Medical Term – Flashcards
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Which suffix means the process of using an instrument to examine?
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-scopy
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The abbreviation for physical examination is __________.
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PE
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The prefix that means after or behind is __________.
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Post-
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The word endotracheal means pertaining to within the __________.
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Trachea
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Which is the plural form of apex?
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Apices
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In what order should you put the meanings of the word parts to get the definition of the entire medical word?
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Suffix, Prefix, Combining Form
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The suffix -gram means __________.
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a record of a picture
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The prefixes anti- and dys- belong to a category that describes __________.
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Degree or Quality
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Hyster/o has the same meaning as __________.
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Uter/o
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Which basic rule is correct for building medical words?
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Join the prefix to the beginning of the combining form
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Which of the following is the skill that involves relaying the medical language?
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Writing
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Bradycardia is a __________.
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Condition of a slow heart rate
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The abbreviation CC means __________.
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Chief Complaint
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Anesthesia is defined as __________.
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A condition of not feeling
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Before patients can be treated at any type of healthcare facility, they must sign a __________.
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Consent to treat
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Which word means inflammation of the lungs?
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Pneumonitis
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Five separate language skills are critical to communication. Which skill involves the processing of medical language?
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Thinking and Analyzing
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If a medical word has a suffix, the suffix is found __________ of the word.
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At the end
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Which of the following statements concerning prefixes is false?
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All medical words must have prefixes
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HIPAA assures the patient that his/her medical information is __________.
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Secure
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The combining form pneumon/o- means __________.
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Lung; air
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The combining form ven/o- means __________.
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Vein
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The study of word origins is __________.
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Etymology
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Which syllable is the primary accented syllable in the medical word urination?
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Nay
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A gastroscopy is the process of __________.
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Examining the stomach with an instrument
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Which of the following pairs of prefixes have opposite meanings?
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Brady- , Tachy-
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Brady- means?
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Slow
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Tachy- means?
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Fast
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Moving toward the head is moving in a ________ direction.
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Cephalad
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An example of a symptom would be ________.
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Pain felt in the joints
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The human body can be studied by dividing the anterior surface of the abdomen into __________.
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Four quadrants and nine regions
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Which is the most frequently used healthcare setting?
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Doctors office
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Which combining form means the lower back?
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lumb/o-
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The opposite of a disease that does respond to treatment is a disease that is __________.
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refractory
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A physician who is on the medical staff of a hospital and admits a patient to the hospital is a/an __________.
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Attending Physician
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An infection that occurs in a surgical wound is an example of a/an ________ infection.
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Nosocomial
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A stethoscope would be used to perform which part of the physical examination?
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Ausculation
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The midsagittal plane divides the body into __________.
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RIght and Left
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The medical language definition of the word respiratory is __________.
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Pertaining to again and again breathing
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Nurses can do all of the following except __________.
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Prescribe medications
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The humerus is the bone of the upper arm. The proximal end of the humerus is located next to the __________.
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Shoulder
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If medicine describes a disease as having an etiology that is unknown, the disease is said to be ________.
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Idiopathic
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The predicted outcome of a disease is the __________.
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Prognosis
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Which body plane divides the body into right and left sections?
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Sagittal
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The region of the abdominopelvic area that is centered and inferior to the umbilical region is the __________ region.
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hypogastric
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Which doctor's practice is limited to treating diseases and conditions of the feet?
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D.P.M.
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Endocrinology is the medical specialty that studies the __________.
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testes, ovaries, adrenal glands, pancreas, thymus, thyroid, parathyroid, pituitary, and pineal glands
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Most cells and cellular structures are __________.
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Microscopic
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Which of the following is not an approach for studying the body as discussed in your textbook?
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disease approach
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The cause or origin of any disease is __________.
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the etiology
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The combining form iatr/o- means __________.
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physician; treatment
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Ophthalmology studies the __________.
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eyes
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The combining form abdomin/o- means __________.
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abdomen
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In the medical word genital, the suffix means __________.
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Pertaining to
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The word dorsal means pertaining to the __________.
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Back
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The combining form caud/o- means __________.
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Tailbone
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The suffix -al means
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Pertaining to
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Genit/o- means
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Genitalia
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The suffix -ity means
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state; condition
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The suffix -ician means __________.
