MAT 101 FINAL PAPER 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔A patient complains of lower back pain and dysuria. In order to diagnose his
condition, the physician will most likely order which of the following FIRST?
A. urinalysis
B. intravenous pyelogram
C. TURP
D. urolysis - ✔✔urinalysis
✔✔Which of the following terms means surgical excision or removal of the appendix?
A. appendectomy
B. appendotomy
C. appendostomy
D. appendoscopy - ✔✔appendectomy
✔✔Which of the following terms means pertaining to the lung?
A. pulmonary
B. pulmonopathy
C. pneumonopexy
D. pneumonosis - ✔✔pulmonary
✔✔Which of the following abbreviations is NOT matched with the correct definition?
A. ABGs: arterial blood gases
B. ARDS: acute respiratory distress syndrome
C. CO2: carbon monoxide
D. O2: oxygen - ✔✔CO2: carbon monoxide
✔✔The term for the need to urinate more often than normal is
A. urgency
B. neurogenic bladder
C. urinary incontinence
D. frequency - ✔✔frequency
✔✔Examination of the gallbladder by means of high frequency sound waves is a
procedure known as a(n):
A. ultrasound.
B. upper endoscopy.
C. computed tomography.
D. ERCP. - ✔✔ultrasound
✔✔Which of the following indicates a route of medication administration?
A. PO
B. c/o
,C. GI
D. Q - ✔✔PO
✔✔All of the following terms are matched with the correct definition EXCEPT:
A. endometriosis: tissue growth in abnormal sites in lower abdominopelvic area.
B. eclampsia: condition marked by severe hypertension, seizures, and possible coma.
C. abruptio placentae: implantation of the placenta in the lower uterine segment rather
than the central or upper portion of the uterine wall.
D. uterine fibroids: benign, smooth tumors made of muscle and fat. - ✔✔abruptio
placentae: implantation of the placenta in the lower uterine segment rather than the
central or upper portion of the uterine wall.
✔✔Which of the following disorders is MOST likely to be acquired through sexual
contact?
A. endometriosis
B. fibroids
C. trichomoniasis
D. cryptorchidism - ✔✔trichomoniasis
✔✔Which of the following combining forms is matched with the correct definition?
A. coni/o: dust
B. chondr/o: cancer
C. phon/o: pharynx
D. spir/o: sinus - ✔✔coni/o: dust
✔✔The term for a high-pitched upper-airway sound heard without a stethoscope,
indicating airway obstruction; a medical emergency is
A. rhonchi.
B. wheeze.
C. croup.
D. stridor. - ✔✔stridor
✔✔Which of the following terms means tumor of the bone marrow?
A. myelostomy
B. myelomeningoma
C. myeloma
D. myelomalacia - ✔✔myeloma
✔✔Which of the following terms means enlargement of the liver?
A. hepatomalacia
B. hepatomegaly
C. hepatometer
D. hepatopenia - ✔✔hepatomegaly
, ✔✔Which of the following abbreviations is NOT matched with the correct definition?
A. IVF: in vitro fertilization
B. PID: pelvic inflammatory disease
C. TAH: total abdominal hysterectomy
D. ♀: symbol for male - ✔✔♀: symbol for male
✔✔The term for a twisting of the bowel upon itself, causing obstruction is
A. small bowel obstruction.
B. intussusception.
C. volvulus.
D. hiatal hernia. - ✔✔volvulus
✔✔Which of the following terms means a continuous, somewhat musical sound, heard
in the lungs, usually with a stethoscope, caused by partial airway obstruction?
A. crackles
B. rhonchi
C. croup
D. wheezes - ✔✔wheezes
✔✔Which combining form means cheek?
A. bucc/o
B. cec/o
C. cheil/o
D. chol/e - ✔✔bucc/o
✔✔Which of the following tests will most accurately help with the diagnosis of urinary
retention?
A. bladder ultrasound
B. blood urea nitrogen
C. hemodialysis
D. intravenous pyelogram - ✔✔bladder ultrasound
✔✔Which of the following is a condition in which the renal pelvis and calyces become
dis-tended and dilated and begin to atrophy due to urine outflow obstruction?
A. hydronephrosis
B. renal calculus
C. tubular necrosis
D. renal colic - ✔✔hydronephrosis
✔✔All of the following combining forms are matched with the correct definition
EXCEPT:
A. chondr/o: cartilage.
B. rhin/o: nose.
C. stomat/o: mouth.
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔A patient complains of lower back pain and dysuria. In order to diagnose his
condition, the physician will most likely order which of the following FIRST?
