Straighterline MEDICAL 101 midterm exam
Question
Select the combining form that best matches the definition bronchiole.
Select one:
a. alveoli(o)
b. bronch(o)
c. bronchiol(o)
d. lob(o)
Question2
Asthma can be caused by
Select one:
a. anxiety.
b. allergy.
c. infection.
d. All of the choices are correct.
Question3
The combining form meaning liver is:
Select one:
a. hepato
b. chole
c. laparo
d. medullo
Question4
Select the combining form that best matches the definition sebum.
Select one:
a. onych(o)
b. xer(o)
c. seb(o)
d. lip(o)
Question5
The combining form meaning sound is:
Select one:
a. normo
b. phono
c. photo
d. xantho
Question6
Select the combining form that best matches the definition tendon.
Select one:
a. ten(o)
b. tars(o)
c. tibi(o)
d. vertebr(o)
Question7
Muscles include
Select one:
a. synarthroses.
b. amphiarthroses.
c. diarthroses.
d. None of the choices are correct .
Question8
Select the combining form that best matches the definition metacarpal.
Select one:
a. maxill(o)
b. myel(o)
c. metacarp(o)
d. patell(o)
Question9
The blood vessel that brings oxygenated blood to the heart is the
Select one:
a. carotid artery.
b. pulmonary vein.
c. femoral artery.
d. popliteal artery.
Question10
An agent that induces sleep is a(n)
Select one:
a. hypnotic.
b. analgesic.
c. anticonvulsant.
d. antibiotic.
Question11
The combining form meaning white is:
Select one:
a. leuko
b. litho
c. cyano
d. idio
Question12
A myocardial infarction is also known as a(n)
Select one:
a. stroke.
b. heart attack.
c. CVA.
d. aneurysm.
Question13
Exocrine glands
Select one:
a. do not secrete.
b. secrete outward.
c. only appear after puberty.
d. are only located in the hypodermis.
Question14
Fatty substances are also known as
Select one:
a. lipids.
b. enzymes.
c. beta blockers.
d. proteins.
Question15
Select the combining form that best matches the definition fatty matter.
Select one:
a. ather(o)
b. pericardi(o)
c. phleb(o)
d. atri(o)
Question16
The combining form meaning masculine is:
Select one:
a. tono
b. gyne
c. andro
d. athero
Question17
Select the combining form that best matches the definition artery.
Select one:
a. angi(o)
b. phleb(o)
c. arteri(o)
d. sphygm(o)
Question18
The suffix meaning softening is:
Select one:
a. -lysis
b. -clasis
c. -malacia
d. -pheresis
Question19
The bicuspid valve controls blood flow between the
Select one:
a. heart and lungs.
b. arteries and veins.
c. atrium and ventricle.
d. None of the choices are .
Question20
The combining form meaning sleep is:
Select one:
a. algo
b. bacilli
c. geronto
d. hypno
Question21
The combining form meaning wrist is:
Select one:
a. brachio
b. celio
c. burso
d. carpo
Question22
The combining form meaning motion is:
Select one:
a. keto
b. kinesio
c. eosino
d. dynamo
Question23
The prefix meaning over is:
Select one:
a. iso-
b. mal-
c. epi-
d. hypo-
Question24
The combining form meaning irregular is:
Select one:
a. ortho
b. poikilo
c. acantho
d. steno
Question25
Select the combining form that best matches the definition cerebellum.
Select one:
a. cerebr(o)
b. gangli(o)
c. cerebell(o)
d. crani(o)
Question26
Select the combining form that best matches the definition adenoid.
Select one:
a. adenoid(o)
b. alveol(o)
c. bronchiol(o)
d. lob(o)
Question27
The epidermis includes the
Select one:
a. stratified squamous epithelium.
b. stratum corneum
c. stratum germinativum.
d. All of the choices are correct.
Question28
Pneumonia is a general term for infection of the
Select one:
a. alveoli.
b. bronchi.
c. pleura.
d. pharynx.
Question29
A type of skin cancer is
Select one:
a. onychia.
b. keratosis.
c. melanoma.
d. scabies.
Question30
The combining form meaning fever is:
Select one:
a. pyro
b. pyo
c. thermo
d. scoto
Question31
The combining form meaning tumor is:
Select one:
a. oncho
b. phago
c. salpingo
d. scoto
Question32
Select the combining form that best matches the definition skull.
Select one:
a. cervic(o)
b. crani(o)
c. condyl(o)
d. chondr(o)
Question33
The combining form meaning tooth is:
Select one:
a. odonto
b. opto
c. linguo
d. gingivo
Question34
Select the combining form that best matches the definition fatty.
Select one:
a. ermat(o)
b. adip(o)
c. myc(o)
d. ichthy(o)
Question35
Select the combining form that best matches the definition breathing.
Select one:
a. trache(o)
b. spir(o)
c. phon(o)
d. pneum(o)
Question36
The brainstem includes the
Select one:
a. cerebrum.
b. cerebellum.
c. pons.
d. diencephalons.
Question37
The spinal column includes the
Select one:
a. lumbar vertebrae.
b. clavicle.
c. maxillary bones.
d. scapula.
Question38
Select the combining form that best matches the definition humerus.
Select one:
a. fasci(o)
b. fibr(o)
c. humer(o)
d. kyph(o)
Question39
The combining form meaning cartilage is:
Select one:
a. chondrio
b. arthro
c. cortico
d. costo
Question40
The combining form meaning mouth is:
Select one:
a. odonto
b. glosso
c. rhino
d. stomato
Question41
Abnormally fast breathing is
Select one:
a. bradypnea.
b. tachypnea.
c. hyponnea.
d. apnea.
