Allied Health for Medical Assistant Finals

Allied Health for Medical Assistant Finals The nucleus is responsible for a cell's: A-metabolism, B-growth, C-reproduction D- All the above - D - all the above In the term proximal the root proxim means __________ the point of origin A- near B- away from C- opposite D- distal to - A - near The suffixes -ician and -it's both mean A- treatment B- small version C- Specialist D- condition - C- Specialist The combining form onc/o mean A - cyst B- ulcer C- shrinking D - Tumor - D-Tumor The process of being stuck together is A - adhesion B- abhesion C-scar D-dissect - A-adhesion Three different types of muscle tissue are - skeletal, smooth, cardiac When a person is diagnosed with cardiomegaly what is the problem ? - enlarged heart Which suffix means pertaining to - -ac -ile -ous When a suffix is added to a word, it: - changes the meaning of the word A syllable placed at the end of a word is called a: - suffix Bursitis is ________ of a bursa. - inflammation A state of equilibrium maintained by the body is termed - homeostasis When adding a suffix that begins with a vowel to a root: - the combining vowel of the root is dropped Which term means pertaining to body organs enclosed within a cavity especially the abdominal organs - visceral The prefix for bad difficult or painful is - dys- The most widespread and abundant of the body's tissues is - Connective The __________ or frontal plane divides the body into anterior and posterior portions - coronal The prefix that means between is - inter The_______ plane vertically divides the body as it passes through the midline to form a right and left half - Midsagittal The_____ plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions - Transverse In building medical terms the combining vowel most often used is - O The foundation of a word is the - root