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Clinical Laboratory Science explores the theoretical foundations and practical applications of laboratory testing crucial to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases. Students will study the principles and techniques of clinical chemistry, hematology, microbiology, immunology, and molecular diagnostics. The course emphasizes the interpretation of laboratory results, quality assurance, laboratory safety, and the ethical considerations in patient care. Through lectures, hands-on laboratory work, and case studies, students gain the essential skills needed for effective collaboration in multidisciplinary healthcare settings.
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Medical Terminology Systems 7th Edition by Barbara A. Gylys
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Chapter 1: Basic Elements of a Medical Word
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Q1) In the term psychiatric,the p is pronounced as a hard p.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Which element is located at the beginning of a medical word?
A) Word stem
B) Combining vowel
C) Suffix
D) Prefix
E) Combining form
Answer: D
Q3) Word endings are called:
A) prefixes.
B) suffixes.
C) vowels.
D) consonants.
E) word roots.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Suffixes
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Q1) The suffix -stomy indicates a surgical procedure.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The word mucous is a(n):
A) adjective.
B) adverb.
C) noun.
D) plural form.
E) singular form.
Answer: A
Q3) Oste/o means bone.The word that means forming,producing,or origin of bone is:
A) oste/o/malacia.
B) oste/o/clast.
C) oste/o/genesis.
D) oste/o/porosis.
E) oste/o/metry.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Prefixes
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Q1) Which prefix means many,much?
A) Multi-
B) Peri-
C) Macro-
D) Ultra-
E) Intra-
Answer: A
Q2) Which prefix means good,normal?
A) Eu-
B) Homo-
C) Dys-
D) Mal-
E) Syn-
Answer: A
Q3) Circumocular means outside the eyes.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Body Structure
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Q1) Percussion is the gentle application of the hands to determine size,consistency,texture,symmetry,and tenderness of underlying structures.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The suffix -gnosis means:
A) knowing.
B) disease. C) record.
D) swelling.
E) closure.
Q3) The CF jaund/o means: A) yellow.
B) blue.
C) white.
D) green.
E) red.
Q4) Use thorac/o to build a word that means pertaining to the chest:
Q5) Use gastr/o to build a word that means excision of the stomach:
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Chapter 5: Integumentary System
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Q1) Which is the deepest layer of the epidermis?
A) Corium
B) Stratum corneum
C) Subcutaneous
D) Basal layer
E) Sebaceous
Q2) Which topically applied agents inhibit growth of bacteria?
A) Keratolytics
B) Protectives
C) Antihistamines
D) Antiseptics
E) Corticosteroids
Q3) Sebaceous glands are also known as:
A) sweat glands.
B) sudoriferous glands.
C) stratum corneum.
D) oil glands.
E) endocrine glands.
Q4) Build a word that means transplantation of foreign or strange tissue (skin from a pig): ____________________.
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Chapter 6: Digestive System
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Q1) The suffix -pepsia means:
A) anorexic.
B) eating,swallowing.
C) digestion.
D) meal.
E) appetite.
Q2) Black tarry stool is called:
A) steatorrhea.
B) melanoma.
C) melena.
D) mucus.
E) steatoma.
Q3) The suffix -prandial means:
A) enlargement.
B) meal.
C) vomit.
D) gall.
E) expansion.
Q4) Build a word that means surgical repair of a bile duct: ____________________.
Q5) Build a word that means inflammation of the gallbladder: ____________________.
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Chapter 7: Respiratory System
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Q1) The suffix -capnia means:
A) oxygen.
B) smell.
C) chest.
D) diaphragm.
E) carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>).
Q2) The CF thorac/o means:
A) lung.
B) chest.
C) respiration.
D) diaphragm.
E) pleura.
Q3) Antral lavage is the irrigation of the paranasal sinuses.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Use brady- to build a word that means slow breathing:
Q5) Build a word that means prolapse,downward displacement of the diaphragm:
Q6) Use pulmon/o to build a word that means specialist in the study of lungs:
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Chapter 8: Cardiovascular System
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Q1) Which circular muscle found in tubular structures regulates passage of substances?
A) Lumen
B) Sphincter
C) Leaflet
D) Vegetation
E) Valve
Q2) A rapid,slow,or irregular heartbeat is called:
A) bruit.
B) arrhythmia.
C) coarctation.
D) aneurysm.
E) occlusion.
Q3) A mass composed of fibrin and platelets that collect on valve leaflets or their cords is called a(n):
A) embolus.
B) vegetation.
C) plaque.
D) thrombus.
E) bacterium.
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Chapter 9: Blood, Lymph, and Immune Systems
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Q1) Which procedure involves removal of nodes from an area of malignancy in an effort to control the spread of cancer?
