VETT 118 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the term for a blood condition in which pathogenic microorganisms and their
toxins are present? - Answer- Septicemia
T cells are responsible for ______________. - Answer- cell-mediated immunity
White blood cells are called _____________ - Answer- leukocytes
The term ____________ describes a cancerous tumor. - Answer- malignant
The directional term meaning TOWARD the midline is: - Answer- Medial
The medical term for the ventral surface of the rear paw is _____________. - Answer-
Plantar
What is the medical term for vomiting? - Answer- emesis
What is the medical term for the functional unit of the kidney? - Answer- nephron
What is the medical term for "proteins in the urine"? - Answer- proteinuria
The term ulcer means: - Answer- an erosive lesion of the skin or mucous membrane
resulting in tissue loss
A/an _________________ biopsy is the removal of an entire tumor or lesion in addition
to a margin of surrounding tissue for examination. - Answer- excisional
Which of the following terms means skin paleness? - Answer- pallor
The term that means to bend a joint or reduce the angle between two bones is: -
Answer- Flexion
The plane that divides the body into cranial and caudal parts is: - Answer- Transverse
The __________ glands are groups of cells that secrete their chemical substances into
ducts that lead out of the body or into another organ. - Answer- Exocrine
, An example of a malignant tumor that developed from epithelial tissue is known as a /
an ____________. - Answer- Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Which of the following is the word part that usually indicates procedure, condition,
disease, or disorder and is found at the end of a word? - Answer- Suffix
The suffix_______ means separation or breaking into parts. - Answer- -lysis
The suffix -gram means: - Answer- Record of
Which of the following should be added to the root "gastr-" to describe a surgical
removal of the stomach? - Answer- - ectomy
The prefix that means before is ________. - Answer- pre-
A combining vowel is: - Answer- A single vowel, usually an "o", that is added to the end
of a root to make the word
The suffix -um means: - Answer- structure
The prefix ___________ means without or no. - Answer- an-
The suffix _________ means disease? - Answer- -pathy
Which of the following prefix word associations is incorrect? - Answer- ab- means
toward
Which of the following terms does not contain a prefix? - Answer- Gastroenteritis
The prefix post- means ________. - Answer- after
The suffix_______ means abnormal condition - Answer- -osis
What is the medical term that means less than normal glucose in the blood? - Answer-
hypoglycemia
What is the medical term that describes an organism, such as a flea, that lives on the
outer surface of the host? - Answer- ectoparasite
What is the position of the dog in this photograph? - Answer- Right lateral recumbency
A patient that is lying on its back is said to be in - Answer- Dorsal recumbency
A patient that is lying on its side is said to be in: - Answer- Lateral recumbency
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the term for a blood condition in which pathogenic microorganisms and their
toxins are present? - Answer- Septicemia
T cells are responsible for ______________. - Answer- cell-mediated immunity
White blood cells are called _____________ - Answer- leukocytes
The term ____________ describes a cancerous tumor. - Answer- malignant
The directional term meaning TOWARD the midline is: - Answer- Medial
The medical term for the ventral surface of the rear paw is _____________. - Answer-
Plantar
What is the medical term for vomiting? - Answer- emesis
What is the medical term for the functional unit of the kidney? - Answer- nephron
What is the medical term for "proteins in the urine"? - Answer- proteinuria
The term ulcer means: - Answer- an erosive lesion of the skin or mucous membrane
resulting in tissue loss
A/an _________________ biopsy is the removal of an entire tumor or lesion in addition
to a margin of surrounding tissue for examination. - Answer- excisional
Which of the following terms means skin paleness? - Answer- pallor
The term that means to bend a joint or reduce the angle between two bones is: -
Answer- Flexion
The plane that divides the body into cranial and caudal parts is: - Answer- Transverse
The __________ glands are groups of cells that secrete their chemical substances into
ducts that lead out of the body or into another organ. - Answer- Exocrine
, An example of a malignant tumor that developed from epithelial tissue is known as a /
an ____________. - Answer- Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Which of the following is the word part that usually indicates procedure, condition,
disease, or disorder and is found at the end of a word? - Answer- Suffix
The suffix_______ means separation or breaking into parts. - Answer- -lysis
The suffix -gram means: - Answer- Record of
Which of the following should be added to the root "gastr-" to describe a surgical
removal of the stomach? - Answer- - ectomy
The prefix that means before is ________. - Answer- pre-
A combining vowel is: - Answer- A single vowel, usually an "o", that is added to the end
of a root to make the word
The suffix -um means: - Answer- structure
The prefix ___________ means without or no. - Answer- an-
The suffix _________ means disease? - Answer- -pathy
Which of the following prefix word associations is incorrect? - Answer- ab- means
toward
Which of the following terms does not contain a prefix? - Answer- Gastroenteritis
The prefix post- means ________. - Answer- after
The suffix_______ means abnormal condition - Answer- -osis
What is the medical term that means less than normal glucose in the blood? - Answer-
hypoglycemia
What is the medical term that describes an organism, such as a flea, that lives on the
outer surface of the host? - Answer- ectoparasite
What is the position of the dog in this photograph? - Answer- Right lateral recumbency
A patient that is lying on its back is said to be in - Answer- Dorsal recumbency
A patient that is lying on its side is said to be in: - Answer- Lateral recumbency