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a skilled professional or expert
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Cancer cells that are described as undifferentiated may also be referred to as __________.
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Embryonal
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Osteosarcoma is cancer of the __________.
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Bone
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The Reed-Sternberg cell appears in a biopsy from which cancer?
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Hodgkins Lymphoma
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ALL is a type of __________.
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Blood Cancer
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The procedure by which a cancerous tumor and surrounding organs are removed is called ___________.
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Exenteration
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The combining form aden/o- means __________.
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gland
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The process of single cell destruction, or programmed cell death, is known as __________.
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Apoptosis
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Which word would not be used to describe a cancerous tumor?
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Encapsulated
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Which abbreviation is for a central catheter that delivers a chemotherapy drug to the entire body?
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PICC
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The combining form carcin/o- means __________.
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cancer
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Which cell organelles are small sacs that contain powerful digestive enzymes to destroy a bacterium or virus that invades the cell?
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Lysosomes
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Which tissue could develop an adenocarcinoma?
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Pancreas
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The combining form cyt/o- means __________.
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cell
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A retinoblastoma is an embryonal cancerous tumor of the ________ that occurs in young children.
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Eye
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A ________ is done during surgery so that the surgeon knows immediately if the tissue is cancerous or not.
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Frozen section
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An example of brachytherapy would be __________.
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Placing a radioactive implant directly into the bladder for bladder cancer
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The abbreviation Ca means __________.
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Cancer
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Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means process of viewing living tissue?
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-opsy, bi/o-
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Which of the following statements about cancer is true?
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Cancer cells often divide more rapidly than normal cells
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Which is not a cell organelle?
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Cytoplasm
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Which is a process by which cancerous cells break off from a tumor and move through the blood vessels or lymphatic vessels to other sites in the body?
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Metastasis
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Which treatment involves radioactive implants (needles, wires, capsules, pellets/seeds) inserted into the tumor or the tissue around the tumor?
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Interstitial radiotherapy
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Basal cell carcinoma is a type of ________ cancer.
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Skin
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The Philadelphia chromosome appears in __________.
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chronic myelogenous leukemia
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Which drug is used to treat the nausea and vomiting that occur after chemotherapy?
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Cesamet
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The combining form lys/o- means?
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Break down; destroy
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The combining forms cancer/o-, carcin/o-, and malign/o- mean?
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Cancer
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The combining form blast/o- means?
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Immature; embryonic
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Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means tumor of the bone and connective tissue?
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-oma, oste/o-, sarc/o-
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Which of the following is not a carcinogen?
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Heredity
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A mitosis inhibitor chemotherapy drug would __________.
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Cause DNA to break during cell division
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Which is the unit of measurement for radiation exposure?
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Rem
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In the word transducer, the combining form duc/o- means ___________.
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To bring or move
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Which is the correct position for a lateral decubitus x-ray?
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lying on the side
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Radiopharmaceutical drugs are also known as ________ because they can be located in a particular part of the body by the gamma rays they produce.
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tracers
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The suffix -gram means __________.
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a record or picture
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The abbreviation KUB means __________.
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Kidneys, ureters, bladder
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In which type of x-ray does an x-ray beam enter the patient's chest from the side, penetrate the upper body, and exit through the other side?
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Lateral chest x-ray
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The combining form later/o- means __________.
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Side
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Which of the following radiologic studies uses contrast dye to examine a joint?
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arthography
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Every radioactive substance is in a constant state of decay (changing from being unstable to being stable). Which phrase is used for the length of time it takes for a certain number of atoms in a radioactive substance to decay and become stable?
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Half-life
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Which of the following words contains a word part that means point of light?
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Scintigraphy
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On an x-ray, an area of low density is said to be __________.
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Radiolucent
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Radioactive substances that emit positrons are used in ________ scans.
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PET
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The combining form anter/o- means __________.
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Front part
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Technetium-99m, xenon-133, and gallium-67 are radiopharmaceutical drugs that __________.
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Emit gamma rays
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How does a xeromammogram differ from a mammogram?
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The xeromammogram image is printed on dry paper rather than on x-ray film.