A. urinalysis
B. intravenous pyelogram
C. TURP
D. urolysis - ✔✔urinalysis
✔✔Which of the following terms means surgical excision or removal of the appendix?
A. appendectomy
B. appendotomy
C. appendostomy
D. appendoscopy - ✔✔appendectomy
✔✔Which of the following terms means pertaining to the lung?
A. pulmonary
B. pulmonopathy
C. pneumonopexy
D. pneumonosis - ✔✔pulmonary
✔✔Which of the following abbreviations is NOT matched with the correct definition?
A. ABGs: arterial blood gases
B. ARDS: acute respiratory distress syndrome
C. CO2: carbon monoxide
D. O2: oxygen - ✔✔CO2: carbon monoxide
✔✔The term for the need to urinate more often than normal is
A. urgency
B. neurogenic bladder
C. urinary incontinence
D. frequency - ✔✔frequency
✔✔Examination of the gallbladder by means of high frequency sound waves is a
procedure known as a(n):
A. ultrasound.
B. upper endoscopy.
C. computed tomography.
D. ERCP. - ✔✔ultrasound
✔✔Which of the following indicates a route of medication administration?
A. PO
B. c/o
,C. GI
D. Q - ✔✔PO
✔✔All of the following terms are matched with the correct definition EXCEPT:
A. endometriosis: tissue growth in abnormal sites in lower abdominopelvic area.
B. eclampsia: condition marked by severe hypertension, seizures, and possible coma.
C. abruptio placentae: implantation of the placenta in the lower uterine segment rather
than the central or upper portion of the uterine wall.
D. uterine fibroids: benign, smooth tumors made of muscle and fat. - ✔✔abruptio
placentae: implantation of the placenta in the lower uterine segment rather than the
central or upper portion of the uterine wall.
✔✔Which of the following disorders is MOST likely to be acquired through sexual
contact?
A. endometriosis
B. fibroids
C. trichomoniasis
D. cryptorchidism - ✔✔trichomoniasis
✔✔Which of the following combining forms is matched with the correct definition?
A. coni/o: dust
B. chondr/o: cancer
C. phon/o: pharynx
D. spir/o: sinus - ✔✔coni/o: dust
✔✔The term for a high-pitched upper-airway sound heard without a stethoscope,
indicating airway obstruction; a medical emergency is
A. rhonchi.
B. wheeze.
C. croup.
D. stridor. - ✔✔stridor
✔✔Which of the following terms means tumor of the bone marrow?
A. myelostomy
B. myelomeningoma
C. myeloma
D. myelomalacia - ✔✔myeloma
✔✔Which of the following terms means enlargement of the liver?
A. hepatomalacia
B. hepatomegaly
C. hepatometer
D. hepatopenia - ✔✔hepatomegaly
, ✔✔Which of the following abbreviations is NOT matched with the correct definition?
A. IVF: in vitro fertilization
B. PID: pelvic inflammatory disease
C. TAH: total abdominal hysterectomy
D. ♀: symbol for male - ✔✔♀: symbol for male
✔✔The term for a twisting of the bowel upon itself, causing obstruction is
A. small bowel obstruction.
B. intussusception.
C. volvulus.
D. hiatal hernia. - ✔✔volvulus
✔✔Which of the following terms means a continuous, somewhat musical sound, heard
in the lungs, usually with a stethoscope, caused by partial airway obstruction?
A. crackles
B. rhonchi
C. croup
D. wheezes - ✔✔wheezes
✔✔Which combining form means cheek?
A. bucc/o
B. cec/o
C. cheil/o
D. chol/e - ✔✔bucc/o
✔✔Which of the following tests will most accurately help with the diagnosis of urinary
retention?
A. bladder ultrasound
B. blood urea nitrogen
C. hemodialysis
D. intravenous pyelogram - ✔✔bladder ultrasound
✔✔Which of the following is a condition in which the renal pelvis and calyces become
dis-tended and dilated and begin to atrophy due to urine outflow obstruction?
A. hydronephrosis
B. renal calculus
C. tubular necrosis
D. renal colic - ✔✔hydronephrosis
✔✔All of the following combining forms are matched with the correct definition
EXCEPT:
A. chondr/o: cartilage.
B. rhin/o: nose.
C. stomat/o: mouth.
