" may be dormant in the body for years before the signs and symptoms appear.

An________ means being insensitive to pain.

A/an _________________ manipulates data, doing arithmetic or logical operations on it.

A/an _____ is a benign skin growth that has a waxy or pasted-on look.

A suffix is added to the ______ of a word to alter its meaning.

_______ is when an organ, such as the uterus, slides or sags downward or forward.

Using the ______ system, it is easy to locate misfiled charts with a quick glance.

When reporting a craniectomy/craniotomy procedure, it is common that additional ____ is required.

The first true vaccine protected against disease caused by a(n) ________ pathogen.

The medical assistant always works as an agent of the ________.

Most patients who die of anaphylaxis do so within the first __________ following exposure.

The medical term myoptic (adj.) literally means_____ and actually means____:

Extremely rapid and irregular contractions of the heart muscle are called _________.

An abnormal, downward curvature of the penis during an erection is known as ________.

Unrealistic expectations are a type of _______________ stressor.

The two _____ are connected at the lower midpoint by the corpus callosum.

The term _____ means an injection made into the middle layers of the skin.

The smaller the gauge number of the venipuncture needle, the ________ the hole within.

The root word bi(o)- means:____________

The major division of the cardiovascular subsection is whether a procedure involved a ____ vessel.

Shin splints is a term that describes pain in the ________ of the lower leg.

Nec and nos are ____used in icd-10-cm book.

Some __________ are used for physician-assisted suicide and for execution by lethal injection.

The medical term for an abnormally rapid heartbeat is _____.

A radiation oncologist may use ___ to kill tumor cells using radiation.

A phlebo/tom/ist is a person who specializes in cutting or puncturing _____ to take blood samples.

A patient having both ovaries removed would be scheduled for a _____ oophorectomy.

______ wraps the body in a physical barrier to prevent invading organisms from entering the body.

The duties and responsibilities of pharmacists _____ filling prescriptions and dispensing drugs

A ____ is the procedure that frees a kidney from adhesions.

Carpal tunnel syndrome develops as a result of inflammation and swelling of _____ in the wrist.

Technetium-99m, xenon-133, and gallium-67 are radiopharmaceutical drugs that ________.

An in ________ test traces the amount of radioactive substances inside a living organism.

Inpatients admitted to critical access hospitals are restricted to stays of ____ hours.

Ppos differentiated themselves by offering _____ option to enrollees.

Adjectives usually modify a noun (thing named) denoting quality, quantity, extent, or _____ .

An inflammation of the synovial membrane is known as ______.

The hickman, broviac, and groshong are ________.

A trephine would be used to remove ___.

The frontal plane divides the body into _________________ and _________________ portions.

The rumbling noise caused by the movement of gas in the intestine is known as _____.

The border where the white, opaque sclera becomes the transparent cornea is the ________.

________ectomy is the excision of fatty deposits from the innermost lining of an artery.

Tertiary and quaternary structure of proteins involves ________ bonds.

A/an _____ relieves inflammation and pain without affecting consciousness.

In _____________, a radiopharmaceutical is given intravenously to obtain a lung scan.

The attempted realignment of a bone involved in a fracture or joint dislocation is known as ______.

Antipsychotic drugs are the major tranquilizers, which include all of the following except _______.

The education section of a r sum? should list schools in order from _____.

Antiviral medications are a common treatment for __________.

A ureterostomy (or urostomy for short): ______________.

The word pyelonephritis can be separated into these types of word parts ________.

The procedural term dermatoplasty includes ___________ surgery.

The term gravida usually means , but literally means_:

The medical term myoptic (adj.) literally means_ and actually means:

The frontal plane divides the body into _ and _ portions.

Form refers to , and function refers to .

The suffix in the term peritoneal is _, which means ____.

Medication for psychological disorders is generally prescribed by _, who have _ degrees.