ALHS 1090 FINAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION 2026

ALHS 1090 Final Exam Study Set

prefix - ANS>>A syllable placed at the beginning of a word is called a
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suffix - ANS>>an affix that is added at the end of the word
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O - ANS>>In building medical terms, the combining vowel most often used is
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Charles needs to use a word to describe inflammation of a joint. He writes down
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arthritis. Is this the correct spelling of the word Charles needed? - ANS>>Yes,
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this is the correct word for Charles to use
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In the term maximal, the suffix -al means: - ANS>>pertaining to
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The suffix -er means both relating to and: - ANS>>one who
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The suffix -penia means - ANS>>deficiency
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The suffix -phasia means - ANS>>speaking
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What does the suffix -oma mean? - ANS>>tumor
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What suffix means softening? - ANS>>-malacia
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Circum- is a prefix that means: - ANS>>around
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In the term hyperactive, the prefix hyper- means: - ANS>>excessive
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In the term intrauterine, the prefix intra- means: - ANS>>within
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In the term pandemic, a type of epidemic, the prefix means: - ANS>>all
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Mono- is the prefix for: - ANS>>one
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dys- - ANS>>The prefix for bad, difficult, painful, or abnormal
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superior/inferior - ANS>>A transverse plane divides the body into which sections
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Homeostasis - ANS>>A state of balance maintained by the body is known as
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front - ANS>>In the anatomical position, the palms are facing the
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, In the term proximal, the root proxim means ________ the point of origin -
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ANS>>near
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The ________ plane vertically divides the body, as it passes through the midline,
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to form a right and left half. - ANS>>midsagittal
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trichomycosis - ANS>>A fungal condition of the hair is known as:
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Sebaceous glands produce ________. - ANS>>oil mm mm mm mm mm




Sudoriferous glands secrete: - ANS>>sweat mm mm mm mm




Albinism - ANS>>The absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes is called:
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Psoriasis - ANS>>chronic, recurrent dermatosis marked by itchy, scaly, red
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plaques covered by silvery gray scales
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Synarthrosis is a type of joint that: - ANS>>does not permit movement
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Vertebrae - ANS>>26 small bones that make up your backbone
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Osteoporosis - ANS>>loss of bone density mm mm mm mm mm




greenstick fracture - ANS>>bending and incomplete break of a bone; most often
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seen in children
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Scoliosis - ANS>>lateral curvature of the spine
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latissimus dorsi - ANS>>Extends, adducts, and medially rotates the arm; draws the
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shoulder downward and backward
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Fibromyalgia - ANS>>chronic condition with widespread aching and pain in the
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muscles and fibrous soft tissue
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Tendon - ANS>>Connects muscle to bone
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brachialgia - ANS>>pain in the arm mm mm mm mm mm




visceral muscle - ANS>>smooth muscle
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Bolus - ANS>>A term used to describe food after it has been chewed and mixed
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with saliva
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Chyme - ANS>>Partially digested, semiliquid food mixed with digestive enzymes
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and acids in the stomach.
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