MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 2500 PRACTICE TEST #1 (2025/26) QUESTIONS WITH PASSED
ANSWERS.
Radiographic ______ is the placement of the patient's body and the part of the body that is closest to
the x-ray film; while radiographic ______ is the path that the x-ray beam follows through the patient's
body from the entrance to the exit. - (ANSWER)positioning, projection
When adding a suffix that begins with a consonant to a word root in building a medical term, ______. -
(ANSWER)the combining vowel is used.
The diagnostic procedure to determine the density of a body area using sound produced by tapping the
surface with the finger or an instrument is termed _________. - (ANSWER)Percussion
A fluid, such as pus, that leaks out of an infected wound is termed _____ . - (ANSWER)Exudate
A/an _____ is a sudden and widespread outbreak of disease within a population or area. -
(ANSWER)Epidemic
A word root ________. - (ANSWER)Cannot stand alone; at a minimum a suffix must be added to
complete the term.
A/An _____ is the result of medical treatment that yields the opposite of normally expected results; e.g.,
a sedative the produces insomnia. The interaction of two drugs taken together that enhances the
effectiveness of both is termed ____. - (ANSWER)Paradoxical reaction; synergism
Mycosis means a/an __________. - (ANSWER)Disease caused by a fungus
Match the pharmacologic abbreviation to the correct definition. All responses must be correct to receive
a grade. - (ANSWER)ad lib- as desired
prn- as needed
qid- four times a day
pc- after meals
po- by mouth
sig- to be labeled accordingly
NPO-nothing by mouth
ANSWERS.
Radiographic ______ is the placement of the patient's body and the part of the body that is closest to
the x-ray film; while radiographic ______ is the path that the x-ray beam follows through the patient's
body from the entrance to the exit. - (ANSWER)positioning, projection
When adding a suffix that begins with a consonant to a word root in building a medical term, ______. -
(ANSWER)the combining vowel is used.
The diagnostic procedure to determine the density of a body area using sound produced by tapping the
surface with the finger or an instrument is termed _________. - (ANSWER)Percussion
A fluid, such as pus, that leaks out of an infected wound is termed _____ . - (ANSWER)Exudate
A/an _____ is a sudden and widespread outbreak of disease within a population or area. -
(ANSWER)Epidemic
A word root ________. - (ANSWER)Cannot stand alone; at a minimum a suffix must be added to
complete the term.
A/An _____ is the result of medical treatment that yields the opposite of normally expected results; e.g.,
a sedative the produces insomnia. The interaction of two drugs taken together that enhances the
effectiveness of both is termed ____. - (ANSWER)Paradoxical reaction; synergism
Mycosis means a/an __________. - (ANSWER)Disease caused by a fungus
Match the pharmacologic abbreviation to the correct definition. All responses must be correct to receive
a grade. - (ANSWER)ad lib- as desired
prn- as needed
qid- four times a day
pc- after meals
po- by mouth
sig- to be labeled accordingly
NPO-nothing by mouth
