Tech in Surgery NCCT Practice Test questions with correct answers

Cancer that has spread from one place to another within the body is called______. Answer Metastatic A wasting or decrease in size of an organ or tissue is _____. Answer Atrophy The suffix meaning the creation of a new opening for drainage is ______. Answer -ostomy Organs of the circulatory system include _____. Answer Heart, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nodes The tricusoid valve is located between the _____. Answer Right atrium and the right ventricle Normal respirations occur approximately 12-20 times per_____. Answer Minute The process by which white blood cells engulf bacteria is called _____. Answer Phagocytosis An infection acquired in the hospital is called _____. Answer Nosocomial A phatogen is a(an) _____. Answer Disease-causing microorganism A drug that prolongs blood clotting time is called _____.