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Use -graphy to build a word that means process of recording (x-ray) of a joint (arthr/o):

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Which term means prediction of the course of a disease?


A) etiology
B) diagnosis
C) homeostasis
D) prognosis
E) synthesis

F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

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Which term refers to the neck?


A) Sacral
B) Coccygeal
C) Cervical
D) Thoracic
E) Lumbar

F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

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Poor circulation is a common cause of


A) hernia.
B) fever.
C) gangrene.
D) inflammation.
E) mycosis.

F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

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The prefix ultra- means


A) across, through.
B) beneath, under.
C) excess, beyond.
D) toward.
E) away from.

F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

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Which tissue type forms blood, fat, and fibrous tissue?


A) Muscular
B) Nervous
C) Lymphatic
D) Epithelial
E) Connective

F) All of the above
G) C) and E)

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The abbreviation for biopsy is Bx.

A) True
B) False

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The risk of developing gangrene is associated with


A) cancer.
B) leukemia.
C) anemia.
D) pneumonia.
E) diabetes.

F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

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Use -ic to build a word that means pertaining to the body (somat/o):

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Match the combining forms with their meanings. -white


A) albin//o
B) anter/o
C) caud/o
D) cephal/o
E) chrom/o
F) cyan/o
G) cyt/o
H) dist/o
I) dors/o
J) erythr/o
K) hist/o
L) infer/o
M) jaund/o
N) kary/o
O) later/o
P) medi/o
Q) melan/o
R) poli/o
S) poster/o
T) proxim/o
U) radi/o
V) tom/o
W) ventr/o
X) viscer/o

Y) D) and L)
Z) G) and H)

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Match the combining forms with their meanings. -anterior, front


A) albin//o
B) anter/o
C) caud/o
D) cephal/o
E) chrom/o
F) cyan/o
G) cyt/o
H) dist/o
I) dors/o
J) erythr/o
K) hist/o
L) infer/o
M) jaund/o
N) kary/o
O) later/o
P) medi/o
Q) melan/o
R) poli/o
S) poster/o
T) proxim/o
U) radi/o
V) tom/o
W) ventr/o
X) viscer/o

Y) F) and U)
Z) E) and R)

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Which term means removal of a representative tissue sample for microscopic examination?


A) excision
B) incision
C) biopsy
D) laser surgery
E) shave excision

F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Match the medical terms with their definitions. -biopsy in which a small sample of a lesion is removed


A) abduction
B) adduction
C) adhesion
D) auscultation
E) coccyx
F) diagnosis
G) excisional
H) fluoroscopy
I) hernia
J) homeostasis
K) incisional
L) inflammation
M) infracostal
N) mycosis
O) plantar
P) prognosis
Q) prone
R) radiology
S) radiopharmaceutical
T) superior
U) symptom
V) thoracic
W) ultrasonography
X) umbilical
Y) ventral
Z) viscera

[) K) and M)
\) K) and S)

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Adhesions may occur within a body cavity as a result of surgery.

A) True
B) False

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The upper-right abdominopelvic region beneath the ribs is called the


A) right lumbar region.
B) epigastric region.
C) right inguinal region.
D) right hypochondriac region.
E) umbilical region.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Sepsis is a pathological state resulting from microorganisms or their products in the bloodstream.

A) True
B) False

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Which term means sudden breaking or bursting of an organ or structure?


A) shatter
B) splintering
C) fissure
D) cleft
E) rupture

F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

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Which term means death and decay of soft tissue?


A) gangrene
B) ganglia
C) gavage
D) necropsy
E) necrotomy

F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

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Febrile means


A) weak.
B) feverish.
C) healthy.
D) feeble.
E) tepid.

F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

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Match the combining forms with their meanings. -belly, belly side


A) albin//o
B) anter/o
C) caud/o
D) cephal/o
E) chrom/o
F) cyan/o
G) cyt/o
H) dist/o
I) dors/o
J) erythr/o
K) hist/o
L) infer/o
M) jaund/o
N) kary/o
O) later/o
P) medi/o
Q) melan/o
R) poli/o
S) poster/o
T) proxim/o
U) radi/o
V) tom/o
W) ventr/o
X) viscer/o

Y) P) and V)
Z) M) and R)

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