Introduction to Health Professions Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
Introduction to Health Professions provides students with an overview of the diverse careers available within the healthcare sector. This course explores the roles and responsibilities of various health professionals, such as doctors, nurses, pharmacists, physical therapists, and allied health workers. Students will learn about the educational pathways, work environments, interprofessional collaboration, and ethical considerations associated with each profession. By examining current trends and challenges in healthcare, the course helps students make informed decisions about their future career paths and emphasizes the importance of holistic, patient-centered care.
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Medical Terminology for Health Professions 7 th Edition by Ann Ehrlich
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Medical Terminology
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Q1) The screening of patients to determine their priority of need and the proper place of medical treatment is called ____________________.
Answer: triage
Q2) Abnormal enlargement of the liver is ____________________ (hepat/o means liver).
Answer: hepatomegaly
Q3) A lesion is a torn,ragged wound.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Which term describes a torn,ragged wound?
A) fistula
B) infection
C) inflammation
D) laceration
Answer: D
Q5) A combining vowel is used when the suffix begins with a vowel.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: The Human Body in Health and Disease
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Q1) A ____________________ is a group of specialized epithelial cells that can produce secretions.
Answer: gland
Q2) Each chromosome contains 46 genes.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The thoracic cavity surrounds and protects the heart and the lungs.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) A postmortem (after death)examination is known as a/an
Answer: autopsy
Q5) The epigastric region surrounds the umbilicus.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q6) The larynx is part of the ____________________ system.
Answer: respiratory
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Chapter 3: The Skeletal System
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Q1) ____ is a relatively rare malignant tumor that originates in a bone.
A) An osteochondroma
B) A myeloma
C) Primary bone cancer
D) Secondary bone cancer
Answer: C
Q2) The tissue that makes up the flexible tip of the nose is known as ____________________.
Answer: cartilage
Q3) Which bone tissue is hemopoietic?
A) endosteum
B) periosteum
C) red bone marrow
D) yellow bone marrow
Answer: C
Q4) Ostealgia,also known as osteodynia,means pain within a bone.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: The Muscular System
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Q1) The term ____________________,also known as tenalgia,is pain in a tendon.
Q2) The condition in which there is diminished tone of the skeletal muscles is known as ____________________.
Q3) Paralysis of the heart muscles is known as ____________________,or as cardiac arrest.
Q4) Testing and recording neuromuscular activity by the electric stimulation of nerves is known as _________________________.
Q5) The term ____ means to bend the foot upward at the ankle.
A) dorsiextension
B) dorsiflexion
C) plantar extension
D) plantar flexion
Q6) Which diagnostic test records the strength of muscle contractions?
A) electrocardiography
B) electromyography
C) electroneuromyography
D) tonometry
Q7) Fasciitis is inflammation of a fascia.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: The Cardiovascular System
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Q1) The highest pressure against the artery walls,which occurs when the ventricles contract,is known as ____.
A) diastolic pressure
B) hypertension
C) prehypertension
D) systolic pressure
Q2) Which term describes a localized balloonlike enlargement of an artery wall?
A) aneurysm
B) plaque
C) thrombosis
D) varicosity
Q3) A ____________________ thrombosis is damage to the heart muscle caused by a thrombus blocking a coronary artery.
Q4) endarterectomy
A)surgical removal of the lining of an artery
B)surgical removal of plaque from an artery
C)surgical removal of the lining of the carotid artery
D)surgical removal of part of an artery
E)surgical removal of an aneurysm
Q5) Inflammation of a vein is known as ____________________.
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Chapter 6: The Lymphatic and Immune Systems
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Q1) Kaposi's ____________________ is an example of an opportunistic infection that is frequently associated with HIV.
Q2) A/An ____________________ drug is a medication,such as an antineoplastic,that kills or damages cells.
Q3) Which tonsils are also known as the adenoids?
