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1
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Suffixes can indicate a condition, disorder, procedure or disease.

A

True

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2
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What does the suffix- osis indicate?

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Abnormal condition or disease

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3
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Ather/o- is the preffix for joint.

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False

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4
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What does the term cephalic mean?

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Towards the head

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5
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What region of the abdomen is located above the stomach?

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Epigastric region

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6
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An emergency physician is a license healthcare professional working in prehospital setting.

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False

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7
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What is the prefix for bone marrow?

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myel/o-

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8
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Dissect and define bursitis.

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Burs-bursa

-itis - inflammation

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9
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Define foramen.

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Opening in bone allowing passage of blood vessels, nerves and ligaments

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10
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Abduction is the movement of limb toward the midline of the body.

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False

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11
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What is the movement that ends the foot upward at the ankle?

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Dorsiflexion

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12
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What is tendonitis?

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Inflammation of the tendon

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13
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If -sclerosis is abnormal hardening, what is a atherosclerosis caused by?

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Abnormal hardening of plaque in arteries

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14
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What term is defined as decreased oxygenated blood flow to tissues?

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Ischemia

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15
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Embolus is a blood clot attached to the interior wall of the vessel.

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False

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16
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Pernicious anemia is caused b the body’s inability to absorb VB12.

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True

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17
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Which cell plays a role in cell-mediated immunity?

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T cells

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18
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What is an oncologist?

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One who diagnoses and treats malignant disorders

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19
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Which cancer of the immune systems is characterized by the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells?

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Hodgkins lymphoma

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20
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What is the purpose of an adjuvant therapy?

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Decreases risk of cancer recurrence after primary treatment is completed

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21
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Where are sublingual glands located?

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On the floor of the mouth under the tongue

22
Q

Wavelike contractions moving food into the digestive system?

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Peristalsis

23
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Chyme is defined as mass of food ready to be swallowed.

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False

24
Q

Bands of tissue that may result in difficulty swallowing.

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Stricture

25
Q

Define dysphagis

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Difficulty swallowing

26
Q

What term means inflammation of the nose?

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Rhinitis

27
Q

Meaning of tracheorrhagia.

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Bleeding from the trachea

28
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Pneumothorax is the accumulation of phlegm in the pleural cavity.

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False

29
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Based on word parts, define hypoxemia.

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Low oxygen levels in blood

30
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A condition involving the kidneys pertains to what word part?

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nephr/o- or ren/o

31
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Ureters transport urine from kidneys to bladder.

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True

32
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What is the involuntary discharge of urine?

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Enuresis

33
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What is the purpose of intravenous pyelography?

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Provides image of the renal pelvis using dye

34
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Myel/o- is the prefix for what structure?

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spinal cord

35
Q

What is the correct term for head pain?

A

Cephlagia

36
Q

Which is the medical term for sleep walking?

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Somnambulism

37
Q

The white layer of the eye:

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Sclera

38
Q

Periodontal edema is

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Swelling of tissue around the eye

39
Q

Describe purpura.

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Purple discoloration of the skin due to bleeding under the skin

40
Q

Diaphoresis is increased urine output

A

False

41
Q

Overgrowth ad thickening of the skin is keratosis.

A

True

42
Q

What term means excessive hunger?

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Polyphagia

43
Q

Define gynecomastia.

A

Excessive mammary gland production in males

44
Q

What organ secretes fluid to help with the motility of sperm?

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Prostate gland

45
Q

Cryptorchidism is described as:

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Failure of one or both of the testicles to descend

46
Q

The inner most layer of the uterus is called:

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endometrium

47
Q

An obstetrician is responsible for:

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medical care during pregnancy, childbirth immediate postpartum

48
Q

Accumulation of pus in the fallopian tubes

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Pyosalpinx

49
Q

Rhonchi is abnormal lung sounds during inspiration

A

False

50
Q

What does ABG’s measure?

A

pH, oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in arterial blood

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