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1) In the anatomical position, the:
A) body is lying down, face upward
B) arms are folded across the chest
C) body is erect, and the eyes are looking forward
D) palms of hands face backward
E) toes point outward
2) An imaging procedure displaying the continuous motion of internal structures is:
A) fluoroscopy
B) echography
C) magnetic resonance imaging
D) digital radiography
E) subtraction radiography
3) The suffix -gnosis means:
A) knowing
B) disease
C) record
D) swelling
E) closure
4) The suffix -pathy means:
A) knowing
B) swelling
C) expansion
D) stricture
E) disease
5) Which of the following pairs of combining forms means yellow?
A) cyan/o, cirrh/o
B) cirrh/o, rube/o
C) xanth/o, cirrh/o
D) xanth/o, anthrac/o
E) cyan/o, rube/o
6) Malaise is an example of a/an:
A) disease
B) sign
C) pathogen
D) symptom
E) infection
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7) The coronal plane divides the body into:
A) two dorsal cavities and two ventral cavities
B) one dorsal cavity and one ventral cavity
C) two dorsal cavities and one ventral cavity
D) one dorsal cavity and two ventral cavities
E) none of the above
8) The rhythmic contraction of a tubular organ to propel its contents is known as:
A) a spasm
B) adhesion
C) claudication
D) an infarction
E) peristalsis
9) The prefix ad- means:
A) from
B) around
C) near
D) toward
E) over
10) The combining form poli/o means:
A) paralyzed
B) gray
C) green
D) weakness
E) injury
11) The surgical joining of two ducts or blood vessels to allow flow from one to the other is
an/a:
A) aneurysm
B) ablation
C) diverticulum
D) anastomosis
E) anaplasia
12) The combining form for yellow is:
A) jaund/o
B) omphal/o
C) lumb/o
D) acr/o
E) intern/o
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13) The suffix for formation is
A) –therapy
B) –graphy
C)- derma
D)- logist
E)- poiesis
14) A morbid condition is one that is:
A) normal
B) pathological
C) aggressive
D) objective
E) subjective
15) The combining from bucc/o means:
A) cheek
B) digestion
C) lip
D) chyle
E) tongue
16) An example of a metabolic disease is:
A) diabetes
B) measles
C) trauma
D) leukemia
E) infection
17) Small hemorrhagic spots on the skin are called:
A) keratin
B) psoriasis
C) macule
D) petechiae
E)
18) Xanthocyte is a cell that appears:
A) blue
B) red
C) green
D) yellow
E) gray
19) The prefix Auto-means:
A) across
B) beneath
C) self
D) toward
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20) The abbreviation Tx means:
A) treatment
B) terminal
C) touch
D) tail
E) toxic
21) The combining form for unknown or peculiar is:
A) home/o
B) proxim/o
C) idi/o
D) ventr/o
E) odont/o
22) The prefix ultra- means:
A) across, through
B) beneath, under
C) excess, beyond
D) toward
E) away from
23) The term febrile means:
A) weak
B) feverish
C) healthy
D) ill
E) tepid
24) The term that means producing or associated with the generation of pus is:
A) inflammation
B) suppurative
C) edematous
D) erythroplakia
E) leukoplakia
25) Which of the following refers to the upper-right abdominopelvic region beneath the ribs?
A) right lumbar
B) epigastric
C) right inguinal
D) right hypochondriac
E) umbilical
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26) The combining form morph/o means:
A) missing
B) malignant
C) shape
D) body
E) sound
27) The combining form for white is:
A) xanth/o
B) erythr/o
C) leuk/o
D) chlor/o
E) anthrac/o
28) The combining form for gray is:
A) viscer/o
B) somat/o
C) morph/o
D) poli/o
E) acr/o
29) The thoracic cavity is separated from the abdominopelvic cavity by:
A) the spinal column
B) the peritoneum
C) quadrants
D) the diaphragm
E) the umbilicus
30) The neck region of the back is called:
A) sacral
B) coccygeal
C) cervical
D) thoracic
E) lumbar
31) The combining form for green is
A) xanth/o
B) erythr/o
C) albumin/o
D) chlor/o
E) anthrac/0
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32) The combining form cyt/o means:
A) cell
B) organ
C) system
D) organism
E) tissue
33) Which of the following is a type of biopsy where a small core of tissue is removed for
evaluation?