A) Lymphangiotomy
B) Lymphangiectasis
C) Lymphadenectomy
D) Lymphadenotomy
E) Lymphangiography
Q2) Use -stasis to build a word that means the standing still of blood: ____________________.
Q3) Kaposi sarcoma is a malignancy of connective tissue,including bone and muscle. A)True
B)False
Q4) Blood plasma minus fibrinogen and other clotting factors is: A) serum.
B) heparin.
C) thromboplastin.
D) cytoplasm.
E) histamine.
Q5) Build a word that means specialist in the study of blood:
TOP: Build Medical Words
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Chapter 10: Musculoskeletal System
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Q1) Incision of the skull is called:
A) encephalotomy.
B) cephalocentesis.
C) encephalometer.
D) cranioplasty.
E) craniotomy.
Q2) Which surgical procedure replaces the femoral head and the acetabulum with a metal ball and stem?
A) Acetabulotomy
B) Femorolysis
C) Total hip replacement
D) Arthroplasty
E) Osteoplasty
Q3) Arthroclasia is a therapeutic procedure in which an ankylosed joint is placed in traction.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Build a word that means rupture of a muscle: ____________________.
Q5) Build a word that means surgical repair of muscle: ____________________.
Q6) Use my/o to build a word that means disease of muscles:
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Chapter 11: Urinary System
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Q1) The suffix -genesis means:
A) forming,producing,origin.
B) generate.
C) genital.
D) glomerulus.
E) stricture.
Q2) Besides providing for urine drainage,nephrostomy may provide access to the kidney for various treatments.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The two most common causes of end-stage renal disease include diabetes and: A) arteriosclerosis.
B) hypertension.
C) ischemia.
D) necrosis.
E) nephroptosis.
Q4) Use vesic/o to build a word that means hernia of the bladder:
Q5) Build a word that means instrument to examine the bladder:
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Q6) Build a word that means inflammation of the kidney: ____________________.
Chapter 12: Female Reproductive System
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Q1) The suffix -para means:
A) beginning.
B) abnormal.
C) to bear (offspring).
D) abdomen.
E) pregnancy.
Q2) Tubal ligation is performed to suture the cervix.
A)True
B)False
Q3) An inflammation of the cervical lining is known as endocervicitis.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The CF metri/o means:
A) birth.
B) menses.
C) perineum.
D) labor.
E) uterus (womb).
Q5) Build a word that means disease of the female (reproductive system):
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Chapter 13: Male Reproductive System
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Q1) Use andr/o to build a word that means forming,producing male(ness):
Q2) The prefix brachy- means:
A) far.
B) near.
C) short.
D) implant.
E) seed.
Q3) Build a word that means suture of the perineum: ____________________.
Q4) Prostate cancers are staged and graded to determine metastatic potential,response to treatment,and appropriate forms of therapy.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Use balan/o to build a word that means plastic surgery of the glans penis: ____________________.
Q6) The surgical instrument used in transurethral resection of the prostate is the cystoscope.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Endocrine System
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Q1) The thyroid function test detects tumors in the thyroid gland.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The CF home/o means:
A) different.
B) unlike.
C) same,alike.
D) humerus.
E) sweat.
Q3) Acromegaly is caused by hypersecretion of:
A) insulin.
B) thyroid-stimulating hormone.
C) growth hormone.
D) glucocorticoids.
E) prolactin.
Q4) Use -iasis to build a word that means abnormal condition of a pancreatic stone:
Q5) Build a word that means excessive amount of potassium in the blood:
Q6) Build a word that means stone or calculus in the pancreas:
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Chapter 15: Nervous System
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Q1) Use -esthesia to build a word that means feeling that is excessive or above normal:
Q2) Poor muscle coordination,especially with voluntary movements,is called:
A) anaplegia.
B) hemiplegia.
C) ataxia.
D) dystonia.
E) dysesthesia.
Q3) Which mental disorder is characterized by unusual shifts in mood,emotion,energy,and the ability to function?
A) Mania
B) Neurosis
C) Panic attack
D) Bipolar disorder
E) Anxiety
Q4) Alzheimer disease has been identified as a leading cause of senile dementia.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Build a medical word that means speech that is rapid: ____________________.
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Q6) Build a word that means condition of slow movement: ____________________.
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Chapter 16: Special Senses
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Q1) Which layer of the eye contains the rods and cones?
A) Retina
B) Cornea
C) Sclera
D) Choroid
E) Conjunctiva
Q2) A treatment for unresponsive,recurrent episodes of otitis media is:
A) stapedotomy.
B) emulsification.
C) otoplasty.
D) blepharoplasty.
E) ventilation tubes.
Q3) The prefix exo- means:
A) inward.
B) pupil.
C) stapes.
D) turning.
E) outside,outward.
Q4) Build a word that means inflammation of the choroid: ____________________.
Q5) Use -opia to build a word that means double vision: ____________________.
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