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30 Cards in this Set
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1.The prefix ante refers to
a. after b. before c. within d. unity |
b. before
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2.Post refers to
a. after b. before c. beside d. coincidental |
a. after
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The prefix prim indicates
a. elementary b. late c. first d. middle |
c. first
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Megalo means
a. soft b. in front of c. changing d. enlarged |
d. enlarged
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An or a refers to
a. small b. male c. without or lacking d. abnormal |
c. without or lacking
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Hydro refers to
a. water or fluid b. floating c. unchanged d. elevation |
a. water or fluid
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Which of the following means pertaining to the side?
a. medial b. lateral c. distal d. dorsal |
b. lateral
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Posterior means
a. above b. to the side c. below d. behind |
d. behind
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The suffix ectasis refers to
a. dilatation b. abnormally closed c. weakening d. narrowing |
a. dilatation
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The word ending in itis means
a. pertaining to b. inflammation of c. condition of d. formation of |
b. inflammation of
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The suffix rrhea indicates
a. swelling b. inflammation c. stretching d. flow or discharge |
d. flow or discharge
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Trophic refers to
a. disease process b. degeneration c. growth or development d. wasting away |
c. growth or development
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Tissue lining the inside surface of an organ is
a. epithelial b. subcutaneous c. endoderm d. lipoid |
a. epithelial
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Abnormal closure of a passageway such as a blood vessel is
a. septum b. thrombus c. occlusion d. thrombosis |
c. occlusion
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The term used when pertaining to the small intestine is
a. entero b. gingivo C. glosso d. gastro |
a. entero
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Wall dividing two cavities, such as the chambers of the heart is called
a. stenosis b. occlusion c. septum d. lumen |
c. septum
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The membranous sheaths that envelopes the brain and spinal cord are the
a. meninges b. neurons c. synapses d. endoderm |
a. meninges
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A stationary blood clot in a vessel is a(an)
a. thrombus b. embolism c. hemangioma d. fibroma |
a. thrombus
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Inflammation of the bone and bone marrow is called
a. osteomalacia b. osteomyelitis c. osteitis d. fibromyelitis |
b. osteomyelitis
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Pulmonic and pulmonary refer to the
a. lungs b. glands c. heart d. vessels |
a. lungs
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Cancer that has spread from one place to another within the body is called
a. syndrome b. acute c. chronic d. metastatic |
d. metastatic
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The study of tumors is called
a. oncology b. cardiology c. pathology d. histology |
a. oncology
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Which of the following terms refers to the spongy tissue found in the epiphyseal portion of long bone?
a. compact bone b. bone marrow c. cancellous bone d. medullary cavities |
c. cancellous bone
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Bloody fluid in the pleural cavity is referred to as a
a. hemothorax b. pneumothorax c. pleurathorax d. thoracocentesis |
a. hemothorax
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Which of the following terms refers to a point of junction between two bones?
a. joint b. bursa c. ligament d. cartilage |
a. joint
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Which of the following terms refers to the lines of union of cranial bones by a thin fibrous membrane that eventually disappears?
a. sutures b. processes c. stitches d. ligamentures |
a. sutures
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An increase in CO2/decrease in 02 in the body as a result of some interference with respirations is called
a. hypoxia b. asphyxia c. anoxia d. nyoxia |
a. hypoxia
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A wasting or a decrease in size of an organ or tissue is
a. dystrophy b. myopathy c. entrophy d. atrophy |
d. atrophy
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An enlarged, fluid-filled sac within the scrotum is termed a
a. cystitis b. cryptorchism c. hydrocele d. wilm's tumor |
c. hydrocele
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An incision into the kidney is called
a. pyelostomy b. ureterectomy c. nephrotomy d. nephroscopy |
c. nephrotomy
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