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The suffix -graphy means _________.
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Process of recording
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Which refers to technology used to produce audible sounds from the body (such as blood flowing through an artery or the heartbeat of a fetus)?
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Doppler
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The combining form poster/o- means __________.
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back part
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An open MRI is more comfortable for a person who suffers from a fear of __________.
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being in closed spaces
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The combining form cin/e- means __________.
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Movement
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Which type of procedure uses a strong magnetic field inside a scanner to align protons in the atoms of the patient's body?
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MRI
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Which is considered to be a screening test and not a diagnostic test?
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Electron beam tomography
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X-rays are used during all of the following tests except __________.
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Magnetic resonance imaging
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Which is an abbreviation for an x-ray of the urinary organs?
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KUB
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The combining form fluor/o- means _________.
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Fluorescence
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The contrast medium that is instilled into the rectum to outline the colon and rectum for a radiologic procedure is _________.
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Barium
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Which contrast medium is used in an MRI scan?
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Gadolinium
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The radiopharmaceutical drug indium-111 combined with monoclonal antibodies is used during scintigraphy to __________.
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detect cancerous cells
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The word spiral is related to a/an __________.
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CT scan
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Which nuclear medicine procedure uses a radioactive substance that emits positrons?
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PET scan
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Which abbreviation stands for the fluid that circulates around the brain and spinal cord?
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CSF
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Which radiologic procedure uses x-rays and an opaque contrast dye to create closely spaced slices or images of the brain or spinal cord?
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CT scan
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The numerical scale that measures the depth of a coma is known as the ________ Coma Scale.
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Glasgow
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The combining form alg/o- means __________.
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Pain
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Spinal traction with metal tongs in the skull is used to treat a fracture of the ________.
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vertebra
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The combining form affer/o- means __________.
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Bring toward the center
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Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means condition of burning pain?
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-ia, caus/o-, alg/o-
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Which of the following word parts does not mean seizure?
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clon/o-
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Which word is a general category for any type of disease of a nerve?
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neuropathy
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Which neuromodulator is the body's own natural pain reliever?
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endorphin
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The olfactory nerve is associated with what function?
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smell
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The brain is housed within what bony structure?
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crainium
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The meninges contain all of the following structures except __________.
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epidural space
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The central nervous system consists of the ________.
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brain and spinal chord
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Mrs. Lynn had a stroke that left her with the inability to understand spoken or written words. This is known as __________.
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receptive aphasia
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Which condition commonly accompanies migraine headaches?
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photophobia
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The cell body of a neuron sends the electrical impulse to the __________.
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axon
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The ________ lobe analyzes sensory information from nerve impulses from the skin for temperature, touch, vibration, and pain.
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Parietal
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All of the following are true about a carotid endarterectomy except __________.
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it removes excess CSF from the brain
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Which is the medical word for a common headache?
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cephalalgia
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All of the following combining forms refer to a seizure except __________.
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Spin/o-
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The middle layer of the meninges that surround the brain and the spinal cord is known as the __________.
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arachnoid
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Which is a chronic neurologic disease caused by an imbalance in the levels of the neurotransmitters dopamine and acetylcholine in the brain?
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Parkinsons disease
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The abbreviation AVM means __________.
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arteriovenous malformation
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The combining form esthes/o- means __________.
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sensation; feeling
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Paralysis on one side of the body is known as ________.
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hemiplegia
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Which two combining forms mean nerve root?
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Rhiz/o-, radicul/o-
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It was in the middle of winter when the patient came to the doctor's office complaining of depression, weight gain, and problems with sleep. He was told that he had a condition related to hypersecretion of melatonin plus the lack of exposure to sunlight. He was diagnosed with __________.
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SAD
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Which type of drug can be used to treat type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus?
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insulin
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Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means a substance (that must be secreted) before milk (can be produced)?
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-in, pro-, lact/o-
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Which of the following pairs of words has the same meaning?
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adenomatous goiter and nodular goiter
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Which is the abbreviation for the hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the thyroid gland?
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TSH
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The combining form aden/o- means __________.
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gland
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The combining form chrom/o- means __________.
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color
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A pregnant woman may be given the hormone ________ as a drug to stimulate her uterus to contract and begin labor.
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oxytocin
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Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means condition of glucose in the urine?
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-ia, glycos/o-, ur/o-
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When two hormones work in conjunction with each other, it is known as ________.
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synergism
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Hypersecretion of the growth hormone during adulthood causes __________.
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acromegaly
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When two hormones exert opposite effects, this is known as __________.
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antagonism
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All of the following are complications of diabetes mellitus except ________.
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precocious puberty
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Which is a surgical procedure that removes the thyroid gland?
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thyroidectomy
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Which endocrine gland is known as the master gland of the body?
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pituitary gland
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Which symptom is common to diabetes mellitus as well as diabetes insipidus?
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polydipsia
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The combining form phe/o- means __________.
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gray
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A benign tumor of an endocrine gland is known as a/an _________
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adenoma
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The abbreviation NIDDM means the same as __________.
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non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
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Which hormone is secreted by alpha cells of the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas?
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glucagon
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Which of these is a laboratory test to diagnose diabetes insipidus?
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ADH stimulation test
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The combining form erg/o- means __________.
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Activity;work
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The combining form crin/o- means __________.
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Secrete
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Which of these endocrine glands also functions as a gland in the digestive system?
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Pancreas
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The combining forms pituit/o- and ________ both mean pituitary gland.
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Hypophys/o-
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Physical characteristics of Addison's disease are __________.
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fatigue, weight loss, and bronze skin pigmentation
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Insulin is secreted by the ________ cells in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas.
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beta
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The suffix -physis means __________.
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state of growing
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When bile breaks apart large globules of fat, the process is known as __________.
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emulsification
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Because of the definition of the combining form found in gastrin, we know that it is a substance produced in the __________.
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Stomach
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The combining form omphal/o- means __________.
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umbilicus
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Which of the following suffixes means enzyme?
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-ase
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The muscular ring at the base of the stomach that opens to release chyme into the small intestine is the __________ sphincter.
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Pyloric
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If an infected appendix bursts, it can cause ________.
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Peritonitis
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The gastric mucosa is arranged in thick, deep folds called __________.
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rugae
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What is the purpose of the villi in the small intestine?
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Absorb digested nutrients
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Which abbreviation is a test for parasites in the stool?
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O&P
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An inguinal hernia occurs __________.
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in the groin
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A patient with a sialolith has __________.
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a salivary gland stone
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A computerized axial tomography creates images __________.
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as a cut, slice or layer
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Telescoping of one segment of the intestine into the lumen of an adjacent segment is known as a/an __________.
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intussusceptions
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In the phrase hyperemesis gravidarum, the word gravidarum means __________.
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of pregnancy
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The LES is located between the __________.
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esophagus and stomach
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The combining form celi/o- means __________.
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abdomen
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Which type of polyp has a thin stalk that supports a ball-shaped, irregular top?
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Pedunculated
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Hepatosplenomegaly refers to __________.
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enlargement of the liver and spleen
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A hepatocyte is a __________.
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Liver cell
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What word parts do you need to build a medical word that means inflammation of the appendix?
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appendic/o- and -itis
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The medical language definition of diverticulosis is __________ of a diverticulum.
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Abnormal condition
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The muscular ring that keeps food in the stomach from going back into the esophagus is __________.
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lower esophageal sphincter
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The combining form enter/o- means __________.
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intestine
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A surgical procedure to remove part of the stomach because of a cancerous tumor is called a ________.
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Gastrectomy
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In the phrase hyperemesis gravidarum, the word gravidarum means __________.
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of pregnancy
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All of the following are purposes of the gastrointestinal system except __________.
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carry food nutrients to cells
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The peritoneum extends into the center of the abdominopelvic cavity as the __________.
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omentum
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In the medical word peristalsis, the combining form stal/o- means __________.
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contraction
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Hydrochloric acid does all of the following actions except ________.
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produce bile
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Which procedure uses sound waves to create an image of a kidney stone?
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ultrasonography
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Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means abnormal condition of the glomerulus with hardness?
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-osis, glomerul/o-, scler/o-
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Which of the following is the cancer of the kidney that is found in children?
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Wilms'
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A kidney stone is also called a __________.
