MMSC 200 EVALUATION EXAMS UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔rhonchi - ✔✔loud, rumbling sounds heard on auscultation of bronchi that are
obstructed by sputum (RONG-ki)
✔✔sarcoidosis - ✔✔chronic inflammatory disease of unknown cause in which small
nodules or tubercles develop in lungs, lymph nodes, and other organs (sac-koy-DO-sis)
✔✔silicosis - ✔✔silica glass dust collects in the lungs; a type of pneumoconiosis (si-li-
KO-sis)
✔✔sputum - ✔✔material expelled from the chest by coughing or by clearing the throat;
phlegm (SPU-tum)
✔✔sputum culture - ✔✔sputum is collected and placed in a growth medium to analyze
the type of microorganisms that may be present (SPU-tum KUL-chur)
✔✔stridor - ✔✔strained, high-pitched sound heard on inspiration caused by obstruction
in the pharynx or larynx (STRI-dor)
✔✔thoracentesis - ✔✔surgical puncture to remove fluid from the chest (tho-ra-sen-TE-
sis)
,✔✔thoracoscopy - ✔✔visual examination of the chest using small incision and an
endoscope (tho-ra-KOS-ko-pe; tho-RAS-ko-pe)
✔✔tracheostomy - ✔✔new opening of the trachea to the outside of the body (tra-ke-OS-
to-me)
✔✔tracheotomy - ✔✔incision of the trachea (tra-ke-OT-o-me)
✔✔tube thoracotomy - ✔✔a flexible, plastic chest tube is passed into the pleural space
through an opening in the chest (toob thor-ah-KOS-to-me)
✔✔tuberculin test - ✔✔determines past or present exposure to tuberculosis based on a
positive skin test (too-BER-ku-lin test)
✔✔tuberculosis - ✔✔infectious disease caused by Myobacterium tuberculosis; lungs
are usually involved but other organs may be affected (too-ber-ku-LO-sis)
✔✔ventilation-perfusion scan - ✔✔nuclear medicine lung scan using radioactive
material to evaluate air flow (ventilation) and blood flow (perfusion) into the lungs; V/Q
scan (ven-ti-LA-shun per-FU-zhun scan)
✔✔wheezes - ✔✔continuous high-pitched whistling sounds produced during breathing
(WEZ-ez)
✔✔albumin - ✔✔major protein in blood; maintains the proper amount of water in the
blood (al-BU-min)
✔✔anisocytosis - ✔✔inequality in the size of red blood cells (an-i-so-si-TO-sis)
✔✔antibody - ✔✔protein made by white blood cells in response to foreign substances
(antigens) in the blood (AN-ti-bod-e)
✔✔anticoagulant - ✔✔substance that prevents blood clotting (an-ti-co-AG-u-lant)
✔✔antigen - ✔✔foreign substance of toxin (poison) that stimulates the production of an
antibody; evokes an immune response (AN-ti-jen)
✔✔basophil - ✔✔white blood cell containing granules that stain blue; associated with
release of histamine and heparin (BA-so-fil)
✔✔bilirubin - ✔✔orange-yellow pigment found in bile; it is released from the breakdown
of hemoglobin when red blood cells die (bil-i-ROO-bin)
, ✔✔coagulation - ✔✔process of blood clotting (ko-ag-u-LA-shun)
✔✔coagulopathy - ✔✔disease of blood clotting (ko-ag-u-LOP-a-the)
✔✔colony-stimulating factor - ✔✔protein factor that stimulates the growth and
differentiation of developing blood cells (KOL-o-ne STIM-u-la-ting FAK-tor)
✔✔cytology - ✔✔study of structure and function of cells (si-TOL-o-je)
✔✔differentiation - ✔✔specialization of cells from immature to mature forms; process in
which cells become specialized in structure and function (dif-er-en-she-A-shun)
✔✔electrophoresis - ✔✔technique used to separate serum proteins by electrical charge
and size (e-lek-tro-fo-RE-sis)
✔✔eosinophil - ✔✔white blood cell (leukocyte) containing dark granules that stain rosy
with eosin (a reddish dye); associated with allergic reactions (e-o-SIN-o-fil)
✔✔eosinophilia - ✔✔increase in numbers of eosinophils in the bloodstream (e-o-sin-o-
FIL-e-a)
✔✔erythroblast - ✔✔immature, developing red blood cell (e-RITH-ro-blast)
✔✔erythrocyte - ✔✔red blood cell (e-RITH-ro-sit)
✔✔erythropoiesis - ✔✔formation of red blood cells (e-rith-ro-poy-E-sis)
✔✔erythropoietin - ✔✔hormone secreted by the kidney to stimulate red blood cell
production in bone marrow (e-rith-ro-POY-e-tin)
✔✔fibrin - ✔✔protein threads that form the basis of a blood clot (FI-brin)
✔✔fibrinogen - ✔✔plasma protein that is converted to fibrin in the clotting process (fi-
BRIN-o-jen)
✔✔globulin - ✔✔plasma protein; alpha, beta, and gamma (immune) globulins are
examples (GLOB-u-lin)
✔✔granulocyte - ✔✔white blood cell with cytoplasmic granules; neutrophil, eosinophil,
and basophil (GRAN-u-lo-sit)
✔✔granulocytopenia - ✔✔Deficiency of granulocytes (white blood cells) (gran-u-lo-si-to-
PE-ne-a)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔rhonchi - ✔✔loud, rumbling sounds heard on auscultation of bronchi that are
obstructed by sputum (RONG-ki)
✔✔sarcoidosis - ✔✔chronic inflammatory disease of unknown cause in which small
nodules or tubercles develop in lungs, lymph nodes, and other organs (sac-koy-DO-sis)
✔✔silicosis - ✔✔silica glass dust collects in the lungs; a type of pneumoconiosis (si-li-
KO-sis)
✔✔sputum - ✔✔material expelled from the chest by coughing or by clearing the throat;
phlegm (SPU-tum)
✔✔sputum culture - ✔✔sputum is collected and placed in a growth medium to analyze
the type of microorganisms that may be present (SPU-tum KUL-chur)
✔✔stridor - ✔✔strained, high-pitched sound heard on inspiration caused by obstruction
in the pharynx or larynx (STRI-dor)
✔✔thoracentesis - ✔✔surgical puncture to remove fluid from the chest (tho-ra-sen-TE-
sis)
,✔✔thoracoscopy - ✔✔visual examination of the chest using small incision and an
endoscope (tho-ra-KOS-ko-pe; tho-RAS-ko-pe)
✔✔tracheostomy - ✔✔new opening of the trachea to the outside of the body (tra-ke-OS-
to-me)
✔✔tracheotomy - ✔✔incision of the trachea (tra-ke-OT-o-me)
✔✔tube thoracotomy - ✔✔a flexible, plastic chest tube is passed into the pleural space
through an opening in the chest (toob thor-ah-KOS-to-me)
✔✔tuberculin test - ✔✔determines past or present exposure to tuberculosis based on a
positive skin test (too-BER-ku-lin test)
✔✔tuberculosis - ✔✔infectious disease caused by Myobacterium tuberculosis; lungs
are usually involved but other organs may be affected (too-ber-ku-LO-sis)
✔✔ventilation-perfusion scan - ✔✔nuclear medicine lung scan using radioactive
material to evaluate air flow (ventilation) and blood flow (perfusion) into the lungs; V/Q
scan (ven-ti-LA-shun per-FU-zhun scan)
✔✔wheezes - ✔✔continuous high-pitched whistling sounds produced during breathing
(WEZ-ez)
✔✔albumin - ✔✔major protein in blood; maintains the proper amount of water in the
blood (al-BU-min)
✔✔anisocytosis - ✔✔inequality in the size of red blood cells (an-i-so-si-TO-sis)
✔✔antibody - ✔✔protein made by white blood cells in response to foreign substances
(antigens) in the blood (AN-ti-bod-e)
✔✔anticoagulant - ✔✔substance that prevents blood clotting (an-ti-co-AG-u-lant)
✔✔antigen - ✔✔foreign substance of toxin (poison) that stimulates the production of an
antibody; evokes an immune response (AN-ti-jen)
✔✔basophil - ✔✔white blood cell containing granules that stain blue; associated with
release of histamine and heparin (BA-so-fil)
✔✔bilirubin - ✔✔orange-yellow pigment found in bile; it is released from the breakdown
of hemoglobin when red blood cells die (bil-i-ROO-bin)
, ✔✔coagulation - ✔✔process of blood clotting (ko-ag-u-LA-shun)
✔✔coagulopathy - ✔✔disease of blood clotting (ko-ag-u-LOP-a-the)
✔✔colony-stimulating factor - ✔✔protein factor that stimulates the growth and
differentiation of developing blood cells (KOL-o-ne STIM-u-la-ting FAK-tor)
✔✔cytology - ✔✔study of structure and function of cells (si-TOL-o-je)
✔✔differentiation - ✔✔specialization of cells from immature to mature forms; process in
which cells become specialized in structure and function (dif-er-en-she-A-shun)
✔✔electrophoresis - ✔✔technique used to separate serum proteins by electrical charge
and size (e-lek-tro-fo-RE-sis)
✔✔eosinophil - ✔✔white blood cell (leukocyte) containing dark granules that stain rosy
with eosin (a reddish dye); associated with allergic reactions (e-o-SIN-o-fil)
✔✔eosinophilia - ✔✔increase in numbers of eosinophils in the bloodstream (e-o-sin-o-
FIL-e-a)
✔✔erythroblast - ✔✔immature, developing red blood cell (e-RITH-ro-blast)
✔✔erythrocyte - ✔✔red blood cell (e-RITH-ro-sit)
✔✔erythropoiesis - ✔✔formation of red blood cells (e-rith-ro-poy-E-sis)
✔✔erythropoietin - ✔✔hormone secreted by the kidney to stimulate red blood cell
production in bone marrow (e-rith-ro-POY-e-tin)
✔✔fibrin - ✔✔protein threads that form the basis of a blood clot (FI-brin)
✔✔fibrinogen - ✔✔plasma protein that is converted to fibrin in the clotting process (fi-
BRIN-o-jen)
✔✔globulin - ✔✔plasma protein; alpha, beta, and gamma (immune) globulins are
examples (GLOB-u-lin)
✔✔granulocyte - ✔✔white blood cell with cytoplasmic granules; neutrophil, eosinophil,
and basophil (GRAN-u-lo-sit)
✔✔granulocytopenia - ✔✔Deficiency of granulocytes (white blood cells) (gran-u-lo-si-to-
PE-ne-a)
