ALHS 1090 Final Study Guide
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The word part that may come at the beginning of a word and describes the main meaning is the
________. - correct answer ✔✔word root
The word part that describes the word root and comes at the end of the word is the ________. -
correct answer ✔✔suffix
In the word osteoarthritis,
the combining vowel is ________ - correct answer ✔✔o
Combining vowels are important because they __________. - correct answer ✔✔make it easier
to pronounce long medical terms
The term gastroenteritis is comprised of ________. - correct answer ✔✔two combining forms
and a suffix
You are writing down an answering machine message about a doctor's orders regarding a
patient's rib pain. You cannot tell if he said "intracostal"(within the rib) or "intercostal"
(between the ribs). You should ________. - correct answer ✔✔call the physician and ask for
clarification
When in doubt about how to spell a medical term, you should ________. - correct answer
✔✔look it up in a medical dictionary or use a reliable Internet resource
, The plural form of cannula (a tube open at both ends) is ________. - correct answer
✔✔cannulae
Acceptable abbreviations that you can use at the hospital where you work would be found by
________. - correct answer ✔✔referring to that hospital's listing of acceptable abbreviations
Acceptable abbreviations that you can use at the hospital where you work would be found by
________. - correct answer ✔✔referring to that hospital's listing of acceptable abbreviations
The physician says to the patient, "Your ABG shows decreased PO2 and increased PCO2, so we
know your COPD and SOB are not responding to use of your albuterol MDI." Use of these
abbreviations in this context is ________. - correct answer ✔✔not appropriate as the patient
most likely does not know what these mean
The combining form adip/o means _________. - correct answer ✔✔fat
The abdominal region right below the ribs (which is also a term meaning "beneath the
cartilage") can be properly spelled ________. - correct answer ✔✔hypochondriac
The anatomical position is used because it ________. - correct answer ✔✔establishes a
common position and relationships of body parts
The plane that divides the body into right and left sections is the ________ plane. - correct
answer ✔✔sagittal
The buttocks are located on the ________ part of the body. - correct answer ✔✔dorsal
When the body is lying horizontally, but facing upward, this is known as the _____ position. -
correct answer ✔✔supine
questions and answers already
passed
The word part that may come at the beginning of a word and describes the main meaning is the
________. - correct answer ✔✔word root
The word part that describes the word root and comes at the end of the word is the ________. -
correct answer ✔✔suffix
In the word osteoarthritis,
the combining vowel is ________ - correct answer ✔✔o
Combining vowels are important because they __________. - correct answer ✔✔make it easier
to pronounce long medical terms
The term gastroenteritis is comprised of ________. - correct answer ✔✔two combining forms
and a suffix
You are writing down an answering machine message about a doctor's orders regarding a
patient's rib pain. You cannot tell if he said "intracostal"(within the rib) or "intercostal"
(between the ribs). You should ________. - correct answer ✔✔call the physician and ask for
clarification
When in doubt about how to spell a medical term, you should ________. - correct answer
✔✔look it up in a medical dictionary or use a reliable Internet resource
, The plural form of cannula (a tube open at both ends) is ________. - correct answer
✔✔cannulae
Acceptable abbreviations that you can use at the hospital where you work would be found by
________. - correct answer ✔✔referring to that hospital's listing of acceptable abbreviations
Acceptable abbreviations that you can use at the hospital where you work would be found by
________. - correct answer ✔✔referring to that hospital's listing of acceptable abbreviations
The physician says to the patient, "Your ABG shows decreased PO2 and increased PCO2, so we
know your COPD and SOB are not responding to use of your albuterol MDI." Use of these
abbreviations in this context is ________. - correct answer ✔✔not appropriate as the patient
most likely does not know what these mean
The combining form adip/o means _________. - correct answer ✔✔fat
The abdominal region right below the ribs (which is also a term meaning "beneath the
cartilage") can be properly spelled ________. - correct answer ✔✔hypochondriac
The anatomical position is used because it ________. - correct answer ✔✔establishes a
common position and relationships of body parts
The plane that divides the body into right and left sections is the ________ plane. - correct
answer ✔✔sagittal
The buttocks are located on the ________ part of the body. - correct answer ✔✔dorsal
When the body is lying horizontally, but facing upward, this is known as the _____ position. -
correct answer ✔✔supine