A) shave
B) frozen section
C) punch
D) needle
E) scalpel
34) The plane that divides the body into top and bottom is
A) ventral
B) coronal
C) sagital
D) dorsal
E) transverse
35) The combining form for nail is:
A) squam/o
B) myc/o
C) thel/o
D) onych/o
E) pil/o
36) The abbreviation for an intradermal test done to test for tuberculosis is the
A) PSA
B) PAP
C) PND
D) PPD
37) The combining form pil/o means:
A) nipple
B) dry
C) hair
D) skin
E) nail
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38) A condition characterized by the excessive growth of hair in unusual places, especially
in women
A) psoriasis
B) hirsutism
C) carbuncle
D) pediculosis
E) comedo
39) The term for excessive sweating is:
A) hyperhydrosis
B) hyperhydria
C) hyperhidrosis
D) hydosis
E) anhidria
40) A condition of dry lips is called:
A) xerocheilosis
B) ichthyocheilosis
C) xeronychosis
D) Adipocheilosis
41) The combining form for fungus is
A) lact/o
B) hidr/o
C) pil/o
D) myc/o
E) onych/o
42) Pediculosis is a skin infestation caused by:
A) fleas
B) mosquitoes
C) ticks
D) red bugs
E) lice
43) The term for inflammation of the eyelid is:
A) conjunctivitis
B) corneitis
C) blepharitis
D) retinitis
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44) The medical term for freckle is:
A) comedo
B) macule
C) bulla
D) papule
E) wheal
45) The combining form presby/o means:
A) iris
B) dull
C) hearing
D) old age
E) vision
46) The abbreviation bx means:
A) breast radiograph
B) second-degree burn
C) biopsy
D) cross-graft
E) autograft
47) A backward flow of solids or fluids to the mouth is called:
A) halitosis
B) borborygmus
C) flatus
D) regurgitation
E) dyspepsis
48) A carbuncle is a/an:
A) fungal infection
B) pyogenic infection
C) skin ulceration
D) abrasion
E) A and B only
49) Trichopathy is a disease of the:
A) epidermis
B) hair
C) skin
D) fingernails
E) sweat glands
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50) Which of the following agents are used to inhibit inflammation, redness, and itching
caused by allergic skin reactions?
A) protectives
B) antihistamines
C) keratolytics
D) antiseptics
E) parasiticides
51) The term alopecia means:
A) dry skin
B) blisters
C) oily skin
D) itching
E) baldness
52) Supine means:
A) lying on the stomach
B) lying on the back with the face upward
C) lying on the side with the left leg bent
D) standing up
53) A contagious disease transmitted by the itch mite is:
A) vitiligo
B) trichopathy
C) scabies
D) comedo
E) psoriasis
54) The telescoping of the intestine within itself is called
A) bolvulus
B) ischemia
C) peritonitis
D) strangulation
E) intussusception
55) In the word ichthyosis, the word root ichthy means:
A) horny
B) hard
C) dry
D) scaly
E) C and D
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56) Hyperpigmentation of the skin characterized by yellowish brown patches or spots is:
A) comedo
B) ecchymosis
C) chloasma
D) alopecia
E) pemphigus
57) The act of swallowing air is called:
A) dyspepsia
B) aerophagia
C) deglutition
D) flatus
E) regurgitation
58) Lentigo is:
A) a small brown macule on the skin, usually caused by sun exposure
B) a pyogenic infection of the skin
C) an inflammation of cellular tissue
D) a lesion due to impaired circulation
E) excessive hair growth
59) A localized collection of pus at a site of infection is:
A) cellulitis
B) an abscess
C) acne
D) an eschar
E) a purpura
60) Pruritus of the hands indicates:
A) a skin condition that turns the hands blue
B) excessive sweating of the hands
C) an inflammatory condition of the hands
D) itching of the hands
E) inflammation and swelling of the hands near the nails
61) Downward displacement of internal organs is:
A) visceropexy
B) Crohn’s Disease
C) ascites
D) Visceroptosis
E) borborygmus
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62) What is the term that means milk-white patches on the skin?
A) pediculosis
B) petechiae
C) urticaria
D) vitiligo
E) eczema
63) A wheal is also called a/an:
A) pustule
B) polyp
C) ulcer
D) hive
E) wart
64) An example of a pustule is:
A) acne
B) furuncle
C) scabies
D) A and B only
E) A, B, and C
65) A disease process occurring in the gall bladder is called:
A) cholilithiasis
B) cholecystopathy
C) choledoncholithiasis
D) choledonchal
E) cystopathy
66) A skin graft taken from a different part of the same patient's body is a/an:
A) allograft
B) homograft
C) xenograft
D) heterograft
E) autograft
67) Bile is produced in the:
A) pancreas
B) gallbladder
C) stomach
D) liver
E) duodenum
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68) What is the term that means offensive bad breath?
A) halitosis
B) obstipation
C) fecalith
D) cachexia
E) halituses
69) Eupepsia refers to:
A) difficult digestion
B) rapid digestion
C) abnormally slow digestion
D) normal digestion
E) digestive disorders
70) Pediculosis is a skin infestation by:
A) fleas
B) mosquitoes
C) ticks
D) red bugs
E) lice
71) Difficult or painful swallowing is:
A) borborygmus
B) dysphagia
C) cachexia
D) dyspepsia
E) regurgitation
72) The combining form stomat/o means:
A) digestion
B) stomach
C) opening
D) mouth
E) tongue
73) What is the technical term meaning telescoping of the intestine within itself?
