WGU C804 OA MEDICAL
TERMINOLOGY 2026-2027 ACTUAL
EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | A+ GRADE
VERIFIED
Areas of tissue pathologically altered by injury, wound, or
infection Correct Answer lesions
Layer of skin where new cells are formed Correct Answer
basal
A system of categorizing tumor cells based on the degree
of loss of cellular differentiation and function Correct
Answer grading
Gland that cools the body by evaporation Correct Answer
sudoriferous
Removal of foreign material and dead or damaged
tissue,especially in a wound Correct Answer debridement
Benign (not malignant) neoplasm in which the tumor cells
form glands or glandlike structures Correct Answer
adenoma
,Anti-inflammatory agents that treat skin inflammation
Correct Answer corticosteroids
Growth of hair in dermoid cyst or in a sinus opening on the
skin Correct Answer pilonidal
Layer of skin that binds the dermis to underlying structures
Correct Answer subcutaneous
outer layer of skin Correct Answer epidermis
A graft done with tissue transplanted from the patient's
own skin Correct Answer autograft
Tissue sample removed from a body site for microscopic
examination Correct Answer biopsy
Deficiency of oxygen in arterial blood Correct Answer
hypoxemia
A chronic disease characterized by destruction of the
alveoli Correct Answer emphysema
Medical specialty concerned with disorders of the
respiratory system Correct Answer pulmonology
A symptom of croup Correct Answer stridor
Seals off the air passage to the lungs during swallowing
Correct Answer epiglottis
,These blood cells carry carbon dioxide to the lungs for
exhalation Correct Answer erythrocytes
Pneumonia can occur when these small clusters of air
sacs become infected Correct Answer alveoli
Disorder that produces bronchospasms and leads to
dyspnea Correct Answer asthma
Using a stethoscope to listen to sounds made by organs of
the body Correct Answer auscultation
Narrowing of the larynx Correct Answer laryngostenosis
Process by which O2 is taken from air and carried to body
cells for their use Correct Answer respiration
common cold Correct Answer coryza
adenoids Correct Answer adenoid/o
air Correct Answer aer/o
bronchus Correct Answer bronch/o, bronchi/o
bronchiole Correct Answer bronchiol/o
black Correct Answer melan/o
mucus Correct Answer muc/o
, fungus Correct Answer myc/o
nose Correct Answer nas/o, rhin/o
straight Correct Answer orth/o
oxygen Correct Answer ox/o, oxia
pleura Correct Answer pleur/o
pharynx Correct Answer pharyng/o
air; lung Correct Answer pneum/o, pneumon/o
lung Correct Answer pulmon/o
trachea Correct Answer trache/o
noun ending Correct Answer is
softening Correct Answer malacia
smell Correct Answer osmia
swallowing, eating Correct Answer phagia
breathing Correct Answer pnea
plasty Correct Answer surgical repair
spitting Correct Answer ptysis
TERMINOLOGY 2026-2027 ACTUAL
EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | A+ GRADE
VERIFIED
Areas of tissue pathologically altered by injury, wound, or
infection Correct Answer lesions
Layer of skin where new cells are formed Correct Answer
basal
A system of categorizing tumor cells based on the degree
of loss of cellular differentiation and function Correct
Answer grading
Gland that cools the body by evaporation Correct Answer
sudoriferous
Removal of foreign material and dead or damaged
tissue,especially in a wound Correct Answer debridement
Benign (not malignant) neoplasm in which the tumor cells
form glands or glandlike structures Correct Answer
adenoma
,Anti-inflammatory agents that treat skin inflammation
Correct Answer corticosteroids
Growth of hair in dermoid cyst or in a sinus opening on the
skin Correct Answer pilonidal
Layer of skin that binds the dermis to underlying structures
Correct Answer subcutaneous
outer layer of skin Correct Answer epidermis
A graft done with tissue transplanted from the patient's
own skin Correct Answer autograft
Tissue sample removed from a body site for microscopic
examination Correct Answer biopsy
Deficiency of oxygen in arterial blood Correct Answer
hypoxemia
A chronic disease characterized by destruction of the
alveoli Correct Answer emphysema
Medical specialty concerned with disorders of the
respiratory system Correct Answer pulmonology
A symptom of croup Correct Answer stridor
Seals off the air passage to the lungs during swallowing
Correct Answer epiglottis
,These blood cells carry carbon dioxide to the lungs for
exhalation Correct Answer erythrocytes
Pneumonia can occur when these small clusters of air
sacs become infected Correct Answer alveoli
Disorder that produces bronchospasms and leads to
dyspnea Correct Answer asthma
Using a stethoscope to listen to sounds made by organs of
the body Correct Answer auscultation
Narrowing of the larynx Correct Answer laryngostenosis
Process by which O2 is taken from air and carried to body
cells for their use Correct Answer respiration
common cold Correct Answer coryza
adenoids Correct Answer adenoid/o
air Correct Answer aer/o
bronchus Correct Answer bronch/o, bronchi/o
bronchiole Correct Answer bronchiol/o
black Correct Answer melan/o
mucus Correct Answer muc/o
, fungus Correct Answer myc/o
nose Correct Answer nas/o, rhin/o
straight Correct Answer orth/o
oxygen Correct Answer ox/o, oxia
pleura Correct Answer pleur/o
pharynx Correct Answer pharyng/o
air; lung Correct Answer pneum/o, pneumon/o
lung Correct Answer pulmon/o
trachea Correct Answer trache/o
noun ending Correct Answer is
softening Correct Answer malacia
smell Correct Answer osmia
swallowing, eating Correct Answer phagia
breathing Correct Answer pnea
plasty Correct Answer surgical repair
spitting Correct Answer ptysis
