ABMDI SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE EXAM
SCRIPT WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
●● -ostomy
Answer: an operative procedure in which an artificial opening is created
●● -otomy
Answer: a procedure done for the purpose of entering something,
creating a hole that is usually closed surgically
●● -plasty
Answer: a procedure done to restructure a portion of the anatomy,
usually without removing anything
●● Abrasion
Answer: superficial loss of skin by the process of friction
●● Affect
Answer: the conscious, subjective aspect of emotion, typically
considered apart from bodily changes
,●● AFIS
Answer: a comprehensive method of identifying fingerprints
●● AIDS
Answer: an infectious disease caused by the human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV).
●● Anemia
Answer: deficiency of red blood cells
●● Aneurysm
Answer: an abnormal, permanent dilation of an artery, usually caused by
infection or atherosclerosis
●● Angiography
Answer: the radiographic visualization of blood vessels after they are
filled with contrast media
●● Antemortem
Answer: occurring before death
●● Antibody
Answer: a protein that attaches to or inactivates a specific antigen
,●● Anticoagulant
Answer: a chemical that prevents blood from clotting
●● Antigen
Answer: a protein that stimulates the production of a specific antibody
●● Arthopod
Answer: any of the phylum of invertebrate animals that have jointed
body and limbs
●● Artifact
Answer: artificially produced injury to the body
●● Anoxia
Answer: a lack of oxygen typically incompatible with life
●● Asphyxia
Answer: lack of oxygen in the tissues of the body and interference with
the oxygenation of the blood
●● Autopsy
, Answer: a medical examination of the decedent, which includes an
external and an internal examination in which bodily tissue and fluids
are recovered to determine or document the cause and/or manner of
death
●● Benign
Answer: a disease that is not malignant and usually has a favorable
outcome
●● Berry aneurysm
Answer: A small aneurysm of a cerebral artery, which may rupture,
causing a subarachnoid hemorrhage
●● Blood-borne pathogens
Answer: microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause
disease in humans (HIV and HBV)
●● Botanical
Answer: pertaining to the study and identification of the properties of
plants
●● Carbon monoxide
SCRIPT WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
●● -ostomy
Answer: an operative procedure in which an artificial opening is created
●● -otomy
Answer: a procedure done for the purpose of entering something,
creating a hole that is usually closed surgically
●● -plasty
Answer: a procedure done to restructure a portion of the anatomy,
usually without removing anything
●● Abrasion
Answer: superficial loss of skin by the process of friction
●● Affect
Answer: the conscious, subjective aspect of emotion, typically
considered apart from bodily changes
,●● AFIS
Answer: a comprehensive method of identifying fingerprints
●● AIDS
Answer: an infectious disease caused by the human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV).
●● Anemia
Answer: deficiency of red blood cells
●● Aneurysm
Answer: an abnormal, permanent dilation of an artery, usually caused by
infection or atherosclerosis
●● Angiography
Answer: the radiographic visualization of blood vessels after they are
filled with contrast media
●● Antemortem
Answer: occurring before death
●● Antibody
Answer: a protein that attaches to or inactivates a specific antigen
,●● Anticoagulant
Answer: a chemical that prevents blood from clotting
●● Antigen
Answer: a protein that stimulates the production of a specific antibody
●● Arthopod
Answer: any of the phylum of invertebrate animals that have jointed
body and limbs
●● Artifact
Answer: artificially produced injury to the body
●● Anoxia
Answer: a lack of oxygen typically incompatible with life
●● Asphyxia
Answer: lack of oxygen in the tissues of the body and interference with
the oxygenation of the blood
●● Autopsy
, Answer: a medical examination of the decedent, which includes an
external and an internal examination in which bodily tissue and fluids
are recovered to determine or document the cause and/or manner of
death
●● Benign
Answer: a disease that is not malignant and usually has a favorable
outcome
●● Berry aneurysm
Answer: A small aneurysm of a cerebral artery, which may rupture,
causing a subarachnoid hemorrhage
●● Blood-borne pathogens
Answer: microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause
disease in humans (HIV and HBV)
●● Botanical
Answer: pertaining to the study and identification of the properties of
plants
●● Carbon monoxide
