CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026
STUDY GUIDE.
Which combining form means movement? - Answer kinesi/o
Which of the following abbreviations is NOT matched with the correct definition? - Answer
(none given)
The term puboprostatic indicates: - Answer Pertaining to the pubis and prostate
The term salpingolysis means - Answer destruction of a tube
Which combining form means cartilage? - Answer chondr/o
A patient with ________ may have abnormal protrusion of the eyes, which creates the
appearance of a startled expression. - Answer Graves' disease
Which of the following abbreviations is related to body size? - Answer BMI
All of the following terms are matched with the correct definition EXCEPT: - Answer
endometriosis: tissue growth in abnormal sites in lower abdominopelvic area.
The correct definition of cretinism is: - Answer arrested physical and mental development
caused by insufficient thyroid secretion
Which of the following is a condition of severe hyperglycemia? - Answer diabetic
ketoacidosis
Which of the following is an illness characterized by gradual adrenal-gland failure resulting in
insufficient production of steroid hormones and the need for hormone replacement therapy? -
Answer Addison's disease
, Which of the following abbreviations is NOT matched with the correct definition? - Answer
AKA: above the knee replacement
The term osteoarthropathy means: - Answer Disease of joints and bones
Which of the following is an autoimmune motor disorder that causes progressive muscle fatigue
and weakness? - Answer myasthenia gravis
All of the following abbreviations pertain to a type of arthritis EXCEPT: - Answer BKA
Which of the following terms indicates a multi-stage STI caused by the spirochete Treponema
pallidum? - Answer syphillis
Which of the following term means a chronic metabolic disorder in the pancreas secretes
insufficient amount of insulin or there is insulin resistance? - Answer diabetes mellitus
Tumor of the thymus is called: - Answer thymoma
The correct definition of lordosis is: - Answer abnormal increase in the curvature of the
lumbar vertebrae, causing swayback
Which of the following combining forms means sound? - Answer son/o
Which of the following abbreviations represents a certain type of hormone? - Answer GH
All of the following disorder involve the feet EXCEPT: - Answer ganglion cyst
A patient with _________ needs injections of insulin. - Answer IDDM
The correct definition of gonorrhea is: - Answer STI caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
All of the following are matched with the correct definition EXCEPT: - Answer LMP: last
menstrual process.