Test Bank For Medical Language Immerse Yourself 5e Susan Turley

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Medical Language, 5e (Turley)

Chapter 1 Medical Language and Health Care Today
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) Select the abbreviation that would NOT appear in a history and physical examination report.
A) ROS
B) CC
C) HIPAA
D) HPI
Answer: C
Explanation: A) ROS does appear in a history and physical examination report.
B) CC does appear in a history and physical examination report.
C) Correct! HIPAA would not be found in a history and physical examination report.
D) HPI does appear in a history and physical examination report.
Page Ref: 47
Learning Outcome: 1.16
LOD: Comprehension
Question Type: Health Care Today
2) Anesthesia is defined as ________.

A) state of unawareness
B) state of unconsciousness
C) condition of being without sensation
D) condition without pain
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Based on its word part meanings, this is not the correct definition of anesthesia.
B) Based on its word part meanings, this is not the correct definition of anesthesia.
C) Correct! An- is a suffix meaning "not; without." Esthes/o- is a combining form meaning
"feeling; sensation." The suffix -ia means "condition; state; thing." Therefore, anesthesia means
"condition of being without sensation."
D) Based on its word part meanings, this is not the correct definition of anesthesia.
Page Ref: 11
LOD: Knowledge
Question Type: Medical Words: Divide, Build, Spell, and Pronounce
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3) With bradycardia, there is a ________.

A) fast heart rate
B) reversal of an abnormal heart
C) process of recording the heart
D) condition of a slow heart
Answer: D
Explanation: A) This does not describe bradycardia.
B) This does not describe bradycardia.
C) This does not describe bradycardia.
D) Correct! The prefix brady- means "slow." The combining form cardi/o- means "heart." The
suffix -ia means "condition; state; thing." Therefore, bradycardia means condition of a slow
heart.
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
4) Which suffix means "process of using an instrument to examine"?

A) -scopy
B) -gram
C) -oma
D) -graphy
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The suffix -scopy means "process of using an instrument to examine."
B) The suffix -gram does not mean this.
C) The suffix -oma does not mean this.
D) The suffix -graphy does not mean this.
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
Question Type: Medical Words: Singular and Plural Nouns and Word Parts
5) The prefix that means "after; behind" is ________.

A) poly-
B) post-
C) pre-
D) peri-
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The prefix poly- does not mean this.
B) Correct! The prefix post- means "after; behind."
C) The prefix pre- does not mean this.
D) The prefix peri- does not mean this.
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
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6) Which word means "inflammation of the lung"?

A) Neuritis
B) Hepatitis
C) Pneumonitis
D) Laryngitis
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Neuritis is inflammation of a nerve.
B) Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver.
C) Correct! Pneumonitis is inflammation of the lung.
D) Laryngitis is inflammation of the larynx.
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Comprehension
7) Vertebrae means ________.

A) one bone of the spine
B) more than one bone of the spine
C) pertaining to the spine
D) in the direction of the spine
Answer: B
Explanation: A) Vertebrae is the plural form—more than one bone of the spine.
B) Correct! Vertebrae is the plural form—more than one bone of the spine.
C) Vertebrae is a noun, not an adjective.
D) Vertebrae does not mean in the direction of the spine.
Page Ref: 6
LOD: Knowledge
8) Which is the plural form of apex?

A) Apexs
B) Apices
C) Apis
D) Apae
Answer: B
Explanation: A) This is not the plural of apex.
B) Correct! Apices is the plural form of apex.
C) This is not the plural of apex.
D) This is not the plural of apex.
Page Ref: 6
LOD: Knowledge
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9) The medical word intrahepatic means "________ the liver."

A) between
B) below
C) beside
D) within
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The prefix intra- does not mean this.
B) The prefix intra- does not mean this.
C) The prefix intra- does not mean this.
D) Correct! The prefix intra- means "within."
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
10) The surgeon performed a laryngectomy on the ________.

A) skin
B) lungs
C) voice box
D) nose
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Laryng/o- does not mean this.
B) Laryng/o- does not mean this.
C) Correct! Laryng/o- means "larynx; voice box."
D) Laryng/o- does not mean this.
Page Ref: 30
LOD: Comprehension
Question Type: The Body in Health and Disease
11) Pericardial means "pertaining to ________ the heart."

A) within
B) below
C) around
D) in front of
Answer: C
Explanation: A) The prefix peri- does not mean "within."
B) The prefix peri- does not mean "below."
C) Correct! The prefix peri- means "around."
D) The prefix peri- does not mean "in front of."
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Comprehension
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12) The plural of the Latin noun bronchus is ________.

A) bronchi
B) bronchae
C) bronches
D) broncha
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The -us is changed to -i to form the plural noun bronchi.
B) This is not the plural of bronchus.
C) This is not the plural of bronchus.
D) This is not the plural of bronchus.
Page Ref: 6
LOD: Knowledge
13) A gastroscopy is the ________.

A) process of using an instrument to examine the stomach
B) process of recording the activity of the stomach
C) process of measuring the stomach
D) process of surgically removing part of the stomach
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The suffix -scopy means "process of using an instrument to examine,"
and the
B) This is not the meaning of gastroscopy.
C) This is not the meaning of gastroscopy.
D) This is not the meaning of gastroscopy.
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
14) The definition of tachycardia is ________.

A) infection behind the heart
B) condition of a painful heart
C) picture within the heart
D) condition of a fast heart
Answer: D
Explanation: A) This is not the definition of tachycardia.
B) This is not the definition of tachycardia.
C) This is not the definition of tachycardia.
D) Correct! The prefix tachy- means "fast." The combining form cardi/o- means "heart." The
suffix -ia means "condition; state; thing." Therefore, tachycardia means condition of a fast heart.
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
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15) HIPAA assures the patient that his or her medical information is ________.
A) legible
B) accurate
C) documented in a certain format
D) secure
Answer: D
Explanation: A) HIPAA says nothing about medical information being legible.
B) HIPAA says nothing about medical information being accurate.
C) HIPAA says nothing about medical information being documented in a certain format.
D) Correct! HIPAA states that healthcare settings must assure patients that their medical
information is secure.
Page Ref: 48
LOD: Knowledge
16) The word part sub- is a ________.

A) root
B) suffix
C) prefix
D) combining form
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Sub- is not a root.
B) Sub- is not a suffix.
C) Correct! Sub- is a prefix.
D) Sub- is not a combining form.
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
17) Five separate language skills are critical to communication. Which skill involves the
processing of medical language?
A) Thinking and analyzing
B) Reading
C) Listening
D) Speaking
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! Thinking, analyzing, and understanding medical words involves
processing medical language.
B) This skill does not involve processing information.
C) This skill does not involve processing information.
D) This skill does not involve processing information.
Page Ref: 4
LOD: Knowledge
Question Type: Medical Language
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18) Which of the following is the skill that involves relaying the medical language?
A) Thinking and analyzing
B) Reading
C) Typing
D) Listening
Answer: C
Explanation: A) This skill does not involve relaying information.
B) This skill does not involve relaying information.
C) Correct! Typing involves relaying medical language.
D) This skill does not involve relaying information.
Page Ref: 4
LOD: Knowledge
19) The study of word origins is ________.

A) etymology
B) medicology
C) logistics
D) Greekology
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! Etymology is the study of word origins.
B) There is no such word.
C) This does not pertain to word origins.
D) There is no such word.
Page Ref: 4
LOD: Knowledge
20) Which is the foundation of a medical word?

A) Prefix
B) Combining vowel
C) Suffix
D) Combining form
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The prefix is not the foundation.
B) The combining vowel is not the foundation.
C) The suffix is not the foundation.
D) Correct! The combining form is the foundation of a medical word.
Page Ref: 6
LOD: Knowledge
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21) All of the following are TRUE about a medical record EXCEPT ________.
A) it is a medicolegal record
B) it contains medical documents
C) it has more extensive documentation in the physician's office than in the hospital
D) it can be used in a court of law
Answer: C
Explanation: A) This is a true statement.
B) This is a true statement.
C) Correct! Hospitals use more extensive documentation than physician's offices.
D) This is a true statement.
Page Ref: 47—48
LOD: Knowledge
22) The combining form mamm/o- means "________."

A) nose
B) retina
C) face
D) breast
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Mamm/o- does not mean this.
B) Mamm/o- does not mean this.
C) Mamm/o- does not mean this.
D) Correct! Mamm/o- means "breast."
Page Ref: 7
LOD: Knowledge
23) The combining form hepat/o- means "________."

A) blood
B) liver
C) kidney
D) urine
Answer: B
Explanation: A) Hepat/o- does not mean this.
B) Correct! Hepat/o- means "liver."
C) Hepat/o- does not mean this.
D) Hepat/o- does not mean this.
Page Ref: 7
LOD: Knowledge
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24) The suffix -oma means "________."

A) mass; tumor
B) enlargement
C) cancer
D) disease
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The suffix -oma means "mass; tumor."
B) The suffix -oma does not mean this.
C) The suffix -oma does not mean this.
D) The suffix -oma does not mean this.
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
25) Which is the plural form for the Latin word testis?
A) Testes
B) Testium
C) Testises
D) Testices
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The -is is changed to -es.
B) This is not the plural form.
C) This is not the plural form.
D) This is not the plural form.
Page Ref: 6
LOD: Knowledge
26) The abbreviation EHR means ________.

A) electronic health record
B) electronic patient report
C) elective paper record
D) elective health record
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The abbreviation for electronic health record is EHR.
B) EHR does not mean this.
C) EHR does not mean this.
D) EHR does not mean this.
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LOD: Knowledge
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27) The abbreviation CC means ________.

A) clinical copy
B) central complaint
C) chief complaint
D) computerized copy
Answer: C
Explanation: A) This is not the meaning of the abbreviation CC.
B) This is not the meaning of the abbreviation CC.
C) Correct! Chief complaint is abbreviated CC.
D) This is not the meaning of the abbreviation CC.
Page Ref: 47
LOD: Knowledge
28) The plural form for the word phalanx is ________.

A) phalanxs
B) phalanices
C) phalanges
D) phalanx
Answer: C
Explanation: A) This is not the plural form.
C) Correct! The -nx is changed to -nges.
D) This is not the plural form.
Page Ref: 6
LOD: Knowledge
29) The combining form ven/o- means "________."

A) vein
B) artery
C) blood vessel
D) leg
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The combining form ven/o- means "vein."
B) The combining form ven/o- does not mean this.
C) The combining form ven/o- does not mean this.
D) The combining form ven/o- does not mean this.
Page Ref: 7
LOD: Knowledge
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30) The suffix -gram means "________."

A) process of recording
B) picture; record
C) x-ray
D) instrument used to examine
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The suffix -gram does not mean this.
B) Correct! The suffix -gram means "picture; record."
C) The suffix -gram does not mean this.
D) The suffix -gram does not mean this.
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
31) Which word means "enlargement of the liver"?

A) Hepatomegaly
B) Cardiomegaly
C) Intestinomegaly
D) Mammomegaly
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The suffix -megaly means "enlargement" and the combining form
hepat/o- means "liver."
B) Cardiomegaly means "enlargement of the heart."
C) There is no such medical word.
D) There is no such medical word.
Page Ref: 7, 8
LOD: Comprehension
32) The prefix brady- means "________."

A) enlargement
B) fast
C) many
D) slow
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The prefix brady- does not mean this.
B) The prefix brady- does not mean this.
C) The prefix brady- does not mean this.
D) Correct! The prefix brady- means "slow."
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
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33) The prefix dys- means "________."

A) bad; inadequate
B) below; underneath
C) abnormal; difficult; painful
D) before; in front of
Answer: C
Explanation: A) The prefix dys- does not mean this.
B) The prefix dys- does not mean this.
C) Correct! The prefix dys- means "abnormal; difficult; painful."
D) The prefix dys- does not mean this.
Page Ref: 11
LOD: Knowledge
34) Which describes the CORRECT order of word parts in a medical word?
A) The prefix is joined to the beginning of the combining form.
B) The prefix is joined to the end of the combining form.
C) The suffix comes at the beginning of the combining form.
D) Hyphens are added when word parts are joined.
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The prefix is always before the combining form.
B) This is not the correct order of word parts.
C) This is not the correct order for word parts.
D) Hyphens are deleted when word parts are joined.
Page Ref: 17
LOD: Knowledge
35) The origin of medical language is in ________.

A) Latin
B) Greek
C) Latin and Greek
D) many languages, including Latin and Greek
Answer: D
Explanation: A) This is true but it is not the only language.
B) This is true but it is not the only language.
C) These are not the only languages.
D) Correct! Latin and Greek are the primary languages used for medical words, both other
languages are also used as the origins of medical language.
Page Ref: 4
LOD: Knowledge
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36) The word part that gives a medical word its meaning is the ________.
A) prefix
B) suffix
C) hyphen
D) combining form
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The prefix does not give the word its meaning.
B) The suffix does not give the word its meaning.
C) The hyphen is not a word part.
D) Correct! The combining form is the foundation of the medical word.
Page Ref: 6
LOD: Knowledge
37) The combining form in the word pneumonia means "________."

A) mind
B) air; lung
C) condition; state; thing
D) surgical removal
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The combining form pneumon/o- does not mean this.
B) Correct! The combining form pneumon/o- means "air; lung."
C) The combining form pneumon/o- does not mean this.
D) The combining form pneumon/o- does not mean this.
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Comprehension
38) The skill that involves receiving medical language is ________.

A) spelling medical words
B) analyzing medical words
C) pronouncing medical words
D) reading medical words
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Spelling medical words involves relaying medical language.
B) Analyzing medical words involves processing medical language.
C) Pronouncing medical words involves relaying medical language.
D) Correct! Reading medical words involves receiving medical language.
Page Ref: 4
LOD: Knowledge
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39) Two parts of a combining form include a ________.

A) root and a suffix
B) prefix and a hyphen
C) root and the combining vowel
D) suffix and a combining vowel
Answer: C
Explanation: A) A combining form does not include this.
B) A combining form does not include this.
C) Correct! A combining form includes the root and combining vowel.
D) A combining form does not include this.
Page Ref: 7
LOD: Knowledge
40) Which of the following is an example of a combining form?

A) intra-
B) -ectomy
C) ven/o-
D) poly-
Answer: C
Explanation: A) This is a prefix, not a combining form.
B) This is a suffix, not a combining form.
C) Correct! Combining forms can be distinguished by their forward slash and combining vowel.
D) This is a prefix, not a combining form.
Page Ref: 7
LOD: Knowledge
41) Which of the following is an example of a suffix?

A) -ia
B) post-
C) dys-
D) nas/o-
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! Suffixes can be distinguished by the hyphen at the beginning of the
word part.
B) This is a prefix, not a suffix.
C) This is a prefix, not a suffix.
D) This is a combining form, not a suffix.
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
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42) Suffixes such as -iatry, -ist, and -logy are related to ________.
A) medical specialties or specialists
B) procedures or instruments
C) diseases
D) processes
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! These suffixes are related to medical specialties or specialists.
B) These suffixes are not related to procedures or instruments.
C) These suffixes are not related to diseases.
D) These suffixes are not related to processes.
Page Ref: 9
LOD: Knowledge
43) Prefixes such as hypo- and poly- indicate ________.

A) degree or quality
B) an adjective
C) amount, number, or speed
D) weight
Answer: C
Explanation: A) These prefixes do not indicate degree or quality.
B) These prefixes do not indicate an adjective.
C) Correct! These prefixes refer to an amount, number, or speed.
D) These prefixes do not indicate a weight.
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
44) The prefixes anti- and dys- belong to a category that describes ________.
A) degree or quality
B) amount, number, or speed
C) location or direction
D) an adjective
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! These prefixes refer to degree or quality.
B) These prefixes do not describe amount, number, or speed.
C) These prefixes do not describe location or direction.
D) These prefixes do not describe an adjective.
Page Ref: 11
LOD: Knowledge
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45) Which suffix means "process of recording"?

A) -pathy
B) -graphy
C) -ation
D) -iatry
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The suffix -pathy does not mean this.
B) Correct! The suffix -graphy means "process of recording."
C) The suffix -ation does not mean this.
D) The suffix -iatry does not mean this.
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
46) After you divide a medical word into its word parts, you get the definition of the word by
beginning with the meaning of the ________.
A) prefix
B) combining form
C) suffix
D) Latin singular
Answer: C
Explanation: A) The definition does not begin with the meaning of the prefix.
B) The definition does not begin with the meaning of the combining form.
C) Correct! The definition begins with the meaning of the suffix.
D) The Latin singular is not related to defining a medical word.
Page Ref: 14
LOD: Knowledge
47) Which word is an example of a Latin singular noun?

A) Diagnoses
B) Phalanx
C) Carcinoma
D) Bronchus
Answer: D
Explanation: A) This is a Latin plural noun.
B) This is a Greek singular noun.
C) This is a Greek singular noun.
D) Correct! This is a Latin singular noun.
Page Ref: 6
LOD: Knowledge
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48) Which word is an example of a Greek singular noun?

A) Ganglion
B) Atrium
C) Bronchi
D) Testis
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! This is a Greek singular noun.
B) This is a Latin singular noun.
C) This is a Latin plural noun.
D) This is a Latin singular noun.
Page Ref: 6
LOD: Knowledge
49) The medical word diverticulum is a Latin noun. You would make the plural form by
changing the word ending -um to ________.
A) -a
B) -ices
C) -us
D) -ae
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! If a Latin singular noun ends in -um, it is made plural by changing the
-um to -a.
B) This is not the correct plural form for this Latin noun.
C) This is a singular, not a plural, form.
D) This is not the correct plural form for this Latin noun.
Page Ref: 6
LOD: Knowledge
50) Which of the following is a disadvantage of the paper medical record?

A) It can be accessed by several people at once.
B) It can become lost.
C) It can be accessed by anyone with a computer.
D) It can be erased.
Answer: B
Explanation: A) Paper medical records can only be accessed by one person at a time.
B) Correct! Paper medical records can become lost or damaged.
C) er medical records are not accessed by computer.
D) Electronic medical records are more at risk of being erased than paper medical records.
Page Ref: 47
LOD: Knowledge
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51) The combining form arthr/o- means "________."

A) artery
B) abdomen
C) bone
D) joint
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The combining form arthr/o- does not mean this.
B) The combining form arthr/o- does not mean this.
C) The combining form arthr/o- does not mean this.
D) Correct! The combining form arthr/o- means "joint."
Page Ref: 7
LOD: Knowledge
52) The combining form cardi/o- means "________."

A) chest
B) heart
C) lungs
D) rib
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The combining form cardi/o- does not mean this.
B) Correct! The combining form cardi/o- means "heart."
C) The combining form cardi/o- does not mean this.
D) The combining form cardi/o- does not mean this.
Page Ref: 7
LOD: Knowledge
53) The combining form communicat/o- means "________."

A) communication
B) impart; transmit
C) hearing; listening
D) speech
Answer: B
Explanation: A) Communicat/o- does not mean this.
B) Correct! The combining form communicat/o- means "impart; transmit."
C) Communicat/o- does not mean this.
D) Communicat/o- does not mean this.
Page Ref: 4
LOD: Knowledge
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54) The combining form cutane/o-, as in the word subcutaneous, means "________."
A) mass; tumor
B) medicine
C) skin
D) underneath
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Cutane/o- does not mean this.
B) Cutane/o- does not mean this.
C) Correct! The combining form cutane/o- means "skin."
D) The prefix sub- means "underneath."
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
55) The combining form esthes/o- means "________."

A) drug; medicine
B) feeling; sensation
C) surgery
D) touch
Answer: B
Explanation: A) Esthes/o- does not mean this.
B) Correct! The combining form esthes/o- means "feeling; sensation."
C) Esthes/o- does not mean this.
D) Esthes/o- does not mean this.
Page Ref: 11
LOD: Knowledge
56) The combining form gastr/o- means "________."

A) abdomen
B) gas
C) nerve
D) stomach
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Gastr/o- does not mean this.
B) Gastr/o- does not mean this.
C) Gastr/o- does not mean this.
D) Correct! The combining form gastr/o- means "stomach."
Page Ref: 7
LOD: Knowledge
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57) The combining form laryng/o- means "________."

A) breast
B) larynx; voice box
C) abdomen
D) digestion
Answer: B
Explanation: A) Laryng/o- does not mean this.
B) Correct! The combining form laryng/o- means "larynx; voice box."
C) Laryng/o- does not mean this.
D) Laryng/o- does not mean this.
Page Ref: 30
LOD: Knowledge
58) The combining form medic/o- means "________."

A) nourishment
B) drug; prescription
C) health
D) medicine
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Medic/o- does not mean this.
B) Medic/o- does not mean this.
C) Medic/o- does not mean this.
D) Correct! The combining form medic/o- means "medicine."
Page Ref: 3
LOD: Knowledge
59) The combining form neur/o- means "________."

