MGCCC Medical Terminology #2 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Adventitious sounds - CORRECT ANSWER - Abnormal sounds
Aerobic - CORRECT ANSWER - Uses or requires oxygen
Afebrile - CORRECT ANSWER - without fever
Alopecia - CORRECT ANSWER - baldness or hair loss
Anaerobic - CORRECT ANSWER - does not use or require oxygen
Anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER - loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of
consciousness
Antipyretics - CORRECT ANSWER - Drugs that reduce fever
Anthropometry - CORRECT ANSWER - the science dealing with the measurement of the
human body to determine differences in individuals or groups
Aphasia - CORRECT ANSWER - loss of speech due to injury or illness
Atherosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER - condition in which fatty deposits called plaque build
up on the inner walls of the arteries
, Auscultation - CORRECT ANSWER - listening to sounds within the body (usually with a
stethoscope)
Bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWER - abnormally slow heartbeat
Bruit - CORRECT ANSWER - An abnormal blowing or swishing sound heard on auscultation
of an artery or an organ.
Cholecystitis - CORRECT ANSWER - inflammation of the gall bladder
Cirrhosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Chronic degenerative disease of the liver, chronic disease
charaterized by degeneration of liver tissue most oftern caused by alcoholism or a nutritional
deficiency
Conjunctivitis - CORRECT ANSWER - inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye
Cyanosis - CORRECT ANSWER - a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes
Cytolysis - CORRECT ANSWER - the bursting of a cell
Dermis - CORRECT ANSWER - Second (middle) layer of skin, holding blood vessels, nerve
endings, sweat glands, and hair follicles
Dementia - CORRECT ANSWER - a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including
memory, thinking, and judgment, that is often accompanied by personality changes
Diaphoresis - CORRECT ANSWER - profuse sweating
Distention - CORRECT ANSWER - the act of expanding by pressure from within
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Adventitious sounds - CORRECT ANSWER - Abnormal sounds
Aerobic - CORRECT ANSWER - Uses or requires oxygen
Afebrile - CORRECT ANSWER - without fever
Alopecia - CORRECT ANSWER - baldness or hair loss
Anaerobic - CORRECT ANSWER - does not use or require oxygen
Anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER - loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of
consciousness
Antipyretics - CORRECT ANSWER - Drugs that reduce fever
Anthropometry - CORRECT ANSWER - the science dealing with the measurement of the
human body to determine differences in individuals or groups
Aphasia - CORRECT ANSWER - loss of speech due to injury or illness
Atherosclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER - condition in which fatty deposits called plaque build
up on the inner walls of the arteries
, Auscultation - CORRECT ANSWER - listening to sounds within the body (usually with a
stethoscope)
Bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWER - abnormally slow heartbeat
Bruit - CORRECT ANSWER - An abnormal blowing or swishing sound heard on auscultation
of an artery or an organ.
Cholecystitis - CORRECT ANSWER - inflammation of the gall bladder
Cirrhosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Chronic degenerative disease of the liver, chronic disease
charaterized by degeneration of liver tissue most oftern caused by alcoholism or a nutritional
deficiency
Conjunctivitis - CORRECT ANSWER - inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye
Cyanosis - CORRECT ANSWER - a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes
Cytolysis - CORRECT ANSWER - the bursting of a cell
Dermis - CORRECT ANSWER - Second (middle) layer of skin, holding blood vessels, nerve
endings, sweat glands, and hair follicles
Dementia - CORRECT ANSWER - a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including
memory, thinking, and judgment, that is often accompanied by personality changes
Diaphoresis - CORRECT ANSWER - profuse sweating
Distention - CORRECT ANSWER - the act of expanding by pressure from within
