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{Chapter 1-17} Questions with 100% Verified
Answers and Rationals
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A chronic, progressive liver disease resulting from hepatic cell failure is
A) Crohn disease
B) volvulus
C) intussusception
D) cirrhosis
D) cirrhosis
A deficiency in the hormones that control reproductive capacity is called
A) hypoadrenalism
B) hypogonadism
C) hypothyroidism
D) hypoparathyroidism
B) hypogonadism
The medical term for a thyroid tumor is
A) adrenomegaly
B) thyroidoma
C) thyroidotomy
D) throidectomy
B) thyroidoma
The correct medical term for high blood sugar is
A) hypothyroidism
B) hyperthyroidism
C) hyperglycemia
D) hypoglycemia
C) hyperglycemia
This gland is located in the head
A) thyroid
,B) pituitary
C) pancreas
D) adrenal
B) pituitary
This gland is located on top of the kidney
A) pancreas
B) thyroid
C) adrenal
D) pituitary
C) adrenal
Ketosis is an excess of ketone bodies in the blood and urine, which is often seen in uncontrolled
diabetes mellitus and starvation.
True or False
True
The combining form calc/o means "potassium."
True or False
False
Narrowing of the trachea is known as tracheostenosis
True or False
True
Which medical term is spelled correctly?
A) corzya
B) bradypnia
C) rhinorrhagia
D) paroxsym
C) rhinorrhagia
Select the correct medical term for an instrument used to measure breathing volumes
A) spirometer
B) oximetry
C) spirometry
D) oximeter
, spirometer
Select the combining form that means "chest."
A) trache/o
B) tonsill/o
C) pharyng/o
D) thorac/o
D) thorac/o
Inflammation of the lungs caused by chronic inhalation of fine particles, which leads to the formation
of a fibrotic tissue around the alveoli and reduces their ability to stretch with incoming air, is
A) pneumoconiosis
B) rhinomycosis
C) tuberculosis
D) pneumonia
pneumoconiosis
A young woman does not like the appearance of her nose and decides to see a plastic surgeon about
it. The surgeon recommends surgical repair of the nose. The medical term for this procedure is
A) rhinoplasty
B) rhinitis
C) rhinorrhea
D) rhinorrhagia
rhinoplasty
The medical term for creation of an opening in the trachea is
A) tracheostomy
B) thoracotomy
C) thoracentesis
D) tracheostenosis
tracheostomy
The medical term for fast breathing is
A) eupnea
B) dyspnea
C) orthopnea
D) tachypnea
D) tachypnea
, Kidneys are the major organs of the endocrine system
True or False
False
The term homeostasis is used to refer to
A) how body parts work together
B) the study of nature
C) the process of maintaining internal stability
D) the identification of body structures
C) the process of maintaining internal stability
This is a procedure where an instrument electrically stimulates the muscle, and the resulting muscle
contraction is recorded and analyzed
A) electromyography
B) osteoclasis
C) myoplasty
D) fasciotomy
electromyography
The suffix that means "surgical fixation or fusion" is
A) -desis
B) -otomy
C) -centesis
D) -clasis
-desis
What does the term paramedic mean in terms of how the person works with a physician?
A) under
B) independently
C) at a distance
D) beside
D) beside
A megameal at a fast-food restaurant is a large meal
True or False
True
{Chapter 1-17} Questions with 100% Verified
Answers and Rationals
_____________________________________________________________________________________
A chronic, progressive liver disease resulting from hepatic cell failure is
A) Crohn disease
B) volvulus
C) intussusception
D) cirrhosis
D) cirrhosis
A deficiency in the hormones that control reproductive capacity is called
A) hypoadrenalism
B) hypogonadism
C) hypothyroidism
D) hypoparathyroidism
B) hypogonadism
The medical term for a thyroid tumor is
A) adrenomegaly
B) thyroidoma
C) thyroidotomy
D) throidectomy
B) thyroidoma
The correct medical term for high blood sugar is
A) hypothyroidism
B) hyperthyroidism
C) hyperglycemia
D) hypoglycemia
C) hyperglycemia
This gland is located in the head
A) thyroid
,B) pituitary
C) pancreas
D) adrenal
B) pituitary
This gland is located on top of the kidney
A) pancreas
B) thyroid
C) adrenal
D) pituitary
C) adrenal
Ketosis is an excess of ketone bodies in the blood and urine, which is often seen in uncontrolled
diabetes mellitus and starvation.
True or False
True
The combining form calc/o means "potassium."
True or False
False
Narrowing of the trachea is known as tracheostenosis
True or False
True
Which medical term is spelled correctly?
A) corzya
B) bradypnia
C) rhinorrhagia
D) paroxsym
C) rhinorrhagia
Select the correct medical term for an instrument used to measure breathing volumes
A) spirometer
B) oximetry
C) spirometry
D) oximeter
, spirometer
Select the combining form that means "chest."
A) trache/o
B) tonsill/o
C) pharyng/o
D) thorac/o
D) thorac/o
Inflammation of the lungs caused by chronic inhalation of fine particles, which leads to the formation
of a fibrotic tissue around the alveoli and reduces their ability to stretch with incoming air, is
A) pneumoconiosis
B) rhinomycosis
C) tuberculosis
D) pneumonia
pneumoconiosis
A young woman does not like the appearance of her nose and decides to see a plastic surgeon about
it. The surgeon recommends surgical repair of the nose. The medical term for this procedure is
A) rhinoplasty
B) rhinitis
C) rhinorrhea
D) rhinorrhagia
rhinoplasty
The medical term for creation of an opening in the trachea is
A) tracheostomy
B) thoracotomy
C) thoracentesis
D) tracheostenosis
tracheostomy
The medical term for fast breathing is
A) eupnea
B) dyspnea
C) orthopnea
D) tachypnea
D) tachypnea
, Kidneys are the major organs of the endocrine system
True or False
False
The term homeostasis is used to refer to
A) how body parts work together
B) the study of nature
C) the process of maintaining internal stability
D) the identification of body structures
C) the process of maintaining internal stability
This is a procedure where an instrument electrically stimulates the muscle, and the resulting muscle
contraction is recorded and analyzed
A) electromyography
B) osteoclasis
C) myoplasty
D) fasciotomy
electromyography
The suffix that means "surgical fixation or fusion" is
A) -desis
B) -otomy
C) -centesis
D) -clasis
-desis
What does the term paramedic mean in terms of how the person works with a physician?
A) under
B) independently
C) at a distance
D) beside
D) beside
A megameal at a fast-food restaurant is a large meal
True or False
True