A) nerve
B) feeling; sensation
C) pressure
D) pain
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The combining form neur/o- means "nerve."
B) Neur/o- does not mean this.
C) Neur/o- does not mean this.
D) Neur/o- does not mean this.
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
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60) The combining form pneumon/o- means "________."

A) breathe
B) eating; swallowing
C) paralysis
D) air; lung
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Pneumon/o- does not mean this.
B) Pneumon/o- does not mean this.
C) Pneumon/o- does not mean this.
D) Correct! The combining form pneumon/o- means "air; lung."
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
61) The combining form psych/o- means "________."

A) brain
B) head
C) mind
D) thinking
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Psych/o- does not mean this.
B) Psych/o- does not mean this.
C) Correct! The combining form psych/o- means "mind."
D) Psych/o- does not mean this.
Page Ref: 9
LOD: Knowledge
62) The combining form thyroid/o- means "________."

A) thyroid gland
B) joint
C) gallbladder
D) therapy
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The combining form thyroid/o- means "thyroid gland."
B) Thyroid/o- does not mean this.
C) Thyroid/o- does not mean this.
D) Thyroid/o- does not mean this.
Page Ref: 7
LOD: Knowledge
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63) The combining form tonsill/o- means "________."

A) infection
B) mouth
C) throat
D) tonsil
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Tonsill/o- does not mean this.
B) Tonsill/o- does not mean this.
C) Tonsill/o- does not mean this.
D) Correct! The combining form tonsill/o- means "tonsil."
Page Ref: 7
LOD: Knowledge
64) The combining form urin/o- means "________."

A) urinary system
B) urine
C) urine; urinary system
D) kidney
Answer: C
Explanation: A) This is true but it is not the only correct answer.
B) This is true but it is not the only correct answer.
C) Correct! The combining form urin/o- means "urine; urinary system."
D) Urin/o- does not mean "kidney."
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
65) Communication in any language consists of ________.

A) two language skills
B) three language skills
C) four language skills
D) five language skills
Answer: D
Explanation: A) This is not correct.
B) This is not correct.
C) This is not correct.
D) Correct! Communication consists of five language skills.
Page Ref: 4
LOD: Knowledge
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66) Which of the following is NOT a medical word part?

A) Combining form
B) Plural
C) Prefix
D) Suffix
Answer: B
Explanation: A) A combining form is a word part.
B) Correct! Plural indicates more than one. It is not a medical word part.
C) A prefix is a word part.
D) A suffix is a word part.
Page Ref: 5—6
LOD: Knowledge
67) If a medical word has a suffix, the suffix is found ________.

A) at the beginning of the medical word
B) at the end of the medical word
C) in the middle of the medical word
D) anywhere in the medical word
Answer: B
Explanation: A) A suffix is not at the beginning of the medical word.
B) Correct! A suffix is a word ending.
C) A suffix is not in the middle of the medical word.
D) A suffix cannot be just anywhere in the medical word.
Page Ref: 6
LOD: Knowledge
68) Combining forms ________.

A) modify the meaning of the prefix and the suffix
B) modify the meaning of the prefix
C) modify the meaning of the suffix
D) provide the medical meaning of the word
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Prefixes and suffixes modify the meaning of the combining form, not the other
way around.
B) Prefixes modify the meaning of the combining form, not the other way around.
C) Suffixes modify the meaning of the combining form, not the other way around.
D) Correct! Combining forms give a medical words its main medical meaning.
Page Ref: 7
LOD: Knowledge
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69) A suffix ________.

A) is usually a group of letters
B) can be placed anywhere in the medical word
C) must be a single letter
D) modifies the meaning of the prefix in the word
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! A suffix is usually more than one letter.
B) A suffix is only found at the end of a medical word.
C) A suffix is usually a group of letters.
D) A suffix does not modify the meaning of the prefix.
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
70) The suffix -ac means "________."

A) condition
B) disease
C) pertaining to
D) process
Answer: C
Explanation: A) This suffix -ac does not mean this.
B) This suffix -ac does not mean this.
C) Correct! The suffix -ac means "pertaining to."
D) This suffix -ac does not mean this.
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
71) The suffix -al means "________."

A) enlargement
B) pertaining to
C) state
D) surgical removal
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The suffix -al does not mean this.
B) Correct! The suffix -al means "pertaining to."
C) This suffix -al does not mean this.
D) The suffix -al does not mean this.
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
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72) The suffix -metry means "________."

A) process of measuring
B) person who specializes in
C) many; much
D) process
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The suffix -metry means "process of measuring."
B) The suffix -metry does not mean this.
C) The suffix -metry does not mean this.
D) The suffix -metry does not mean this.
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
73) The suffix -ation means "________."

A) being; having; process
B) disease
C) infection of; inflammation of
D) pertaining to
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The suffix -ation means "being; having; process."
B) The suffix -ation does not mean this.
C) The suffix -ation does not mean this.
D) The suffix -ation does not mean this.
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
74) The suffix -ion means "________."

A) instrument used to examine
B) knowledge
C) action; condition
D) instrument used to record
Answer: C
Explanation: A) The suffix -ion does not mean this.
B) This suffix -ion does not mean this.
C) Correct! The suffix -ion means "action; condition."
D) The suffix -ion does not mean this.
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
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75) The suffix -ous means "________."

A) within
B) breathe; coil
C) action; condition
D) pertaining to
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The suffix -ous does not mean this.
B) The suffix -ous does not mean this.
C) The suffix -ous does not mean this.
D) Correct! The suffix -ous means "pertaining to."
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
76) The suffix -ia means "________."

A) medical treatment
B) condition; state; thing
C) being; having; process
D) picture; record
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The suffix -ia does not mean this.
B) Correct! The suffix -ia means "condition; state; thing."
C) The suffix -ia does not mean this.
D) The suffix -ia does not mean this.
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
77) The suffix -ism means "________."

A) many; much
B) person who specializes in
C) disease from a specific cause; process
D) study of
Answer: C
Explanation: A) The suffix -ism does not mean this.
B) The suffix -ism does not mean this.
C) Correct! The suffix -ism means "disease from a specific cause; process."
D) The suffix -ism does not mean this.
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
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78) The suffix -itis means "________."

A) infection of; inflammation of
B) medical treatment
C) disease
D) swelling
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The suffix -itis means "infection of; inflammation of."
B) The suffix -itis does not mean this.
C) The suffix -itis does not mean this.
D) This suffix -itis does not mean this.
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
79) The suffix -megaly means "________."

A) infection of; inflammation of
B) enlargement
C) swelling
D) process of recording
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The suffix -megaly does not mean this.
B) Correct! The suffix -megaly means "enlargement."
C) This suffix -megaly does not mean this.
D) The suffix -megaly does not mean this.
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
80) Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A) Cost/o- and muscul/o- both mean "muscle."
B) Lapar/o- and dermat/o- both mean "abdomen."
C) Gastr/o- and hepat/o- both mean "stomach."
D) Enter/o- and intestin/o- both mean "intestine."
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Only muscul/o- means "muscle."
B) Only lapar/o- means "abdomen."
C) Only gastr/o- means "stomach."
D) Correct! Enter/o- and intestin/o- both mean "intestine."
Page Ref: 7
LOD: Knowledge
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81) The suffix -osis means "________."

A) abnormal condition; process
B) enlargement
C) condition; state; thing
D) pertaining to
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The suffix -osis means "abnormal condition; process."
B) The suffix -osis does not mean this.
C) The suffix -osis does not mean this.
D) The suffix -osis does not mean this.
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
82) The suffix -pathy means "________."

A) many; much
B) disease
C) infection of; inflammation of
D) abnormal condition; process
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The suffix -pathy does not mean this.
B) Correct! The suffix -pathy means "disease."
C) The suffix -pathy does not mean this.
D) The suffix -pathy does not mean this.
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
83) The suffix -ectomy means "________."

A) instrument
B) pertaining to
C) operation
D) surgical removal
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The suffix -ectomy does not mean this.
B) The suffix -ectomy does not mean this.
C) The suffix -ectomy does not mean this.
D) Correct! The suffix -ectomy means "surgical removal."
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
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84) The suffix -graphy means "________."

A) process of recording
B) medical treatment
C) process of measuring
D) action; condition
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The suffix -graphy means "process of recording."
B) The suffix -graphy does not mean this.
C) The suffix -graphy does not mean this.
D) The suffix -graphy does not mean this.
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
85) The suffix -iatry means "________."

A) person who specializes in
B) process of using an instrument to examine
C) medical treatment
D) pertaining to
Answer: C
Explanation: A) The suffix -iatry does not mean this.
B) The suffix -iatry does not mean this.
C) Correct! The suffix -iatry means "medical treatment."
D) This suffix -iatry does not mean this.
Page Ref: 9
LOD: Knowledge
86) The suffix -logy means "________."

A) knowledge
B) mind
C) process of measuring
D) study of
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The suffix -logy does not mean this.
B) The suffix -logy does not mean this.
C) The suffix -logy does not mean this.
D) Correct! The suffix -logy means "study of."
Page Ref: 9
LOD: Knowledge
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Author Name.
87) The suffix -scope means "________."

A) instrument used to examine
B) process of measuring
C) process of recording
D) instrument used to record
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The suffix -scope means "instrument used to examine."
B) The suffix -scope does not mean this.
C) The suffix -scope does not mean this.
D) The suffix -scope does not mean this.
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
88) Which of the following statements regarding prefixes is TRUE?

A) All medical words must contain at least one prefix.
B) A medical word cannot contain more than one prefix.
C) Not every medical word contains a prefix; it is an optional medical word part.
D) Prefixes are found at the end of a medical word.
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Some medical words do not contain a prefix.
B) Some medical words contain two prefixes.
C) Correct! Not every medical word contains a prefix.
D) Suffixes, not prefixes, are found at the end of a medical word.
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
89) Which of the following statements concerning prefixes is FALSE?

A) All medical words must have a prefix.
B) Prefixes are at the beginning of the medical word.
C) Prefixes can be a single letter.
D) Prefixes modify the meaning of the combining form.
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! Not all medical words have a prefix.
B) This is a true statement.
C) This is a true statement.
D) This is a true statement.
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
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90) Which of the following statements about prefixes is TRUE?

A) A prefix can be found anywhere in the medical word.
B) A prefix can be found at the end of a medical word.
C) A prefix can be found at the beginning of a medical word.
D) A prefix can be found in the middle of a medical word.
Answer: C
Explanation: A) This statement is not true.
B) This statement is not true.
C) Correct! Prefixes are found at the beginning of a medical word.
D) This statement is not true.
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
91) A prefix ________.

A) has its own meaning as the foundation of the medical word
B) modifies the meaning of the combining form
C) modifies the meaning of the second prefix, if two prefixes are present
D) modifies the meaning of the suffix
Answer: B
Explanation: A) A prefix is not the foundation of the medical word.
B) Correct! A prefix modifies or clarifies the meaning of the combining form.
C) A prefix modifies the combining form.
D) A prefix modifies the combining form.
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
92) The prefix intra- means "________."

A) before; in front of
B) pertaining to
C) between
D) within
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The prefix intra- does not mean this.
B) This prefix intra- does not mean this.
C) The prefix intra- does not mean this.
D) Correct! The prefix intra- means "within."
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
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93) The prefix peri- means "________."

A) around
B) away from; without
C) within
D) not; without
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The prefix peri- means "around."
B) The prefix peri- does not mean this.
C) The prefix peri- does not mean this.
D) The prefix peri- does not mean this.
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
94) The prefix sub- means "________."

A) above; more than normal
B) after; behind
C) below; underneath; less than
D) innermost; within
Answer: C
Explanation: A) The prefix sub- does not mean this.
B) The prefix sub- does not mean this.
C) Correct! The prefix sub- means "below; underneath; less than."
D) The prefix sub- does not mean this.
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
95) The prefix an- means "________."

A) away from; without
B) pertaining to
C) reversal of; without
D) not; without
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The prefix an- does not mean this.
B) The prefix an- does not mean this.
C) The prefix an- does not mean this.
D) Correct! The prefix an- means "not; without."
Page Ref: 11
LOD: Knowledge
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96) The prefix hyper- means "________."

A) above; more than normal
B) after; behind
C) below; deficient
D) many; much
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The prefix hyper- means "above; more than normal."
B) The prefix hyper- does not mean this.
C) The prefix hyper- does not mean this.
D) The prefix hyper- does not mean this.
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
97) The prefix hypo- means "________."

A) bad; inadequate
B) after; behind
C) below; deficient
D) slow
Answer: C
Explanation: A) The prefix hypo- does not mean this.
B) The prefix hypo- does not mean this.
C) Correct! The prefix hypo- means "below; deficient."
D) The prefix hypo- does not mean this.
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
98) The prefix poly- means "________."

A) four
B) abnormal; difficult; painful
C) three
D) many; much
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The prefix poly- does not mean this.
B) The prefix poly- does not mean this.
C) The prefix poly- does not mean this.
D) Correct! The prefix poly- means "many; much."
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
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99) All of the following combining forms are related to structures located in the head or neck
EXCEPT ________.
A) laryng/o-
B) nas/o-
C) psych/o-
D) hepat/o-
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Laryng/o- means "larynx; voice box" in the neck.
B) Nas/o- means "nose" in the head.
C) Psych/o- means "mind" in the head.
D) Correct! Hepat/o- means "liver" in the abdomen.
Page Ref: 7, 9, 30
LOD: Knowledge
100) The prefix re- means "________."

A) again and again; backward; unable to
B) many; much
D) across; through.
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The prefix re- means "again and again; backward; unable to."
B) The prefix re- does not mean this.
C) The prefix re- does not mean this.
D) The prefix re- does not mean this.
Page Ref: 11
LOD: Knowledge
101) The prefix post- means "________."

A) after; behind
B) before; in front of
C) above; upon
D) against
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The prefix post- means "after; behind."
B) The prefix post- does not mean this.
C) The prefix post- does not mean this.
D) The prefix post- does not mean this.
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
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102) The prefix tachy- means "________."

A) fast
B) pertaining to
C) slow
D) three
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The prefix tachy- means "fast."
B) The prefix tachy- does not mean this.
C) The prefix tachy- does not mean this.
D) The prefix tachy- does not mean this.
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
103) All of the following prefixes are related to a number EXCEPT ________.
A) quadri-
B) bi-
C) tri-
D) epi-
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The prefix quadri- means "four."
B) The prefix bi- means "two."
C) The prefix tri- means "three."
D) Correct! The prefix epi- means "above; upon."
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
104) The prefix anti- means "________."

A) against
B) between
C) around
D) across; through
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The prefix anti- means "against."
B) The prefix anti- does not mean this.
C) The prefix anti- does not mean this.
D) The prefix anti- does not mean this.
Page Ref: 11
LOD: Knowledge
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105) Which of the following pairs of prefixes have an opposite meaning?

A) sub-, post-
B) bi-, intra-
C) anti-, poly-
D) brady-, tachy-
Answer: D
Explanation: A) These do not have an opposite meaning.
B) These do not have an opposite meaning.
C) These do not have an opposite meaning.
D) Correct! Brady- means "slow" and tachy- means "fast."
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Analysis
106) Suffixes and their meanings can be grouped into all of these categories EXCEPT ________.
A) a disease
B) a location or direction
C) a medical specialty or specialist
D) a procedure
Answer: B
Explanation: A) This is a category of suffixes.
B) Correct! A location or direction is a category of prefixes.
C) This is a category of suffixes.
D) This is a category of suffixes.
Page Ref: 8—10
LOD: Knowledge
107) Prefixes and their meanings can be grouped into all of these categories EXCEPT ________.
A) amount, number, or speed
B) location or direction
C) medical specialties
D) degree or quality
Answer: C
Explanation: A) This is a category of prefixes.
B) This is a category of prefixes.
C) Correct! Medical specialties is a category of suffixes.
D) This is a category of prefixes.
Page Ref: 9—11
LOD: Knowledge
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108) Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means "condition of a fast
heart"?
A) -ion, brady-, intestin/o-
B) -itis, poly-, arthr/o-
C) -logy, dys-, muscul/o-
D) -ia, tachy-, card/i-
Answer: D
Explanation: A) These word parts do not mean "condition of a fast heart."
B) These word parts do not mean "condition of a fast heart."
C) These word parts do not mean "condition of a fast heart."
D) Correct! Tachycardia means "condition of a fast heart."
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Analysis
109) Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means "disease of the joint"?
A) -itis, append/o-
B) -pathy, arthr/o-
C) -scope, colon/o-
D) -graphy, mamm/o-
Answer: B
Explanation: A) These word parts do not mean "disease of the joint."
B) Correct! Arthropathy means "disease of the joint."
C) These word parts do not mean "disease of the joint."
D) These word parts do not mean "disease of the joint."
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Analysis
110) Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means "process of making an
incision in the abdomen"?
A) -tomy, lapar/o-
B) -ectomy, intestin/o-
C) -scopy, gastr/o-
D) -osis, spir/o-
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! Laparotomy means "process of making an incision in the abdomen."
B) These word parts do not mean that.
C) These word parts do not mean that.
D) These word parts do not mean that.
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Analysis
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Author Name.
111) Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means "medical treatment for
the mind"?
A) -ist, therap/o-
B) -ia, de-, ment/o-
C) -iatry, psych/o-
D) -ia, an-, esthes/o-
Answer: C
Explanation: A) These word parts do not mean "medical treatment for the mind."
B) These word parts do not mean "medical treatment for the mind."
C) Correct! Psychiatry means "medical treatment for the mind."
D) These word parts do not mean "medical treatment for the mind."
Page Ref: 9
LOD: Analysis
112) Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means "picture of the breast"?
A) -itis, enter/o-
B) -oma, hepat/o-
C) -gram, mamm/o-
D) -ectomy, laryng/o-
Answer: C
Explanation: A) These word parts do not mean "picture of the breast."
B) These word parts do not mean "picture of the breast."
C) Correct! Mammogram means "picture of the breast."
D) These word parts do not mean "picture of the breast."
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Analysis
113) Which word means "pertaining to the heart"?

A) cardive
B) cardious
C) cardiac
D) cardiary
Answer: C
Explanation: A) This is misspelled.
B) This is misspelled.
C) Correct! Cardiac means "pertaining to the heart."
D) This is misspelled.
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
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114) Which word means "pertaining to the muscle"?

A) muscular
B) musculal
C) musculive
D) musculary
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! Muscular means "pertaining to the muscle."
B) This is misspelled.
C) This is misspelled.
D) This is misspelled.
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
115) Which syllable is the primary accented syllable in the medical word urinary?
A) yoor
B) ih
C) nair
D) ee
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The first syllable is the primary accented syllable.
B) This is not the primary accented syllable.
C) This is not the primary accented syllable.
D) This is not the primary accented syllable.
Page Ref: 29
LOD: Analysis
116) Which combining form is related to a structure that might cause pain when you take a step?
A) hepat/o-
B) arthr/o-
C) enter/o-
D) cost/o-
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The liver (hepat/o-) does not cause pain when you take a step.
B) Correct! Joints (arthr/o-) may cause pain when you take a step.
C) The intestine (enter/o-) does not cause pain when you take a step.
D) The rib (cost/o-) does not cause pain when you take a step.
Page Ref: 7
LOD: Knowledge
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117) During an interview with a patient, the healthcare provider documents the abbreviation CC
in the patient's medical record. The abbreviation CC as used here means ________.
A) chief complaint
B) complete blood count
C) coronary concerns
D) cubic centimeter
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! CC is the abbreviation for chief complaint.
B) The abbreviation CC does not mean this.
C) The abbreviation CC does not mean this.
D) As used here, CC does not mean this.
Page Ref: 47
LOD: Knowledge
118) For a patient who is ready to be sent home from the hospital, the doctor dictates a DS. The
abbreviation DS as used here means ________.
A) delirium seizures
B) dental surgery
C) dietary schedule
D) discharge summary
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The abbreviation DS does not mean this.
B) The abbreviation DS does not mean this.
C) The abbreviation DS does not mean this.
D) Correct! The abbreviation DS means discharge summary.
Page Ref: 47
LOD: Knowledge
119) The abbreviation for diagnosis is ________.

A) DG
B) DN
C) Ds
D) Dx
Answer: D
Explanation: A) This is not the abbreviation for diagnosis.
B) This is not the abbreviation for diagnosis.
C) This is not the abbreviation for diagnosis.
D) Correct! The abbreviation for diagnosis is Dx.
Page Ref: 47
LOD: Knowledge
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120) The abbreviation H&P means ________.

