Workbook

Question 1

The part of a word that comes after the root word and changes its meaning is the:

Answer 1

suffix

Question 2

An agent used against fever is:

Answer 2

antipyretic

Question 3

a slow pulse rate is:

Answer 3

bradycardia

Question 4

An incision made below the breast :

Answer 4

inframammary

Question 5

A congenital anomaly is a/an :

Answer 5

Abnormal condition existing at birth

Question 6

An instrument used to view the large intestine is a/an:

Answer 6

colonoscope

Question 7

Surgical removal of half the stomach is :

Answer 7

hemigastrectomy

Question 8

You are scheduled to scrub on a cheiloplasty. What is the anatomical part to be revised

Answer 8

lip

Question 9

A record made of a joint is:

Answer 9

arthrogram

Question 10

A preoperative diagnosis of cholelithiasis indicates a/an :

Answer 10

condition of gallstones

Question 11

Heptamegaly is:

Answer 11

an enlarged liver

Question 12

Inflammation of the brain is :

Answer 12

encephalitis

Question 13

A laparoscope would be used to visualize the :

Answer 13

abdominal cavity

Question 14

A patient with chondromalacia would have an abnormal softening of the :

Answer 14

cartilage

Question 15

the suffix that means to suture is :

Answer 15

-rraphy

Question 16

Intracellular fluid would be found :

Answer 16

within the cell

Question 17

A bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy is a surgical procedure to:

Answer 17

Remove both the fallopian tubes and ovaries

Question 18

An arthrocentesis is a procedure to :

Answer 18

puncture and aspirate fluid from a joint

Question 19

A myelogram is :

Answer 19

an x-ray of the spinal cord

Question 20

A cholecystectomy is a procedure to:

Answer 20

remove the gallbladder

Question 21

A red blood cell is known as a/an :

Answer 21

erythrocyte

Question 22

The term pertaining to a hidden testicle is:

Answer 22

cryptorchidism

Question 23

The surgical procedure to crush a stone is a :

Answer 23

lithotripsy

Question 24

A blepharoplasty is a procedure to:

Answer 24

repair of the eyelids

Question 25

Hydronephrosis is:

Answer 25

A condition of water in the kidney

Question 26

There is a lumbar laminectomy scheduled in rm6. what will the surgery entail?

Answer 26

Excision of part of the vertebral arch

Question 27

what is involved in the surgery scheduled in rm 3 at 7pm ? Cystoscopy

Answer 27

Visualization of the bladder

Question 28

A gastrectomy follows a Hemicolectomy in rm 2. What does a gastrectomy mean?

Answer 28

Surgical removal of the stomach

Question 29

A fasciotomy is scheduled in rm 4. what is a fasciotomy?

Answer 29

creation of an opening in the fascia

Question 30

The surgery scheduled in RM 7 at 7:00 will involve what? Rhinoplasty

Answer 30

A surgical fixation of the septum

Question 31

An arthrocentesis is scheduled to follow the osteotomy in RM 12. what is an osteotomy?

Answer 31

a cut into the bone

Question 32

The colposcopy scheduled for RM 11 will involve :

Answer 32

visualization of the vaginal vault

Question 33

A hysterectomy, which is scheduled in RM 13 involves

Answer 33

Surgical removal of the uterus

Question 34

There is a craniotomy on call for DR. C. What is craniotomy?

Answer 34

an incision into the skull

Question 35

The palatoplasty in RM 9 is a procedure for ?

Answer 35

repair of a cleft palate

Question 36

The part of the organelle of the cell considered to be the powerhouse is the:

Answer 36

Mitochondria

Question 37

The building blocks of all living matter are called:

Answer 37

cells

Question 38

The thymus gland is located in the _____ surface of the body .

Answer 38

thoracic

Question 39

The umbilicus is located on the _________ surface of the body

Answer 39

ventral

Question 40

The hormones produced by the adrenal cortex to protect one during a stressfully situation are:

Answer 40

corticoids

Question 41

The medial malleolus is a projection at the ankle of the:

Answer 41

tibia

Question 42

The outermost layer of the eye that is commonly called the white of the eye is the:

Answer 42

sclera

Question 43

The parotid gland secretes :

Answer 43

saliva

Question 44

Muscles are attached to bones by:

Answer 44

tendons

Question 45

The large opening located in the occipital bone is called the:

Answer 45

foramen magnum

Question 46

the liquid part of the blood is :

Answer 46

plasma

Question 47

The mineral essential for the formation of red blood cells is:

Answer 47

iron

Question 48

The myocardium is the:

Answer 48

thick muscular wall of the heart

Question 49

The name of the artery that arises from the ascending aorta and carries blood to the heart muscle is the:

Answer 49

coronary

Question 50

The largest artery in the blood is the:

Answer 50

aorta

Question 51

The membrane that lines the chest cavity and reflects back to cover the lungs is the :

Answer 51

pleura

Question 52

The amount of air taken in wish a normal breath is about 500 cc and is referred to as:

Answer 52

tidal volume

Question 53

The auditory nerve receives sound waves from a shell-like structure called the :

Answer 53

cochlea

Question 54

An inflammation on the conjunctiva involves the :

Answer 54

delicate membrane lining eyelids and covering the front of the eyeball