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Calculus
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Drugs such as tolterodine (Detrol) that decrease the contractions of smooth muscle are helpful in treating __________.
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overactive bladder
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Epispadias or hypospadias is corrected surgically with a __________.
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urethroplasty
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The suffix -scope means __________.
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instrument used to examine
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The kidneys are located in the ________.
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retroperitoneal space
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Two combining forms that mean bladder are cyst/o- and __________.
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vesic/o-
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The abbreviation ARF means __________.
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acute renal failure
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Involuntary urination during sleep is known as __________.
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enuresis
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Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means process of making an incision into the kidney to remove a stone?
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-tomy, nephr/o-, lith/o-
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After the filtrate passes through the proximal convoluted tubule, it enters the __________.
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nephron loop
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The pH of the urine is related to the __________.
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acidity or alkalinity
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Which word means pertaining to the bladder?
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Vesical
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A finding of albuminuria means there is ________ in the urine.
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Protein
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The first presenting sign of bladder cancer may be ________.
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hematuria
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Which of the following is not true regarding chronic renal failure?
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It develops rapidly, sometimes due to trauma.
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The combining form cali/o- means __________.
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Calyx
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A nephropexy is done to correct __________.
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nephroptosis
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Which is the area of the kidney that includes the cortex and medulla?
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parenchyma
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The suffix -tripsy means __________.
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Process of crushing
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Which of the following is an x-ray of the urinary system that uses contrast dye?
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IVP
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What tube connects the bladder to the outside of the body?
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urethra
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Which would be a normal finding in a urinalysis?
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Creatinine
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Which type of drug treats hypertension by blocking sodium from being absorbed from the tubule back into the blood?
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diuretic
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Which is the correct order for the process of producing urine?
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filtration, collection of filtrate, reabsorption, excretion of urine
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The word pyelonephritis can be separated into which types of word parts?
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combining form, combining form, and suffix
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Both combining forms ren/o- and nephr/o- mean __________.
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kidney
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When Jeremy Smith was in the shower, the hot water ran out. The cold water caused the hairs on his skin to stand up. This body response to cold is known as __________.
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Piloerection
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Dry skin is known by the medical name of __________.
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xeroderma
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White hair in older people occurs because __________.
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melanocytes produce no melanin
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A patient was recently in contact with poison ivy. He is now experiencing severe itching. Another word for itching is __________.
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pruitus
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The suffix -dactyly means __________.
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condition of fingers and toes
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Pediculosis would be treated with __________.
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Ovide
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Sweat glands are also known as ________ glands.
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sudoriferous
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Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means dry skin?
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-derma, xer/o-
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The integumentary system covers the entire surface of the body and consists of the skin, hair, and __________.
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nails
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The abbreviation SLE stands for _________.
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Systemic Lupus
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________ is the medical name for the fat in the subcutaneous tissue.
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Adipose
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Which is a type of electrosurgery that uses a wire loop electrode to cut tissue?
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electrosection
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The physician ordered a Tzanck test to aid in making the diagnosis of __________.
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Shingles
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The epidermis contains melanocytes, pigment cells that produce __________.
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melanin
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The patient required ________ for the removal of necrotic tissue from his wound.
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bebridemnt
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Which is the medical word for baldness?
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alopeci
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The meaning of guarding or protecting refers to the combining form __________.
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phylact/o-
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Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means abnormal condition of nail fungus?
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-osis, onych/o-, myc/o-
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The combining form theli/o- means __________.
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Cellular Layer
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Which is a severe systemic allergic reaction that is life threatening?
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anaphylaxis
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The combining form pil/o- means __________.
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hair
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The combining form ungu/o- means __________.
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nail
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Which is a congenital abnormality in which there are extra fingers or toes?
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polydactyly
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The combining form albin/o- means __________.
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White
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Cells from plants and animals can act as ________ to sensitive individuals.
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allergens
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Which two combining forms mean nail?
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ungu/o- and onych/o-
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PUVA is used to treat __________.
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Psoriasis
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The medical word for jock itch is tinea ________.
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cruris
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All of these combining forms mean skin except __________.
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adip/o-
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A medical procedure that involves using a curet to scrape off the superficial part of a skin lesion is __________.
