QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉What is the first portion of the small intestine?
a. Ileum
b. Jejunum
c. Cecum
d. Duodenum. Answer: d. Duodenum
◉An accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity is
a. melena.
b. degultition.
c. eructation
d. ascites.. Answer: d. ascites.
◉The combining form that means "red" is
,Select one:
a. xantho
b. leuko
c. erythro
d. melano. Answer: c. erythro
◉Which term is best described as "destruction by burning"?
Select one:
a. Cryosurgery
b. Fulguration
c. Electro cauterization
d. Anastomosis. Answer: c. Electro cauterization
◉The suffix meaning "inflammation" is
a. osis
b. ectomy
c. itis
d. desis. Answer: c. itis
,◉"Abnormal widening of the arterial wall that is weak and bulges",
defines the term
a. embolism.
b. phlebitis.
c. aneurysm.
d. arteriosclerosis. Answer: c. aneurysm.
◉Which of the following means pertaining to after meals?
a. Postocular
b. Postfebrile
c. Postictal
d. Postprandial. Answer: d. Postprandial
◉The term "myotomy" means incision into
a. a tendon.
b. a muscle.
c. the eardrum.
d. the spinal cord. Answer: b. a muscle.
, ◉Low blood pressure is
a. hypertension.
b. hypotension.
c. carcinoma.
d. morphology.. Answer: b. hypotension.
◉Encephalopathy is defined as
a. swelling of the brain.
b. deterioration of the brain
c. inflammation of the brain
d. any dysfunction of the brain. Answer: d. any dysfunction of the
brain
◉The abbreviation for "prescription" is
a. Fx
b. Bx
c. Rx
d. Tx. Answer: c. Rx