A) hemoglobin and hematocrit
B) herniated nucleus pulposus
C) history and physical examination
D) history of pain
Answer: C
Explanation: A) The abbreviation H&P does not mean this.
B) The abbreviation H&P does not mean this.
C) Correct! The abbreviation H&P means history and physical examination.
D) The abbreviation H&P does not mean this.
Page Ref: 47
LOD: Knowledge
121) The abbreviation HPI, if seen on a patient's medical record, stands for ________.
A) health patient inquiry
B) history and physical examination
C) history of present illness
D) human and pork insulin
Answer: C
Explanation: A) The abbreviation HPI does not mean this.
B) The abbreviation HPI does not mean this.
C) Correct! The abbreviation HPI means history of present illness.
D) The abbreviation HPI does not mean this.
Page Ref: 47
LOD: Knowledge
122) The abbreviation for physical examination is ________.

A) P&E
B) PA
C) PE
D) Px.
Answer: C
Explanation: A) This is not the abbreviation for physical examination.
B) This is not the abbreviation for physical examination.
C) Correct! The abbreviation for physical examination is PE.
D) This is not the abbreviation for physical examination.
Page Ref: 47
LOD: Knowledge
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123) The abbreviation PMH might be seen in ________.

A) an EHR
B) progress notes
C) billing reports
D) an immunization record
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! A patient's PMH, or past medical (and surgical) history, would
typically be seen in the patient's electronic health record.
B) The PMH is not usually recorded in progress notes.
C) The PMH is not usually found in billing reports.
D) An immunization record might be found in the PMH, but not the other way around.
Page Ref: 47
LOD: Comprehension
124) The abbreviation for review of systems is ________.

A) R&S
B) ROS
C) RS
D) SR
Answer: B
Explanation: A) This is not the abbreviation for review of systems.
B) Correct! The abbreviation for review of systems is ROS.
C) This is not the abbreviation for review of systems.
D) This is not the abbreviation for review of systems.
Page Ref: 47
LOD: Knowledge
125) If the abbreviation SH is found as a heading in a patient's medical record, it means

________.
A) skilled health care
B) social history
C) subjective health
D) suicidal history
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The abbreviation SH does not mean this.
B) Correct! The abbreviation SH means social history.
C) The abbreviation SH does not mean this.
D) The abbreviation SH does not mean this.
Page Ref: 47
LOD: Knowledge
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126) Which of the following pairs shows a MISSPELLED plural noun?

A) epididymis, epididymides
B) carcinoma, carcinomata
C) diagnosis, diagnoses
D) vertebra, vertebrides
Answer: D
Explanation: A) These singular and plural nouns are spelled correctly.
B) These singular and plural nouns are spelled correctly.
C) These singular and plural nouns are spelled correctly.
D) Correct! The plural noun should be vertebrae.
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LOD: Knowledge
127) Which of the following pairs shows a MISSPELLED plural noun?

A) bronchus, bronches
B) sclera, sclerae
C) ovum, ova
D) testis, testes
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The plural noun should be bronchi.
B) These singular and plural nouns are spelled correctly.
C) These singular and plural nouns are spelled correctly.
D) These singular and plural nouns are spelled correctly.
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LOD: Knowledge
128) The plural of the word bronchus is ________.

A) bronchi
B) bronchae
C) bronchus
D) broncha
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The plural of the word bronchus is bronchi.
B) This is not the plural of bronchus.
C) This is not the plural of bronchus.
D) This is not the plural of bronchus.
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LOD: Knowledge
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129) Which suffix indicates a surgical procedure?

A) -osis
B) tachy-
C) -pathy
D) -ectomy
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The suffix -osis does not mean this.
B) This is a prefix, not a suffix.
C) The suffix -pathy does not mean this.
D) Correct! The suffix -ectomy means "surgical removal."
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LOD: Knowledge
130) The combining vowel is usually the letter ________.

A) i
B) a
C) ae
D) o
Answer: D
Explanation: A) An "i" is sometimes, but not usually, a combining vowel.
B) An "a" is sometimes, but not usually, a combining vowel.
C) The letters "ae" are a Latin plural noun ending, not a combining vowel.
D) Correct! The most common combining vowel is "o."
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LOD: Knowledge
131) On the x-ray, Irene Rainer's spine shows several ________ that are misaligned.
A) vertebra
B) vertebras
C) vertebri
D) vertebrae
Answer: D
Explanation: A) This is the singular form; the sentence requires a plural form.
C) This is not the plural form.
D) Correct! Vertebrae is the plural form of vertebra.
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LOD: Knowledge
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132) What two medical word parts combine to make a medical word that means "study of the
mind"?
A) pneumon/o-, -itis
B) psych/o-, -logy
C) neur/o-, -pathy
D) pre-, -graphy
Answer: B
Explanation: A) These word parts do not have that meaning.
B) Correct! The term psychology means "study of the mind."
C) These word parts do not have that meaning.
D) This prefix and suffix do not make a medical word.
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LOD: Analysis
133) Which prefix means the opposite of hypo-?

A) pre-
B) poly-
C) hyper-
D) sub-
Answer: C
Explanation: A) The prefix pre- is not the opposite of hypo-.
B) The prefix poly- is not the opposite of hypo-.
C) Correct! The prefix hyper- is the opposite of hypo-.
D) The prefix sub- is not the opposite of hypo-.
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LOD: Analysis
134) In what order should you put the meanings of the word parts in order to get the definition of
the entire medical word?
A) Combining form, combining form, prefix
B) Suffix, combining form, prefix
C) Prefix, suffix, combining form
D) Suffix, prefix, combining form
Answer: D
Explanation: A) This order will not give you the correct definition of the medical word.
B) This order will not give you the correct definition of the medical word.
C) This order will not give you the correct definition of the medical word.
D) Correct! Put the meaning of the suffix first, then the prefix, then the combining form.
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LOD: Analysis
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135) The medical word drug originated from the ________ language.
A) French
B) Latin
C) Greek
D) Dutch
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The word drug is not French in origin.
B) The word drug is not Latin in origin.
C) The word drug is not Greek in origin.
D) Correct! The word drug is Dutch in origin.
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LOD: Knowledge
136) The two skills involved in receiving medical language are ________.
A) typing and spelling
B) analyzing and understanding
C) reading and listening
D) listening and pronouncing
Answer: C
Explanation: A) These involve relaying medical language.
B) These involve processing medical language.
C) Correct! Reading and listening involve receiving medical language.
D) Only listening is the skill of receiving medical language.
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LOD: Knowledge
137) Which word part ends in a hyphen?

A) Prefix
B) Combining form
C) Suffix
D) Prefix and combining form
Answer: D
Explanation: A) This is true, but it is not the complete answer.
B) This is true, but it is not the complete answer.
C) A suffix begins with a hyphen.
D) Correct! Both the prefix and the combining form ends in a hyphen.
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LOD: Knowledge
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138) The word pelvic contains what word parts?

A) Combining form and suffix
B) Combining form
C) Prefix and suffix
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The word pelvic is made of the combining form pelv/o- and the suffix -
ic.
C) It does not contain a prefix.
D) It does not contain a prefix.
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LOD: Knowledge
139) The word mammogram contains what word parts?

A) Combining form and suffix
B) Combining form
C) Prefix and suffix
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! Correct! The word mammogram is made of the combining form
mamm/o- and the suffix -gram.
C) It does not contain a prefix.
D) It does not contain a prefix.
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LOD: Knowledge
140) Which of these word part pairs has an opposite meaning?

A) anti- and sub-
B) -gram and -graphy
C) -ectomy and -pathy
D) pre- and post-
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Anti- means "against," and sub- means "below; underneath."
B) These do not have an opposite meaning.
C) These do not have an opposite meaning.
D) Correct! Pre- means "before; in front of" and post- means "after; behind."
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LOD: Knowledge
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141) Which of these word part pairs has the same meaning?
A) -scope and -scopy
B) -al and -ic
C) -ectomy and -pathy
D) pre- and post-
Answer: B
Explanation: A) These have similar, but not the same, meanings.
B) Correct! Both mean "pertaining to."
C) These do not have the same meaning.
D) These do not have the same meaning.
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LOD: Knowledge
142) The word tonsillitis divides into what word parts?

A) ton/o- and sill/o- and -itis
B) tonsill/o- and it/o- and -is
C) tonsill/o- and -itis
D) to- and nosill/o- and -itis
Answer: C
Explanation: A) There is no combining form sill/o-.
B) There is no combining form it/o-.
C) Correct! Tonsillitis divides into the combining form tonsill/o- and the suffix -itis.
D) There is no combining form nosill/o-.
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LOD: Knowledge
143) The plane that divides the body into upper and lower sections is the ________ plane.
A) frontal
B) transverse
C) coronal
D) midsagittal
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The frontal plane divides the body into front and back sections.
B) Correct! The transverse plane divides the body into upper and lower sections.
C) The coronal plane divides the body into front and back sections.
D) The midsagittal plane divides the body into right and left sections.
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LOD: Knowledge
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144) A patient with a cancerous tumor may seek treatment from a physician whose specialty is
________.
A) geriatrics
B) neonatology
C) radiology
D) oncology
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Geriatrics is the knowledge and practice of treating older adults.
B) Neonatology is the study of newborn babies.
C) Radiology is the study of x-rays and radiation.
D) Correct! Oncology is the study of masses and tumors.
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LOD: Knowledge
145) The integumentary system includes diseases of the ________.

A) bones, cartilage, joints
B) ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus
C) skin, hair, nails, subcutaneous tissue
D) gallbladder, liver, stomach
Answer: C
Explanation: A) The integumentary system does not include these.
B) The integumentary system does not include these.
C) Correct! The integumentary system includes the structures of the skin, hair, nails, and
subcutaneous tissue.
D) The integumentary system does not include these.
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LOD: Knowledge
146) The predicted outcome of a disease is the ________.

A) prognosis
B) diagnosis
C) etiology
D) exacerbation
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The prognosis is the predicted outcome of a disease.
B) The diagnosis identifies the cause of the disease.
C) The etiology is the cause of the disease.
D) Exacerbation is a sudden worsening in the symptoms.
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LOD: Knowledge
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147) The front of the body is known as the anterior or ________ section.
A) dorsal
B) supine
C) prone
D) ventral
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Dorsal refers to the back of the body.
B) Supine is a position of lying on the back.
C) Prone is a position of lying face down.
D) Correct! The front of the body is the anterior or ventral section.
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LOD: Knowledge
148) The word lateral means "pertaining to the ________" of the body, an organ, or a structure.
A) front
B) side
C) back
D) head or top
Answer: B
Explanation: A) Anterior pertains to the front of a structure.
B) Correct! Lateral pertains to the side of a structure.
C) Posterior or dorsal pertains to the back of a structure.
D) Superior or cephalad pertains to the top of a structure.
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LOD: Knowledge
149) The ________ internally divides the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity.
A) spinal canal
B) umbilicus
C) sternum
D) diaphragm
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The spinal canal is another term for the spinal cavity.
B) The umbilicus is on the surface of the abdomen.
C) The sternum, or breastbone, is at the anterior surface of the thoracic cavity.
D) Correct! The thoracic cavity is separated from the abdominal cavity by the diaphragm.
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LOD: Knowledge
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150) The ________ region on the surface of the abdominopelvic cavity is inferior to the
umbilical region and medial to the inguinal regions.
A) hypochondriac
B) hypogastric
C) lumbar
D) epigastric
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The hypochondriac regions are superior and to the left and right of the
umbilical region.
B) Correct! The hypogastric region is inferior to the umbilical region and medial to the inguinal
regions.
C) The lumbar regions are to the right and left of the umbilical region.
D) The epigastric region is centered but is superior to the umbilical region.
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LOD: Knowledge
151) Lying on the back is being in the ________ position.

A) caudad
B) distal
C) dorsal supine
D) prone
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Caudad is a direction, not a position.
B) Distal is a direction, not a position.
C) Correct! Lying on the back is being in the dorsal supine position.
D) Prone is lying face down on the anterior part of the body.
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LOD: Knowledge
152) A disease having no identifiable or confirmed cause is called ________.

A) nosocomial
B) idiopathic
C) degenerative
D) iatrogenic
Answer: B
Explanation: A) A nosocomial disease has an identifiable cause.
B) Correct! A disease with no identifiable cause is called idiopathic.
C) A degenerative disease has an identifiable cause.
D) An iatrogenic disease has an identifiable cause.
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LOD: Knowledge
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153) If an infant is born with cerebral palsy, this disease is categorized as ________.
A) hereditary
B) degenerative
C) congenital
D) environmental
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Cerebral palsy is not a hereditary disease.
B) Cerebral palsy is not a degenerative disease.
C) Correct! Cerebral palsy is a congenital disease.
D) Cerebral palsy is not an environmental disease.
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LOD: Knowledge
154) A stethoscope would be used to perform which part of the physical examination?
A) Palpation
B) Percussion
C) Inspection
D) Auscultation
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Palpation uses the hands, not a stethoscope.
B) Percussion uses the fingers, not a stethoscope.
C) Inspection or viewing uses the eyes, not a stethoscope.
D) Correct! Auscultation uses a stethoscope.
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LOD: Knowledge
155) Which is an example of a physician extender?

A) Licensed practical nurse
B) Physical therapist
C) Nurse practitioner
D) Pharmacist
Answer: C
Explanation: A) A licensed practical nurse is an allied health professional, not a physician
extender.
B) A physical therapist is an allied health professional, not a physician extender.
C) Correct! A nurse practitioner is a physician extender.
D) A pharmacist is a physician, not a physician extender.
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LOD: Knowledge
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156) An example of a symptom would be ________.

A) pain felt in the joints
B) vomiting
C) coughing up blood
D) a fever of 102 degrees
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! A symptom is a deviation from health that is experienced or felt by the
patient but cannot be observed by others.
B) Vomiting is a sign because it can be seen by others.
C) Coughing up blood is a sign because it can be seen by others.
D) A fever of 102 degrees is a sign because it can be seen by others.
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LOD: Knowledge
157) Moving toward the tailbone is going in a ________ direction.

A) cephalad
B) coronal
C) caudad
D) cranial
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Cephalad is moving toward the head.
B) Coronal is a body plane, not a direction.
C) Correct! Moving toward the tailbone is going in a caudad direction.
D) Cranial is not a direction.
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LOD: Knowledge
158) The opposite direction from distal is ________.

A) superficial
B) deep
C) superior
D) proximal
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Superficial is the opposite of deep.
B) Deep is the opposite of superficial.
C) Superior is the opposite of inferior.
D) Correct! Proximal is moving from the end of an arm or leg to the point of attachment.
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LOD: Knowledge
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159) Otolaryngology is a branch of medicine specializing in diseases of the ________.

A) spinal cord, nerves, spinal fluid
B) ureters, bladder, urethra
C) testes, epididymis, penis
D) ears, nose, throat
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Neurology deals with the spinal cord, nerves, and spinal fluid.
B) Urology deals with the ureters, bladder, and urethra.
C) Male reproductive medicine deals with the testes, epididymis, and penis.
D) Correct! Otolaryngology specializes in diseases of the ears, nose, and throat.
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LOD: Knowledge
160) Palliative care would be the goal in a/an ________.

A) ambulatory surgery center
B) hospice
C) emergency department
D) clinic
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The goal of an ambulatory surgery center is not palliative care.
B) Correct! Hospice services include palliative care.
C) The goal of an emergency department is not palliative care.
D) The goal of a clinic is not palliative care.
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LOD: Knowledge
161) A mass in the inguinal region would be located ________.

A) in the groin
B) around the umbilicus
C) directly above the stomach
D) below the ribs
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! Inguinal means pertaining to the groin.
B) The umbilicus is in the umbilical area.
C) The inguinal area is not above the stomach.
D) The hypochondriac region is below the ribs.
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LOD: Comprehension
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162) Dietetics is the knowledge and practice of ________.

A) nutrients in the intestines
B) diet and foods
C) the teeth
D) drugs and medicine
Answer: B
Explanation: A) Dietetics is not the knowledge of the intestines.
B) Correct! Dietetics is the knowledge and practice of diet and foods.
C) Dentistry deals with the teeth.
D) Pharmacology is the study of drugs and medicine.
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LOD: Knowledge
163) Which doctor's practice is limited to treating diseases of the feet?

A) D.P.M.
B) D.O.
C) D.D.S.
D) D.C.
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! A Doctor of Podiatric Medicine treats only the feet.
B) A D.O. is a doctor of osteopathy who can treat all diseases.
C) A D.D.S. is a dentist who can only treat the teeth.
D) A D.C. is a Doctor of Chiropractic who can only treat the alignment of the bones, muscles,
and nerves.
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LOD: Knowledge
164) The suffixes -ic and -al mean "________."

A) study of
B) knowledge; practice
C) pertaining to
D) in the direction of; toward
Answer: C
Explanation: A) The suffix -logy means "study of."
B) The suffix -ics means "knowledge; practice."
C) Correct! The suffixes -ic and -al mean "pertaining to."
D) The suffix -ad means "in the direction of; toward."
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LOD: Knowledge
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165) Which is a body cavity?

A) Thoracic
B) Umbilical
C) Epigastric
D) Quadrant
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The thoracic cavity contains the heart and lungs.
B) Umbilical is a region, not a body cavity.
C) Epigastric is a region, not a body cavity.
D) Quadrant is not a body cavity.
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LOD: Knowledge
166) The patient has had mild joint pain for the past three years without any increase in severity.
This means that her symptoms are ________.
A) chronic
B) acute
C) exacerbated
D) in remission
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! Chronic means the patient has had symptoms for 3 months or more.
B) Mild joint pain is not acute.
C) Mild joint pain that has not increased in severity is not exacerbated.
D) Mild joint pain that has not increased in severity but is still present is not in remission.
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LOD: Knowledge
167) All of the following are body planes EXCEPT ________.

A) coronal
B) dorsal supine
C) sagittal
D) transverse
Answer: B
Explanation: A) Coronal is a body plane.
B) Correct! Dorsal supine is a position, not a body plane.
C) Sagittal is a body plane.
D) Transverse is a body plane.
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Author Name.
168) Which body plane divides the body into right and left sections?
A) Coronal
B) Ventral
C) Sagittal
D) Transverse
Answer: C
Explanation: A) The coronal plane divides the body into front and back sections.
B) Ventral refers to the front of the body.
C) Correct! The sagittal plane divides the body into right and left sections.
D) The transverse plane divides the body into upper and lower sections.
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LOD: Knowledge
169) Which body plane is also called the frontal plane?

A) Coronal
B) Inguinal
C) Sagittal
D) Transverse
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The coronal plane is also called the frontal plane.
B) Inguinal is a region, not a body plane.
C) The midsagittal plane has no other name.
D) The transverse plane has no other name.
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LOD: Knowledge
170) Which is the only horizontal plane that divides the body?
A) Coronal
B) Dorsal
C) Midsagittal
D) Transverse
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The coronal plane is a vertical plane.
B) Dorsal is a position, not a body plane.
C) Midsagittal is a vertical plane.
D) Correct! The transverse plane is a horizontal plane.
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LOD: Knowledge
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171) Moving toward the head is moving in a ________ direction.

