HSC4537 EXAM 1 (ALL SELF TESTS) QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
The muscle term ad/duct/or literally means:
one who / draws / toward
The diagnostic term Pes Planus means:
flat foot
Meniscus literally means:
crescent-shaped
What word part means thumb?
pollex-
The word part Mano- means:
hand
Groups of muscle fiber bundles and their coverings are referred
to as a(n):
fasciculus
If an athlete is circumducting their arm, they are moving it:
in a circle
________ are bands of connective tissue that hold bones
together.
Ligaments
If John is adducting his arm, he is:
,moving it toward his body
A muscular dystrophy patient who presents with a condition of
"winged scapulae" means that they have a problem with their:
shoulder
"Fibromyalgia" literally means:
fibers / muscles / pain
A patient with "genu osteoporosis" means the condition is
located in their:
knee
________ is a gristle-like connective tissue structure between
bones.
Cartilage
Pectus excavatum is more commonly referred to as:
sunken chest
Osteomyelitis literally means:
bone / marrow / inflamed
Which term means "flat footed?"
pes planuspes planus
Cerebrum means:
Brain
The term "psychology" means:
The process or procedure of the science or study of the mind
,What kind of seizure has contractions that usually start in a
group of muscles on one side of the body and spread to the
extremities and the whole body?
Jacksonian
The structure that conducts nerve impulses to and from the brain
and serves as a reflex center for some sensory information
without input from the brain is the:
Spinal cord
The three-layered membrane that covers the brain and spinal
cord and means membrane is called the:
Meninges
The cord-like structures that carry bio-electrical impulses from
one part of the body to another are called:
Nerves
The term that means spinal cord information is:
Myel/itis
The combining form encephalo- refers to the:
Brain
The combining form phreno- means:
Mind
What is a temporary or permanent loss of sensation, loss of
ability to move, or inability to control movement?
Palsy
, What is the yellow spot in the retina lateral to the optic nerve?
Macula
The term "depression" derives from the Latin word deprimere,
meaning:
To press down
The prefixes hemi- and semi- mean:
Half
The prefixes quadri- and tetra- mean:
Four
The word part mater- means:
Mother
The word part duro- means:
Hard
The diagnostic term for inflammation of the gray matter of the
spinal cord is:
polio/myel/itis
The diagnostic term encephalitis means:
Inflammation of the brain
The diagnostic term that means tumor made up of nerve cells is:
Neuroma
The word pia- means:
Gentle
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
The muscle term ad/duct/or literally means:
one who / draws / toward
The diagnostic term Pes Planus means:
flat foot
Meniscus literally means:
crescent-shaped
What word part means thumb?
pollex-
The word part Mano- means:
hand
Groups of muscle fiber bundles and their coverings are referred
to as a(n):
fasciculus
If an athlete is circumducting their arm, they are moving it:
in a circle
________ are bands of connective tissue that hold bones
together.
Ligaments
If John is adducting his arm, he is:
,moving it toward his body
A muscular dystrophy patient who presents with a condition of
"winged scapulae" means that they have a problem with their:
shoulder
"Fibromyalgia" literally means:
fibers / muscles / pain
A patient with "genu osteoporosis" means the condition is
located in their:
knee
________ is a gristle-like connective tissue structure between
bones.
Cartilage
Pectus excavatum is more commonly referred to as:
sunken chest
Osteomyelitis literally means:
bone / marrow / inflamed
Which term means "flat footed?"
pes planuspes planus
Cerebrum means:
Brain
The term "psychology" means:
The process or procedure of the science or study of the mind
,What kind of seizure has contractions that usually start in a
group of muscles on one side of the body and spread to the
extremities and the whole body?
Jacksonian
The structure that conducts nerve impulses to and from the brain
and serves as a reflex center for some sensory information
without input from the brain is the:
Spinal cord
The three-layered membrane that covers the brain and spinal
cord and means membrane is called the:
Meninges
The cord-like structures that carry bio-electrical impulses from
one part of the body to another are called:
Nerves
The term that means spinal cord information is:
Myel/itis
The combining form encephalo- refers to the:
Brain
The combining form phreno- means:
Mind
What is a temporary or permanent loss of sensation, loss of
ability to move, or inability to control movement?
Palsy
, What is the yellow spot in the retina lateral to the optic nerve?
Macula
The term "depression" derives from the Latin word deprimere,
meaning:
To press down
The prefixes hemi- and semi- mean:
Half
The prefixes quadri- and tetra- mean:
Four
The word part mater- means:
Mother
The word part duro- means:
Hard
The diagnostic term for inflammation of the gray matter of the
spinal cord is:
polio/myel/itis
The diagnostic term encephalitis means:
Inflammation of the brain
The diagnostic term that means tumor made up of nerve cells is:
Neuroma
The word pia- means:
Gentle