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curettage
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Anxiolytic drugs and minor tranquilizers are also known as __________.
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antianxiety drugs
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All of the following are neurotransmitters except ________.
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cyclothymia
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Treatment for anorexia nervosa would not include __________.
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antipsychotic drugs
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The combining form hebe/o- in hebephrenic schizophrenia means _________.
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youth
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In which disorder might a patient demand to be the center of attention, with an exaggerated sense of self-worth and importance, but without having psychosis or mania?
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narcissistic personality
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All of the following are impulse control disorders except __________.
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premenstrual dysphoric
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Which of the following is a therapy for a severely depressed patient that involves inducing a seizure?
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ETC
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Fear of snakes is ________.
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ophidiophobia
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The limbic system links the ________.
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unconscious mind to the conscious mind
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Making up medical or psychiatric symptoms to get attention (but without realizing that it is to get attention) is known by the name of ________ syndrome.
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Munchausen
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Valium and Xanax belong to which category of drugs?
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antianxiety
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Which neurotransmitter prepares the body for "fight or flight" and is seen in increased levels in patients with anxiety-related disorders?
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epinephrine
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A fear of heights is known as __________.
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acrophobia
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Anhedonia can be described as __________.
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a lack of pleasure in any activity
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The condition in which patients eat excessive amounts of food and then force themselves to vomit due to fear of weight gain is called __________.
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bulimia
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In the word neurotransmitter, the combining form transmitt/o- means __________.
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to send across or through
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Which disorder involves repetitive pulling out of hair from the head?
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Trichotillomania
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An increased level of epinephrine may cause all of the following mental disorders except ________.
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depression
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The combining form emot/o- means __________.
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moving; stirring up
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A patient is unable to remember short-term or long-term memories because of advanced Alzheimer's disease. This is because of degeneration in the area of his __________.
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hippocampus
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To deter alcohol use, which drug will make a person physically ill when combined with alcohol?
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antabuse
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Which psychiatric therapy is used to treat drug and cigarette addiction and sexual identity issues by using something unpleasant like a smell or shock?
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aversion therapy
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The fear of germs is known as ________.
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microphobia
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Which drug is used to treat bipolar disorder?
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Lithium (Lithobid)
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Which condition is also known as manic-depressive disorder?
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bipolar disorder
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Which area of the brain is responsible for reasoning, judgment, planning, organization, and predicting future events?
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frontal lobe
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Which is an example of a psychiatric test used to assess personality, emotions, attitudes, motivation, and conflicts? The patient is shown pictures of social or interpersonal situations and describes what is happening in the picture.
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Thematic Apperception Test
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The abbreviation SAD means _________.
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seasonal affective disorder
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The combing form limb/o- means __________.
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edge, border
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The combining form balan/o- means __________.
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glans penis
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Balanitis is an inflammation and infection of the __________.
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glans penis
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The human immunodeficiency virus causes __________.
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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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Spermatozoa production takes place in the __________.
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seminiferous tubules
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Inflammation of the anatomical structure that stores mature spermatozoa is called __________.
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epididymitis
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In transurethral resection of the prostate, the prefix trans- refers to going ________ the urethra.
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through
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In a man, the prostate gland completely surrounds the first part of the ________.
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urethra
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The prefix in the word dyspareunia means __________.
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painful, difficult, or abnormal
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Most cells in the body divide by the process of __________.
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mitosis
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The singular form of the word spermatozoa is __________.
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spermatozoon
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The combining form crypt/o- means __________.
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hidden
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A patient with gynecomastia has __________.
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enlargement of the male breast
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The abbreviation PSA stands for __________.
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prostate-specific antigen
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The process of expelling semen is known as ________.
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ejaculation
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Which surgical procedure is performed on the male to remove the prepuce?
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circumcision
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Which blood test is used to diagnose infertility problems?
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hormone testing
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Treponema pallidum is the pathogen that causes the sexually transmitted disease of ________.
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syphilis
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The combining form orchi/o- means _________.
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testis
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The abbreviation ED stands for __________.
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erectile dysfunction
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Balanitis is an inflammation and infection of the __________.
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glans penis
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Which abbreviation indicates impotence in a male?
