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MAT 101 FINALS 2025 MOST TESTED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ WITH RATIONALES
1. What is the primary purpose of a urine culture and sensitivity test?
A. "It will tell us if you have a urinary tract infection."
B. "It will tell us how your kidney, ureters, and bladder are functioning."
C. "The results will help the physician know which antibiotic to prescribe for you."
D. "It will tell us about the nitrogen levels in your urine."
Rationale: A urine culture identifies the bacteria causing a UTI, and sensitivity testing determines which
antibiotics will effectively treat the infection.
2. Which combining form means "pus"?
A. pyel/o (renal pelvis)
B. perine/o (perineum)
C. py/o (pus)
D. none of these
Rationale: The combining form py/o refers to pus (e.g., pyuria = pus in urine).
3. Which disorder involves destruction of alveolar walls and progressive dyspnea?
A. Cystic fibrosis
B. Emphysema
C. Legionellosis
D. Pulmonary tuberculosis
Rationale: Emphysema is a type of COPD where alveolar walls are damaged, reducing lung elasticity.
4. Which combining form means "stone"?
A. keton/o (ketones)
B. peritone/o (peritoneum)
C. lith/o (stone)
D. glomerul/o (glomerulus)
Rationale: Lith/o is used in terms like nephrolithiasis (kidney stones).
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5. Which combining form means "deficiency"?
A. nephr/o (kidney)
B. vesic/o (bladder)
C. pyel/o (renal pelvis)
D. olig/o (scanty/deficiency)
Rationale: Olig/o appears in terms like oliguria (low urine output).
6. A patient with kidney stones may benefit from:
A. Culture and sensitivity
B. Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL)
C. Urinary catheterization
D. Voiding cystourethrography
Rationale: ESWL uses shockwaves to break stones into smaller fragments for elimination.
7. A bladder infection is also called a:
A. URI (upper respiratory infection)
B. UTI (urinary tract infection)
C. KUB (kidney, ureter, bladder X-ray)
D. BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia)
Rationale: UTI refers to bacterial infection in the bladder (cystitis) or urethra.
8. Which term means "pertaining to the bladder and urethra"?
A. Glomerulus
B. Nephrolithiasis
C. Glycosuria
D. None of these
Rationale: The correct term is vesicourethral (not listed).
9. Which test detects the cause of gastric ulcers?
MAT 101 FINALS 2025 MOST TESTED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ WITH RATIONALES
1. What is the primary purpose of a urine culture and sensitivity test?
A. "It will tell us if you have a urinary tract infection."
B. "It will tell us how your kidney, ureters, and bladder are functioning."
C. "The results will help the physician know which antibiotic to prescribe for you."
D. "It will tell us about the nitrogen levels in your urine."
Rationale: A urine culture identifies the bacteria causing a UTI, and sensitivity testing determines which
antibiotics will effectively treat the infection.
2. Which combining form means "pus"?
A. pyel/o (renal pelvis)
B. perine/o (perineum)
C. py/o (pus)
D. none of these
Rationale: The combining form py/o refers to pus (e.g., pyuria = pus in urine).
3. Which disorder involves destruction of alveolar walls and progressive dyspnea?
A. Cystic fibrosis
B. Emphysema
C. Legionellosis
D. Pulmonary tuberculosis
Rationale: Emphysema is a type of COPD where alveolar walls are damaged, reducing lung elasticity.
4. Which combining form means "stone"?
A. keton/o (ketones)
B. peritone/o (peritoneum)
C. lith/o (stone)
D. glomerul/o (glomerulus)
Rationale: Lith/o is used in terms like nephrolithiasis (kidney stones).
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5. Which combining form means "deficiency"?
A. nephr/o (kidney)
B. vesic/o (bladder)
C. pyel/o (renal pelvis)
D. olig/o (scanty/deficiency)
Rationale: Olig/o appears in terms like oliguria (low urine output).
6. A patient with kidney stones may benefit from:
A. Culture and sensitivity
B. Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL)
C. Urinary catheterization
D. Voiding cystourethrography
Rationale: ESWL uses shockwaves to break stones into smaller fragments for elimination.
7. A bladder infection is also called a:
A. URI (upper respiratory infection)
B. UTI (urinary tract infection)
C. KUB (kidney, ureter, bladder X-ray)
D. BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia)
Rationale: UTI refers to bacterial infection in the bladder (cystitis) or urethra.
8. Which term means "pertaining to the bladder and urethra"?
A. Glomerulus
B. Nephrolithiasis
C. Glycosuria
D. None of these
Rationale: The correct term is vesicourethral (not listed).
9. Which test detects the cause of gastric ulcers?
