HITT 1305 Final Exam Review with
Complete Solutions
In which situation is a combining vowel never used?
a. between a word root and a suffix when the suffix begins with a consonant
b. between a prefix and a word root
c. between two word roots
d. a combining vowel is needed in all the above situations - correct Answer-b. between
a prefix and a word root
Which combining form means "nose?"
a. hepat/o
b. electr/o
c. rhin/o
d. gastr/o - correct Answer-c. rhin/o
Which combining form means "stomach?"
a. arthr/o
b. hepat/o
c. cardi/o
d. gastr/o - correct Answer-d. gastr/o
The combining form cephal/o means:
a. head
b. liver
c. muscle
d. bone - correct Answer-a. head
Which term refers to the inflammation of the sac around the brain?
a. meningitis
b. cerebellitis
c. myelitis
d. encephalitis - correct Answer-a. Meningitis
Which part of the brain controls respiration, heart rate, temperature, and blood
pressure?
a. medulla oblongata
b. thalamus
c. cerebellum
d. cerebrum - correct Answer-a. medulla oblongata
, Which of the following is the point at which two axons meet?
a. ventricles
b. synapse
c. gyri
d. sulci - correct Answer-b. Synapse
Which of the following diagnostic procedures is used to obtain cerebrospinal fluid for
analysis?
a. positon emission tomography
b. cerebral angiograph
c. lumbar puncture
d. nerve conduction velocity - correct Answer-c. Lumbar puncture
Which of the following conditions is NOT a result of thyroid disease?
a. dwafism
b. goiter
c. Hashimoto disease
d. Graves disease - correct Answer-a. Dwafism
Which term refers to the condition in which the body tissues contain excessive amounts
of fluid?
a. edema
b. myxedema
c. tetany
d. exopthalmos - correct Answer-a. Edema
Which of the following abbreviations does NOT stand for a hormone
a. DM
b. TSG
c. PTH
d. ACTH - correct Answer-a. DM
Tears are produced by the:
a. lens
b. conjuctiva
c. eyeball
d. lacrimal glands - correct Answer-d. Lacrimal glands
Which layer of the eye contains the sensory receptors for sight?
a. sclera
b. chorioid
c. retina
d. lens - correct Answer-c. Retina
In astigmatism, the problem is found in the:
Complete Solutions
In which situation is a combining vowel never used?
a. between a word root and a suffix when the suffix begins with a consonant
b. between a prefix and a word root
c. between two word roots
d. a combining vowel is needed in all the above situations - correct Answer-b. between
a prefix and a word root
Which combining form means "nose?"
a. hepat/o
b. electr/o
c. rhin/o
d. gastr/o - correct Answer-c. rhin/o
Which combining form means "stomach?"
a. arthr/o
b. hepat/o
c. cardi/o
d. gastr/o - correct Answer-d. gastr/o
The combining form cephal/o means:
a. head
b. liver
c. muscle
d. bone - correct Answer-a. head
Which term refers to the inflammation of the sac around the brain?
a. meningitis
b. cerebellitis
c. myelitis
d. encephalitis - correct Answer-a. Meningitis
Which part of the brain controls respiration, heart rate, temperature, and blood
pressure?
a. medulla oblongata
b. thalamus
c. cerebellum
d. cerebrum - correct Answer-a. medulla oblongata
, Which of the following is the point at which two axons meet?
a. ventricles
b. synapse
c. gyri
d. sulci - correct Answer-b. Synapse
Which of the following diagnostic procedures is used to obtain cerebrospinal fluid for
analysis?
a. positon emission tomography
b. cerebral angiograph
c. lumbar puncture
d. nerve conduction velocity - correct Answer-c. Lumbar puncture
Which of the following conditions is NOT a result of thyroid disease?
a. dwafism
b. goiter
c. Hashimoto disease
d. Graves disease - correct Answer-a. Dwafism
Which term refers to the condition in which the body tissues contain excessive amounts
of fluid?
a. edema
b. myxedema
c. tetany
d. exopthalmos - correct Answer-a. Edema
Which of the following abbreviations does NOT stand for a hormone
a. DM
b. TSG
c. PTH
d. ACTH - correct Answer-a. DM
Tears are produced by the:
a. lens
b. conjuctiva
c. eyeball
d. lacrimal glands - correct Answer-d. Lacrimal glands
Which layer of the eye contains the sensory receptors for sight?
a. sclera
b. chorioid
c. retina
d. lens - correct Answer-c. Retina
In astigmatism, the problem is found in the:
