WGU C804 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY OA
ACTUAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | 100% CORRECT | GRADED A+|
PASS GUARANTEED / RECENT VERSION
1. Diaphragm - ANSWER a thin dome-shaped muscle that separates the
thoracic cavity (lungs and heart) from the abdominal cavity (intestines,
stomach, liver
2. coccyx - ANSWER four vertebrae fused to form the tailbone
3. Cranium - ANSWER the portion of the skull that encloses the brain
4. Cervical - ANSWER neck region
5. anatomical position - ANSWER To stand erect with arms at the sides and
palms of the hands turned forward
6. epigastric (above stomach) region - ANSWER contains the majority of
the stomach, part of the liver, part of the pancreas, part of the duodenum,
part of the spleen, and the adrenal glands
,7. macro - ANSWER large
8. Which word element should be added to the prefix hemi- to construct a term
referring to this condition? - ANSWER -paresis
9. Which term, meaning a specialist in disorders of the nervous system, is
spelled correctly? - ANSWER neurologist
10.What does the combining form in the term xenophobia mean? -
ANSWER Foreign
11.Which nervous system abbreviation is a radiographic procedure? -
ANSWER MSI - multi-spectral imagery
12.Which term means "opening or tunnel of any part of the body"? -
ANSWER Meatus
A physician informs the patient that she has an inflammation of the urethra.
13.What is the correct spelling of this diagnosis? - ANSWER Urethritis
A doctor orders a test to check for blood in the urine.
,14.Which word element should be added to the suffix -uria to construct a term
referring to the condition for which the doctor is testing? -
ANSWER Hemat-
15.A female patient reports that she experiences urinary leakage when she
cannot get to a toilet in time. Documentation states that the patient has
arthritis, making it difficult for her to walk.
16.Which type of incontinence does the patient have? - ANSWER Functional
incontinence
17.What is the meaning of the suffix in the term urethrocele? -
ANSWER Hernia
18.What is a function of the uterus? - ANSWER Nourishes embryo
19.Osteoarthritis - ANSWER suturing together the parts of a broken bone
20.greenstick fracture - ANSWER bending and incomplete break of a bone;
most often seen in children
21.comminuted fracture - ANSWER bone breaks into many
fragments/crushed into pieces
22.simple fracture - ANSWER a fracture of the bone only, without damage to
the surrounding tissues or breaking of the skin.
, 23.compound fracture (open fracture) - ANSWER break in the bone where
the bone comes through the skin; open fracture/ risk for infection
24.impact fracture - ANSWER fracture in which bone fragments are pushed
into each other
25.Spondylosis - ANSWER an abnormal condition of the vertebrae
26.A degenerative disorder that can cause the loss of normal spinal structure
and function
27.Spina bifida - ANSWER congenital defects in the lumbar spinal column
caused by imperfect union of vertebral parts
28.A congenital defect that occurs during early pregnancy when the spinal canal
fails to close completely around the spinal cord to protect it
failure of one or more vertebral arches to close during fetal development
29.autoimmune disease - ANSWER a condition in which the immune system
mistakenly attacks itself, targeting the cells, tissues, and organs of a person's
own body
30.chondroplasty - ANSWER surgical repair of cartilage
ACTUAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | 100% CORRECT | GRADED A+|
PASS GUARANTEED / RECENT VERSION
1. Diaphragm - ANSWER a thin dome-shaped muscle that separates the
thoracic cavity (lungs and heart) from the abdominal cavity (intestines,
stomach, liver
2. coccyx - ANSWER four vertebrae fused to form the tailbone
3. Cranium - ANSWER the portion of the skull that encloses the brain
4. Cervical - ANSWER neck region
5. anatomical position - ANSWER To stand erect with arms at the sides and
palms of the hands turned forward
6. epigastric (above stomach) region - ANSWER contains the majority of
the stomach, part of the liver, part of the pancreas, part of the duodenum,
part of the spleen, and the adrenal glands
,7. macro - ANSWER large
8. Which word element should be added to the prefix hemi- to construct a term
referring to this condition? - ANSWER -paresis
9. Which term, meaning a specialist in disorders of the nervous system, is
spelled correctly? - ANSWER neurologist
10.What does the combining form in the term xenophobia mean? -
ANSWER Foreign
11.Which nervous system abbreviation is a radiographic procedure? -
ANSWER MSI - multi-spectral imagery
12.Which term means "opening or tunnel of any part of the body"? -
ANSWER Meatus
A physician informs the patient that she has an inflammation of the urethra.
13.What is the correct spelling of this diagnosis? - ANSWER Urethritis
A doctor orders a test to check for blood in the urine.
,14.Which word element should be added to the suffix -uria to construct a term
referring to the condition for which the doctor is testing? -
ANSWER Hemat-
15.A female patient reports that she experiences urinary leakage when she
cannot get to a toilet in time. Documentation states that the patient has
arthritis, making it difficult for her to walk.
16.Which type of incontinence does the patient have? - ANSWER Functional
incontinence
17.What is the meaning of the suffix in the term urethrocele? -
ANSWER Hernia
18.What is a function of the uterus? - ANSWER Nourishes embryo
19.Osteoarthritis - ANSWER suturing together the parts of a broken bone
20.greenstick fracture - ANSWER bending and incomplete break of a bone;
most often seen in children
21.comminuted fracture - ANSWER bone breaks into many
fragments/crushed into pieces
22.simple fracture - ANSWER a fracture of the bone only, without damage to
the surrounding tissues or breaking of the skin.
, 23.compound fracture (open fracture) - ANSWER break in the bone where
the bone comes through the skin; open fracture/ risk for infection
24.impact fracture - ANSWER fracture in which bone fragments are pushed
into each other
25.Spondylosis - ANSWER an abnormal condition of the vertebrae
26.A degenerative disorder that can cause the loss of normal spinal structure
and function
27.Spina bifida - ANSWER congenital defects in the lumbar spinal column
caused by imperfect union of vertebral parts
28.A congenital defect that occurs during early pregnancy when the spinal canal
fails to close completely around the spinal cord to protect it
failure of one or more vertebral arches to close during fetal development
29.autoimmune disease - ANSWER a condition in which the immune system
mistakenly attacks itself, targeting the cells, tissues, and organs of a person's
own body
30.chondroplasty - ANSWER surgical repair of cartilage
