- Malaise is an example of
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disease
sign
pathogen
symptom
morbid condition
- The study of the cause of disease is
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etiology
cytology
histology
prognosis
homeostasis
- The combining form proxim/o means
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nearest
to the side
middle
across
from
- A prediction of the course of a disease is
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etiology
diagnosis
homeostasis
prognosis
synthesis
- Any disease of uknown origin is described as
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pathogenic
diagnostic
iatrogenic
prognostic
idiopathic
- The lungs are in which aspect of the body?
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sagittal
inferior
trasverse
dorsal
superior
- The plane dividing the body into right and left halves is
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coronal
lateral
midsagittal
frontal
horizontal
- X-rays are also known as
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sonograms
radiographs
ultrasonography
magnetic resonance imaging
ultrasonic imaging
- The thoracic cavity is separated from the abdominopelvic cavity by
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spinal column
peritoneum
quadrants
diaphragm
umbilicus
- The upper-right abdominopelvic region beneath the ribs is
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right lumbar
epigastric
right inguinal
right hypochondriac
umbilical
- The neck region of the back is called
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sacral
coccygeal
cervical
thoracic
lumbar
- Hist/o is the combining form for
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cells
organs
systems
organisms
tissue
- The etiology of a disease is a study of its
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contractibility
cause
duration
prognosis
course
- The combining form viscer/o means
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disease
belly
internal organs
stomach
disease
- The prefix ad- means
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from
around
near
toward
over
- The abbreviation Dx means
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division
dimension
diagnosis
dosage
dextrocardia
- The abbreviation GU means
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genitourinary
gastrointestinal
greater-upper
genuflex
genitouterine
- The combining form for unknown or distinctive is
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home/o
proxim/o
idi/o
ventr/o
odont/o
- The prefix infra- means
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around
under
across
rays
above
- The prefix ultra- means
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across
beneath
excess
toward
away from
- The plane that divides the body into front and back is
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ventral
coronal
sagittal
dorsal
transverse
- The abbreviation MS means
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magnetic scanning
multiple scans
musculoskeletal
midsagittal
midskeletal
- Epithelial tissue is composed of cells
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arranged in continuous sheets
that exhibit contractibility
that support other tissues and organs
capable of transmitting electrical impulses
that connect other tissues and organs
- The tissue type that forms the epidermis of the skin, covers surfaces of organs, lines cavities and canals, forms tubes and ducts is
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muscular
nervous
hematic
epithelial
connective
- In medicine, a complete living entity capable of independent existence is called a/an
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animal
organism
human being
creature
man
- A morbid condition is one that is
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normal
pathological
abnormal
objective
subjective
- The progression of a disease is its
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etiology
iatrogenesis
prognosis
homeopathy
pathogenesis
- Which of the following is a neoplastic disorder?
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cancer
a burn or trauma
measles
diabetes
mumps
- In the anatomical position the
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body is lying down, face upward
arms are folded accross the chest
body is erect, and the eyes are looking forward
palms of the hands face the back
toes point outward
- A coronal plan divides the body into
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two dorsal cavities and two ventral cavities
one dorsal cavity and one ventral cavity
two dorsal cavities and one ventral cavity
one dorsal cavity and two ventral cavities
none of the above
- The diagnostic imaging procedure that produces an image that appears as a slice taken from the patient is
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radiograph
sonogram
magnetic imaging
x-ray
tomography
- An MRI uses a magnetic field rather than an x-ray to produce an image.
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True
False
- CT scans usually produce sharper images of soft tissue than those obtained using MRI.
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True
False
- Radiopaque materials are substances that repel x-rays.
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True
False
- The coccyx is the tailbone.
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True
False
- The sacral region is the upper back.
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True
False
- Anterior and ventral both refer to the front of the body.
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True
False
- Supine means lying on the back with the face upward.
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True
False
- Home/o is the combining form meaning blood.
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True
False
- Viscer/o/megaly means an enlargement of the organs.