A) cephalad
B) proximal
C) caudad
D) medial
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! Moving toward the head is the cephalad direction.
B) Proximal is moving toward where a limb is attached to the body.
C) Caudad is moving toward the tailbone.
D) Medial is moving toward the middle of the body.
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LOD: Knowledge
172) Moving from the trunk of the body toward the end of a limb is moving in a/an ________
direction.
A) inferior
B) proximal
C) distal
D) superior
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Inferior pertains to the lower section of the body, not a direction.
B) Proximal means moving toward the body where the limb is attached.
C) Correct! Distal means moving toward the end of the arm or leg.
D) Superior pertains to the upper section of the body, not a direction.
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LOD: Knowledge
173) Which body cavity is a continuation of the cranial cavity and travels down the midline of
the back?
A) Spinal
B) Abdominal
C) Thoracic
D) Pelvic
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The spinal cavity is a continuation of the cranial cavity.
B) The abdominal cavity is not a continuation of the cranial cavity.
C) The thoracic cavity is not a continuation of the cranial cavity.
D) The pelvic cavity is not a continuation of the cranial cavity.
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LOD: Knowledge
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174) Patients who are acutely ill and require medical or surgical care for longer than 24 hours are
treated at a ________.
A) hospital
B) consultant
C) hospice
D) long-term care facility
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! Hospitals care for patients who are acutely ill and need care for more
than 24 hours.
B) Seriously ill patients are not sent to a consultant.
C) Seriously ill patients are not sent to a hospice.
D) Seriously ill patients are not sent to a long-term care facility.
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LOD: Knowledge
175) Which body system contains the nose, throat, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs?
A) Cardiovascular
B) Respiratory
C) Gastrointestinal
D) Hematology
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The cardiovascular system does not contain these structures.
B) Correct! The respiratory system contains structures for breathing.
C) The gastrointestinal system does not contain these structures.
D) The medical specialty of hematology does not contain these structures.
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LOD: Knowledge
176) Which body system circulates the blood throughout the body?
A) Cardiovascular
B) Respiratory
C) Gastrointestinal
D) Hematology
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The cardiovascular system transports blood throughout the body.
B) The respiratory system does not circulate the blood.
C) The gastrointestinal system does not circulate the blood.
D) Hematology is the study of the blood as a medical specialty. It is not the body system that
circulates the blood.
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LOD: Knowledge
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177) Which medical specialty deals with newborn babies with medical problems?
A) Pediatrics
B) Geriatrics
C) Neonatology
D) Obstetrics
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Pediatrics is the knowledge and practice of children, not just newborn babies.
B) Geriatrics is the knowledge and practice of persons of old age.
C) Correct! Neonatology deals with newborn babies with medical problems.
D) Obstetrics is the knowledge and practice of labor and childbirth from the point of view of the
mother, not the newborn baby.
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LOD: Knowledge
178) Which medical specialty deals with the female genital and reproductive system?
A) Hematology
B) Urology
C) Gynecology
D) Oncology
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Hematology deals with the blood.
B) Urology deals with the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra.
C) Correct! Gynecology and obstetrics deal with the female genital and reproductive system.
D) Oncology deals with cancerous tumors and masses.
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LOD: Knowledge
179) A disease caused by medicine or treatment given to the patient is called ________.
A) congenital
B) iatrogenic
C) hereditary
D) environmental
Answer: B
Explanation: A) A congenital disease is not caused by medicine or treatment given to the
patient.
B) Correct! An iatrogenic disease is caused by medicine or treatment given to the patient.
C) A hereditary disease is not caused by medicine or treatment given to the patient.
D) An environmental disease is not caused by medicine or treatment given to the patient.
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LOD: Knowledge
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180) An infection that occurs due to exposure to a disease-causing agent while in the hospital is
an example of a/an ________ disease.
A) idiopathic
B) nutritional
C) nosocomial
D) symptomatic
Answer: C
Explanation: A) An idiopathic infection has no identifiable cause.
B) There is no such thing as a nutritional infection.
C) Correct! A nosocomial infection is caused by exposure to a disease-causing agent while the
patient is in the hospital.
D) There is no disease category called symptomatic.
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LOD: Knowledge
181) When a patient is asymptomatic, this means that the patient ________.
A) shows no symptoms or signs of disease
B) has a hospital-acquired infection
C) should be in a hospice facility
D) shows severe symptoms or signs
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! Asymptomatic means without signs or symptoms.
B) A patient who is asymptomatic probably does not have a hospital-acquired infection.
C) Hospice is not for patients who are asymptomatic.
D) Patients who are asymptomatic do not show severe symptoms or signs.
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LOD: Comprehension
182) Listening to the sounds of the heart, lungs, or intestines is the process of ________.
A) palpation
B) exacerbation
C) auscultation
D) inspection
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Palpation does not involve listening.
B) Exacerbation does not involve listening.
C) Correct! Ausculation is the process of listening to the sounds of the heart, lungs, or intestines.
D) Inspection does not involve listening.
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LOD: Knowledge
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183) An abnormal condition or complication that is caused by the original disease and remains
after the original disease has resolved is called ________.
A) remission
B) sequela
C) exacerbation
D) relapse
Answer: B
Explanation: A) This does not describe a remission.
B) Correct! A sequela is a complication that is caused by the original disease and remains after
the original disease has resolved.
C) This does not describe an exacerbation.
D) This does not describe a relapse.
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LOD: Knowledge
184) A physician who is on the medical staff of a hospital and admits a patient to the hospital is
the ________.
A) consulting physician
B) attending physician
C) physician extender
D) primary care physician
Answer: B
Explanation: A) A consulting physician does not admit a patient to the hospital.
B) Correct! An attending physician is on the medical staff at a hospital and admits patients,
directs their care, and discharges them.
C) A physician extender is not a physician.
D) A primary care physician sees patients in the office setting.
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LOD: Knowledge
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185) Which indicates a disease that does NOT respond well to treatment?
A) Remission
B) Sequela
C) Refractory
D) Recuperation
Answer: C
Explanation: A) This does not describe remission.
B) This does not describe sequela.
C) Correct! A refractory disease does not respond to treatment.
D) This does not describe recuperation.
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LOD: Knowledge
186) Which of the following is NOT an approach for studying the body?
A) Diseases approach
B) Anatomy and physiology approach
C) Medical specialties approach
D) Body systems approach
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! When studying the body, disease is not an approach. The study of the
body is approached from a point of wellness.
B) This is an approach for studying the body.
C) This is an approach for studying the body.
D) This is an approach for studying the body.
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LOD: Knowledge
187) Planes divide the body into all of the following sections EXCEPT ________.
A) right and left
B) top and bottom
C) front and back
D) inside and outside
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The midsagittal plane divides the body into right and left sections.
B) The transverse plane divides the body into top and bottom sections.
C) The coronal plane divides the body into front and back sections.
D) Correct! There is no plane that divides the body into inside and outside sections.
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188) A category of disease caused by progressive destruction of cells due to disease or the aging
process is called ________.
A) idiopathic
B) iatrogenic
C) degenerative
D) environmental
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Idiopathic disease does not have an identified cause.
B) Iatrogenic disease is caused by the physician or treatment.
C) Correct! Degenerative diseases are caused by progressive destruction of cells due to disease
or the aging process.
D) Environmental disease is caused by something in the environment.
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189) Sudden worsening in severity of symptoms or signs is called ________.

A) subacute
B) remission
C) exacerbation
D) sequela
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Subacute does not involve a sudden worsening.
B) Remission does not involve a sudden worsening.
C) Correct! An exacerbation is a sudden worsening in the severity of symptoms or signs.
D) A sequela is not always related to a sudden worsening.
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190) A disease that does NOT respond to treatment is called ________.

A) refractory
B) prognosis
C) therapeutic
D) remission
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! A refractory disease does not respond to treatment.
B) Prognosis does not refer to treatment.
C) Therapeutic has a positive response to treatment.
D) Remission does not always refer to treatment.
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191) Which is the most frequently used healthcare setting?

A) Outpatient surgery center
B) Ambulatory care center
C) Physician's office
D) Long-term care facility
Answer: C
Explanation: A) This is not the most frequently used healthcare setting.
B) This is not the most frequently used healthcare setting.
C) Correct! A physician's office is the most frequently used healthcare setting.
D) This is not the most frequently used healthcare setting.
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192) To understand the patient's symptoms and signs, a physician first ________.
A) performs an H&P
B) completes a CRNA
C) refers the patient to an LVN
D) performs PT
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! H&P stands for "history and physical examination."
B) The physician does not refer the patient to a licensed vocational nurse first.
D) The physician does not perform PT (physical therapy) first.
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193) What types of professionals support the physician and perform specific services ordered by
the physician?
A) Chiropractors
B) Allied health professionals
C) CRNAs
D) Gynecologists
Answer: B
Explanation: A) Chiropractors are physicians.
B) Correct! These include nurses, technologists, technicians, and therapists.
C) CRNAs are physician extenders.
D) Gynecologists are physicians.
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194) Which combining form means "lower back"?

A) lumb/o-
B) cephal/o-
C) ur/o-
D) intern/o-
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! Lumb/o- means "lower back."
B) Cephal/o- means "head."
C) Ur/o- means "urinary system; urine."
D) Intern/o- means "inside."
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195) The cavity that is surrounded by the breastbone (sternum), ribs, and bones of the spine is
the ________ cavity.
A) viscera
B) supine
C) transverse plane
D) thoracic
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The viscera are large internal organs, not an area.
B) Supine is a position, not an area.
C) Transverse plane is not an area.
D) Correct! The thoracic cavity is surrounded by the breastbone, ribs, and spine.
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196) The medical specialty that is the study of medicines and drugs is called ________.
A) pharmacology
B) dermatology
C) dietetics
D) oncology
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! Pharmacology is the study of medicine and drugs.
B) Dermatology is the medical specialty for the skin.
C) Dietetics is the medical specialty for diet and foods.
D) Oncology is the medical specialty for cancer.
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197) Endocrinology is the medical specialty that studies the ________.

A) ears, nose, and throat
B) testes, ovaries, adrenal glands, pancreas, thymus, thyroid, parathyroid, pituitary, and pineal
glands
C) breasts, ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, vagina, and external genitalia
D) scrotum, testes, epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, prostate gland, urethra, and penis
Answer: B
Explanation: A) Endocrinology does not study these structures.
B) Correct! Endocrinology studies the structures of the endocrine system.
C) Endocrinology does not study these structures.
D) Endocrinology does not study these structures.
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198) Dermatology is the medical specialty that studies the ________.

A) respiratory system
B) integumentary system
C) lymphatic system
D) endocrine system
Answer: B
Explanation: A) Dermatology does not study the respiratory system.
B) Correct! Integumentary means "pertaining to the skin."
C) Dermatology does not study the lymphatic system.
D) Dermatology does not study the endocrine system.
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199) The function of the gastrointestinal system is to ________.

A) digest food
B) circulate blood
C) inhale and exhale gases
D) recognize and destroy disease-causing organisms
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The gastrointestinal system functions to digest food.
B) This is the function of the cardiovascular system.
C) This is the function of the respiratory system.
D) This is the function of the lymphatic system and the blood.
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200) The coronal plane is named for a ________.

A) body system
B) quadrant
C) suture
D) medical specialty
Answer: C
Explanation: A) It is not named for a body system.
B) It is not named for a quadrant.
C) Correct! The coronal plane is named for the coronal suture in the cranium.
D) The coronal plane is not named for a medical specialty.
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201) The word dorsal means "pertaining to the ________."

A) anterior
B) front
C) side
D) back
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Dorsal does not mean this.
B) Dorsal does not mean this.
C) Dorsal does not mean this.
D) Correct! Dorsal means "pertaining to the back."
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202) Two of the imaginary planes that divide the body derive their names from ________.
A) prefixes
B) suture lines on the cranium
C) anatomical positions
D) body cavities
Answer: B
Explanation: A) These planes do not derive their names from prefixes.
B) Correct! The sagittal and coronal planes derive their names from suture lines on the cranium.
C) These planes do not derive their names from anatomical positions.
D) These planes do not derive their names from body cavities.
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203) The orientation of the coronal suture in the cranium corresponds to the orientation of the
________.
A) prone position
B) midsagittal plane
C) medial direction
D) frontal plane
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The coronal suture is not related to the prone position.
B) The coronal suture is not related to the midsagittal plane.
C) The coronal suture is not related to the medial direction.
D) Correct! The coronal plane is also known as the frontal plane.
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204) Which word is MISSPELLED?

A) Proximally
B) Posterioanterior
C) Auscultation
D) Refractory
Answer: B
Explanation: A) This is spelled correctly.
B) Correct! The correct spelling is posteroanterior.
C) This is spelled correctly.
D) This is spelled correctly.
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205) The proximal end of the humerus (upper arm) is located next to the ________.
A) spine
B) elbow
C) wrist
D) shoulder
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The humerus is not next to the spine.
B) The proximal end is not next to the elbow.
C) The proximal end is not next to the wrist.
D) Correct! The proximal end of the upper arm is located next to the shoulder.
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206) To move from the body to the end of a limb is to move ________.
A) distally
B) proximally
C) caudally
D) superiorly
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! Moving from the trunk of the body to the end of an arm or leg is to
move distally.
B) Proximally is moving toward the body.
C) Caudally is moving toward the tailbone.
D) Superiorly is moving in an upward direction on the trunk of the body, not on a limb.
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207) The ________ contains the lungs, heart, and related structures.
A) cranial cavity
B) thoracic cavity
C) abdominal cavity
D) pelvic cavity
Answer: B
Explanation: A) These are not in the cranial cavity.
B) Correct! The lungs, heart, and related structures are in the thoracic cavity.
C) These are not in the abdominal cavity.
D) These are not in the pelvic cavity.
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208) The abdominal cavity is ________ to the thoracic cavity.

A) lateral
B) inferior
C) superior
D) posterior
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The abdominal cavity is not lateral to the thoracic cavity.
B) Correct! The abdominal cavity is inferior to the thoracic cavity.
C) The abdominal cavity is not superior to the thoracic cavity.
D) The abdominal cavity is not posterior to the thoracic cavity.
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209) Cardiology involves the study, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the ________.
A) stomach and intestines
B) bones, cartilage, ligaments, and joints
C) skin, hair, and nails
D) heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries
Answer: D
Explanation: A) This is the study of gastroenterology.
B) This is the study of orthopedics.
C) This is the study of dermatology.
D) Correct! Cardiology is the study of the heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries.
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210) The endocrine system is composed of various organs and glands that ________.
A) form a covering for the body
B) coordinate movement
C) secrete hormones
D) produce urine
Answer: C
Explanation: A) The integumentary system forms a covering for the body.
B) The nervous system coordinates movement of the body.
C) Correct! The endocrine system secretes hormones.
D) The urinary system produces urine.
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211) Ophthalmology studies the ________.

A) skin
B) eyes
C) ears
D) female genital and reproductive organs
Answer: B
Explanation: A) Dermatology studies the skin.
B) Correct! Ophthalmology studies the eyes.
C) Otolaryngology studies the ears.
D) Gynecology studies the female genital and reproductive system.
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212) The knowledge and practice of persons of old age and their medical treatment is known as
________.
A) pediatrics
B) psychiatry
C) neonatology
D) geriatrics
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Pediatrics is the medical specialty for children.
B) Psychiatry is a medical specialty for patients of all ages.
C) Neonatology is the medical specialty for newborns.
D) Correct! Geriatrics is the medical specialty for persons of old age.
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213) The study and treatment of a (cancerous) mass or tumor is ________.

A) pharmacology
B) geriatrics
C) oncology
D) dietetics
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Pharmacology is the study of drugs.
B) Geriatrics is concerned with older adults.
C) Correct! Oncology is the study of a cancerous mass or tumor.
D) Dietetics is concerned with diet and foods.
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214) Any change in the normal structure or function of the body is ________.
A) physiology
B) hereditary
C) disease
D) anatomy
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Physiology is the normal function, not a change.
B) Not all changes are hereditary.
C) Correct! Disease is any change in the normal structure or function of the body.
D) Anatomy is the normal structure, not a change.
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215) The cause or origin of any disease is ________.

A) the etiology
B) a symptom
C) a pathogen
D) an exacerbation
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The etiology is the cause or origin of a disease.
B) A symptom is not a cause.
C) A pathogen can cause a specific disease, but not all disease.
D) An exacerbation is not the cause of a disease.
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216) Disease associated with an abnormality in the fetus is said to be ________.

A) degenerative
B) neoplastic
C) congenital
D) infectious
Answer: C
Explanation: A) A fetus does not have degenerative disease.
B) A fetus does not have neoplastic disease.
C) Correct! Congenital diseases are caused by an abnormality in the fetus.
D) An abnormality in the fetus is not necessarily an infectious disease.
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217) A patient cannot recover from an illness that is ________.

A) therapeutic
B) terminal
C) chronic
D) infectious
Answer: B
Explanation: A) There is no such thing as a therapeutic illness.
B) Correct! A terminal illness always results in death.
C) A patient can recover from a chronic illness.
D) A patient can recover from an infectious illness.
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218) Which healthcare professional treats the alignment of the bones, muscles, and nerves?
A) Chiropractor
B) Optometrist
C) Dentist
D) Podiatrist
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! A chiropractor treats the alignment of the bones, muscles, and nerves.
B) An optometrist treats diseases of the eye.
C) A dentist treats diseases of the teeth.
D) A podiatrist treats diseases of the feet.
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219) The suffix -ician means "________."

A) medical treatment
B) disease
C) skilled expert; skilled professional
D) present at birth
Answer: C
Explanation: A) The suffix -ician does not mean this.
B) The suffix -ician does not mean this.
C) Correct! The suffix -ician means "skilled expert; skilled professional."
D) The combining form congenit/o- means "present at birth."
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220) Which of the following is TRUE of hospice care?

A) It provides care for patients with acute illnesses.
B) It provides rehabilitation services.
C) It provides palliative care and counseling.
D) It provides basic services like treating minor injuries.
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Hospice provides care for patients with terminal illnesses, not acute illnesses.
B) Long-term care facilities often provide rehabilitation services for patients.
C) Correct! Hospice provides palliative care and counseling.
D) Walk-in clinics provide basic services such as treating minor injuries.
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221) People who visit a clinic are known as ________.

A) inpatients
B) clients
C) residents
D) outpatients
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Clinic patients are not known as inpatients.
B) Clinic patients are not known as clients.
C) Clinic patients are not known as residents.
D) Correct! Clinic patients are known as outpatients.
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222) The combining form abdomin/o- means "________."

A) abdomen
B) intestine
C) gastric
D) stomach
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The combining form abdomin/o- means "abdomen."
B) Abdomin/o- does not mean this.
C) There are no medical word parts that mean gastric.
D) Abdomin/o- does not mean this.
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223) The combining form anter/o- means "________."

A) back part
B) plane
C) before; front part
D) pertaining to
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Anter/o- does not mean this.
B) Anter/o- does not mean this.
C) Correct! The combining form anter/o- means "before; front part."
D) Only suffixes have a definition of pertaining to.
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Author Name.
224) The combining form caud/o- means "________."

A) across; through
B) cause of disease
C) head
D) tailbone
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Caud/o- does not mean this.
B) Caud/o- does not mean this.
C) Caud/o- does not mean this.
D) Correct! The combining form caud/o- means "tailbone."
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225) The combining form cav/o- means "________."

A) cavity
B) hold together
C) hollow space
D) back part
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Cav/o- does not mean this.
B) Cav/o- does not mean this.
C) Correct! The combining form cav/o- means "hollow space."
D) Cav/o- does not mean this.
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226) The combining form congenit/o- means "________."

A) entry point
B) gene
C) man
D) present at birth
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Congenit/o- does not mean this.
B) Congenit/o- does not mean this.
C) Congenit/o- does not mean this.
D) Correct! The combining form congenit/o- means "present at birth."
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227) The combining form coron/o- means "________."

A) end
B) going from front to back
C) head
D) structure that encircles like a crown
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Coron/o- does not mean this.
B) Coron/o- does not mean this.
C) Coron/o- does not mean this.
D) Correct! The combining form coron/o- means "structure that encircles like a crown."
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228) The combining form crani/o- means "cranium; ________."

A) top part of the skull
B) front of the face
C) top part of the head
D) mind
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The combining form crani/o- means "cranium; top part of the skull."
B) Crani/o- does not mean this.
C) Crani/o- does not mean this.
D) Crani/o- does not mean this.
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229) The combining form dist/o- means "________."

A) process of using an instrument to examine
B) away from the center or point of origin
C) near the center or point of origin
D) process of making an incision
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The combining form dist/o- does not mean this.
B) Correct! The combining form dist/o- means "away from the center or point of origin."
C) The combining form dist/o- does not mean this.
D) The combining form dist/o- does not mean this.
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230) The combining form eti/o- means "________."

A) middle
B) genetic inheritance
C) tapping
D) cause of disease
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The combining form medi/o- means this.
B) The combining form heredit/o- means this.
C) The combining form percuss/o- means this.
D) Correct! The combining form eti/o- means "cause of disease."
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231) The combining form extern/o- means "________."

A) inside
B) middle
C) outside
D) side
Answer: C
Explanation: A) The combining form inter/o- means this.
B) The combining form medi/o- means this.
C) Correct! The combining form extern/o- means "outside."
D) The combining form later/o- means this.
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232) The combining form front/o- means "________."

A) back
B) face
C) going from front to back
D) front
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The combining form dors/o- means this.
B) The combining form front/o- does not mean this.
C) The combining form sagitt/o- means this.
D) Correct! The combining form front/o- means "front."
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233) The combining form ________ means "knowledge."

A) cephal/o-
B) gnos/o-
C) know/o-
D) symptomat/o-
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The combining form cephal/o- means "head."
B) Correct! The combining form gnos/o- means "knowledge."
C) This is not a combining form.
D) The combining form symptomat/o- means "collection of symptoms."
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234) The combining form heredit/o- means "________."

A) "gene"
B) genetic inheritance
C) genetic mutation
D) present at birth
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The combining form heredit/o- does not mean this.
B) Correct! The combining form heredit/o- means "genetic inheritance."
C) The combining form heredit/o- does not mean this.
D) The combining form congenit/o- means "present at birth."
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235) The combining form iatr/o- means "________."

A) collection of symptoms
B) drug; medicine
C) blood vessel
D) medical treatment; physician
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The combining form symptomat/o- means "collection of symptoms."
B) The combining form pharmac/o- means "drug; medicine."
C) The combining form vascul/o- means "blood vessel."
D) Correct! The combining form iatr/o- means "medical treatment; physician."
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236) The combining form idi/o- means "________."

A) individual; unknown
B) therapy; treatment
C) accessory; servant
D) cause of disease
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The combining form idi/o- means "individual; unknown."
B) The combining form therapeut/o- means "treatment."
C) The combining form ancill/o- means "accessory; servant."
D) The combining form eti/o- means "cause of disease."
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237) The combining form infect/o- means "________."

B) disease within
C) hospital
D) disability
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The combining form infect/o- does not mean "collection of symptoms."
B) Correct! The combining form infect/o- means "disease within."
C) The combining form infect/o- does not mean "hospital."
D) The combining form infect/o- does not mean "disability."
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238) The combining form intern/o- means "________."

A) inside
B) above
C) outside
D) middle
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The combining form intern/o- means "inside."
B) The combining form intern/o- does not mean this.
C) The combining form intern/o- does not mean this.
D) The combining form intern/o- does not mean this.
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239) The combining form later/o- means "________."

A) back
B) front
C) middle
D) side
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The combining form later/o- does not mean this.
B) The combining form later/o- does not mean this.
C) The combining form later/o- does not mean this.
D) Correct! The combining form later/o- means "side."
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240) The combining form lumb/o- means "________."

A) lower back
B) back part
C) back; dorsum
D) spine
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The combining form lumb/o- means "lower back."
B) The combining form dors/o- means "back."
C) The combining form dors/o- means "back."
D) The combining form spin/o- means "spine."
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241) The combining form ________ means "medicine."

A) hemat/o-
B) symptomat/o-
C) medic/o-
D) path/o-
Answer: C
Explanation: A) The combining form hemat/o- means "blood."
B) The combining form symptomat/o- means "collection of symptoms."
C) Correct! The combining form medic/o- means "medicine."
D) The combining form path/o- means "disease."
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242) The combining form medi/o- means "________."

A) mediastinum
B) medicine
C) medium
D) middle
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The combining form medi/o- does not mean this.
B) The combining form medi/o- does not mean this.
C) The combining form medi/o- does not mean this.
D) Correct! The combining form medi/o- means "middle."
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243) The combining form palliat/o- means "________."

A) large internal organs
B) give ability
C) child
D) reduce the severity
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The combining form viscer/o- means this.
B) The combining form habilitat/o- means this.
C) The combining form ped/o- means this.
D) Correct! The combining form palliat/o- means "reduce the severity."
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244) The combining form path/o- means "________."

A) disease
B) drug; medicine
C) mind
D) medicine
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The combining form path/o- means "disease."
B) The combining form pharmac/o- means this.
C) The combining form psych/o- means this.
D) The combining form medic/o- means this.
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245) The combining form pelv/o- means "________."

A) lung
B) straight
C) hip bone; pelvis; renal pelvis
D) child
Answer: C
Explanation: A) The combining form pulmon/o- means this.
B) The combining form orth/o- means this.
C) Correct! The combining form pelv/o- means "hip bone; pelvis; renal pelvis."
D) The combining form ped/o- means this.
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246) The combining form physi/o- means "________."

A) hospital
B) physical function
C) stomach
D) birth
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The combining form nosocomi/o- means this.
B) Correct! The combining form physi/o- means "physical function."
C) The combining form gastr/o- means this.
D) The combining form nat/o- means this.
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247) The combining form proxim/o- means "________."

A) away from the center or point of origin
B) side
C) bend; break up
D) near the center or point of origin
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The combining form dist/o- means this.
B) The combining form later/o- means this.
C) The combining form fract/o- means this.
D) Correct! The combining form proxim/o- means "near the center or point of origin."
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248) The combining form pulmon/o- means "________."

A) air
B) breathe
C) respiration
D) lung
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The combining form pulmon/o- does not mean this.
B) The combining form spir/o- means "breathe."
C) The combining form pulmon/o- does not mean this.
D) Correct! The combining form pulmon/o- means "lung."
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249) The combining form sagitt/o- means "________."

A) away from the center or point of origin
B) front to back
C) outside
D) side
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The combining form dist/o- means this.
B) Correct! The combining form sagitt/o- means "front to back."
C) The combining form extern/o- means this.
D) The combining form later/o- means this.
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250) The combining form spin/o- means "________."

A) back
B) prone
C) skin
D) backbone; spine
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The combining form spin/o- does not mean this.
B) There are no medical word parts that mean "prone."
C) The combining form spin/o- does not mean this.
D) Correct! The combining form spin/o- means "backbone; spine."
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251) The combining form spir/o- means "________."

A) breathe; coil
B) spine
C) muscle
D) air; lung
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The combining form spir/o- means "breathe; coil."
B) The combining form spir/o- does not mean this.
C) The combining form spir/o- does not mean this.
D) The combining form spir/o- does not mean this.
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252) The combining form super/o- means "________."

A) above
B) below
C) far
D) head
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The combining form super/o- means "above."
B) The combining form super/o- does not mean this.
C) There are no medical word parts that mean far.
D) The combining form super/o- does not mean this.
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LOD: Knowledge
253) The combining form surg/o- means "________."

A) operative procedure
B) treatment
C) knowledge
D) make an incision
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The combining form surg/o- means "operative procedure."
B) The combining form surg/o- does not mean this.
C) The combining form surg/o- does not mean this.
D) The combining form surg/o- does not mean this.
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LOD: Knowledge
85
254) The combining form symptomat/o- means "________."

B) disease
C) formation; growth
D) hospital
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The combining form symptomat/o- means "collection of symptoms."
B) The combining form symptomat/o- does not mean this.
C) The combining form symptomat/o- does not mean this.
D) The combining form symptomat/o- does not mean this.
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LOD: Knowledge
255) The combining form therap/o- means "________."

A) body
B) drug; medicine
C) recover
D) treatment
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The combining form therap/o- does not mean this.
B) The combining form therap/o- does not mean this.
C) The combining form therap/o- does not mean this.
D) Correct! The combining form therap/o- means "treatment."
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LOD: Knowledge
256) The combining form thorac/o- means "________."

A) abdomen
B) breathe
C) chest; thorax
D) lung
Answer: C
Explanation: A) The combining form abdomin/o- means "abdomen."
B) The combining form spir/o- means "breathe."
C) Correct! The combining form thorac/o- means "chest; thorax."
D) The combining form pulmon/o- means "lung."
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LOD: Knowledge
86
257) The combining form tom/o- in the word anatomical means "________."
A) hollow space
B) cut; layer; slice
C) tailbone
D) pregnancy and childbirth
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The combining form cav/o- means this.
B) Correct! The combining form tom/o- means "cut; layer; slice."
C) The combining form caud/o- means this.
D) The combining form obstetr/o- means this.
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LOD: Knowledge
258) The combining form umbilic/o- means "________."

A) epigastric region
B) cell
C) stomach
D) navel; umbilicus
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The combining form umbilic/o- does not mean this.
B) The combining form umbilic/o- does not mean this.
C) The combining form umbilic/o- does not mean this.
D) Correct! The combining form umbilic/o- means "navel; umbilicus."
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LOD: Knowledge
259) Which of these combining forms means "front"?

A) abdomin/o- and dors/o-
B) anter/o- and crani/o-
C) ventr/o- and front/o-
D) dist/o- and dors/o-
Answer: C
Explanation: A) These combining forms do not mean "front."
B) These combining forms do not mean "front."
C) Correct! The combining forms ventr/o- and front/o- both mean "front."
D) These combining forms do not mean "front."
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LOD: Knowledge
87
260) The pelvic cavity is a continuation of the ________.

A) spinal cavity
B) abdominal cavity
C) thoracic cavity
D) cranial cavity
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The pelvic cavity is not a continuation of the spinal cavity.
B) Correct! The pelvic cavity is a continuation of the abdominal cavity.
C) The pelvic cavity is not a continuation of the thoracic cavity.
D) The pelvic cavity is not a continuation of the cranial cavity.
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LOD: Knowledge
261) The human body can be studied by dividing the anterior surface of the abdomen into
________.
A) four quadrants and four regions
B) four quadrants and nine regions
C) nine quadrants and four regions
D) nine quadrants and nine regions
Answer: B
Explanation: A) These are not the correct numbers.
B) Correct! The abdomen can be divided into four quadrants or nine regions.
C) These are not the correct numbers.
D) These are not the correct numbers.
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LOD: Knowledge
262) In the medical word genital, the suffix means "________."

A) condition
B) genitalia
C) groin
D) pertaining to
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The suffix -al does not mean this.
B) The suffix -al does not mean this.
C) The suffix -al does not mean this.
D) Correct! The suffix -al means "pertaining to."
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LOD: Knowledge
88
263) A pulmonologist is a doctor who specializes in treating diseases of the ________.

A) abdomen
B) chest
C) heart
D) lungs
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Gastroenterology concerns the abdomen.
B) Pulmonology is not directly related to just the chest.
C) Cardiology concerns the heart.
D) Correct! Pulmonology concerns the lungs.
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LOD: Knowledge
264) The medical specialty that deals with the blood is called ________.
A) cardiology
B) hematology
C) immunology
D) vasculology
Answer: B
Explanation: A) Cardiology is the study of the heart.
B) Correct! Hematology is the study of blood.
C) Immunology is the study of the immune response.
D) There is no such medical specialty as vasculology.
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LOD: Knowledge
265) The medical specialty of immunology focuses on the ________.

A) blood
B) heart
C) immune response
D) intestines
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Hematology is the study of the blood.
B) Cardiology is the study of the heart.
C) Correct! Immunology is the study of the immune response.
D) Gastroenterology studies the intestines.
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LOD: Knowledge
89
266) The suffix found in the medical word lymphatic means ________.
A) condition
B) lymph; lymphatic system
C) pertaining to
D) study of
Answer: C
Explanation: A) The suffix -atic does not mean this.
B) This is the definition of the combining form, not the suffix.
C) Correct! The suffix -atic means "pertaining to."
D) The suffix -atic does not mean this.
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LOD: Comprehension
267) A dermatologist is a physician who studies the ________.

A) digestive system
B) gastrointestinal system
C) integumentary system
D) sense of hearing
Answer: C
Explanation: A) A dermatologist does not study this.
B) A dermatologist does not study this.
C) Correct! A dermatologist studies the integumentary system.
D) A dermatologist does not study this.
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LOD: Knowledge
268) In the medical word orthopedics, the two combining forms mean ________.
A) "bone" and "straight"
B) "calcium" and "muscle"
C) "straight" and "child"
D) "strength" and "bone"
Answer: C
Explanation: A) The two combining forms do not mean this.
B) The two combining forms do not mean this.
C) Correct! Orth/o- means "straight" and ped/o- means "child."
D) The two combining forms do not mean this.
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LOD: Comprehension
90
269) In the medical word skeletal, the combining form is ________.

A) -al
B) ske-
C) skel/o-
D) skelet/o-
Answer: D
Explanation: A) This is a suffix, not the combining form.
B) This is not a complete combining form.
C) This is not a complete combining form.
D) Correct! In the word skeletal, the combining form is skelet/o-.
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LOD: Comprehension
270) The medical word muscular contains ________.

A) a combining form
B) a combining form and a prefix
C) a combining form and a suffix
D) a prefix and a suffix
Answer: C
Explanation: A) This is true, but it is not the only answer.
B) It does not contain a prefix.
C) Correct! In the word muscular, the combining form is muscul/o- and the suffix is -ar.
D) It does not contain a prefix and a suffix.
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LOD: Comprehension
271) In the medical word urology, the combining form is ________.

A) ur/o-
B) urol/o-
C) urolo/o-
D) urolog/o-
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! In the medical word urology, the combining form is ur/o-.
B) Urol/o- is not a combining form.
C) Urolo/o- is not a combining form.
D) Urolog/o- is not a combining form.
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LOD: Knowledge
91
272) In the medical word reproductive, the combining form means "________."
A) birth
B) child
C) genes
D) produce
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The combining form product/o- does not mean this.
B) The combining form product/o- does not mean this.
C) The combining form product/o- does not mean this.
D) Correct! In the medical word reproductive, the combining form means "produce."
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LOD: Comprehension
273) A physician who specializes in gynecology treats ________.

A) children
B) females; women
C) pregnancy and childbirth
D) males
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The medical specialty pediatrics treats children.
B) Correct! A gynecologist treats females; women.
C) The medical specialty obstetrics treats pregnancy and childbirth.
D) The medical specialty male reproductive medicine treats males.
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LOD: Knowledge
274) The medical word endocrinology has ________.

A) a prefix and a suffix
B) a prefix and two combining forms
C) a prefix, a combining form, and a suffix
D) two combining forms and a suffix
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Endocrinology does not have a prefix.
B) Endocrinology does not have a prefix.
C) Endocrinology does not have a prefix.
D) Correct! Endocrinology has two combining forms and a suffix.
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LOD: Knowledge
92
275) An ophthalmologist is a physician who treats the ________.

A) ears, nose, and throat
B) blood
C) lymphatic system
D) eyes
Answer: D
Explanation: A) An ophthalmologist does not treat this.
B) An ophthalmologist does not treat this.
C) An ophthalmologist does not treat this.
D) Correct! An ophthalmologist treats the eyes.
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LOD: Knowledge
276) A doctor who practices psychiatry provides medical treatment for the ________.
A) body
B) head
C) mind
D) cranium
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Psychiatry does not treat the body.
B) Psychiatry does not treat the head.
C) Correct! Psychiatry treats the mind and emotions.
D) The cranium is a bone related to the medical specialty of orthopedics.
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LOD: Knowledge
277) In the medical word oncology, the combining form means "________."
A) medicine; drug
B) enlargement
C) swelling
D) mass; tumor
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Onc/o- does not mean this.
B) Onc/o- does not mean this.
C) Onc/o- does not mean this.
D) Correct! Onc/o- means "mass; tumor."
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LOD: Comprehension
93
278) The combining form radi/o- has all of the following meanings EXCEPT "________."
A) forearm bone
B) radiology
C) x-rays
D) radius
Answer: B
Explanation: A) This is one of the meanings of radi/o-.
B) Correct! Radi/o- does not mean radiology.
C) This is one of the meanings of radi/o-.
D) This is one of the meanings of radi/o.
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LOD: Knowledge
279) The medical word medicine has ________.

A) a combining form and a suffix
B) a prefix and a combining form
C) a prefix and a suffix
D) no word parts
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! Medic/o- is the combining form and -ine is the suffix.
B) It does not have a prefix.
C) It does not have a prefix.
D) It has two word parts.
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LOD: Comprehension
280) Someone who is studying neonatology is studying ________ with medical problems.
A) men
B) newborn babies
C) females
D) pregnancy
Answer: B
Explanation: A) Neonatology does not study men.
B) Correct! Neonatology studies newborn babies with medical problems.
C) Gynecology studies females.
D) Obstetrics studies pregnancy.
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LOD: Knowledge
94

Author Name.
281) A nursing assistant who works on the pediatric floor of a hospital takes care of ________.
A) couples with infertility
B) children
C) older people
D) newborn babies
Answer: B
Explanation: A) Reproductive medicine, not pediatrics, deals with infertility.
B) Correct! Pediatrics specializes in treating children.
C) Geriatrics deals with older people.
D) Neonatology deals with newborns.
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LOD: Knowledge
282) The prefix epi- in the phrase epigastric region means "________."
A) within
B) above; upon
C) below; beneath
D) behind
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The prefix epi- does not mean this.
B) Correct! Epi- means "above; upon."
C) The prefix epi- does not mean this.
D) The prefix epi- does not mean this.
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LOD: Knowledge
283) Disease is any change in the ________.

A) human body that is severe and life threatening
B) normal structure of the human body
C) normal structure or function of the human body
D) patient's health
Answer: C
Explanation: A) This is not a complete definition of disease.
B) This is not a complete definition of disease.
C) Correct! Disease is any change in the normal structure or function of the body.
D) This is not a complete definition of disease.
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LOD: Knowledge
95
284) In the medical word etiology, the combining form means "________."
A) surgery
B) cause of disease
C) prevent
D) disease
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The combining form eti/o- does not mean this.
B) Correct! The combining form eti/o- means "cause of disease."
C) The combining form eti/o- does not mean this.
D) The combining form path/o- means "disease."
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LOD: Comprehension
285) The category of congenital diseases includes diseases that are ________.
A) caused by infection
B) caused by a spontaneous mutation of a gene
C) present at birth
D) of an unknown cause
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Infectious diseases are caused by infection.
B) Genetic diseases are caused by this.
C) Correct! Congenit/o- means "present at birth."
D) Idiopathic diseases have an unknown cause.
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LOD: Knowledge
286) In the medical word degenerative, the combining form means "________."
A) creation; production
B) destruction
D) unknown
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! Gener/o- means "creation; production."
B) The combining form gener/o- does not mean this.
C) "Reversal of; without" is the meaning of the prefix de-, not the combining form.
D) The combining form gener/o- does not mean this.
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LOD: Comprehension
96
287) In the medical word hereditary, the combining form means "________."
A) genetic inheritance
B) medical treatment; physician
C) disease within
D) individual; unknown
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! Heredit/o- means "genetic inheritance."
B) The combining form iatr/o- means "medical treatment; physician."
C) The combining form infect/o- means "disease within."
D) The combining form idi/o- means "individual; unknown."
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LOD: Comprehension
288) A person whose disease is iatrogenic has a disease that was caused by ________.
A) an infection
B) the medical treatment or the physician
C) a hospitalization
D) exposure to pollution
Answer: B
Explanation: A) This would be an infectious disease, not an iatrogenic disease.
B) Correct! An iatrogenic disease is caused by medicine or treatment.
C) This would be a hospital-acquired infection, not an iatrogenic disease.
D) This would be an environmental disease, not an iatrogenic disease.
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LOD: Knowledge
289) Neoplastic diseases are ________.

A) caused by an infection
B) caused by destruction of cells
C) new growths
D) acquired in a hospital
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Infectious diseases are caused by an infection.
B) Degenerative diseases are caused by destruction of cells.
C) Correct! Neoplastic means pertaining to new growth.
D) Hospital-acquired infections are acquired while in the hospital.
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LOD: Knowledge
97
290) In the word nutritional, the combining form means "________."

A) diet
B) intestine
C) medicine
D) nourishment
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The combining form nutrit/o- does not mean this.
B) The combining form nutrit/o- does not mean this.
C) The combining form nutrito- does not mean this.
D) Correct! Nutrit/o- means "nourishment."
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LOD: Comprehension
291) A symptom ________.

A) is any deviation from health that is experienced or felt by the patient
B) is any change in the normal structure or function of the body
C) can be seen or detected by healthcare professionals
D) is the cause or origin of disease
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! A symptom is any deviation from health that is experienced or felt by
the patient.
B) This is the definition of "disease."
C) This is the definition of "sign."
D) Etiology is the cause or origin of disease.
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LOD: Knowledge
292) A patient's symptoms are defined as acute if they occur ________.

A) over a period of time and are minor in intensity
B) over a period of time and are severe in intensity
C) sudden in nature and minor in intensity
D) sudden in nature and severe in intensity
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Symptoms that occur over a period of time are chronic.
B) Symptoms that occur over a period of time are chronic.
C) Acute symptoms are sudden, but they are not minor in intensity.
D) Correct! Acute symptoms are sudden in nature and severe in intensity.
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LOD: Knowledge
98
293) The word chronic means "________."

A) pertaining to time
B) acute in intensity
C) symptoms that continue in spite of treatment
D) symptoms that are new
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! Chron/o- means "time" and -ic means "pertaining to."
B) Chronic does not mean this.
C) This describes refractory, not chronic.
D) Chronic symptoms are not new.
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LOD: Knowledge
294) A/An ________ is a sudden worsening in the severity of the symptoms or signs.
A) auscultation
B) exacerbation
C) percussion
D) recuperation
Answer: B
Explanation: A) Auscultation is a procedure; it is not related to symptoms.
B) Correct! An exacerbation is a sudden worsening in the severity of the symptoms or signs.
C) Percussion is a procedure; it is not related to the symptoms.
D) Recuperation is an improvement, not a worsening, of symptoms.
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LOD: Knowledge
295) For the patient's history of the present illness, the physician asks about all of the following
things EXCEPT ________.
A) the location of the symptoms
B) the duration of the symptoms
C) what the patient thinks the symptoms mean
D) the severity of the symptoms
Answer: C
Explanation: A) The physician does ask about this.
B) The physician does ask about this.
C) Correct! The physician does not ask what the patient thinks the symptoms mean.
D) The physician does ask about this.
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LOD: Knowledge
99
296) A temporary improvement in the symptoms or signs of a disease, without the underlying
disease being cured, is known as a/an ________.
A) exacerbation
B) recuperation
C) refractory
D) remission
Answer: D
Explanation: A) An exacerbation is a sudden worsening in the disease.
B) A recuperation is a recovery from the disease.
C) A disease that is refractory shows resistance to treatment, not improvement.
D) Correct! Remission is a temporary improvement in the symptoms or signs of a disease.
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LOD: Knowledge
297) A disease that is refractory is one that ________.

