BRIGGS BRIDGING THE GAP MEDICAL
INTERPRETER TRAINING EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Echo - Answer-Sound Waves
Encephal- - Answer-Brain
hemo- (hemato-) - Answer-Blood
Nephro - Answer-Kidney
hepat- (hepato-) - Answer-Liver
cholecyst- - Answer-Gal Bladder
Cardiovascular System - Answer-How blood moves around your body.
Heart, Auricles, Ventricles, Arteries, vains, Capillaries
Digestive System - Answer-How food we eat is broken down
Mouth, throat, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus
Endocrine Gland System - Answer-Makes hormones that are carried throughout the
body
Thyroid, Pancreas, Pituitary Gland, Adrenal Glands, Ovaries, Testicles
Thyroid Gland - Answer-Produces thyroxin which controls metabolism
Pancreas - Answer-Produces insulin and glucagon which rises and lowers level of
glucose (sugar) in blood
Pituitary Gland - Answer-Located in the head and it controls how we grow
Adrenal Gland - Answer-Produces adrenaline and it controls blood pressure, salt levels
in the body and development of sex organs. Located in the torso.
Ovaries - Answer-Produces estrogen and progesterone and controls physical changes
during the menstrual cycle
Nervous System - Answer-Regulates and controls all our body systems
Central: Brain, spinal cord
Outer part: Nerves that connect brain to all areas of body
INTERPRETER TRAINING EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Echo - Answer-Sound Waves
Encephal- - Answer-Brain
hemo- (hemato-) - Answer-Blood
Nephro - Answer-Kidney
hepat- (hepato-) - Answer-Liver
cholecyst- - Answer-Gal Bladder
Cardiovascular System - Answer-How blood moves around your body.
Heart, Auricles, Ventricles, Arteries, vains, Capillaries
Digestive System - Answer-How food we eat is broken down
Mouth, throat, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus
Endocrine Gland System - Answer-Makes hormones that are carried throughout the
body
Thyroid, Pancreas, Pituitary Gland, Adrenal Glands, Ovaries, Testicles
Thyroid Gland - Answer-Produces thyroxin which controls metabolism
Pancreas - Answer-Produces insulin and glucagon which rises and lowers level of
glucose (sugar) in blood
Pituitary Gland - Answer-Located in the head and it controls how we grow
Adrenal Gland - Answer-Produces adrenaline and it controls blood pressure, salt levels
in the body and development of sex organs. Located in the torso.
Ovaries - Answer-Produces estrogen and progesterone and controls physical changes
during the menstrual cycle
Nervous System - Answer-Regulates and controls all our body systems
Central: Brain, spinal cord
Outer part: Nerves that connect brain to all areas of body
