CHAPTER 4 MMSC 200 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
, abductor - ANSWERSmoves bone away from midline
abnormal - ANSWERSnot normal
adductor - ANSWERSMoves bone closer to midline
adrenal glands - ANSWERSa pair of endocrine glands that sit just above the kidneys
and secrete hormones
Anabolism - ANSWERSMetabolic pathways that construct molecules, requiring energy.
analysis - ANSWERSA detailed examination of the elements or structure of something.
anoxia - ANSWERSlack of oxygen
ante cibum - ANSWERSbefore meals
anteflexion - ANSWERSbending forward
antepartum - ANSWERSbefore birth
antibiotic - ANSWERSa medicine used to save lives because it destroys harmful
bacteria and cures infections
antibody - ANSWERSA protein that acts against a specific antigen
Antigen - ANSWERSsubstance that triggers an immune response
Antisepsis - ANSWERSRemoving pathogens from living tissue
antitoxin - ANSWERSantibodies against a specific toxin
apnea - ANSWERSabsence of breathing
autoimmune disease - ANSWERSa disease in which the immune system attacks the
organism's own cells
benign - ANSWERSharmless
bifurcation - ANSWERSdivision into two
bilateral - ANSWERSboth sides
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
, abductor - ANSWERSmoves bone away from midline
abnormal - ANSWERSnot normal
adductor - ANSWERSMoves bone closer to midline
adrenal glands - ANSWERSa pair of endocrine glands that sit just above the kidneys
and secrete hormones
Anabolism - ANSWERSMetabolic pathways that construct molecules, requiring energy.
analysis - ANSWERSA detailed examination of the elements or structure of something.
anoxia - ANSWERSlack of oxygen
ante cibum - ANSWERSbefore meals
anteflexion - ANSWERSbending forward
antepartum - ANSWERSbefore birth
antibiotic - ANSWERSa medicine used to save lives because it destroys harmful
bacteria and cures infections
antibody - ANSWERSA protein that acts against a specific antigen
Antigen - ANSWERSsubstance that triggers an immune response
Antisepsis - ANSWERSRemoving pathogens from living tissue
antitoxin - ANSWERSantibodies against a specific toxin
apnea - ANSWERSabsence of breathing
autoimmune disease - ANSWERSa disease in which the immune system attacks the
organism's own cells
benign - ANSWERSharmless
bifurcation - ANSWERSdivision into two
bilateral - ANSWERSboth sides