A) does not respond to treatment
B) is less severe in intensity than acute symptoms
C) is terminal
D) responds to treatment
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! Refractory diseases do not respond to treatment.
B) This is the definition of subacute, not refractory.
C) A refractory disease is not necessarily terminal.
D) A refractory disease does not respond to treatment.
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LOD: Knowledge
298) A prognosis is ________.

A) a determination as to the cause of the patient's symptoms or signs
B) showing no symptoms or signs
C) the predicted outcome of the disease
D) when symptoms or signs continue for three months or more
Answer: C
Explanation: A) This is the definition of diagnosis.
B) This is the definition of asymptomatic.
C) Correct! A prognosis is the predicted outcome of the disease.
D) This is the definition of chronic.
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LOD: Knowledge
100
299) In the medical word ambulatory, the combining form means "________."
A) emergency transportation
B) operative procedure
C) clinic
D) walking
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Do not confuse the combining form ambulat/o- with ambulance.
B) The combining form surg/o- means "operative procedure."
C) The combining form ambulat/o- does not mean "clinic."
D) Correct! Ambulat/o- means "walking."
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LOD: Comprehension
300) The combining form ancill/o- means "________."

B) accessory; servant
C) hospice
D) treatment
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The combining form symptomat/o- means "collection of symptoms."
B) Correct! The combining form ancill/o- means "accessory; servant."
C) The combining form ancill/o- does not mean "hospice."
D) The combining form therapeut/o- means "treatment."
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LOD: Knowledge
301) In the medical word surgery, the combining form is ________.

A) rger/o-
B) sur/o-
C) surg/o-
D) surger/o-
Answer: C
Explanation: A) This is not a combining form.
B) This is not a combining form.
C) Correct! The combining form surg/o- means "operative procedure."
D) This is not a combining form.
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LOD: Knowledge
101
302) Of the following combining forms, which one means "collection of symptoms"?
A) syn-
B) surg/o-
C) symptomat/o-
D) super/o-
Answer: C
Explanation: A) This is a prefix, not a combining form.
B) The combining form surg/o- means "operative procedure."
C) Correct! The combining form symptomat/o- means "collection of symptoms."
D) The combining form super/o- means "above."
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LOD: Knowledge
303) In the medical words diagnosis and prognosis, the combining form gnos/o- means
"________."
A) knowledge
B) disease
C) medicine
D) treatment
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The combining form gnos/o- means "knowledge."
B) The combining form gnos/o- does not mean this.
C) The combining form gnos/o- does not mean this.
D) The combining form gnos/o- does not mean this.
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LOD: Knowledge
304) In the medical word palliative, the combining form means "________."
A) technical skill
B) cause of disease
C) reduce the severity
D) recover
Answer: C
Explanation: A) The combining form techn/o- means "technical skill."
B) The combining form eti/o- means "cause of disease."
C) Correct! The combining form palliat/o- means "reduce the severity."
D) The combining form recuper/o- means "recover."
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LOD: Comprehension
102
305) In the medical word terminal, the combining form means "________."
A) walking
B) boundary; end; word
C) genetic inheritance
D) nourishment
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The combining form ambulat/o- means "walking."
B) Correct! The combining form termin/o- means "boundary; end; word."
C) The combining form heredit/o- means "genetic inheritance."
D) The combining form nutrit/o- means "nourishment."
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LOD: Comprehension
306) In the medical word surgeon, the suffix -eon means "________."
A) skilled expert; skilled professional
B) operative procedure
C) person who performs
D) make an incision
Answer: C
Explanation: A) The suffix -ician means this.
B) The combining form surg/o- means this.
C) Correct! The suffix -eon means "person who performs."
D) The suffix -eon does not mean this.
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LOD: Knowledge
307) In the medical word degenerative, the prefix de- means "________."
A) again and again; backward; unable to
B) before
C) innermost; within
D) reversal of; without
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The prefix re- means this.
B) The prefix pro- means this.
C) The combining form end/o- means this.
D) Correct! De- means "reversal of; without."
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LOD: Knowledge
103
308) The abbreviation ASC stands for ________.

A) advanced surgical care
B) ambulatory surgery center
C) auscultation, stethoscope, and chest
D) asymptomatic condition
Answer: B
Explanation: A) ASC does not mean advanced surgical care.
B) Correct! ASC stands for ambulatory surgery center.
C) There is no abbreviation that means auscultation, stethoscope, and chest.
D) There is no abbreviation that means asymptomatic condition.
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LOD: Knowledge
309) A doctor who practices chiropractic medicine would have what initials after his or her
name?
A) D.C.
B) D.P.M.
C) D.O.
D) M.D.
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! A Doctor of Chiropracty practices chiropractic medicine.
B) D.P.M. stands for "Doctor of Podiatric Medicine."
C) D.O. stands for "Doctor of Osteopathy."
D) M.D. stands for "Doctor of Medicine."
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LOD: Knowledge
310) A doctor who has the initials D.D.S. after his or her name would be a specialist in the
________.
A) teeth
B) lungs
C) heart
D) endocrine system
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! D.D.S. stands for "Doctor of Dental Surgery."
B) D.D.S. is not related to the lungs.
C) D.D.S. is not related to the heart.
D) D.D.S. is not related to the endocrine system.
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LOD: Knowledge
104
311) A doctor who has the initials D.O. after his or her name is a Doctor of ________.
A) Obstetrics
B) Osteopathy
C) Oncology
D) Ophthalmology
Answer: B
Explanation: A) There is no abbreviation for a doctor of obstetrics.
B) Correct! D.O. Stands for Doctor of Osteopathy.
C) There is no abbreviation for a doctor who specializes in oncology.
D) O.D. stands for "Doctor of Optometry."
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LOD: Knowledge
312) A doctor with the initials D.P.M. after his or her name specializes in ________.
A) pharmacology
B) the nerves
C) children
D) the feet
Answer: D
Explanation: A) PharmD stands for "Doctor of Pharmacy."
B) There is no abbreviation for a doctor who specializes in the nerves.
C) There is no abbreviation for a doctor who specializes in children.
D) Correct! D.P.M. stands for Doctor of Podiatric Medicine.
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LOD: Knowledge
313) A physician who has the letters O.D. after his or her name specializes in ________.
A) diseases
B) overdoses
C) the ears
D) the eyes
Answer: D
Explanation: A) There is no abbreviation for a physician who specializes in diseases.
B) There is no abbreviation for a physician who specializes in overdoses.
C) An otolaryngologist specializes in the ears.
D) Correct! O.D. means "doctor of optometry."
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LOD: Knowledge
105
314) The abbreviation PA has two definitions ________.

A) physician's assistant and physical assessment
B) physician's assistant and posteroanterior
C) physiology and anatomy and palliative and assisted
D) posteroanterior and physical assessment
Answer: B
Explanation: A) There is no abbreviation for physical assessment.
B) Correct! Both physician's assistant and posteroanterior are abbreviated PA.
C) There is no abbreviation for physiology and anatomy.
D) There is no abbreviation for physical assessment.
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315) A person who receives a doctoral degree in pharmacy would have the abbreviation
________ after his or her name.
A) M.D.
B) P.D.
C) PharmD.
D) Rx.D.
Answer: C
Explanation: A) M.D stands for Doctor of Medicine.
B) There is no abbreviation P.D.
C) Correct! PharmD stands for Doctor of Pharmacy.
D) There is no abbreviation RxD.
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LOD: Knowledge
316) A patient who is being discharged from the hospital to a SNF is being sent to a/an
________.
A) ambulatory surgery center
B) long-term care facility
C) emergency department
D) hospice
Answer: B
Explanation: A) SNF does not refer to an ambulatory surgery center.
B) Correct! The abbreviation SNF means "skilled nursing facility," a type of long-term care
facility.
C) SNF does not refer to the emergency department.
D) SNF does not refer to a hospice.
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LOD: Knowledge
106
317) A specialist in gastroenterology studies the ________ (and related structures).

A) stomach and intestines
B) blood and lymph
C) pregnancy and childbirth
D) muscles and bones
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! A gastroenterologist studies the mouth, throat, esophagus, stomach,
intestines, and related structures.
B) The combining form gastr/o- means "stomach;" and the combining form enter/o- means
"intestine."
C) The combining form gastr/o- means "stomach;" and the combining form enter/o- means
"intestine."
D) The combining form gastr/o- means "stomach;" and the combining form enter/o- means
"intestine."
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LOD: Knowledge
318) A specialist in obstetrics studies ________.

A) females
B) children
C) adolescent girls
D) pregnancy and childbirth
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Gynecology is the study of females and women.
B) Pediatrics is the study of children.
C) There is no medical specialty for adolescent girls.
D) Correct! Obstetrics is the knowledge and practice of treating women during pregnancy and
childbirth.
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319) Structures that are below the surface or inside the body are ________.
A) anterior
B) internal
C) inferior
D) superior
Answer: B
Explanation: A) Anterior does not mean "below or inside."
B) Correct! Internal means "inside."
C) Inferior does mean "below," but it does not mean "inside."
D) Superior does not mean "below or inside."
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320) All of the following are regions on the abdominopelvic surface EXCEPT ________.
A) hypochondriac
B) inguinal
C) lumbar
D) posterior
Answer: D
Explanation: A) The right and left hypochondriac regions are on the abdominopelvic surface.
B) The right and left inguinal regions are on the abdominopelvic surface.
C) The right and left lumbar regions are on the abdominopelvic surface.
D) Correct! This is a direction, not a region.
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LOD: Knowledge
321) The right and left ________ regions are directly inferior to the ribs.
A) hypochondriac
B) lumbar
C) umbilical
D) hypogastric
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The hypochondriac regions are directly inferior to the ribs.
B) The lumbar regions are not directly inferior to the ribs.
C) There are no right and left umbilical regions.
D) The hypogastric region is not directly inferior to the ribs.
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LOD: Knowledge
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322) Which of these word pairs is NOT related to each other?

A) endocrinology, bladder
B) nosocomial, hospital
C) pathogen, infection
D) refractory, resistant
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! Urology, not endocrinology, studies the bladder.
B) A nosocomial infection is from exposure to a disease-causing agent while in the hospital.
C) A pathogen is the cause of an infection.
D) A disease that is refractory is resistant to treatment.
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LOD: Analysis
323) Which of these word pairs is NOT related to each other?

A) Ophthalmology, eyes
B) Orthopedics, bones
C) Hematology, skin
D) Endocrinology, hormones
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Ophthalmology is the study of the eyes.
B) Orthopedics is the specialty of the bones.
C) Correct! Hematology is the study of the blood; dermatology is the study of the skin.
D) Endocrinology is the study of hormones.
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LOD: Analysis
324) Which of these word part pairs has opposite meanings?

A) anter/o, poster/o-
B) front/o-, ventr/o-
C) later/o-, sagitt/o-
D) super/o-, cephal/o-
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! Anter/o- means "before; front part" and poster/o- means "back part."
B) These have similar meanings.
C) These do not have the same meaning, but they are not opposites.
D) These have similar meanings.
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325) Which of the following words is MISSPELLED?

A) integumentary
B) abdominipelvic
C) gastroenterology
D) infectious
Answer: B
Explanation: A) This is spelled correctly.
B) Correct! This should be abdominopelvic.
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LOD: Knowledge
326) Which of the following words is MISSPELLED?

A) hereditery
B) symptomatology
C) auscultation
D) palliative
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! The correct spelling is hereditary.
B) This is spelled correctly.
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LOD: Knowledge
327) Which of the following words is spelled CORRECTLY?

A) hospise
B) palliative
C) seqwella
D) conjenital
Answer: B
Explanation: A) Hospice is the correct spelling.
B) Correct! Palliative is spelled correctly.
C) Sequela is the correct spelling.
D) Congenital is the correct spelling.
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328) Which word parts do you need to build a medical word with the meaning of "process (of)
listening"?
A) -logy, ophthalm/o-
B) -ation, auscult/o-
C) -ic, a-, symptomat/o-
D) -al, congenit/o-
Answer: B
Explanation: A) These word parts build a word that means "study of the eye."
B) Correct! Auscult/o- means "listening" and -ation means "being; having; process."
C) These word parts build a word that means "pertaining to being without symptoms."
D) These word parts build a word that means "pertaining to being present at birth."
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LOD: Knowledge
329) Which word parts do you need to build a medical word with the meaning of "pertaining to
(the) skin"?
A) -logy, dermat/o-
B) -ics, orth/o-, ped/o-
C) -iatry, psych/o-
D) -ary, integument/o-
Answer: D
Explanation: A) These word parts build a word that means "study of the skin."
B) These word parts build a word that means "knowledge and practice (of producing) straight
(ness in a) child."
C) These word parts build a word that means "medical treatment of the mind."
D) Correct! Integument/o- means "skin" and -ary means "pertaining to."
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LOD: Knowledge
330) Environmental diseases can be caused by all of the following EXCEPT ________.
A) wrong drug given to a patient
B) smoke
C) pollen
D) allergies
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct! If a medication causes a disease, it is called iatrogenic.
B) Environmental diseases are caused by this.
C) Environmental diseases are caused by this.
D) Environmental diseases are caused by this.
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LOD: Knowledge
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331) The techniques used during a physical examination include all of the following EXCEPT
________.
A) percussion
B) auscultation
C) palpation
D) diagnosis
Answer: D
Explanation: A) This is one of the techniques.
B) This is one of the techniques.
C) This is one of the techniques.
D) Correct! A diagnosis identifies the nature and cause of the disease; it is not a physical
examination technique.
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LOD: Knowledge
332) Persons in a long-term care facility are known as ________.

A) inpatients
B) patients
C) residents
D) outpatients
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Inpatients are in a hospital.
B) Persons in a long-term care facility are not known as patients.
C) Correct! Persons in long-term care facilities are known as residents because the facility is
considered their home.
D) Outpatients are seen in clinics.
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1.2 Short Answer Questions
1) Dermatology is the ________ of the skin.

Answer: study
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2) In the word intravenous, the prefix intra- means "________."

Answer: within
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LOD: Knowledge
3) Cardiomegaly means "________ of the heart."

Answer: enlargement
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LOD: Comprehension
4) The prefix that means "slow" is ________.

Answer: brady-
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LOD: Knowledge
5) The plural of diagnosis is ________.

Answer: diagnoses
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LOD: Knowledge
6) ________ is the study of word origins.

Answer: Etymology
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LOD: Knowledge
7) ________ is a combining form meaning "air; lung."

Answer: Pneumon/o-
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Author Name.
8) ________ is a combining form meaning "heart."

Answer: Cardi/o-
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LOD: Knowledge
9) The suffix ________ means "process of recording."

Answer: -graphy
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LOD: Knowledge
10) The prefix in the word bradycardia means "________."

Answer: slow
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LOD: Comprehension
11) The study of the heart is known as ________.

Answer: cardiology
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LOD: Knowledge
12) A combining form contains a/an ________, a forward slash, a combining vowel, and a
hyphen.
Answer: root
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LOD: Knowledge
13) A/an ________ is always positioned at the end of a medical word.

Answer: suffix
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14) The abbreviation DX or Dx stands for ________.

Answer: diagnosis
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LOD: Knowledge
15) The combining form ________ means "stomach."

Answer: gastr/o-
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LOD: Knowledge
16) The combining form ________ means "mind."

Answer: psych/o-
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LOD: Knowledge
17) The combining form arthr/o- means "________."

Answer: joint
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LOD: Knowledge
18) The combining form cutane/o- means "________."

Answer: skin
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LOD: Knowledge
19) The combining form therap/o- means "________."

Answer: treatment
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20) The combining form hepat/o- means "________."

Answer: liver
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LOD: Knowledge
21) The combining form mamm/o- means "________."

Answer: breast
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LOD: Knowledge
22) The combining form cost/o- means "________."

Answer: rib
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LOD: Knowledge
23) The combining form neur/o- means "________."

Answer: nerve
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LOD: Knowledge
24) The combining form ________ means "uterus; womb."

Answer: uter/o-
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LOD: Knowledge
25) The combining form ________ means "living organism; living tissue."
Answer: bi/o-
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26) The combining form enter/o- means "________."

Answer: intestine
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LOD: Knowledge
27) The combining form pleg/o- means "________."

Answer: paralysis
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LOD: Knowledge
28) The combining form ven/o- means "________."

Answer: vein
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LOD: Knowledge
29) The combining form later/o- means "________."

Answer: side
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LOD: Knowledge
30) There are three different kinds of word parts: prefixes, combining forms, and ________.
Answer: suffixes
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LOD: Knowledge
31) The combining vowel is deleted when the combining form joins to a ________ that begins
with a vowel.
Answer: suffix
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32) A/an ________ is the word part that is found at the end of a medical word.
Answer: suffix
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LOD: Knowledge
33) The prefix peri- means "________."

Answer: around
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LOD: Knowledge
34) The prefix brady- means "________."

Answer: slow
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LOD: Knowledge
35) The prefix ________ means "before; in front of."

Answer: pre-
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LOD: Knowledge
36) The prefix tachy- means "________."

Answer: fast
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LOD: Knowledge
37) The prefix ________ means "again and again."

Answer: re-
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118
38) The prefix ________ means "above; upon."

Answer: epi-
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LOD: Knowledge
39) The prefix ________ means "within."

Answer: intra-
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LOD: Knowledge
40) The prefix anti- means "________."

Answer: against
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LOD: Knowledge
41) To define a medical word that contains a combining form and a suffix, you start with the
meaning of the ________ first.
Answer: suffix
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LOD: Knowledge
42) To define a medical word that contains a prefix, combining form, and suffix, you start with
the meaning of the ________ first.
Answer: suffix
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LOD: Knowledge
43) To form the plural of a singular Latin noun that ends in -is, you change the -is to ________.
Answer: -es
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LOD: Knowledge
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44) To form the plural of a singular Latin noun that ends in -a, you change the -a to ________.
Answer: -ae
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LOD: Knowledge
45) To form the plural of a singular Greek noun that ends in -nx, you change the -nx to
________.
Answer: -nges
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LOD: Knowledge
46) One of the disadvantages related to a/an ________ medical record is that only one healthcare
professional can access it at a time.
Answer: paper
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LOD: Knowledge
47) Hypogastric means "pertaining to ________ (the) stomach."

Answer: below
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LOD: Knowledge
48) The suffix -iatry in the word psychiatry means ________ treatment.
Answer: medical
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LOD: Comprehension
49) The combining form enter/o- in the word gastroenterology means ________.
Answer: intestine
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50) The medical specialty ________ is concerned with diseases of the blood.
Answer: hematology
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LOD: Knowledge
51) Distal and ________ are opposite directions.

Answer: proximal
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LOD: Knowledge
52) The medical specialty that is involved with the study of bones, cartilage, ligaments, and
joints is ________.
Answer: orthopedics
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LOD: Knowledge
53) The abbreviation NP stands for "nurse ________."

Answer: practitioner
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LOD: Knowledge
54) ________ is the study of the function of the structures of the body.
Answer: Physiology
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LOD: Knowledge
55) The combining form abdomin/o- means "________."

Answer: abdomen
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56) The combining form caud/o- means "________."

Answer: tailbone
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LOD: Knowledge
57) The combining form cav/o- means "________ space."

Answer: hollow
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LOD: Knowledge
58) The combining form congenit/o- means "present at ________."

Answer: birth
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LOD: Knowledge
59) The combining form coron/o- means "structure that encircles like a ________."
Answer: crown
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LOD: Knowledge
60) The combining form crani/o- means "cranium; top part of the ________."
Answer: skull
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LOD: Knowledge
61) The combining form dist/o- means "away from the center or point of ________."
Answer: origin
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62) The combining form eti/o- means "cause of ________."

Answer: disease
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LOD: Knowledge
63) The combining form extern/o- means "________."

Answer: outside
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LOD: Knowledge
64) The combining form front/o- means "________."

Answer: front
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LOD: Knowledge
65) Surgeons are ________ who complete additional training in surgical techniques.
Answer: physicians
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LOD: Knowledge
66) The combining form heredit/o- means "genetic ________."

Answer: inheritance
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LOD: Knowledge
67) The combining form iatr/o- means "medical ________; physician."

Answer: treatment
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LOD: Knowledge
123
68) The combining form idi/o- means "individual; ________."

Answer: unknown
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LOD: Knowledge
69) The combining form infect/o- means "________ within."

