HLT 141: Chapter 1-6 practice quiz and answers.
The primary meaning of a term is conveyed by the: correct answers word root
A word part meaning pertaining to is: correct answers -al
The term meaning the study of cells is: correct answers cytology
The suffix meaning origin: correct answers -gen
The term meaning resembling fat is: correct answers lipoid
The suffix ____ means 'a narrowing' correct answers -stenosis
The term meaning lessening signs of a disease is: correct answers remission
The term meaning producing disease is: correct answers pathogenic
The shoulder is _____ to the wrist and the lungs are _____ to the spinal cord. correct answers
proximal, anterior
The root word viscer means: correct answers internal organs
The term meaning tumor composed of muscle tissue is: correct answers myoma
The medical record noted, " the patient underwent surgery and was found to have no evidence of
metastasis." The statement indicates that the: correct answers disease has not spread to another
organ
The word part meaning spinal cord is: correct answers myel/o
The directional term meaning pertaining to the front is: correct answers anterior
The directional term meaning toward the side; away from the middle is: correct answers lateral
The left hypochondriac region is above the left lumbar region. correct answers true
The directional term meaning near the point of attachment to the trunk is : correct answers
proximal
Adding prefixes of size or number:
hemisphere means _____ and oligarchy means_____ . correct answers half of the sphere, rule by
small number of people
A 40-year-old woman came to the emergency department with a 4-hour history of RUQ or
_________ abdominal pain. correct answers right upper quadrant
The primary meaning of a term is conveyed by the: correct answers word root
A word part meaning pertaining to is: correct answers -al
The term meaning the study of cells is: correct answers cytology
The suffix meaning origin: correct answers -gen
The term meaning resembling fat is: correct answers lipoid
The suffix ____ means 'a narrowing' correct answers -stenosis
The term meaning lessening signs of a disease is: correct answers remission
The term meaning producing disease is: correct answers pathogenic
The shoulder is _____ to the wrist and the lungs are _____ to the spinal cord. correct answers
proximal, anterior
The root word viscer means: correct answers internal organs
The term meaning tumor composed of muscle tissue is: correct answers myoma
The medical record noted, " the patient underwent surgery and was found to have no evidence of
metastasis." The statement indicates that the: correct answers disease has not spread to another
organ
The word part meaning spinal cord is: correct answers myel/o
The directional term meaning pertaining to the front is: correct answers anterior
The directional term meaning toward the side; away from the middle is: correct answers lateral
The left hypochondriac region is above the left lumbar region. correct answers true
The directional term meaning near the point of attachment to the trunk is : correct answers
proximal
Adding prefixes of size or number:
hemisphere means _____ and oligarchy means_____ . correct answers half of the sphere, rule by
small number of people
A 40-year-old woman came to the emergency department with a 4-hour history of RUQ or
_________ abdominal pain. correct answers right upper quadrant
