HIM 2360 Exam T-F Q&A 2024

HIM 2360 Exam T-F Q&A 2024 True - Medical Terminology is like learning a new language. True - The root is the foundation of the word. False - The combining vowel in a word is always A,E, I or U. False - Combining forms are used with only ONE suffix. True - The prefix is at the beginning of a term. True - aden/o = gland True - cardi/o = heart False - encephal/o = swelling False - hepat/o = blood True - path/o = disease True - The cell is the fundamental unit of all living things. False - DNA is the same for everyone. True - Each gene contains a chemical called DNA. True - The body contains 5 body cavities. True - The medical term for internal organs is viscera. False - cervic/o = color True - cyt/o = cell True - later/o = side False - epi = between True - thorac/o = chest False - thorac/o = chest True - Erythrocytes are red blood cells. False - Leukocytes are a second type of red blood cells. True - Phagocytes engulf and digest bacteria. True - Thrombocytes and platelets are responsible for blood clotting. True - -ectomy = excision, removal False - -gram = instrument for recording True - -graph = instrument for recording True - -itis = inflammation True - -pathy = disease condition True - Antigens stimulate antibody production. True - dia- = through, complete True - epi- = upon, on, above False - hypo- = excess False - mal- = good True - micro- = small True - peri- = surrounding False - post- = before True - retro- = behind, backward True - sub- = under Cardi/o - Root Meaning: Heart Example: cardiac-pertaining to the heart Glyc, glycos - Root Meaning: sugar Example: glycosuria-sugar in the urine Example: hypoglycemia- condition of low suger in blood