Answer: disease
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LOD: Knowledge
70) The combining form intern/o- means "________."

Answer: inside
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LOD: Knowledge
71) The combining form lumb/o- means "lower ________."

Answer: back
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LOD: Knowledge
72) The combining form medic/o- means "________."

Answer: medicine
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LOD: Knowledge
73) The combining form medi/o- means "________."

Answer: middle
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74) The combining form palliat/o- means "reduce the ________."

Answer: severity
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LOD: Knowledge
75) The combining form path/o- means "________."

Answer: disease
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LOD: Knowledge
76) The combining form pelv/o- means "________ bone; pelvis."

Answer: hip
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LOD: Knowledge
77) The combining form pulmon/o- means "________."

Answer: lung
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LOD: Knowledge
78) The combining form spir/o- means "________; coil."

Answer: breathe
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LOD: Knowledge
79) The combining form super/o- means "________."

Answer: above
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80) The combining form ventr/o- means "________; front."

Answer: abdomen
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LOD: Knowledge
81) When the human body is in the ________ position, it can be studied by dividing it into
planes.
Answer: anatomical
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LOD: Knowledge
82) Using the coronal plane to divide the body, the front of the body is the anterior or ________
section.
Answer: ventral
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LOD: Knowledge
83) Using the coronal plane to divide the body, the back of the body is the posterior or ________
section.
Answer: dorsal
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LOD: Comprehension
84) Lying on the back is being in the dorsal or dorsal ________ position.
Answer: supine
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LOD: Comprehension
85) Lying face down is being in the ________ position.

Answer: prone
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86) Moving toward the front of the body is moving in a/an ________ direction.
Answer: anterior
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LOD: Knowledge
87) Moving toward the back of the body is moving in a/an ________ direction.
Answer: posterior
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LOD: Knowledge
88) The ________ plane is a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left sections.
Answer: sagittal
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LOD: Knowledge
89) Moving from either side of the body toward the midline is moving in a/an ________
direction.
Answer: medial
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LOD: Knowledge
90) Moving from the midline toward either side of the body is moving in a/an ________
direction.
Answer: lateral
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LOD: Knowledge
91) The ________ plane is a horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower
sections.
Answer: transverse
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92) Using the transverse plane, the upper half of the body is the ________ section.
Answer: superior
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LOD: Comprehension
93) Moving toward the head is moving in a superior direction or superiorly. This is also known
as the ________ direction.
Answer: cephalad
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LOD: Comprehension
94) Moving toward the tailbone is moving in an inferior direction or inferiorly. This is also
known as the ________ direction.
Answer: caudad
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LOD: Comprehension
95) Moving from the trunk of the body toward the end of a limb (arm or leg) is moving in a/an
________ direction.
Answer: distal
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LOD: Knowledge
96) Moving from the end of a limb (arm or leg) toward the trunk of the body is moving in a/an
________ direction.
Answer: proximal
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LOD: Knowledge
97) A ________ is a hollow space that is surrounded by bones or muscles.

Answer: cavity
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98) The ________ cavity lies within and is protected by the cranium of the head.
Answer: cranial
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LOD: Knowledge
99) The ________ cavity or canal is a continuation of the cranial cavity as it travels down the
midline of the back.
Answer: spinal
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LOD: Knowledge
100) The ________ cavity lies within the chest and is protected by the breast bone (sternum)
anteriorly, the ribs bilaterally, and the bones of the spine posteriorly.
Answer: thoracic
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LOD: Knowledge
101) The cavity that contains the stomach and intestines and the cavity that contains the hip
bones are often referred to as the ________ cavity because they form one continuous cavity that
has no dividing structure in it.
Answer: abdominopelvic
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LOD: Knowledge
102) Two regions on the abdomen are the left and right hypochondriac regions. The combining
form chondr/o- means "________."
Answer: cartilage
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LOD: Knowledge
103) Two regions on the abdomen are the left and right inguinal regions. The combining form
inguin/o- means "________."
Answer: groin
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104) A physician who specializes in ________ treats diseases of the stomach and intestine.
Answer: gastroenterology
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LOD: Knowledge
105) A doctor who specializes in ________ treats diseases related to the lungs.
Answer: pulmonology
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LOD: Knowledge
106) The medical language definition of the word ________ is "pertaining to again and again
(to) breathe."
Answer: respiratory
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LOD: Comprehension
107) A ________ is a physician specialist who treats diseases of the heart and blood vessels.
Answer: cardiologist
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LOD: Knowledge
108) In the medical word hematology, the combining form means "________."
Answer: blood
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LOD: Comprehension
109) A ________ is a physician specialist who treats diseases of the integumentary system.
Answer: dermatologist
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110) In the medical word orthopedics, the combining form orth/o- means "________."
Answer: straight
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LOD: Knowledge
111) In the medical word orthopedics, the combining form ped/o- means "________."
Answer: child
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LOD: Knowledge
112) In the medical word skeletal, the combining form means "________."
Answer: skeleton
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LOD: Comprehension
113) The combining form muscul/o- means "________."

Answer: muscle
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LOD: Knowledge
114) A specialist in neurology studies the nervous system. Both the combining forms neur/o- and
nerv/o- mean "________."
Answer: nerve
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LOD: Knowledge
115) ________ is a medical specialty that studies urine and the urinary system.
Answer: Urology
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116) The combining form genit/o- as found in the medical word genital means "________."
Answer: genitalia
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LOD: Knowledge
117) The combining form gynec/o- as found in the medical specialty gynecology means "female;
________."
Answer: woman
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LOD: Knowledge
118) The glands in the ________ system secrete hormones into the blood.
Answer: endocrine
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LOD: Knowledge
119) A physician who specializes in the medical specialty of ________ treats the eyes.
Answer: ophthalmology
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LOD: Knowledge
120) Someone who is studying the medical specialty of ________ is studying the ears, nose, and
throat.
Answer: otolaryngology
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LOD: Knowledge
121) A doctor who practices in the medical specialty of ________ provides medical treatment for
the mind.
Answer: psychiatry
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Author Name.
122) ________ is the study of cancerous tumors and masses.

Answer: Oncology
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LOD: Knowledge
123) Someone who is studying the medical specialty of ________ is studying newborn babies.
Answer: neonatology
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LOD: Knowledge
124) The suffix -ics in the medical word orthopedics means "knowledge; ________."
Answer: practice
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LOD: Knowledge
125) The prefix epi- means "________; upon."

Answer: above
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LOD: Knowledge
126) The prefix hypo- means "________; deficient."

Answer: below
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LOD: Knowledge
127) ________ is any change in the normal structure or function of the body.
Answer: Disease
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128) The ________ is the cause or origin of a disease.

Answer: etiology
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LOD: Knowledge
129) The category of ________ diseases includes diseases such as cleft lip and cerebral palsy.
Answer: congenital
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LOD: Knowledge
130) ________ diseases occur when an inherited recessive defective gene is passed to the child
from a parent.
Answer: Hereditary
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LOD: Knowledge
131) ________ diseases are caused by medicine or treatment that is given to the patient.
Answer: Iatrogenic
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LOD: Knowledge
132) Diseases that are categorized as ________ have no identifiable cause.

Answer: idiopathic
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LOD: Knowledge
133) The medical language definition of the word ________ is "pertaining to disease (causing
organisms) within (the body)."
Answer: infectious
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LOD: Comprehension
134
134) A ________ disease is an infectious disease that is transmitted by direct or indirect contact
with an infected person, animal, or insect.
Answer: communicable
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135) ________ diseases are caused by the new growth of either a benign (not cancerous) or
malignant (cancerous) tumor.
Answer: Neoplastic
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LOD: Knowledge
136) ________ infections are caused by exposure to a disease-causing agent while in the
hospital.
Answer: Hospital-acquired
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LOD: Knowledge
137) ________ diseases are caused by a lack of nutritious food, insufficient amounts of food, or
an inability to utilize the nutrients in food.
Answer: Nutritional
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LOD: Knowledge
138) A ________ is any deviation from health that is experienced or felt by the patient.
Answer: symptom
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LOD: Knowledge
139) A ________ is a set of symptoms and signs associated with, and characteristic of, one
particular disease.
Answer: syndrome
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140) Patients who are ________ (showing no symptoms or signs) can still have a disease.
Answer: asymptomatic
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LOD: Knowledge
141) During the course of a disease, the symptoms may be ________ (sudden in nature and
severe in intensity).
Answer: acute
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LOD: Knowledge
142) A patient who exhibits ________ symptoms has symptoms that continue for three months
or more.
Answer: chronic
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LOD: Knowledge
143) A/An ________ is a sudden worsening in the severity of the symptoms or signs.
Answer: exacerbation
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144) A ________ is a complication that is caused by the original disease and remains after the
original disease has resolved.
Answer: sequela
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145) A ________ is a temporary improvement in the symptoms and signs of a disease without
the underlying disease being cured.
Answer: remission
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146) A disease that is ________ (resistant) is one that does NOT respond to treatment.
Answer: refractory
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LOD: Knowledge
147) The ________ is the predicted outcome of the disease.

Answer: prognosis
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LOD: Knowledge
148) The combining form ambulat/o- as seen in the medical word ambulatory means ________.
Answer: walking
Page Ref: 44
LOD: Knowledge
149) The ________ departments provide services to support the medical and surgical care given
in a hospital.
Answer: ancillary
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LOD: Knowledge
150) In the medical word chronic, the combining form chron/o- means "________."
Answer: time
Page Ref: 32
LOD: Comprehension
151) In both the medical words diagnosis and prognosis, the combining form gnos/o- means
"________."
Answer: knowledge
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LOD: Knowledge
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152) The medical word therapist contains the combining form therap/o-, which means
"________."
Answer: treatment
Page Ref: 9
LOD: Knowledge
153) The prefix a- found in the medical word asymptomatic means "away from; ________."
Answer: without
Page Ref: 32
LOD: Knowledge
154) The prefix pro- found in the medical word prognosis means "________."
Answer: before
Page Ref: 33
LOD: Comprehension
155) A doctor who has the initials D.P.M. after his or her name is a Doctor of ________
Medicine.
Answer: Podiatric
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LOD: Knowledge
156) An ________ is a physician who specializes in the ears, nose, and throat.
Answer: otolaryngologist
Page Ref: 30
LOD: Comprehension
157) A physician who has the letters O.D. after his name is a Doctor of ________.
Answer: Optometry
Page Ref: 42
LOD: Knowledge
138
158) A doctor makes a notation in a patient's medical record that says "R/O cardiomegaly." The
abbreviation R/O stands for ________.
Answer: rule out
Page Ref: 46
LOD: Knowledge
159) Which syllable is the primary accented syllable in the pronunciation of the medical
specialty oncology (ong-kaw-loh-jee)?
Answer: kaw
Page Ref: 30
LOD: Analysis
160) Which syllable is the primary accented syllable in the pronunciation of the medical word
integumentary (in-teh-gyoo-men-tair-ee)?
Answer: men
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LOD: Analysis
161) The medical word bilateral means "pertaining to ________ side(s)."

Answer: two
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
162) A ________ is an imaginary flat surface that divides the body into two parts.
Answer: plane
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LOD: Knowledge
gastroenterology (gas-troh-en-ter-aw-loh-jee)?
Answer: aw
Page Ref: 28
LOD: Analysis
139
auscultation (aws-kul-tay-shun)?
Answer: tay
Page Ref: 46
LOD: Analysis
165) These word parts, intern/o- and -al, build a medical word that means "pertaining to
________."
Answer: inside
Page Ref: 25
LOD: Knowledge
166) These word parts, congenit/o- and -al, build a medical word that means "pertaining to
(being) present at ________."
Answer: birth
Page Ref: 31
LOD: Knowledge
167) After performing a physical examination, the physician makes a ________ and identifies
the nature and cause of the patient's disease.
Answer: diagnosis
Page Ref: 46
LOD: Knowledge
1.3 True/False Questions
1) Medical words are derived from several languages, including Latin and Greek.
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: Many medical words are from Latin or Greek words or other languages such as
Dutch, French, and English.
Page Ref: 4
LOD: Knowledge
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2) Not every medical word contains a combining form.

Answer: TRUE
Explanation: Some words, such as nurse, have no word parts.
Page Ref: 7
LOD: Knowledge
3) Prefixes and suffixes modify or clarify the meaning of a medical word.

Answer: TRUE
Explanation: Just like in regular English, prefixes and suffixes in medical words modify or
clarify the meaning of the word.
Page Ref: 8, 10
LOD: Knowledge
4) Medical words only contain one combining form.

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Medical words may contain one or more combining forms.
Page Ref: 7
LOD: Knowledge
5) Every medical word contains one suffix.

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Some words, such as nurse, have no word parts.
Page Ref: 7
LOD: Knowledge
6) Every medical word contains a prefix.

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Not every medical word contains a prefix; it is an optional word part.
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
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7) A prefix can be as small as a single letter.

Answer: TRUE
Explanation: The prefix a- means "away from; without."
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
8) In order to define a medical word, you must first find the meaning of the suffix, followed by
the meaning of the prefix, and finally the meaning of the combining form.
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: By putting the meanings of the word parts in this order, you get the definition of
the medical word.
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LOD: Knowledge
9) The patient's medical record is considered a legal document.

Answer: TRUE
Explanation: The medical record is a medicolegal document.
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LOD: Knowledge
10) The suffixes -ac, -al, and -ar mean "pertaining to."
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: Many suffixes mean "pertaining to."
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
11) All medical and anatomical words have their origin in the Greek and Latin languages.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Some medical words originated in English, Dutch, French, and other languages.
Page Ref: 4
LOD: Knowledge
142
12) The suffix -scopy means "process of recording."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The suffix -graphy means "process of recording."
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
13) A neuroma is a tumor of a nerve.

Answer: TRUE
Explanation: Neur/o- means "nerve" and -oma means "tumor."
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
14) Hypothyroidism is a disease caused by more-than-normal functioning of the thyroid gland.

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: In hypothyroidism, the amount of thyroid hormone is below normal or deficient.
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
15) The combining vowel gives meaning to the medical word.

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The combining form is the foundation of the medical word and gives meaning to
the medical word. The combining vowel helps the combining form connect to another combining
form or a suffix.
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LOD: Knowledge
16) A medical word always has a prefix, combining form, and suffix.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: A medical word usually has a combining form and a suffix, but a prefix is an
optional word part.
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LOD: Knowledge
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17) The combining form arthr/o- means "joint."

Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 7
LOD: Knowledge
18) The combining form cardi/o- means "heart."

Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 7
LOD: Knowledge
19) The combining form communicat/o- means "listen and speak."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Communicat/o- means "impart; transmit."
Page Ref: 4
LOD: Knowledge
20) The combining form cutane/o- means "medicine."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Cutane/o- means "skin."
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
21) The combining form esthes/o- means "feeling; sensation."

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
22) The combining form gastr/o- means "nerve."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Gastr/o- means "stomach."
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LOD: Knowledge
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23) The combining form enter/o- means "blood vessel."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Enter/o- means "intestine."
Page Ref: 7
LOD: Knowledge
24) The combining form hepat/o- means "liver."

Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 7
LOD: Knowledge
25) The combining form laryng/o- means "larynx; voice box."

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
26) The combining form mamm/o- means "liver."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The combining form mamm/o- means "breast."
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LOD: Knowledge
27) The combining form medic/o- means "medicine."

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
28) The combining form enter/o- means "intestine."

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
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29) The combining form neur/o- means "nerve."

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
30) The combining form pneumon/o- means "breath."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The combining form pneumon/o- means "air; lung."
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
31) The combining form psych/o- means "mind."

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
32) The combining form thyroid/o- means "thyroid gland."

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
33) The combining form tonsill/o- means "tonsil."

Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 7
LOD: Knowledge
34) The combining form urin/o- has only one definition, which is "urine."
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: It means "urine; urinary system."
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LOD: Comprehension
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35) The combining form ven/o- means "venous."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The combining form ven/o- means "vein."
Page Ref: 7
LOD: Knowledge
36) Communication in any language consists of three language skills.

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Communication consists of five language skills.
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LOD: Knowledge
37) There are three different kinds of word parts.

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
38) The suffix is the foundation of a medical word.

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The combining form is the foundation of a medical word.
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LOD: Knowledge
39) A suffix allows the combining form to join with other word parts.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: This is the job of the combining vowel, not the suffix.
Page Ref: 7
LOD: Knowledge
40) A medical word can only contain one combining form.

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: A medical word can contain more than one combining form.
Page Ref: 7
LOD: Knowledge
147
41) Combining forms modify the meaning of the prefixes or suffixes.

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Prefixes and suffixes modify the meaning of combining forms.
Page Ref: 8, 10
LOD: Knowledge
42) If present, a suffix is found at the beginning of the medical word.

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: A suffix is always found at the end of a medical word.
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
43) The suffix -ac means "pertaining to."

Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
44) The suffix -al means "pertaining to."

Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
45) The suffix -ary means "pertaining to."

Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
46) The suffix -ation means "pertaining to."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The suffix -ation means "being; having; process."
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LOD: Knowledge
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47) The suffix -ic means "pertaining to."

Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
48) The suffix -ous means "pertaining to."

Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
49) The suffix -ism means "disease from a specific cause; process."
Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
50) The suffix -itis means "infection of; inflammation of."

Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
51) The suffix -megaly means "disease."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The suffix -megaly means "enlargement."
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
52) The suffix -oma means "cancer."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The suffix -oma means "mass; tumor."
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LOD: Knowledge
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53) The suffix -osis means "abnormal condition; process."

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
54) The suffix -pathy means "disease."

Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
55) The suffix -ectomy means "to cut into."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The suffix -ectomy means "surgical removal."
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
56) The suffix -graphy means "procedure."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The suffix -graphy means "process of recording."
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
57) The suffix -iatry means "surgical removal."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The suffix -iatry means "medical treatment."
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LOD: Knowledge
58) The suffix -logy means "study of."

Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 9
LOD: Knowledge
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59) The suffix -scopy means "process of making an incision."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The suffix -scopy means "process of using an instrument to examine."
Page Ref: 8
LOD: Knowledge
60) All medical words contain a prefix.

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Some medical words, such as nurse, do not contain any word parts.
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LOD: Knowledge
61) A prefix can be a single letter.

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
62) If present, a prefix can be found either at the beginning or ending of a medical word.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: If present, a prefix is always at the beginning of a medical word.
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
63) A prefix modifies the meaning of the suffix.

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: A prefix modifies the meaning of a combining form.
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
64) The combining form end/o- means "above; more than normal."
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The combining form end/o- means "innermost; within."
Page Ref: 30
LOD: Comprehension
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Author Name.
65) The prefix intra- means "between."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The prefix intra- means "within."
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
66) The prefix peri- means "around."

Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
67) The prefix sub- means "below; underneath; less than."

Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
68) The prefix hyper- means "below; deficient."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The prefix hyper- means "above; more than normal."
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
69) The prefix hypo- means "above; more than normal."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The prefix hypo- means "below; deficient."
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
70) The prefix poly- means "five."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The prefix poly- means "many; much."
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
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71) The prefix brady- means "fast."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The prefix brady- means "slow."
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
72) The prefix pre- means "after; behind."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The prefix pre- means "before; in front of."
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
73) The prefix post- means "before; in front of."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The prefix post- means "after; behind."
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
74) The prefix tachy- means "slow."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The prefix tachy- means "fast."
Page Ref: 10
LOD: Knowledge
75) When you combine word parts to build medical words, if the suffix begins with a vowel,
delete the combining vowel on the combining form.
Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
76) To define a medical word that contains a combining form and a suffix, you put the meaning
of the suffix first, followed by the meaning of the combining form.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 14
LOD: Knowledge
153
77) To define a medical word that contains a prefix, combining form, and suffix; you put the
word part meanings in this order: the meaning of the prefix, the meaning of the suffix, the
meaning of the combining form.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: You put the word part meanings in this order: suffix, prefix, combining form.
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LOD: Knowledge
78) Etymology is the study of word origins.

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
79) To change a singular Latin noun that ends in -a into its plural form, you change the -a to -ae.
Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
80) To change a singular Latin noun that ends in -us into its plural form, you change the -us to -
is.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: You change the -us to -i.
Page Ref: 6
LOD: Knowledge
81) To change a singular Latin noun that ends in -um into its plural form, you change the -um to -
us.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: You change the -um to -a.
Page Ref: 6
LOD: Knowledge
154
82) To change a singular Latin noun (example: diagnosis) that ends in -is into its plural form,
you change the -is to -es.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 6
LOD: Knowledge
83) To change a singular Greek noun that ends in -nx into its plural form, you change the -nx to -
a.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: You change the -nx to -nges.
Page Ref: 6
LOD: Knowledge
84) To change a singular Greek noun that ends in -on into its plural form, you change the -on to -
nges.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: You change the -on to -a.
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LOD: Knowledge
85) One of the disadvantages related to a paper medical record is that only one healthcare
professional can access it at a time.
Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
86) Geriatrics is a medical specialty that deals with older adults.

