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Course Introduction
Introduction to Health Professions offers students a comprehensive overview of the diverse career paths within the healthcare industry, exploring roles such as physicians, nurses, pharmacists, physical therapists, and allied health professionals. The course examines the education and training requirements, key responsibilities, and ethical considerations for each profession, while also discussing interprofessional collaboration and the evolving landscape of healthcare delivery. Through lectures, guest speakers, and interactive activities, students develop an understanding of the skills and attitudes necessary for success in health-related fields and are equipped with foundational knowledge to guide their future academic and career decisions.
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Medical Terminology Systems A Body Systems Approach 8th Edition by Barbara A. Gylys
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Chapter 1: Basic Elements of a Medical Word
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Q1) 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
Q2) Pronunciation guidelines are included on the inside back cover of the textbook.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Which term contains a prefix?
A) gastritis
B) hepatoma
C) cardiology
D) monocyte
E) nephritis
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Suffixes
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Q1) Gastr/o means stomach. The word that means inflammation of the stomach is
A) gastralgia.
B) gastritis.
C) gastrodynia.
D) gastroitis.
E) gastromegaly.
Answer: B
Q2) When defining the term gastr/algia, define the suffix first.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Which ending is a noun ending?
A) -tic
B) -ia
C) -ary
D) -eal
E) -ous
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Prefixes
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Q1) An ectopic pregnancy is a pregnancy within the correct location.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Anti- in the word antibacterial means
A) against.
B) around.
C) beneath.
D) deficient.
E) same.
Answer: A
Q3) The prefixes dipl- and diplo- mean double.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Amastia means large breast.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Body Structure
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Q1) Which plane divides the body into front and back aspects?
A) Ventral
B) Coronal
C) Sagittal
D) Dorsal
E) Transverse
Q2) Which abbreviation refers to an incision to allow free flow or withdrawal of fluids?
A) Bx
B) I&D
C) SPECT
D) CT
E) MRI
Q3) Use leuk/o to build a word that means white (blood) cell:
Q4) Sepsis is a pathological state resulting from microorganisms or their products in the bloodstream.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Use erythr/o to build a word that means red cell:
Q6) Use melan/o to build a word that means black tumor:
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Chapter 5: Integumentary System
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Q1) Vaseline is a brand name for an A) antibiotic.
B) ointment.
C) injectable.
D) elixir.
E) antifungal.
Q2) Build a word that means tumor (that is) black:
Q3) The CF sudor/o means
A) water.
B) dry.
C) sebum.
D) sweat.
E) scale.
Q4) The CF for fungus (plural fungi) is
A) trich/o.
B) unguin/o.
C) squam/o.
D) xen/o.
E) myc/o.
Q5) Build a word that means inflammation of the skin:
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Chapter 6: Digestive System
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Q1) Use colon/o to build a word that means instrument to examine the colon:
Q2) Build a word that means inflammation of the gallbladder:
Q3) Mucosal folds in the stomach wall are called
A) sphincters.
B) fundi.
C) villi.
D) rugae.
E) papillae.
Q4) Build a word that means instrument to examine the esophagus:
Q5) Which medical specialty is concerned with digestive disorders?
A) Pulmonology
B) Gastroenterology
C) Endocrinology
D) Oncology
E) Dermatology
Q6) Some emetics act by hastening movement of food through the urinary tract.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Build a word that means enlargement of the liver:
Q8) Use col/o to build a word that means excision (partial or total) of the colon:
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Chapter 7: Respiratory System
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Q1) Cystic fibrosis is characterized by an absence of surfactant.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Build a word that means surgical repair of the septum:
Q3) An exudate is a noninflammatory fluid that resembles serum but with less protein.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Empyema is the accumulation of pus in the alveoli.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Absence of the sense of smell is called A) epistaxis. B) siderosis.
C) anosmia.
D) ascites.
E) anoxia.
Q6) Use rhin/o to build a word that means surgical repair of the nose:
Q7) Build a word that means spasm of the diaphragm:
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Q8) Build a word that means prolapse or downward displacement of the diaphragm:
Chapter 8: Cardiovascular System
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Q1) Which endovascular procedure reopens narrowed blood vessels?
A) Angiorrhaphy
B) Venipuncture
C) Fibrillation
D) Angioplasty
E) Perfusion
Q2) Use endo- to build a word that means pertaining to within a vessel:
Q3) Which diagnostic procedure assesses blood flow velocity in different areas of the heart?
A) Phonocardiography
B) Echocardiography
C) Doppler echocardiography
D) Digital subtraction angiography
E) Angiography
Q4) Build a word that means inflammation of the aorta:
Q5) Build a word that means destruction of a clot:
Q6) Build a word that means forming an opening in the septum:
Q7) Mitral valve prolapse is commonly associated with heart palpitations.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems
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Q1) Use aden/o to build a word that means disease of a gland:
Q2) Which type of test helps identify leukemia?
