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board exam study guide questions
and answers updated 2026
LocalizedMaccumulationMofMpusM-MAnswerMAbscess
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MresemblesMaMsimilarMorganMinMstructureMandMfunction,MsuchMasMthe
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AMsubstanceMthatMyieldsMhydrogenMorMhydroniumMionsMinMaqueousMsol
utionM-MAnswerMAcids
PresentMitselfMafterMbirthM-MAnswerMAcquired
HyperfunctionMofMpituitaryMglandMafterMossificationMhasMbeenMcomplete
dM-MAnswerMAcromegaly
AMdiseaseMwithMaMmoreMorMlessMrapidMonsetMandMshortMdurationM-
MAnswerMAcute
AMwax-
likeMmaterialMproducedMbyMsaponificationMofMbodyMfatMinMtheMbodyMb
uriedMinMalkalineMsoilM-MAnswerMAdipocereM(Gravewax)
AMproteinMfoundMinMbloodMplasmaM-MAnswerMAlbumin
AnMorganicMcompoundMcontainingMoneMorMmoreMhydroxylM(-
OH)MgroupsM-MAnswerMAlcohols
AnMorganicMcompoundMcontainingMoneMorMmoreM-CHOMgroupsM-
MAnswerMAldehyde
,TheMdigestiveMsystemMtubeMfromMtheMmouthMtoMtheManus,MincludingM
theMmouthMorMBuccalMcavity,Mpharynx,Mesophagus,Mstomach,MandMsmall
MandMlargeMintestinesM-MAnswerMAlimentaryMCanal
HavingMaMhypersensitivityMtoMaMsubstanceMthatMdoesMnotMnormallyMca
useMaMreactionM-MAnswerMAllergies
AnMacquired,MabnormalMimmuneMresponseMtoMaMsubstanceM(allergen)Mt
hatMdoesMnotMnormallyMcauseMaMreactionM-
MAnswerMAllergyM(hypersensitivity)
CongenitalMabsenceMofMoneMorMmoreMlimbsM-MAnswerMAmelia
AnMorganicMcompoundMcontainingMnitrogen;ManyMcompoundsMformedMfr
omMammoniaMbyMreplacementMofMoneMorMmoreMhydrogenMatomsMbyMo
rganicMradicals.MTheMgeneralMformulaMforMprimaryMaminesMisMR-
NH2M-MAnswerMAmines
TheMbuildingMblockMofMproteins;MaMcompoundMcontainingManMaminoMg
roupM(-NH2),MaMcarboxylM(-
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GeneralizedMmassiveMedemaMinMsubcutaneousMtissueM-
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TheMbranchMofMscienceMdealingMwithMtheMstudyMofMtheMstructureMof
MtheMbodyM-MAnswerMAnatomy
aMdecreaseMinMtheMnumberMerythrocytes,MhemoglobinMorMbothM-
MAnswerMAnemia
,AMlocalizedMdilationMofMaMbloodMvesselM-MAnswerMAneurysm
TheMstudyMofMvesselsM-MAnswerMAngiology
MutualMoppositionMorMcontraryMaction.MTheMinhibitionMofMoneMmicroor
ganismMbyManotherM-MAnswerMAntagonism
GlycoproteinMsubstanceMdevelopedMbyMtheMbodyMinMresponseMto,MandMi
nteractingMspecificallyMwith,ManMantigen.MAlsoMknownMasMimmunoglobuli
nM-MAnswerMAntibody
ChemicalsMusedMtoMkeepMtheMbloodMinMtheMliquidMstate;MchemicalMag
entsMthatMretardMtheMtendencyMofMtheMbloodMtoMbecomeMmoreMviscou
sMbyMnaturalMpostMmortemMprocessesMand/orMpreventMotherMadverseMr
eactionsMbetweenMtheMbloodMandMtheMotherMembalmingMchemicalsM-
MAnswerMAnticoagulants
AMforeignMsubstanceMthatMstimulatesMtheMformationMofMantibodiesMthat
MreactMspecificallyMwithMitM-MAnswerMAntigen
TheMpreventionMorMinhibitingMofMtheMgrowthMofMcausativeMmicroorgani
smsM-MAnswerMAntisepsis
BeforeMorMinMfrontMof;MrefersMtoMtheMventralMorMfrontMsideMofMthe
MbodyM-MAnswerMAnteriorM(ventral)