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
87) An example of an iatrogenic disease would be surgery performed on the wrong leg.
Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
155
88) The primary care physician is the doctor who is on a medical staff and admits the patient to
the hospital.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: This is the responsibility of an attending physician.
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LOD: Knowledge
89) Patients at a healthcare clinic are referred to as clients.

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: These patients are called outpatients.
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LOD: Knowledge
90) Medial and lateral are opposite directions.

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
91) Immunology involves the study of the lymphatic system and immune response.
Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
92) A disease that is refractory does NOT respond well to treatment.

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
93) Patients who are asymptomatic can still have a disease process.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 32
LOD: Knowledge
156
94) A neoplastic disease is a disease caused by the new growth of a benign or malignant mass or
tumor.
Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
95) Palliative care is supportive medical and nursing care that is given prior to curing the
patient's disease.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Palliative care is supportive medical and nursing care given to keep the dying
patient comfortable.
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LOD: Knowledge
96) In the body systems approach, the human body can be studied according to its structures and
how they function together in a system.
Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
97) The body system that includes the skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, and oil glands is
dermatology.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Dermatology is a medical specialty, not a body system.
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LOD: Knowledge
98) Neurology is the body system that includes the brain, cranial nerves, spinal cord, spinal
nerves, and neurons.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Neurology is a medical specialty, not a body system.
Page Ref: 29
LOD: Knowledge
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99) The diaphragm separates the thoracic cavity from the pelvic cavity.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The diaphragm separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities.
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LOD: Knowledge
100) The opposite of internal is superficial.

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
101) A quadrant is a hollow space surrounded by bones or muscles.

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: A quadrant is one of four areas on the surface of the abdomen. A cavity is a hollow
space surrounded by bones or muscles.
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LOD: Knowledge
102) Immunology is the study of the lymphatic system and the immune response.
Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
103) The abbreviation for dentist is D.P.M.

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The abbreviation for dentist is D.D.S. (Doctor of Dental Surgery).
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LOD: Knowledge
104) The combining form abdomin/o- means "abdomen."

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
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105) The combining form anter/o- means "back part."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Anter/o- means "before; front part."
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LOD: Knowledge
106) The combining form caud/o- means "tailbone."

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
107) The combining form cav/o- means "cave."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Cav/o- means "hollow space"
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LOD: Knowledge
108) The combining form congenit/o- means "present at birth."

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
109) The combining form coron/o- means "head."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Coron/o- means "structure that encircles like a crown."
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LOD: Knowledge
110) The combining form crani/o- means "head."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Crani/o- means "cranium; top part of the skull."
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LOD: Knowledge
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111) The combining form dist/o- means "away from the center or point of origin."
Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
112) The combining form eti/o- means "cause of disease."

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
113) The combining form extern/o- means "outside."

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
114) The combining form gnos/o- means "knowledge."

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
115) The combining form heredit/o- means "genes."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Heredit/o- means "genetic inheritance."
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LOD: Knowledge
116) The combining form iatr/o- means "medical treatment; physician."

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
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117) The combining form idi/o- means "individual; unknown."

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
118) The combining form infect/o- means "infection."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Infect/o- means "disease within."
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LOD: Knowledge
119) The combining form later/o- means "side."

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
120) The combining form lumb/o- means "spine."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Lumb/o- means "lower back."
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LOD: Knowledge
121) The combining form medi/o- means "medium."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Medi/o- means "middle."
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LOD: Knowledge
122) The combining form palliat/o- means "reduce the severity."

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
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123) The combining form path/o- means "disease."

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
124) The combining form physi/o- means "physical function."

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
125) The combining form proxim/o- means "near the center or point of origin."
Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
126) The combining form sagitt/o- means "front to back."

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
127) The combining form spir/o- means "breathe; coil."

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
128) The combining form super/o- means "above."

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
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129) The combining form surg/o- means "to cut open."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Surg/o- means "operative procedure."
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LOD: Knowledge
130) The combining form symptomat/o- means "collection of symptoms."

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
131) The combining form therap/o- means "therapy."

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
132) The combining form thorac/o- means "chest; thorax."

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
133) The combining form tom/o- means "cut; layer; slice."

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
134) The combining form umbilic/o- means "cord."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Umbilic/o- means "navel; umbilicus."
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LOD: Knowledge
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135) The combining form ventr/o- means "abdomen; front."

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
136) When the human body is in the anatomical position, it can be studied by dividing it with
planes.
Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
137) There are three body planes: the coronal plane, the sagittal plane, and the transverse plane.
Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
138) The coronal plane is a horizontal plane that divides the body into top and bottom sections.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The coronal plane (or frontal plane) is a vertical plane that divides the body into
front and back sections.
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LOD: Comprehension
139) The front of the body is the anterior or ventral section.

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Comprehension
140) The back of the body is the posterior or dorsal section.

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Comprehension
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141) Lying face down is being in the dorsal or dorsal supine position.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Lying with the anterior section of the body down is being in the prone position.
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LOD: Comprehension
142) Lying face down is being in the prone position.

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Comprehension
143) The sagittal plane is a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left sections.
Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Comprehension
144) Moving from the side of the body toward the midline is moving in a medial direction or
medially.
Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
145) Moving from the midline toward the side of the body is moving in a lateral direction or
laterally.
Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
146) The transverse plane is a vertical plane that divides the body into left and right sections.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The transverse plane is a horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and
lower sections.
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LOD: Knowledge
165
147) Using the transverse plane, the upper half of the body is the inferior section and the lower
half is the superior section.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Using the transverse plane, the upper half of the body is the superior section and
the lower half is the inferior section.
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LOD: Comprehension
148) Moving from the body toward the head is moving in an inferior direction or inferiorly.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Moving toward the head is moving in a superior direction or superiorly.
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LOD: Knowledge
149) Moving from the body toward the end of a limb (arm or leg) is moving in a proximal
direction or proximally.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Moving from the body toward the end of a limb (arm or leg) is moving in a distal
direction or distally.
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LOD: Knowledge
150) Structures on the surface of the body are superficial or external.

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
151) Structures below the surface and inside the body are superficial or internal structures.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Structures below the surface are deep, not superficial.
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152) A cavity is a hollow space that is surrounded by bones or muscles.

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
153) The cranial cavity lies within and is protected by the cranium.
Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
154) The spinal cavity or spinal canal is a continuation of the cranial cavity as it travels down the
midline of the back.
Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
155) The thoracic cavity is separated from the abdominal cavity by the breast bone (sternum)
anteriorly, the ribs laterally, and the bones of the spine posteriorly.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The thoracic cavity is surrounded by these structures but is separated from the
abdominal cavity by the diaphragm.
Page Ref: 26
LOD: Knowledge
156) The pelvic cavity is a continuation of the abdominal cavity. These two cavities are often
referred to as the abdominopelvic cavity because they form one continuous cavity that has no
dividing structure in it.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 26
LOD: Knowledge
167
157) The anterior surface of the abdominopelvic area can be divided into four quadrants or nine
regions.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 27
LOD: Knowledge
158) A physician who specializes in gastroenterology treats diseases of the brain.

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: A physician who specializes in gastroenterology treats diseases of the stomach and
intestine.
Page Ref: 28
LOD: Knowledge
159) The suffix -logy means "pertaining to."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The suffix -logy means "study of."
Page Ref: 9
LOD: Knowledge
160) A doctor who specializes in pulmonology treats diseases related to the lungs.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 28
LOD: Knowledge
161) A person who studies the blood studies hematology.

Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 29
LOD: Knowledge
162) The combining form immun/o-, as found in the medical specialty immunology, means
"lymph; lymphatic system."
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The combining form immun/o- means "immune response."
Page Ref: 29
LOD: Knowledge
168
163) The suffix in the medical word lymphatic means "lymph; lymphatic system."
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The suffix -atic means "pertaining to."
Page Ref: 29
LOD: Comprehension
164) The combining form orth/o-, as found in the medical word orthopedics, means "straight."
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 29
LOD: Knowledge
165) The combining form ped/o-, as found in the medical word orthopedics, means "child."
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 29
LOD: Knowledge
166) The combining form skelet/o-, as found in the medical word skeletal, means "bone."
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Skelet/o- means "skeleton."
Page Ref: 29
LOD: Knowledge
167) The combining form muscul/o- means "muscle."

Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 7
LOD: Knowledge
168) The combining form gynec/o-, as found in the medical specialty gynecology, means
"female; woman."
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 29
LOD: Knowledge
169
169) The medical word endocrinology contains three word parts: a prefix, a combining form, and
a suffix.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The medical word endocrinology contains three word parts: two combining forms
and a suffix.
Page Ref: 30
LOD: Comprehension
170) A person who specializes in ophthalmology treats the ear.

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Ophthalm/o- means "eye."
Page Ref: 30
LOD: Knowledge
171) A doctor that practices psychiatry provides medical treatment of the mind.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 31
LOD: Knowledge
172) Oncology is the medical specialty that treats cancer, and the combining form onc/o- means
"cancer."
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Onc/o- means "mass; tumor."
Page Ref: 30
LOD: Knowledge
173) The medical word medicine contains two word parts, a prefix and a combining form.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The medical word medicine is made up of two word parts, a combining form
(medic/o-) and a suffix (-ine).
Page Ref: 31
LOD: Comprehension
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174) The combining form dent/o-, as found in the medical word dentistry, means "mouth."
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Dent/o- means "tooth."
Page Ref: 30
LOD: Knowledge
175) A student who is taking a course in pharmacology is studying drugs and medicine.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 30
LOD: Knowledge
176) Someone who is studying neonatology is studying newborn babies.

Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 30
LOD: Knowledge
177) The medical language definition of the word geriatrics is "knowledge (and) practice (of) old
age medical treatment."
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 30
LOD: Comprehension
178) The prefix -ad, as found in the medical word caudad, means "in the direction of; toward."
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The word part -ad is a suffix, not a prefix.
Page Ref: 24
LOD: Knowledge
179) The prefix re- means "again and again, backward; unable to."
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 11
LOD: Knowledge
171
180) Disease is any change in the normal structure or function of the body.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 31
LOD: Knowledge
181) Etiology is the cause or origin of a disease.

Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 31
LOD: Knowledge
182) Examples of a hereditary disease are hemophilia and sickle cell disease.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 31
LOD: Knowledge
183) Examples of an iatrogenic disease are giving the wrong drug or an incompatible blood type
to a patient.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 31
LOD: Knowledge
184) Diseases that are categorized as idiopathic are caused by pathogens (disease-causing micro-
organisms).
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The combining form idi/o- means "individual; unknown." The cause is not known.
Page Ref: 32
LOD: Knowledge
185) A pathogen is a disease-causing microorganism.

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
172
186) A communicable disease is an infectious disease that is transmitted by contact with an

infected source.
Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
187) Neoplastic diseases are caused by the growth of a benign (not cancerous) or a malignant
(cancerous) tumor.
Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
188) Nutritional diseases are caused by a lack of nutritious foods, insufficient amounts of food,
or an inability to utilize nutrients in the food.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 32
LOD: Knowledge
189) A symptom can be seen or detected by others, whereas a sign is any deviation from health
that is perceived or felt by the patient.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: A symptom is any deviation from health that is perceived or felt by the patient.
When a symptom can be seen or detected by others, it is known as a sign.
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LOD: Knowledge
190) A syndrome is a set of signs and symptoms associated with, and characteristic of, one
particular disease.
Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
173
191) Patients who are asymptomatic are without symptoms of disease, but could still have
disease.
Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
192) During the course of a disease, the symptoms may be acute (sudden in nature and severe in
intensity).
Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
193) An exacerbation is a sudden worsening in the severity of the signs or symptoms.

Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
194) A sequela is a complication that is caused by the original disease and remains after the
original disease has resolved.
Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
195) Remission is a temporary increase in the signs and symptoms of a disease.

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Remission is a temporary improvement in the symptoms and signs of a disease
without the underlying disease being cured.
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LOD: Knowledge
196) A phlebotomist is a physician extender.

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: A phlebotomist is an allied health professional, not a physician extender.
Page Ref: 43
LOD: Knowledge
174
197) The prognosis is the predicted outcome of a disease.

Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 33
LOD: Knowledge
198) The combining form ambulat/o-, as seen in the medical word ambulatory, means
"outpatient."
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Ambulat/o- means "walking."
Page Ref: 44
LOD: Knowledge
199) The radiology, physical therapy, and dietary departments are categorized as ancillary
departments.
Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
200) The combining form surg/o- means "surgery."

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Surg/o- means "operative procedure."
Page Ref: 32
LOD: Knowledge
201) A healthcare practitioner who is performing a history and physical examination uses the
auscultation method of obtaining information by tapping on different body parts.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Auscultation involves listening with a stethoscope, not tapping.
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LOD: Knowledge
175
202) In the medical word exacerbation, the combining form exacerb/o- means "recover."
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Exacerb/o- means "increase; provoke."
Page Ref: 32
LOD: Knowledge
203) A healthcare professional who is using the inspection method is looking at the patient.
Answer: TRUE
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LOD: Knowledge
204) A healthcare professional who is using the palpation method is tapping various parts of the
body.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Tapping is associated with percussion, not palpation.
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LOD: Knowledge
205) A healthcare professional who is tapping on the patient's abdomen or chest is using the
percussion method of assessment.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 46
LOD: Knowledge
206) Both of the medical words technician and technologist contain the combining form techn/o,
which means "technical skill."
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 43
LOD: Knowledge
207) A doctor who practices chiropractic medicine would have the initials D.C. after his or her
name.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 42
LOD: Knowledge
176
208) A dentist who had the abbreviation D.D.S. after his or her name would practice dental
surgery.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 42
LOD: Knowledge
209) If a doctor has a D.O. after his name, he or she is a specialist in ophthalmology.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: D.O. stands for Doctor of Osteopathy. O.D. stands for Doctor of Optometry.
Page Ref: 42
LOD: Knowledge
210) A doctor who has the initials D.P.M. after his or her name treats patients that have problems
with their feet.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 42
LOD: Knowledge
211) An otolaryngologist specializes in ears, nose, and throat.

Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 30
LOD: Knowledge
212) The abbreviation PA has two definitions: "physician's assistant" and "posteroanterior."
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 51
LOD: Knowledge
213) The correct spelling of a disease that has no identifiable cause is idiopathic.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 32
LOD: Knowledge
177
214) The correct spelling of the medical specialty that deals with females and women is
gynocology.
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The correct spelling is gynecology.
Page Ref: 29
LOD: Knowledge
1.4 Essay Questions
1) Describe the process that is used to define a medical word.

Answer: First, identify each word part and then give its meaning. Then put the meanings of the
word parts in order beginning with the suffix, followed by the prefix, and then the combining
form. Finally, add small connecting words to make a correct and complete definition.
Page Ref: 14
LOD: Comprehension
2) Why are so many medical words derived from Latin or Greek?

Answer: Both the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations advanced the study and the practice of
medicine, and these Latin and Greek words remain a part of medical language today.
Page Ref: 4
LOD: Comprehension
3) List the five separate language skills that are critical to communicate in medical language.
Answer: (1) reading, (2) listening/hearing, (3) thinking/analyzing/understanding, (4)
writing/typing/spelling, and (5) speaking/pronouncing.
Page Ref: 4
LOD: Knowledge
4) Briefly explain the origins of medical words.

Answer: Many medical words are derived from ancient Latin and Greek words. Sometimes the
words are very similar to the original Latin and Greek words. Some medical words are also
derived from other languages, such as English, Dutch, and French.
Page Ref: 4
LOD: Comprehension
178
5) List three characteristics of a combining form.

Answer: (Only required to give three of the five listed here.)
∙ A combining form is a word part that is the foundation of a medical word.
∙ A combining form gives the word its main medical meaning.
∙ A combining form has a root, a forward slash, a combining vowel, and a final hyphen.
∙ Most medical words contain a combining form.
∙ Sometimes a medical word contains two or more combining forms.
Page Ref: 7
LOD: Knowledge
6) Give the medical words for the four techniques used during a physical examination. Describe
each technique.
Answer: Inspection: Using the eyes or an instrument to examine the external surfaces or internal
cavities of the body. Auscultation: Using a stethoscope to listen to the sounds of the heart, lungs,
or intestines. Palpation: Using the fingers to feel masses or enlarged organs or to detect
tenderness or pain. Percussion: Using the finger of one hand to tap on the finger of the other
hand that is spread over a body cavity.
Page Ref: 45—46
LOD: Knowledge
7) Name two of the six ways mentioned in the textbook as methods that can be used to organize
the study of the body.
Answer: Any two of the following are correct.
Body planes, directions, and positions approach
Body cavities approach
Body quadrants and regions approach
Anatomy and physiology approach
Body systems approach
Medical specialties approach
Page Ref: 22
LOD: Knowledge
8) The stomach is located anterior to the pancreas. How then would you describe the location of
the pancreas with respect to the stomach?
Answer: The pancreas is located posterior to the stomach. The opposite of anterior is posterior.
Page Ref: 23
LOD: Knowledge
179
9) Describe the similarity and the difference between the words infectious and communicable.
Answer: Both types of disease are caused by pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi. A
communicable disease is a type of infectious disease that is transmitted by direct or indirect
contact with an infected person, animal, or insect.
Page Ref: 32
LOD: Analysis
10) What is health?

Answer: Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being (and not just the
absence of disease or infirmity).
Page Ref: 22
LOD: Comprehension
11) Describe the anatomical position.

Answer: The anatomical position is the standard position of the body for the purpose of studying
it. The body is standing erect, the head is up with the eyes looking forward, the arms are by the
sides with the palms facing forward, and legs straight with the toes pointing forward.
Page Ref: 22
LOD: Knowledge
12) Define ancillary department and give at least two examples.

Answer: An ancillary department is in a hospital and provides additional types of services.
Examples of ancillary departments (list at least two): radiology department, physical therapy
department, dietary department, emergency department, clinical laboratory, and pharmacy.
Page Ref: 43
LOD: Knowledge
13) What type of patients are in a hospice and what services does the hospice provide?
Answer: A hospice is an inpatient facility (or hospice services can also be provided in the
patient's home) for patients who are dying from a terminal illness, and their physicians have
certified that they have less than 6 months to live. Hospice services include palliative care
(supportive medical and nursing care to keep the patient comfortable), pain management,
counseling, and emotional support for the patient and family.
Page Ref: 45
LOD: Knowledge
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1.1 Multiple Choice Questions

2) Anesthesia is defined as ________.

3) With bradycardia, there is a ________.

4) Which suffix means "process of using an instrument to examine"?

5) The prefix that means "after; behind" is ________.

6) Which word means "inflammation of the lung"?

7) Vertebrae means ________.

8) Which is the plural form of apex?

9) The medical word intrahepatic means "________ the liver."

10) The surgeon performed a laryngectomy on the ________.

11) Pericardial means "pertaining to ________ the heart."

12) The plural of the Latin noun bronchus is ________.

13) A gastroscopy is the ________.

14) The definition of tachycardia is ________.

16) The word part sub- is a ________.

19) The study of word origins is ________.

20) Which is the foundation of a medical word?

22) The combining form mamm/o- means "________."

23) The combining form hepat/o- means "________."

24) The suffix -oma means "________."

26) The abbreviation EHR means ________.

27) The abbreviation CC means ________.

28) The plural form for the word phalanx is ________.

29) The combining form ven/o- means "________."

30) The suffix -gram means "________."

31) Which word means "enlargement of the liver"?

32) The prefix brady- means "________."

33) The prefix dys- means "________."

35) The origin of medical language is in ________.

37) The combining form in the word pneumonia means "________."

38) The skill that involves receiving medical language is ________.

39) Two parts of a combining form include a ________.

40) Which of the following is an example of a combining form?

41) Which of the following is an example of a suffix?

43) Prefixes such as hypo- and poly- indicate ________.

45) Which suffix means "process of recording"?

47) Which word is an example of a Latin singular noun?

48) Which word is an example of a Greek singular noun?

50) Which of the following is a disadvantage of the paper medical record?

51) The combining form arthr/o- means "________."

52) The combining form cardi/o- means "________."

53) The combining form communicat/o- means "________."

55) The combining form esthes/o- means "________."

56) The combining form gastr/o- means "________."

57) The combining form laryng/o- means "________."

58) The combining form medic/o- means "________."

59) The combining form neur/o- means "________."

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60) The combining form pneumon/o- means "________."

61) The combining form psych/o- means "________."

62) The combining form thyroid/o- means "________."

63) The combining form tonsill/o- means "________."

64) The combining form urin/o- means "________."

65) Communication in any language consists of ________.

66) Which of the following is NOT a medical word part?