A) lingual
B) nasopharyngeal
C) oropharyngeal
D) palatine
Q4) Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus,commonly known as MRSA,causes infections that are serious,difficult to treat,and can be fatal.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A lumpectomy is the removal of tissue to confirm a diagnosis of breast cancer.
A)True
B)False
Q6) A/An ____________________ is a type of white blood cell that surrounds and kills invading cells.
Q7) The ____________________ lymph nodes are located along the sides of the neck.
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Chapter 7: The Respiratory System
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Q1) ____ is the absence of oxygen from the body's gases,blood,or tissues.
A) Anoxia
B) Asphyxiation
C) Cyanosis
D) Suffocation
Q2) A bluish discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen is known as ____________________.
Q3) Emphysema is the chronic enlargement of the bronchi or bronchioles.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The condition of bleeding from the lungs is known as ____________________.
Q5) Functional endoscopic sinus surgery is performed to ____.
A) enlarge the opening between the nose and sinus
B) endoscopically examine the ethmoid sinuses
C) examine the frontal sinuses
D) repair the nasal septum
Q6) Hemoptysis is also known as a nosebleed.
A)True
B)False
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Q7) Phlegm that is ejected through the mouth is called ____________________.
Chapter 8: The Digestive System
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Q1) Oral thrush is a bacterial infection that grows out of control in the mouth.
A)True
B)False
Q2) gastric bypass
A)surgical reduction of the size of the stomach
B)surgical creation of a connection between the stomach and duodenum
C)surgical creation of an artificial opening into the stomach
D)surgical creation of an opening between the colon and the body surface
E)surgical creation of an opening between the ileum and the abdominal wall
Q3) Cholangiography is ____.
A) a radiographic examination of the bile ducts with the use of a contrast medium
B) a radiographic procedure that produces a detailed cross section of the tissues
C) an endoscopic examination of the gallbladder
D) the use of high-frequency sound waves to visualize internal organs
Q4) Bilirubin,which is the pigment produced from the destruction of hemoglobin,is released by the liver in bile.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: The Urinary System
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Q1) ____________________ is the pigment that gives urine its normal yellow-amber or straw color.
Q2) Renal ____________________ is an acute pain in the kidney area that is caused by blockage during the passage of a kidney stone.
Q3) ureterolith
A)condition of having a kidney stone
B)presence of a stone in the kidney
C)presence of a stone in the ureter
D)presence of a stone in the urinary bladder
E)surgical incision to remove a stone
Q4) The term ____ describes difficult or painful urination.
A) diuresis
B) dysuria
C) enuresis
D) oliguria
Q5) Which procedure is the freeing of a kidney from adhesions?
A) lithotripsy
B) nephrolithiasis
C) nephrolithotomy
D) nephrolysis
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Chapter 10: The Nervous System
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Q1) acrophobia
A)a disorder characterized by the repeated,deliberate setting of fires
B)failure to resist impulses to steal objects
C)fear of being in high places
D)fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces
E)fear of leaving the familiar setting of home
Q2) antidepressant
A)administered to treat symptoms of neurological and psychiatric illnesses
B)suppresses anxiety and relaxes muscles
C)depresses the central nervous system and usually produces sleep
D)produces calm without producing sleep
E)prevents or relieves depression
Q3) Which structure consists of the medulla,midbrain,and pons?
A) brainstem
B) hypothalamus
C) medulla
D) pons
Q4) A/An ____________________ is a persistent irrational fear of a specific thing or situation that is strong enough to cause significant distress.
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Chapter 11: Special Senses: the Eyes and Ears
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Q1) The condition in which the pupils are unequal in size is known as ____________________.
Q2) canthus
A)where the upper and lower eyelids meet
B)the opening permitting light to enter the eye
C)the muscular layer surrounding the pupil
D)eyelashes
E)the curved structure that focuses images
Q3) Retinitis ____________________ is a progressive degeneration of the retina that affects night and peripheral vision.
Q4) stapes
A)also known as the eardrum
B)also known as the stirrup
C)also known as the auricle
D)also known as the hammer
E)also known as the anvil
Q5) Otitis externa is an inflammation of the outer ear.