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True
False
- An example of a congenital disorder is harelip
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True
False
- The term alopecia means
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dry skin
blisters
oily skin
itching
baldness
- The hair root is
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located below the root
located outside the dermis
located inside the follicle
embedded in the dermis
located inside the papilla
- The growth area of the nail is the
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nail body
lunula
nail bed
cuticle
nail tip
- Pores on the skin surface open into the
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sebaceous glands
hair follicle
mammery glands
capillaries
sweat glands
- The darker skin circling the breast nipple is
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papilla
adipose tissue
sebaceous tissue
areola
sudoriferous tissue
- Superficial loss of skin tissue is
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excoriation
crustation
laceration
erythema
metastasis
- Hypertrophied, thickened scar tissue is
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keloid
abrasion
excoriation
contusion
vesicle
- A cicatrix is a/an
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blister
scar
gland
abrasion
secondary lesion
- Burns of the epidermis are classified as
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first degree
crustations
third degree
vesicular
second degree
- Extreme sensitivity to sensory stimuli is
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erythema
excoriation
ecchymosis
hyperesthesia
psoriasis
- The combining form crypt/o means
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hidden
to secrete
scaly
sweat
fungus
- The combining form pil/o means
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nipple
dry
hair
skin
nail
- The combining form for sweat is
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lact/o
hidr/o
pil/o
myc/o
onych/o
- The combining form cirrh/o means
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hidden
hard
green
liver
yellow
- The suffix for formation is
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-therapy
-graphy
-derma
-logist
-poiesis
- The abbreviation bx means
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breast x-ray
second degree burn
biopsy
cross graft
autograft
- Medication used to destroy the outer layer of skin is
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corticosteroid
keratolytic
antipruritic
parasiticide
anesthetic
- The abbreviation for ointment is
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ung
subcu
gtt
omt
oit
- Agents to relieve itching are called
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antiseptics
astringents
antipruritics
keratolytics
fulgurations
- The combining form for nail is
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squam/o
myc/o
thel/o
onych/o
pil/o
- Another term for a blackhead is
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melanoma
chloasma
pemphigus
petechia
comedo
- Fungal skin disease is called
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tinea
pemphigus
eczema
scabies
ecchymosis
- Milk-white patches on the skin can be caused by
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pediculosis
petechiae
urticaria
vitiligo
eczema
- The term for bedsores is
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impetigo
decubitus ulcers
tinea corporis
ecchymoses
tinea barbae
- The Schick test is used to determine
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immunity to diphtheria
allergy to medications
skin allergies
susceptibility to tuberculosis
diagnosis for AIDS
- The epidermis contains a layer of cells called the stratum germinativum where
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old cells are dying
skin oil is produced
lymphatics are located
new cells are continually produced
hair follicles are embedded
- Skin is relatively waterproof due to
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skin oil
keratin
sweat
lunua
strata
- Which of the following is not located in the corium?
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capillaries
adipose tissue
sebaceous glands
nerve endings
hair follicles
- One of the primary functions of sebum is
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protection agains infection
hair growth
tissue repair
scar development
excoriation
- Combining forms for yellow are
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cyan/o, cirrh/o
cirrh/o, rube/o
xanth/o, cirrh/o
xanth/o, anthrac/o
cyan/o, rub/o
- The term for excessive sweating is
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hyperhydrosis
hyperhydria
hyperhidrosis
hydosis
anhidria
- A rubbing away or scraping or epidermal tissue is
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crustation
laceration
contusion
incision
abrasion
- Hyperpigmentation of the skin characterized by yellowish-brown patches or spots is
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comedo
ecchymosis
chloasma
alopecia
pemphigus
- An inflammatory skin disease characterized by isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture is
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hirsutism
pemphigus
impetigo
eczema
psoriasis
- Localized loss of skin pigmentation is
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tinea
scabies
purpura
ecchymosis
vitiligo
- Contagious disease transmitted by the itch mite
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scabies
chloasma
tinia
urticaria
pediculosis
- An abnormal condition of bluness
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subcutaneous
cyanosis
scleroderma
thelitis
urticaria
- An inflammation of the nipple is
Your answer:
mastoplasty
mammoplasty
thelitis
cyanosis
biopsy
- Mantoux, tine, and PPD are all tests that determine TB status.
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True
False
- Anti-inflammatory drugs relieve pruritus, vasodilation, and inflammation.
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True
False
- Frozen sections are often used for rapid diagnosis.
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True
False
- An allograft is tissue transplanted from one part of the body to another part of the body.
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True
False
- In xeroradiography, the image is produced on paper rather than on x-ray film.
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True
False
- Fulguration is destruction of tissue using a freezing technique.
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True
False
- The patch test is used to identify skin allergies.
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True
False