DilutionMorMweakingMofMvirulenceMofMaMmicroorganism,MreducingMorM
abolishingMpathogenicityM-MAnswerMAttenuation
FailureMofMaMtissueMorManMorganMtoMdevelopMnormallyM-
MAnswerMAplasia
TheM126MbonesMinMtheMbonyMstructureMthatMmakesMupMpectoralMgird
le,MupperMextremities,MpelvicMgirdle,MandMlowerMextremitiesM-
MAnswerMAppendicularMSkeleton
, TheMconcentrated,MpreservativeMembalmingMchemicalMthatMwillMbeMdilut
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oMformMtheMarterialMsolutionMforMinjectionMintoMtheMarterialM(vascular
)MsystemMduringMvascularM(arterial)MembalmingM-
MAnswerMArterialM(vascular)MFluid
DiseaseMofMtheMarteriesMresultingMinMthickeningMandMlossMofMelasticity
MofMtheMarterialMwallsM-MAnswerMArteriosclerosis
TheMplaceMofMunionMbetweenMtwoMorMmoreMbones;MaMjointM-
MAnswerMArticulation
AccumulationMofMfreeMserousMfluidMinMtheMabdominalMcavityM-
MAnswerMAscities
AMformMofMarteriosclerosisMmarkedMbyMtheMdepositionMofMlipidsMinMt
heMinnerMlayerMofMarterialMwallsM.M-MAnswerMAtherosclerosis
TheMsmallestMparticleMofManMelementMthatMhasMallMtheMpropertiesMof
MtheMelementM-MAnswerMAtom
AMwasting,MdecreaseMinMsizeMofManMorganMorMtissueM-
MAnswerMAtrophy
Self-digestionMorMself-destructionMofMtheMbodyMbyMautolyticMenzymesM-
MAnswerMAutolysis
AMpostmortemMexaminationMofMtheMorgansMandMtissuesMofMaMbodyMto
MdetermineMcauseMofMdeathMorMpathologicalMconditionM-
MAnswerMAutopsy
ThoseMchemicalsMspecificallyMdesignedMforMuseMinMtheMpreparationMof
MbodiesMfollowingManMautopsyM-MAnswerMAutopsyMChemicals
board exam study guide questions
and answers updated 2026
LocalizedMaccumulationMofMpusM-MAnswerMAbscess
(auxillary;Massisting)MthisMtermMisMappliedMtoMaMlesserMstructureMthat
MresemblesMaMsimilarMorganMinMstructureMandMfunction,MsuchMasMthe
MaccessoryMpancreaticMductM-MAnswerMAccessory
AMsubstanceMthatMyieldsMhydrogenMorMhydroniumMionsMinMaqueousMsol
utionM-MAnswerMAcids
PresentMitselfMafterMbirthM-MAnswerMAcquired
HyperfunctionMofMpituitaryMglandMafterMossificationMhasMbeenMcomplete
dM-MAnswerMAcromegaly
AMdiseaseMwithMaMmoreMorMlessMrapidMonsetMandMshortMdurationM-
MAnswerMAcute
AMwax-
likeMmaterialMproducedMbyMsaponificationMofMbodyMfatMinMtheMbodyMb
uriedMinMalkalineMsoilM-MAnswerMAdipocereM(Gravewax)
AMproteinMfoundMinMbloodMplasmaM-MAnswerMAlbumin
AnMorganicMcompoundMcontainingMoneMorMmoreMhydroxylM(-
OH)MgroupsM-MAnswerMAlcohols
AnMorganicMcompoundMcontainingMoneMorMmoreM-CHOMgroupsM-
MAnswerMAldehyde
,TheMdigestiveMsystemMtubeMfromMtheMmouthMtoMtheManus,MincludingM
theMmouthMorMBuccalMcavity,Mpharynx,Mesophagus,Mstomach,MandMsmall
MandMlargeMintestinesM-MAnswerMAlimentaryMCanal
HavingMaMhypersensitivityMtoMaMsubstanceMthatMdoesMnotMnormallyMca
useMaMreactionM-MAnswerMAllergies
AnMacquired,MabnormalMimmuneMresponseMtoMaMsubstanceM(allergen)Mt
hatMdoesMnotMnormallyMcauseMaMreactionM-
MAnswerMAllergyM(hypersensitivity)
CongenitalMabsenceMofMoneMorMmoreMlimbsM-MAnswerMAmelia
AnMorganicMcompoundMcontainingMnitrogen;ManyMcompoundsMformedMfr
omMammoniaMbyMreplacementMofMoneMorMmoreMhydrogenMatomsMbyMo