A) intestinal ballooning
B) intussusception
C) hernial ballooning
D) B and C
74) The downward displacement of internal organs is:
A) visceropexy
B) Crohn's disease
C) ascites
D) visceroptosis
E) borborygmus
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75) Protrusion of an organ through the wall that normally contains it is:
A) reflux
B) perforation
C) volvulus
D) diverticulosis
E) a hernia
76) The word “inversion” means:
A) crossed over
B) turning outward
C) towards the top
D) away from
E) turning inward
77) A life-threatening obstruction in which the bowel twists itself:
A) volvulus
B) intussusception
C) ischemia
D) peritonitis
E) hernia
78) The term deglutition means:
A) swallowing
B) backward flowing
C) gastric indigestion
D) difficulty swallowing
E) digestion
79) The term for loss of appetite is:
A) bulimia
B) anorexia
C) ascites
D) obstipation
E) aerophagia
80) The progressive wavelike movement that occurs involuntarily in hollow tubes of the body
is:
A) perineum
B) periosteum
C) peristalsis
D) anastomosis
E) stomatosis
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81) Black tarry stool due to the digestive action of the GI tract on blood is
A) steatorrhea
B) melanoma
C) melena
D) mucus
E) steatoma
82) The medical term for a blister is:
A) papule
B) vesicle
C) pustule
D) fissure
E) macule
83) The visual examination of the rectum and anal canal is:
A) sigmoidoscopy
B) colonoscopy
C) enteroscopy
D) coloscopy
E) proctoscopy
84) The suffix -emesis means:
A) swallowing
B) ingestion
C) blood condition
D) digestion
E) vomiting
85) The general lack of nutrition and wasting occurring in the course of a chronic disease is:
A) bulimia
B) dyspepsia
C) enteritis
D) cachexia
E) diverticulosis
86) The surgical connection of two tubular structures is:
A) colostomy
B) obstipation
C) peristalsis
D) ileostomy
E) anastomosis
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87) Visual examination of the rectum is:
A) a sigmoidoscopy
B) a colonoscopy
C) an enteroscopy
D) a coloscopy
E) a proctoscopy
88) Protrusion of an organ through a wall is:
A) reflux
B) perforation
C) volvulus
D) diverticulosis
E) hernia
89) The combining form for bile duct is:
A) choledoch/o
B) cheil/o
C) cholecyst/o
D) cholangi/o
E) bilirubin/o
90) The prefix eso- means:
A) crossed
B) outward
C) turn
D) away
E) inward
91) A hallucination of movement, or a feeling of spinning or dizziness, is called:
A) tinnitus
B) exophthalmos
C) vertigo
D) vitiligo
E) nystagmus
92) The snail-shaped structure of the inner ear responsible for the sense of hearing is the:
A) semicircular canal
B) canthi
C) canaliculi
D) canal of Schlemm
E) cochlea
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93) Trichopathy is a disease of the
A) epidermis
B) hair
C) skin
D) fingernails
E) sweat glands
94) The perception of ringing, hissing, or other sounds in the ears or head when no external
sound is present is:
A) tinnitus
B) anacusis
C) presbycusis
D) ankylosis
E) otosclerosis
95) Which set of terms is mismatched?
A) polio, gray
B) chlor/o, green
C) erythem/o, red
D) leuk/o, white
E) anthrac/o, purple
96) The combining form for stomat/o means:
A) digestion
B) stomach
C) opening
D) mouth
E) tongue
97) The suffix -opia means:
A) vision
B) dim light
C) hearing
D) sound
E) equilibrium
98) Hist/o is the combining form for
A) cells
B) organs
C) C. systems
D) D) organisms
E) Tissue
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99) A progressive wavelike movement that occurs involuntarily in hollow tubes or the body
is:
A) perineum
B) periosteum
C) peristaisis
D)anastomosis
E) stomatosis
100) The term for bedsores is:
A)impetigo
B)decubitus ulcers
C)tinea corporis
D) ecchymosis
E) tinea barbae
101) The protrusion of one or both eyeballs from the sockets, commonly associated with
hyperthyroidism, is called:
A) ectropion
B) entropion
C) exotropion
D) exophthalmos
E) exophthia
102) The combining form phac/o means:
A) iris
B) old age
C) hearing
D) lens
E) vision
103) The combining form for proxim/o means
A) nearest
B)to the side
C) middle
D) across
E) from
104) A coronal plane divides the body into:
A) anterior and posterior aspects
B)inferior and superior aspects
C) one left cavity and one right cavity
D) all of the above
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The thoracic cavity is separated from the abdominopelvic cavity by:
A) spinal column
B) peritoneum
C) quadrants
D) diaphragm
E) umbilicus
106) Binging and purging is called:
A)anorexia
B) anorexia nervosa
C) bulimia
D) dysphagia
107) Cosmetic surgery that removes fatty tissue is called
A) blepharotomy
B) lipectomy
C) rhinoplasty
D) blepharoplasty
108) The combining form odont/o means:
A)straight
B) lip
C) teeth
D) gums
E) tongue
109) Xanthemia is a condition where
A)the blood has a thick appearance
B)the patient is anemic
C)the blood has a yellow color
D)the blood count is elevated
110 Uticaria is characterized by the eruption of pale red elevated patches called:
A) wheals (hives)
B) papula
C) comedo
D) macule