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ED
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The human papillomavirus causes ________.
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Genital warts
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Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means condition without sperm?
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-ia, a-. sperm
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A vasovasostomy is a surgical procedure to ________.
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reversed vasectomy
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A man who has had a vasectomy will not be able to __________.
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impregnate a woman
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Each spermatozoon contains __________.
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chromosome
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Semen is fluid that is produced by the __________.
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bulbourethral glands and prostate gland
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The suffix in the word genitourinary means _________.
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pertaining to
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The ________________ is a passageway that goes from the abdominal cavity, over the pubic bone, and through the groin area to the scrotum.
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inguinal canal
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The combining form inguin/o- means __________.
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groin
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For his genital herpes, the patient takes __________.
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Zovirax
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Which combining form means vagina?
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colp/o-
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The combining form hyster/o- means __________.
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uterus
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The ovaries are held in place by the __________.
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broad ligament
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Galactorrhea means a flow or discharge of __________.
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milk
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Which drug is used to induce labor?
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pitocin
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Which of the following things does the umbilical cord bring from the mother to the fetus
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oxygen and nutrients
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All of the following combining forms mean uterus except __________.
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lact/o-
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How could a woman know she is ovulating?
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She has a rise in body temperature.
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The mucous membrane inner lining of the uterus that is shed during menstruation is the ________.
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endometrium
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A newborn born at ________ weeks would be considered a term neonate.
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40
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Cryosurgery would be an option to remove ________ lesions after these lesions are identified by colposcopy.
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cervical
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The suffix -centesis means __________.
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procedure to puncture
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The pigmented area of skin around the nipple is known as the ________.
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areola
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A woman with anovulation has __________.
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infertitlity
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Leukorrhea is a sign of a possible yeast infection known as __________.
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candidiasis
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Peau d'orange is a sign of possible breast cancer and appears as a __________.
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dimpling of the skin of the breast
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HRT is treatment for __________.
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replacement of hormones during menopause
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Surfactant is present in the fetus from the seventh month of gestation and beyond. When the surfactant has not yet reached a normal level, the newborn has problems __________.
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breathing
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The opening for the cervical canal is called the cervical __________.
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os
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During delivery, when the fetal scalp is visible at the vaginal introitus, this is called __________.
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crowning
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An Apgar score is done on a __________.
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newborn after delivery
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The combining form colp/o- means __________.
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vagina
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Which diagnostic procedure or test is done to determine if the uterine tubes are open and unobstructed?
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hysterosalpingography
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The combining forms lact/i- and galact/o- mean __________.
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milk
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A hydatidiform mole is an abnormal union of the ovum and spermatozoon that produces hundreds of fluid-filled sacs but no ________.
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embryo
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What does the letter A in the abbreviation G/TPAL stand for?
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abortions
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The medical word amenorrhea can be divided into the component word parts of __________.
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prefix, combining form, suffix
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An osteophyte is another name for ________.
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bone spur
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Which is a fracture in which the bone is crushed into many small pieces?
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comminuted
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The part of the skull that forms the posterior base of the cranium is the ________ bone.
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occipital
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During childhood, cartilaginous tissue is gradually replaced by bony tissue in a process known as __________.
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ossification
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Which surgical procedure might be performed to correct a deformity associated with hallux valgus?
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bunionectomy
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A/An ________ is a malignant tumor of the bone.
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osteosarcoma
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Which of these is the combining form for rib?
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cost/o-
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All of the following are examples of an orthosis except __________.
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rongeur
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All of the following statements are true about hemarthrosis except __________.
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it is treated with extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy
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All of the following are used during orthopedic surgery except __________.
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goniometer
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In hemarthrosis, the combining form hem/o- means __________.
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blood
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Bone cells that eat away old or damaged bone, releasing calcium into the blood, are called __________.
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osteoclasts
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AKA and BKA are abbreviations for which type of surgery?
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amputation
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The combining form tars/o- means __________.
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ankle
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A blood test for uric acid is used to diagnose ________.
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gout
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The suffix -ics in the word orthopedics means __________.
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knowledge or practice
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The common name for kyphosis is __________.
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humpback
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Which is the medical word for collar bone?
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clavical
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