Question42
A symptom of Alzheimer's disease is
Select one:
a. amnesia.
b. apraxia.
c. agnosia.
d. All of the choices are correct.
Question43
A test for tuberculosis is the
Select one:
a. Schick test.
b. patch test.
c. Mantoux test.
d. scratch test.
Question44
Select the combining form that best matches the definition lamina.
Select one:
a. lamin(o)
b. humer(o)
c. ili(o)
d. fasci(o)
Question45
The prefix meaning several is:
Select one:
a. poly-
b. pluri-
c. mono-
d. multi-
Question46
The combining form meaning thorny is:
Select one:
a. acantho
b. patho
c. chloro
d. amylo
Question47
Select the combining form that best matches the definition thalamus.
Select one:
a. myel(o)
b. thalam(o)
c. spin(o)
d. vag(o)
Question48
The prefix meaning external is:
Select one:
a. exo-
b. intra-
c. endo-
d. post-
Question49
The prefix meaning small is:
Select one:
a. poly-
b. micro-
c. macro-
d. multi-
Question50
Select the combining form that best matches the definition spinal cord.
Select one:
a. myel(o)
b. spin(o)
c. vag(o)
d. lumb(o)
Question51
Select the combining form that best matches the definition fungus.
Select one:
a. hidr(o)
b. adip(o)
c. ichthy(o)
d. myc(o)
Question52
A type of surgery on blood vessels is an
Select one:
a. endarterectomy.
b. arteriotomy.
c. angioplasty.
d. All of the choices are correct.
Question53
The innermost layer of meninges is the
Select one:
a. pia mater.
b. epidurus.
c. arachnoid.
d. dura mater.
Question54
The prefix meaning through is:
Select one:
a. dia-
b. ex-
c. peri-
d. auto-
Question55
Respiration is the taking in of air and the expelling of
Select one:
a. carbon dioxide.
b. nitrous oxide.
c. oxygen.
d. None of the choices are .
Question56
Select the combining form that best matches the definition epiglottis.
Select one:
a. capn(o)
b. laryng(o)
c. lob(o)
d. epiglott(o)
Question57
The suffix meaning a turning toward is:
Select one:
a. -trophy
b. -pheresis
c. -phoresis
d. -tropy
Question58
The combining form meaning tooth is:
Select one:
a. osteo
b. costo
c. denti
d. gingivo
Question59
Select the combining form that best matches the definition lung.
Select one:
a. lob(o)
b. pneum(o)
c. spir(o)
d. trache(o)
Question60
A type of vascular disorder is
Select one:
a. furuncles.
b. carbuncles.
c. rosacea.
d. pruritus.
Question61
The prefix meaning middle is:
Select one:
a. hemi-
b. semi-
c. meso-
d. meta-
Question62
A meningocele is associated with
Select one:
a. Tay-Sachs.
b. spina bifida.
c. hydrocephalus.
d. concussion.
Question63
The suffix meaning immature is:
Select one:
a. -blast
b. -clasis
c. -cele
d. -ema
Question64
The combining form meaning jaw is:
Select one:
a. glosso
b. oro
c. gnatho
d. stomato
Question65
The combining form meaning blood is:
Select one:
a. ileo
b. histo
c. angio
d. hemato
Question66
The combining form meaning cause is:
Select one:
a. etio
b. gonio
c. dextro
d. steno
Question67
Select the combining form that best matches the definition sweat.
Select one:
a. hidr(o)
b. pil(o)
c. adip(o)
d. melan(o)
Question68
The combining form meaning kidney is:
Select one:
a. medullo
b. onycho
c. nephro
d. orchido
Question69
Tapping over the lung area to see if the lungs are clear is called
Select one:
a. auscultation.
b. percussion.
c. stethoscope.
d. bronchography.
Question70
The combining form meaning joint is:
Select one:
a. brachio
b. arthro
c. pilo
d. arterio
Question71
Diuretics are used to treat
Select one:
a. hypertension.
b. hypotension.
c. edema.
d. Both hypertension and edema.
Question72
The area of the spinal cord that affects the muscles of the legs is the
Select one:
a. cervical.
b. coccygeal.
c. brachial.
d. sacral.
Question73
The suffix meaning urine is:
Select one:
a. -uria
b. -rrhea
c. -rrhexis
d. -rrhagia
Question74
Select the combining form that best matches the definition pericardium.
Select one:
a. aort(o)
b. pericardi(o)
c. cardi(o)
d. ather(o)
Question75
Select the combining form that best matches the definition heel.
Select one:
a. brachi(o)
b. arthr(o)
c. calcane(o)
d. ankyl(o)
Question76
Select the combining form that best matches the definition ganglion.
Select one:
a. gli(o)
b. gangli(o)
c. crani(o)
d. cerebell(o)
Question77
A bypass or CABG is usually performed to
Select one:
a. cure cancer.
b. bradycardia.
c. create a new passage for blood.
d. None of the choices are .
Question78
Select the combining form that best matches the definition foot.
Select one:
a. pub(o)
b. rachi(o)
c. ped(i)
d. scoli(o)
Question79
Select the combining form that best matches the definition ischium.
Select one:
a. femor(o)
b. ili(o)
c. ischi(o)
d. kyph(o)
Question80
A type of primary lesion is a(n)
Select one:
a. erosion.
b. angioma.
c. plaque.
d. keloid.