Which condition is a benign
tumor formed from glandular
tissue?
a. adenoma
b. adenomalacia
c. adenosis
Which condition is characterized
by extensive bone destruction
followed by abnormal bone
repair?
a. osteosclerosis
b. Ewing's sarcoma
c. Paget's disease
Which term means the study of
the structures of the body?
a. anatomy
b. histology
c. physiology
Which term means any
degenerative condition of the
vertebrae?
a. ostealgia
b. lumbago
c. spondylosis
Which suffix means a surgical
creation of an artificial opening?
a. -otomy
b. -ostomy
c. -ectomy
Which term means the study of
the outbreak of disease within a
population group?
a. etiology
b. epidemiology
c. pathology
Which is characteristic of the
anatomic position?
a. extending the arms
b. standing up so the body is erect
c. turning the palms of the hands
toward the back
Which procedure is the suturing
or wiring together of bones?
a. osteoclasis
b. surgical fixation
c. osteorrhaphy
Which procedure is the surgical
repair or replacement of a
damaged joint?
a. arthroplasty
b. arthrodesis
c. arthrotomy
Which bone tissue functions as a
fat storage area?
a. yellow bone marrow
b. red bone marrow
c. contact
In the term pericardiectomy, the
word part ectomy is a/an ____.
a. prefix
b. suffix
c. word root (combining form)
Which term means inflammation
of a nerve?
a. neuroplasty
b. neuritis
c. neurectomy
Which combining form means
white?
a. leuk/o
b. cyan/o
c. erythr/o
Which term means any
pathologic change or disease in
the spinal cord or bone marrow?
a. myelopathy
b. myopathy
c. myotomy
Which condition is a hospitalacquired infection?
a. iatrogenic
b. idiopathic
c. nosocomial
Which term means the study of
the structure, composition, and
function of tissues?
a. cytology
b. histology
c. pathology
Which term refers to the upper
region that includes the stomach
and heart?
a. inguinal
b. umbilicus
c. epigastric
A structure located above the
transverse plane is said to be
____.
a. lateral
b. superior
c. inferior
Which condition is the
dislocation or displacement of a
bone from its joint?
a. ankylosis
b. lumbago
c. luxation
Which combining form means
fever?
a. py/o
b. pyr/o
c. pyel/o
Which condition is commonly
known as a bunion?
a. hallux valgus
b. talipes
c. torticollis
Which plane divides the body
into anterior and posterior
portions?
a. midsagittal plane
b. transverse plane
c. coronal plane
Which type of tissue forms the
lining of the internal organs?
a. connective tissue
b. epithelium
c. endothelium
Which form of arthritis is
associated with the formation of
uric acid crystals in the joint?
a. rheumatoid arthritis
b. gouty arthritis
c. osteoarthritis
Which term means the rupture of
a muscle?
a. myorrhexis
b. myorrhaphy
c. myoplasty
In the term
otorhinolaryngology, which
word part means ear?
a. ot/o
b. rhin/o
c. laryng/o
Which combining form means
joint?
a. arthr/o
b. arteri/o
c. ather/o
Which type of disease is caused
by a pathogenic organism?
a. idiopathic
b. iatrogenic
c. infectious
Which condition is an
inflammation of bone and bone
marrow?
a. osteitis
b. periostitis
c. osteomyelitis
Which suffix requires the use of
the combining vowel?
a. -algia
b. -ologist
c. -stenosis
Which disorder is treated with a
bone marrow transplant?
a. spondylitis
b. osteoporosis
c. leukemia
Which term means pain in the
stomach?
a. gastrotomy
b. gastritis
c. gastralgia
What does the term
cardiorrhexis mean?
a. abnormal softening of the heart
b. rupture of the heart
c. to suture the wall of the heart
Which term means part of the
hipbone?
a. ilium
b. ileum
c. ileus
Which procedure is an attempt to
return the affected bone to its
normal alignment by manually
applied forces?
a. manipulation
b. immobilization
c. traction
Which bone tissue is
hematopoietic?
a. yellow bone marrow
b. periosteum
c. red bone marrow
Which body cavity protects the
spinal column?
a. ventral
b. cranial
c. dorsal
The opposite of anterior is ____.
a. posterior
b. ventral
c. superior
Which term means red blood
cells?
a. erythrocytes
b. leukocytes
c. melanosis
Which term means the ongoing
presence of a disease within a
population, group, or area?
a. endemic
b. pandemic
c. epidemic
Which term describes the time
and events surrounding birth?
a. prenatal
b. postnatal
c. perinatal
Which of the following is a
congenital disorder?
a. cerebral palsy
b. Down syndrome
c. cystic fibrosis
Which term means the act of
closing a wound or incision by
stitching or a similar means?
a. litigation
b. suturing
c. ligation
Which is the correct spelling of
the term meaning the surgical
removal of the appendix?
a. apendixectomy
b. appendiectomy
c. appendectomy
Which diagnostic technique is
used to detect cancer and
osteomyelitis?
a. computed tomography
b. dual x-ray absorptiometry
c. bone scan
Which condition is abnormal
softening of bones due to
disease?
a. osteomalacia
b. osteitis
c. osteosclerosis
Which procedure is the surgical
repair of cartilage?
a. chondritis
b. chondropathy
c. chondroplasty
Which suffix means a specialist?
a. -graphy
b. -ologist
c. -ology
Which term means the death of
bone tissue?
a. ostealgia
b. osteonecrosis
c. osteitis
Which term describes an opening
in a bone through which blood
vessels, nerves, and ligaments
pass?
a. suture
b. foramen
c. process
Which procedure is the surgical
loosening of an ankylosed joint?
a. arthrolysis
b. arthrodesis
c. spondylosis
Which term describes a fracture
in which the bone is splintered or
crushed?
a. compound fracture
b. closed fracture
c. comminuted fracture
Which bone is also known as the
shoulder blade?
a. clavicle
b. scapula
c. acromion
Which suffix means to suture or
stitch?
a. -rrhage
b. -rrhexis
c. -rrhaphy
Which bone is also known as the
kneecap?
a. olecranon
b. patella
c. sternum
Which condition is an
inflammation of the vertebrae?
a. spondylolisthesis
b. spondylitis
c. spondylosis
Which combining form means
nerve?
a. neur/o
b. gastr/o
c. hepat/o
Which term identifies the upper
portion of the sternum?
a. xiphoid process
b. mediastinum
c. manubrium
Which combining form means
fungus?
a. myc/o
b. myel/o
c. my/o
Which term means toward the
lower part of the body?
a. distal
b. cephalic
c. caudal
Which term means the tissue
death of an artery or arteries?
a. arteriomalacia
b. arterionecrosis
c. arteriostenosis
Which prefix means between or
among?
a. subb. interc. intra-
Which disease is spread by
bloodborne transmission?
a. hepatitis B
b. measles
c. tuberculosis
Which condition is a congenital
defect in which the spinal canal
fails to close around the spinal
cord?
a. talipes
b. spina bifida
c. hallux valgus
Which condition is an abnormal
increase in the outward curvature
of the thoracic spine as viewed
from the side?
a. scoliosis
b. lordosis
c. kyphosis
Which term means toward the
side?
a. distal
b. lateral
c. proximal
Which is the correct spelling of
the term that means maintaining a
constant internal environment?
a. homestasis
b. homeostasis
c. hematostasis
Based on its word parts, what
does the term hepatorrhagia
mean?
a. abnormal enlargement of the liver
b. inflammation of the liver
c. bleeding from the liver