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WGU C804 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY OA ACTUAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS | VERIFIED ANSWERS | 100% CORRECT | GRADED A+| PASS GUARANTEED / RECENT VERSION 1. Diaphragm - ANSWER️a thin dome-shaped muscle that separates the thoracic cavity (lungs and heart) from the abdominal cavity (intestines, stomach, liver 2. coccyx - ANSWER️four vertebrae fused to form the tailbone 3. Cranium - ANSWER️the portion of the skull that encloses the brain 4. Cervical - ANSWER️neck region 5. anatomical position - ANSWER️To stand erect with arms at the sides and palms of the hands turned forward 6. epigastric (above stomach) region - ANSWER️contains the majority of the stomach, part of the liver, part of the pancreas, part of the duodenum, part of the spleen, and the adrenal glands 7. macro - ANSWER️large 8. Which word element should be added to the prefix hemi- to construct a term referring to this condition? - ANSWER️-paresis 9. Which term, meaning a specialist in disorders of the nervous system, is spelled correctly? - ANSWER️neurologist 10. What does the combining form in the term xenophobia mean? - ANSWER️Foreign 11. Which nervous system abbreviation is a radiographic procedure? - ANSWER️MSI - multi-spectral imagery 12. Which term means "opening or tunnel of any part of the body"? - ANSWER️Meatus A physician informs the patient that she has an inflammation of the urethra. 13. What is the correct spelling of this diagnosis? - ANSWER️Urethritis A doctor orders a test to check for blood in the urine. 14. Which word element should be added to the suffix -uria to construct a term referring to the condition for which the doctor is testing? - ANSWER️Hemat- 15. A female patient reports that she experiences urinary leakage when she cannot get to a toilet in time. Documentation states that the patient has arthritis, making it difficult for her to walk. 16. Which type of incontinence does the patient have? - ANSWER️Functional incontinence 17. What is the meaning of the suffix in the term urethrocele? - ANSWER️Hernia 18. What is a function of the uterus? - ANSWER️Nourishes embryo 19. Osteoarthritis - ANSWER️suturing together the parts of a broken bone 20. greenstick fracture - ANSWER️bending and incomplete break of a bone; most often seen in children 21. comminuted fracture - ANSWER️bone breaks into many fragments/crushed into pieces 22. simple fracture - ANSWER️a fracture of the bone only, without damage to the surrounding tissues or breaking of the skin. 23. compound fracture (open fracture) - ANSWER️break in the bone where the bone comes through the skin; open fracture/ risk for infection 24. impact fracture - ANSWER️fracture in which bone fragments are pushed into each other 25. Spondylosis - ANSWER️an abnormal condition of the vertebrae 26. A degenerative disorder that can cause the loss of normal spinal structure and function 27. Spina bifida - ANSWER️congenital defects in the lumbar spinal column caused by imperfect union of vertebral parts 28. A congenital defect that occurs during early pregnancy when the spinal canal fails to close completely around the spinal cord to protect it failure of one or more vertebral arches to close during fetal development 29. autoimmune disease - ANSWER️a condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks itself, targeting the cells, tissues, and organs of a person's own body 30. chondroplasty - ANSWER️surgical repair of cartilage 31. arthroplasty - ANSWER️surgical repair or replacement of a joint

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WGU C804 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY OA
ACTUAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | 100% CORRECT | GRADED A+|
PASS GUARANTEED / RECENT VERSION




1. Diaphragm - ANSWER a thin dome-shaped muscle that separates the
thoracic cavity (lungs and heart) from the abdominal cavity (intestines,
stomach, liver


2. coccyx - ANSWER four vertebrae fused to form the tailbone



3. Cranium - ANSWER the portion of the skull that encloses the brain



4. Cervical - ANSWER neck region


5. anatomical position - ANSWER To stand erect with arms at the sides and
palms of the hands turned forward


6. epigastric (above stomach) region - ANSWER contains the majority of
the stomach, part of the liver, part of the pancreas, part of the duodenum,
part of the spleen, and the adrenal glands

,7. macro - ANSWER large


8. Which word element should be added to the prefix hemi- to construct a term
referring to this condition? - ANSWER -paresis


9. Which term, meaning a specialist in disorders of the nervous system, is
spelled correctly? - ANSWER neurologist


10.What does the combining form in the term xenophobia mean? -
ANSWER Foreign


11.Which nervous system abbreviation is a radiographic procedure? -
ANSWER MSI - multi-spectral imagery


12.Which term means "opening or tunnel of any part of the body"? -
ANSWER Meatus


A physician informs the patient that she has an inflammation of the urethra.


13.What is the correct spelling of this diagnosis? - ANSWER Urethritis


A doctor orders a test to check for blood in the urine.

,14.Which word element should be added to the suffix -uria to construct a term
referring to the condition for which the doctor is testing? -
ANSWER Hemat-


15.A female patient reports that she experiences urinary leakage when she
cannot get to a toilet in time. Documentation states that the patient has
arthritis, making it difficult for her to walk.


16.Which type of incontinence does the patient have? - ANSWER Functional
incontinence


17.What is the meaning of the suffix in the term urethrocele? -
ANSWER Hernia



18.What is a function of the uterus? - ANSWER Nourishes embryo


19.Osteoarthritis - ANSWER suturing together the parts of a broken bone



20.greenstick fracture - ANSWER bending and incomplete break of a bone;
most often seen in children


21.comminuted fracture - ANSWER bone breaks into many
fragments/crushed into pieces


22.simple fracture - ANSWER a fracture of the bone only, without damage to
the surrounding tissues or breaking of the skin.

, 23.compound fracture (open fracture) - ANSWER break in the bone where
the bone comes through the skin; open fracture/ risk for infection


24.impact fracture - ANSWER fracture in which bone fragments are pushed
into each other


25.Spondylosis - ANSWER an abnormal condition of the vertebrae


26.A degenerative disorder that can cause the loss of normal spinal structure
and function


27.Spina bifida - ANSWER congenital defects in the lumbar spinal column
caused by imperfect union of vertebral parts


28.A congenital defect that occurs during early pregnancy when the spinal canal
fails to close completely around the spinal cord to protect it


failure of one or more vertebral arches to close during fetal development


29.autoimmune disease - ANSWER a condition in which the immune system
mistakenly attacks itself, targeting the cells, tissues, and organs of a person's
own body


30.chondroplasty - ANSWER surgical repair of cartilage

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