UNLV NURS 140 | CH. 1-15 Mock Test
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ileum - Answer last portion of small intestine, from jejunum to cecum, e.g., a part of the small
intestine is the ileum
ilium - Answer one of the bones of each half of the pelvis, e.g., the ilium is part of the pelvic
arch
Adam's apple - Answer laryngeal prominence in the neck
Bell's palsy - Answer form of facial paralysis
Down's syndrome - Answer a genetic birth defect causing mental retardation, a characteristic
facial appearance, and multiple malformations
Grave's disease - Answer goiter of the thyroid
Hansen's disease - Answer leprosy
Heimlich maneuver - Answer abdominal thrust to clear an airway obstructed by a foreign
object
Parkinson's disease - Answer degenerative disorder of the motor system
Tommy John Surgery - Answer Reconstruction of the ulnar collateral ligament
anuresis - Answer lack of urine; inability to urinate
enuresis - Answer bed wetting
,ensure - Answer to make certain of
insure - Answer to provide protection, often in a monetary sense
galactorrhea - Answer abnormal flow of breast milk
galacturia - Answer milk-like appearance to the urine
malleolus - Answer rounded lateral projections of bone at the ankle
malleus - Answer outermost of the 3 small bones of the ear
osteal - Answer pertaining to a bone
ostial - Answer pertaining to an opening
pancreas - Answer a body part
pancrease - Answer a naturally occurring enzyme
prostate - Answer a body gland
prostrate - Answer laying prone
hypodermic, subcutaneous - Answer under the skin
morto, necro, thanto - Answer death
myocardial infarction, cardiac infarction, coronary thrombosis - Answer heart attack
Thoracentesis - Thoracocentesis - Pleurocentesis - Answer surgical puncture and drainage of
,disorder - Answer a disruption within a body system
sign - Answer an objective indication of an illness, something that can be observed or detected
by a pt. or medical professional
sympton - Answer a subjective indication of an illness, something a patient may feel
aphasia - Answer a language disorder characterized by either an inability to talk but able to
understand or an inability to understand but with the ability to talk
apraxia - Answer inability to perform a skilled and learned motor activity, despite no
impairment in motor or sensory functions and coordination
both a prefix and a suffix - Answer define the suffix first, the prefix next, and the word root last
-stasis (hemostasis) - Answer control, stop, (refers to the interruption of blood flow or arrest of
bleeding by the physiological properties of vasoconstriction and coagulation or by surgical
means
-stalsis (peristalsis) - Answer contraction, (refers to the successive waves of involuntary
contraction passing along the walls of a hollow muscular structure (as the esophagus or
intestine) and forcing the contents onward
ante- (antepartum) - Answer before, forward, (refers to occurring before childbirth)
anti- (anticoagulant) - Answer against counter, (is an agent that slows down the clotting
process)
antithyroid - Answer (agent) suppressing thyroid activity
gastric - Answer pertaining to the stomach
cardiology - Answer study of the heart
, epigastralgia - Answer pain in the upper region of the abdomen
otorhinolaryngology - Answer the branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the ear, nose,
and throat
an/o (anorectal) - Answer anal origin or anus (refers to the anal opening of the rectum)
ana- (anaplasia) - Answer back, again (refers to a reversion (back, again) of differentiation in
cells and is characteristic of malignant tumors
an- (anacusis) - Answer no, not, or without (refers to without hearing)
a-, an- - Answer no, not, without, lack of, apart
anoxia - Answer lack of sufficient oxygen in the blood
ad- - Answer toward, near, to
adhesion - Answer union of 2 surfaces that are normally separate
bi- - Answer two, double
bicupsid - Answer having 2 cusps
de- - Answer down, away from
degnerate - Answer to change from a higher to a lower form
di- - Answer two, double
diplopia - Answer double vision
Papers with Guaranteed Pass Solutions
(2025-2026) Updated.
ileum - Answer last portion of small intestine, from jejunum to cecum, e.g., a part of the small
intestine is the ileum
ilium - Answer one of the bones of each half of the pelvis, e.g., the ilium is part of the pelvic
arch
Adam's apple - Answer laryngeal prominence in the neck
Bell's palsy - Answer form of facial paralysis
Down's syndrome - Answer a genetic birth defect causing mental retardation, a characteristic
facial appearance, and multiple malformations
Grave's disease - Answer goiter of the thyroid
Hansen's disease - Answer leprosy
Heimlich maneuver - Answer abdominal thrust to clear an airway obstructed by a foreign
object
Parkinson's disease - Answer degenerative disorder of the motor system
Tommy John Surgery - Answer Reconstruction of the ulnar collateral ligament
anuresis - Answer lack of urine; inability to urinate
enuresis - Answer bed wetting
,ensure - Answer to make certain of
insure - Answer to provide protection, often in a monetary sense
galactorrhea - Answer abnormal flow of breast milk
galacturia - Answer milk-like appearance to the urine
malleolus - Answer rounded lateral projections of bone at the ankle
malleus - Answer outermost of the 3 small bones of the ear
osteal - Answer pertaining to a bone
ostial - Answer pertaining to an opening
pancreas - Answer a body part
pancrease - Answer a naturally occurring enzyme
prostate - Answer a body gland
prostrate - Answer laying prone
hypodermic, subcutaneous - Answer under the skin
morto, necro, thanto - Answer death
myocardial infarction, cardiac infarction, coronary thrombosis - Answer heart attack
Thoracentesis - Thoracocentesis - Pleurocentesis - Answer surgical puncture and drainage of
,disorder - Answer a disruption within a body system
sign - Answer an objective indication of an illness, something that can be observed or detected
by a pt. or medical professional
sympton - Answer a subjective indication of an illness, something a patient may feel
aphasia - Answer a language disorder characterized by either an inability to talk but able to
understand or an inability to understand but with the ability to talk
apraxia - Answer inability to perform a skilled and learned motor activity, despite no
impairment in motor or sensory functions and coordination
both a prefix and a suffix - Answer define the suffix first, the prefix next, and the word root last
-stasis (hemostasis) - Answer control, stop, (refers to the interruption of blood flow or arrest of
bleeding by the physiological properties of vasoconstriction and coagulation or by surgical
means
-stalsis (peristalsis) - Answer contraction, (refers to the successive waves of involuntary
contraction passing along the walls of a hollow muscular structure (as the esophagus or
intestine) and forcing the contents onward
ante- (antepartum) - Answer before, forward, (refers to occurring before childbirth)
anti- (anticoagulant) - Answer against counter, (is an agent that slows down the clotting
process)
antithyroid - Answer (agent) suppressing thyroid activity
gastric - Answer pertaining to the stomach
cardiology - Answer study of the heart
, epigastralgia - Answer pain in the upper region of the abdomen
otorhinolaryngology - Answer the branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the ear, nose,
and throat
an/o (anorectal) - Answer anal origin or anus (refers to the anal opening of the rectum)
ana- (anaplasia) - Answer back, again (refers to a reversion (back, again) of differentiation in
cells and is characteristic of malignant tumors
an- (anacusis) - Answer no, not, or without (refers to without hearing)
a-, an- - Answer no, not, without, lack of, apart
anoxia - Answer lack of sufficient oxygen in the blood
ad- - Answer toward, near, to
adhesion - Answer union of 2 surfaces that are normally separate
bi- - Answer two, double
bicupsid - Answer having 2 cusps
de- - Answer down, away from
degnerate - Answer to change from a higher to a lower form
di- - Answer two, double
diplopia - Answer double vision