A) Bone marrow aspiration
B) Sentinel node excision
C) Antinuclear antibody
D) Blood culture
E) Blood typing
Q3) Build a word that means abnormal increase in leukocytes:
Q4) Pinpoint hemorrhages that appear on the lower leg, usually associated with decreased platelets, are called
A) ecchymosis.
B) petechiae.
C) butterfly rash.
D) hematoma.
E) extravasation.
Q5) Build a word that means study of serum:
Q6) Current treatment of Kaposi sarcoma is usually palliative, relieving the pain that accompanies the lesion.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Musculoskeletal System
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Q1) A tumor of the tendon sheath or joint capsule, commonly found in the wrist, is called a(n)
A) osteoma.
B) chondroma.
C) osteocarcinoma.
D) ganglion cyst.
E) osteochondroma.
Q2) Another term for articulation is
A) flexion.
B) movement.
C) joint.
D) fontanelle.
E) tuberosity.
Q3) A metabolic bone disorder, particularly common in postmenopausal women, is called
A) scoliosis.
B) osteoporosis.
C) lordosis.
D) kyphosis.
E) osteitis deformans.
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Chapter 11: Urinary System
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Q1) meatus
A)albumin/o
B)azot/o
C)bacteri/o
D)cyst/o
E)glomerul/o
F)kal/i
G)keton/o
H)lith/o
I)meat/o
J)nephr/o
K)noct/o
L)olig/o
M)py/o
N)pyel/o
O)ur/o
P)ureter/o
Q)urethr/o
Q2) Use retro- to build a word that means pertaining to behind the peritoneum:
Q3) Build a word that means ketone bodies (acids and acetones) in the blood:
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Chapter 12: Female Reproductive System
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Q1) The prefix primi- means
A) first.
B) second.
C) none.
D) fourth.
E) many.
Q2) Which procedure involves incision of the abdomen and uterus to remove a fetus?
A) Episiorrhaphy
B) Episiotomy
C) Cauterization
D) C-section
E) Cerclage
Q3) Use ovari/o to build a word that means rupture of an ovary:
Q4) The clinical term for giving birth is gestation.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Mammoplasty is the surgical reconstruction of the abdomen.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Build a word that means puncture of the amnion (amniotic sac):
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Chapter 13: Male Reproductive System
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Q1) Vasectomy reversal is called A) vasostomy.
B) anastomosis. C) vasoplasty.
D) vasovasostomy.
E) vasoneurosis.
Q2) The suffix -cide means A) assisting. B) destroying.
C) aging.
D) dying. E) killing.
Q3) The suffix -spadias means A) condition.
B) scanty.
C) slit, fissure.
D) producing.
E) meatus.
Q4) Use gonad/o to build a word that means disease of the gonads:
Q5) Use varic/o to build a word that means hernia or swelling of a dilated vein:
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Chapter 14: Endocrine System
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Q1) Use hyper- to build a word that means excessive calcium in the blood:
Q2) The CF thyr/o means
A) thyroid gland.
B) parathyroid gland.
C) thymus gland.
D) adrenal gland.
E) pineal gland.
Q3) Which classification of drugs helps treat type 2 diabetes?
A) Insulins
B) Corticosteroids
C) Oral hypoglycemics
D) Growth hormone replacements
E) Antidiuretics
Q4) Use kal/i to build a word that means potassium in the blood:
Q5) Which procedure involves the excision of one or more parathyroid glands?
A) Parathyroidotomy
B) Thyroidectomy
C) Parathyroidectomy
D) Thyroidolysis
E) Parathyroidolysis
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Chapter 15: Nervous System
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Q1) Nodding of the head, slowness of movement, tremors, stiffness of large joints, and shuffling gait are associated with brain tumors.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which classification of drugs depresses central nervous system functions, promotes sedation and sleep, and relieves restlessness?
A) Hypnotics
B) Antipsychotics
C) Antidepressants
D) Psychostimulants
E) Anesthetics
Q3) Build a medical word that means speech that is rapid:
Q4) Use quadri- to build a word that means paralysis of four (extremities):
Q5) Intracranial tumors that originate directly in brain tissue are called primary intracranial tumors.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Use ventricul/o to build a word that means inflammation of the ventricles:
Q7) Use uni- to build a word that means pertaining to the side or to one side:
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Chapter 16: Special Senses
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Q1) Which area of the retina is responsible for the central or "straight-ahead" vision required for reading, driving, detail work, and recognizing faces?
A) Rods
B) Cones
C) Blind spot
D) Macula
E) Optic nerve
Q2) The medical term for stye is hordeolum.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The prefix exo- means
A) inward.
B) pupil.
C) stapes.
D) turning.
E) outside, outward.
Q4) Build a word that means abnormal condition of fungus in the ear:
Q5) Otitis media is characterized by the hardening of the bones of the middle ear.
A)True
B)False
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