A)True
B)False
Q6) An ocular ____________________ may be fitted to replace a missing eyeball.
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Chapter 12: The Integumentary System
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Q1) Botox is a neurotoxin that temporarily blocks the nerve signals to the injected muscle.
A)True
B)False
Q2) hyperhidrosis
A)excessive sweating
B)heat rash
C)lacking sweat
D)production and excretion of sweat
E)profuse sweating
Q3) sebaceous cyst
A)skin inflammation due to overproduction of sebum
B)overproduction of sebum
C)lesion formed by the buildup of sebum
D)benign,flesh-colored skin growth
E)cyst containing yellow,fatty material
Q4) Dandruff is a form of seborrheic keratosis.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The medical term meaning excessively dry skin is ____________________.
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Chapter 13: The Endocrine System
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Q1) The adrenal glands help regulate metabolism and interact with the sympathetic nervous system in response to stress.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A/An ____________________ is a benign tumor of the pancreas that causes hypoglycemia by secreting additional insulin.
Q3) The condition ____ causes arrested physical and mental development,and is caused by a congenital lack of thyroid secretion.
A) acromegaly
B) cretinism
C) gigantism
D) myxedema
Q4) The thymus stimulates metabolism,growth,and activity of the nervous system.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Hypocrinism is a condition caused by deficient secretion of any gland,especially an endocrine gland.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: The Reproductive Systems
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Q1) IVF
A)in vitro fertilization
B)zygote intrafallopian transfer
C)advanced maternal age
D)gamete intrafallopian transfer
E)assisted reproductive technology
Q2) glans penis
A)also known as the foreskin
B)the gland surrounding the urethra
C)glands that produce the sperm
D)add an alkaline secretion to the semen
E)the sensitive region located at the tip of the penis
Q3) primigravida
A)first pregnancy
B)has borne one child
C)has given birth two or more times
D)has never been pregnant
E)has never borne a viable child
Q4) From implantation through the 8th week of pregnancy,the developing child is known as a/an ____________________.
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Chapter 15: Diagnostic Procedures and Pharmacology
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Q1) proteinuria
A)glucose in the urine
B)excess serum protein in the urine
C)pus in the urine
D)calcium in the urine
E)bacteria in the urine
Q2) Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are non-narcotic analgesics administered to control pain by reducing inflammation and swelling.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The patient's accuracy in following a prescribed regimen is known as ____________________.
Q4) When in the ____________________ position,the patient is supine with the feet and legs raised and supported in stirrups.
Q5) Which statement is accurate regarding traditional radiography?
A) Films can be color enhanced with the use of a computer.
B) Hard structures appear white or light gray.
C) Images can be taken in any body plane.
D) Radiography is most effective for imaging soft structures.
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Chapter 16: Word Parts
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Q1) ____ is a gradually progressive condition in which the macula is damaged.
A) Amblyopia
B) Hemianopia
C) Macular degeneration
D) Scotoma
Q2) Which condition is commonly known as hiccups?
A) intermittent claudication
B) spina bifida
C) singultus
D) syncope
Q3) Which disorder occurs when the median nerve is damaged as it passes through the wrist?
A) carpal tunnel syndrome
B) epicondylitis
C) fibromyalgia
D) ganglion cyst
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Chapter 17: Abbreviations
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Q1) The medical term for the condition commonly known as swollen glands is ____.
A) lymphangitis
B) lymphedema
C) lymphadenitis
D) lymphoma
Q2) A/An ____ is a carcinoma derived from glandular tissue.
A) adenocarcinoma
B) adenoiditis
C) lymphadenoma
D) lymphoma
Q3) Which condition is a protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm?
A) esophageal varices
B) gastrocele
C) hiatal hernia
D) inguinal hernia
Q4) Which procedure is a surgical incision into a joint?
A) arthrectomy
B) arthropathy
C) arthroplasty
D) arthrotomy
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