rganicMradicals.MTheMgeneralMformulaMforMprimaryMaminesMisMR-
NH2M-MAnswerMAmines
TheMbuildingMblockMofMproteins;MaMcompoundMcontainingManMaminoMg
roupM(-NH2),MaMcarboxylM(-
COOH)MgroupMattachedMalphaMcarbonMandMaMradicalM-
MAnswerMAminoMAcid
AnyMcompoundMthatMcanMactMasMbothManMacidMandMbaseMinMaMsolu
tion.M(aminoMacid).M-MAnswerMAmphoteric
GeneralizedMmassiveMedemaMinMsubcutaneousMtissueM-
MAnswerMAnasarca
TheMbranchMofMscienceMdealingMwithMtheMstudyMofMtheMstructureMof
MtheMbodyM-MAnswerMAnatomy
aMdecreaseMinMtheMnumberMerythrocytes,MhemoglobinMorMbothM-
MAnswerMAnemia
,AMlocalizedMdilationMofMaMbloodMvesselM-MAnswerMAneurysm
TheMstudyMofMvesselsM-MAnswerMAngiology
MutualMoppositionMorMcontraryMaction.MTheMinhibitionMofMoneMmicroor
ganismMbyManotherM-MAnswerMAntagonism
GlycoproteinMsubstanceMdevelopedMbyMtheMbodyMinMresponseMto,MandMi
nteractingMspecificallyMwith,ManMantigen.MAlsoMknownMasMimmunoglobuli
nM-MAnswerMAntibody
ChemicalsMusedMtoMkeepMtheMbloodMinMtheMliquidMstate;MchemicalMag
entsMthatMretardMtheMtendencyMofMtheMbloodMtoMbecomeMmoreMviscou
sMbyMnaturalMpostMmortemMprocessesMand/orMpreventMotherMadverseMr
eactionsMbetweenMtheMbloodMandMtheMotherMembalmingMchemicalsM-
MAnswerMAnticoagulants
AMforeignMsubstanceMthatMstimulatesMtheMformationMofMantibodiesMthat
MreactMspecificallyMwithMitM-MAnswerMAntigen
TheMpreventionMorMinhibitingMofMtheMgrowthMofMcausativeMmicroorgani
smsM-MAnswerMAntisepsis
BeforeMorMinMfrontMof;MrefersMtoMtheMventralMorMfrontMsideMofMthe
MbodyM-MAnswerMAnteriorM(ventral)
DilutionMorMweakingMofMvirulenceMofMaMmicroorganism,MreducingMorM
abolishingMpathogenicityM-MAnswerMAttenuation
FailureMofMaMtissueMorManMorganMtoMdevelopMnormallyM-
MAnswerMAplasia
TheM126MbonesMinMtheMbonyMstructureMthatMmakesMupMpectoralMgird
le,MupperMextremities,MpelvicMgirdle,MandMlowerMextremitiesM-
MAnswerMAppendicularMSkeleton
, TheMconcentrated,MpreservativeMembalmingMchemicalMthatMwillMbeMdilut
edMwithMwaterM(MorManotherMappropriateMvehicleMsuchMasMalcohol)Mt
oMformMtheMarterialMsolutionMforMinjectionMintoMtheMarterialM(vascular
)MsystemMduringMvascularM(arterial)MembalmingM-
MAnswerMArterialM(vascular)MFluid
DiseaseMofMtheMarteriesMresultingMinMthickeningMandMlossMofMelasticity
MofMtheMarterialMwallsM-MAnswerMArteriosclerosis
TheMplaceMofMunionMbetweenMtwoMorMmoreMbones;MaMjointM-
MAnswerMArticulation
AccumulationMofMfreeMserousMfluidMinMtheMabdominalMcavityM-
MAnswerMAscities
AMformMofMarteriosclerosisMmarkedMbyMtheMdepositionMofMlipidsMinMt
heMinnerMlayerMofMarterialMwallsM.M-MAnswerMAtherosclerosis
TheMsmallestMparticleMofManMelementMthatMhasMallMtheMpropertiesMof
MtheMelementM-MAnswerMAtom
AMwasting,MdecreaseMinMsizeMofManMorganMorMtissueM-
MAnswerMAtrophy
Self-digestionMorMself-destructionMofMtheMbodyMbyMautolyticMenzymesM-
MAnswerMAutolysis
AMpostmortemMexaminationMofMtheMorgansMandMtissuesMofMaMbodyMto
MdetermineMcauseMofMdeathMorMpathologicalMconditionM-
MAnswerMAutopsy
ThoseMchemicalsMspecificallyMdesignedMforMuseMinMtheMpreparationMof
MbodiesMfollowingManMautopsyM-MAnswerMAutopsyMChemicals