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Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement
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or answers the question
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1. Gross Anatomy is also known as
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a. Microscopic Anatomy ff
b. Pathologic Anatomy ff
c. Macroscopic Anatomy f f
d. Diagnostic Anatomy ff
2. An example of Gross Anatomy would be
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a. Viewing an x-ray ff ff
b. Using a microscope ff ff
c. Performing a complete cellular blood count ff ff ff ff ff
d. Determining the etiology of a disease ff ff ff ff ff
3. The study of Physiology deals with
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a. Disease
b. Genetics
c. Structures
d. Functions
4. The potential outcome of a disease is the
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a. Etiology
b. Diagnosis
c. Prognosis
d. Treatment
5. The study of disease is known as
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a. Neurology
b. Pathophysiology
c. Microbiology
d. Cytology
6. The three basic parts of a medical term include
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a. Prefix, word root, suffix ff ff ff
b. Suffix, base, meaning ff ff
c. Prefix, stem, ending f f f f
d. Base, word root, stem ff ff ff
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, 7. What system is known as the mathematical language of Anatomy
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and Physiology?
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a. Abbreviation system ff
b. Metric system ff
c. English system ff
d. Customary system ff
8. Which of the following is not a vital sign?
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a. Heart Rate ff
b. Temperature
c. Pain
d. Respiratory rate ff
9. When the physician has documented several signs and
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symptoms, he will be able to make a(n)
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a. Prognosis
b. Etiology
c. Cytology
d. Diagnosis
10. A recording of the electrical activity of a skeletal muscle is a(n)
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.
a. electrocardiogram
b. electromyogram
c. mamogram
d. mammogram
11. The adjustments that maintain a stable environment within
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the body are known as
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a. Homeostasis
b. Metabolism
c. Syndrome
d. Pathology
12. Taking an MRI of the knee is considered gross anatomy because it
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is
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a. Difficult
b. Visually unpleasant ff
c. Has 144 steps ff ff
d. Is large scale ff ff
13. The body uses feedback loops to maintain homeostasis. The
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response that opposes an action is known as a(n)
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a. Depressing feedback loop f f f f
b. Negative feedback loop ff ff
c. Positive feedback loop ff ff
d. Affirmative feedback loop ff ff
14. Positive feedback is necessary in which of the ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
following situations?
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a. Blood pressure ff
b. Coughing
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, c. Bleeding
d. Childbirth
15. Vital signs include all of the following except
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a. Coloring
b. Heart rate ff
c. Respirations
d. Temperature
16. RBC is the abbreviation for
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a. Really bad cut ff ff
b. Red and blue circulation ff ff ff
c. Red blood cells ff ff
d. Ruptured blood clot ff ff
17. The indicators that are essential for human life include all of
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a. Coloring
b. Heart rate ff
c. Respirations
d. Temperature
18. Which is not a definition for disease? ff ff ff ff ff ff
a. Not at ease ff ff
b. A condition in which the body fails to function normally
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c. Anything that is a normal structure or function ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
d. Anything that upsets normal structure or function ff ff ff ff ff ff
19. The term tachycardia means
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a. Fast heart rate ff ff
b. Slow heart rate ff ff
c. Rhythmic heart rate ff ff
d. Study of the heart rate ff ff ff ff
20. Which is not a symptom of metabolic syndrome?
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a. High triglycerides ff
b. Low HDL level ff ff
c. High blood pressure ff ff
d. Vomiting and diarrhea ff ff
21. A sign that could be an indication of diabetes is breath that
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smells like .
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a. Fruity flavored chewing gum ff ff ff
b. Clay or starchy paste ff ff ff
c. Sweat
d. Maple
22. The prefix hyper means
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a. Small
b. Above normal ff
c. Below normal ff
d. Within
23. The suffix oma meansff . ff ff ff
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