KINNS MEDICAL ASSISTANT
CHAPTER 18 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Anaplastic - Correct Answers -A rapidly dividing cancer cell that has little to no similarity
to normal cells
Antibodies - Correct Answers -Protein substances produced in the blood or tissues in
response to a specific antigen that destroy or weaken the antigen; part of the immune
system
Diaphragm - Correct Answers -A broad dome- shaped muscle used for breathing that
separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
Prefixes - Correct Answers -Word parts that appear at the beginning of terms
Biopsy - Correct Answers -Process of viewing living tissue that has been removed for
the purpose of diagnosis or treatment
Combining forms - Correct Answers -The "subjects" of most terms; the consist of the
word root with its respective combining vowel
Antigens - Correct Answers -Substances that stimulate the production of an antibody
when introduced into the body; include toxins, bacteria, viruses, and other foreign
substances
Chromosomes - Correct Answers -Rod-shaped structures found in the cell's nucleus;
they contain genetic information
Nondecodeable terms - Correct Answers -Words used in healthcare whose definitions
must be memorized with the benefit of word parts
Differentiated - Correct Answers -Describes how malignant tissue looks like the normal
tissue it came from; poorly_____means it does not look like the normal tissue; and
well___________ means it looks like the normal tissue
Suffixes - Correct Answers -Word parts that appear at the end of terms
Oncologist - Correct Answers -A specially trained doctor who diagnoses and treats
cancer
, Mitosis - Correct Answers -A cell division process by which two daughter cells are
formed from one parent cell; each daughter has a complete copy of parents
chromosomes
Intercellular - Correct Answers -Located between cells
Peristalsis - Correct Answers -Wavelike motion
Pathogen - Correct Answers -A disease- causing organism
Organelle - Correct Answers -Structures inside of the cell that have specific functions to
maintain the cell
Endoscopy - Correct Answers -An examination using a scope with a camera attached to
a long, thin tube that can be inserted into the body
vasoconstriction - Correct Answers -Contraction of the muscles causing the narrowing
of the inside tube of the vessel
Toxins - Correct Answers -Substances created by microorganisms, plants, or animals
and poisonous to humans
Pathology - Correct Answers -Study of disease
Homeostasis - Correct Answers -The internal environment of the body that is
compatible with life; a steady state that is created by all the body systems working
together to provide a consistent and unvarying internal environment
Pathologist - Correct Answers -A physician specially trained in the nature and cause of
disease
Ot/o - Correct Answers -Ear
Cardi/o - Correct Answers -Heart
Nephr/o - Correct Answers -Kidney
Hepat/o - Correct Answers -Liver
Ophthalm/o - Correct Answers -Eye
Neur/o - Correct Answers -Nerves
-logy - Correct Answers -Study of
CHAPTER 18 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Anaplastic - Correct Answers -A rapidly dividing cancer cell that has little to no similarity
to normal cells
Antibodies - Correct Answers -Protein substances produced in the blood or tissues in
response to a specific antigen that destroy or weaken the antigen; part of the immune
system
Diaphragm - Correct Answers -A broad dome- shaped muscle used for breathing that
separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
Prefixes - Correct Answers -Word parts that appear at the beginning of terms
Biopsy - Correct Answers -Process of viewing living tissue that has been removed for
the purpose of diagnosis or treatment
Combining forms - Correct Answers -The "subjects" of most terms; the consist of the
word root with its respective combining vowel
Antigens - Correct Answers -Substances that stimulate the production of an antibody
when introduced into the body; include toxins, bacteria, viruses, and other foreign
substances
Chromosomes - Correct Answers -Rod-shaped structures found in the cell's nucleus;
they contain genetic information
Nondecodeable terms - Correct Answers -Words used in healthcare whose definitions
must be memorized with the benefit of word parts
Differentiated - Correct Answers -Describes how malignant tissue looks like the normal
tissue it came from; poorly_____means it does not look like the normal tissue; and
well___________ means it looks like the normal tissue
Suffixes - Correct Answers -Word parts that appear at the end of terms
Oncologist - Correct Answers -A specially trained doctor who diagnoses and treats
cancer
, Mitosis - Correct Answers -A cell division process by which two daughter cells are
formed from one parent cell; each daughter has a complete copy of parents
chromosomes
Intercellular - Correct Answers -Located between cells
Peristalsis - Correct Answers -Wavelike motion
Pathogen - Correct Answers -A disease- causing organism
Organelle - Correct Answers -Structures inside of the cell that have specific functions to
maintain the cell
Endoscopy - Correct Answers -An examination using a scope with a camera attached to
a long, thin tube that can be inserted into the body
vasoconstriction - Correct Answers -Contraction of the muscles causing the narrowing
of the inside tube of the vessel
Toxins - Correct Answers -Substances created by microorganisms, plants, or animals
and poisonous to humans
Pathology - Correct Answers -Study of disease
Homeostasis - Correct Answers -The internal environment of the body that is
compatible with life; a steady state that is created by all the body systems working
together to provide a consistent and unvarying internal environment
Pathologist - Correct Answers -A physician specially trained in the nature and cause of
disease
Ot/o - Correct Answers -Ear
Cardi/o - Correct Answers -Heart
Nephr/o - Correct Answers -Kidney
Hepat/o - Correct Answers -Liver
Ophthalm/o - Correct Answers -Eye
Neur/o - Correct Answers -Nerves
-logy - Correct Answers -Study of
