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AltA Medical terminology final exam part 1

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44 questions
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To earn dual credit for Medical terminology you will need to complete 2 pronunciation assignments as well as the 2 part terminology exams (this is part 1). *In addition to other course requirements*
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Question 1
1.

In medical language, many words come from other languages, particularly Latin and ______________.

Question 2
2.

When a Latin singular noun ends in -us, form the plural by changing -us to ____________.

Question 3
3.

A prefix is an optional word part that is at the __________ of a word.

Question 4
4.

A suffix is a word part that modifies or clarifies the medical meaning of the combining form and is ___________ of the word.

Question 5
5.

The suffix -pathy means ______________.

Question 6
6.

_____________ is a sudden worsening in the severity of a disease.

Question 7
7.

Going up the arm from the wrist toward the shoulder is going in which direction?

Question 8
8.
The combining form melan/o- means __________
Question 9
9.
Tissue that is necrotic is __________
Question 10
10.
A patient with polydactyly would have __________
Question 11
11.
In dermabrasion, the combining form abras/o means __________
Question 12
12.
One type of tinea is commonly known as __________
Question 13
13.
__________ is a semisolid mixture of partially digested food, saliva, digestive enzymes, and fluids in the stomach.
Question 14
14.
The combining form lingu/o- means "__________."
Question 15
15.
The combining form hepat/o- means "__________."
Question 16
16.

The medical word that means "pertaining to the stomach and intestines" uses which combining forms?

Question 17
17.
With coordinated contractions of its wall, the esophagus moves food toward the stomach. This process is known as __________
Question 18
18.
A condition of the gastrointestinal system that means difficult or painful eating or swallowing is __________
Question 19
19.

You can find a lumen in the small and large intestines. What is a lumen?

Question 20
20.
The adjective __________ means pertaining to the heart and the lungs.
Question 21
21.
A combining form for lung is __________
Question 22
22.

_________________ is the term for listening to the internal sounds of the body, usually using a stethoscope.

Question 23
23.
The meaning of the combining form spir/o- in the word spirometry is __________.
Question 24
24.
The drugs that suppress the cough center in the brain are __________ drugs.
Question 25
25.
Pneumonia is actually __________
Question 26
26.
The __________ divides the heart into right and left sides.
Question 27
27.
The irregularly shaped, central area in the thoracic cavity that lies between the lungs is the __________ .
Question 28
28.
The definition of the combining form ven/o- is __________ .
Question 29
29.
Contraction of the myocardium around the atria and ventricles is known as __________.
Question 30
30.
The arrhythmia in which the heart beats too slowly is called __________.
Question 31
31.
The combining form leuk/o- means __________.
Question 32
32.
The combining for erythr/o- means __________.
Question 33
33.
The combining form mon/o- means __________.
Question 34
34.
The process of platelets sticking to a damaged blood vessel wall and forming clumps is known as platelet __________.
Question 35
35.
The combining form cyt/o- means __________.
Question 36
36.
A bacterial infection that spreads to the blood is called __________.
Question 37
37.

What is the correct spelling for the tail bone?

Question 38
38.
The suffix -graphy means __________.
Question 39
39.
A fracture in which the bone edges break through the skin is known as __________.
Question 40
40.
A bone density test is recommended in order to test for __________.
Question 41
41.

Abduction is to ____________________.

Question 42
42.
The beginning of a muscle, where it attaches to the stationary bone, is the __________.
Question 43
43.
The prefix tri- as in triceps means __________.
Question 44
44.

Congratulations! That was a lot of work. How do you feel after completing the exam?