Introduction to Health Sciences
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Course Introduction
Introduction to Health Sciences provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamental concepts, disciplines, and professions that comprise the health sciences field. Students will explore the biological, psychological, and social determinants of health, learn about key systems within the body, and examine major public health issues affecting populations today. The course also covers the structure of healthcare systems, basic scientific principles underlying health and disease, professional ethics, and an introduction to research methods and evidence-based practice. Through lectures, discussions, and case studies, students gain a broad understanding of health sciences as a foundation for further study or careers in healthcare-related fields.
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Exploring Medical Language A Student Directed Approach 8th Edition by Myrna Brooks
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Medical Language
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Q1) Terms built from the name of a person, often a physician or scientist who was the first to identify a condition or technique, such as Alzheimer disease, is
A) an acronym
B) built from the English language
C) an eponym
D) modern language
Answer: C
Q2) In the term arthr/itis, itis is the A) word root
B) prefix
C) combining vowel D) suffix
Answer: D
Q3) All medical terms have at least one A) prefix
B) combining vowel C) suffix
D) word root
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Body Structure, Color, and Oncology
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Q1) Organoid is a medical term meaning
A) pertaining to an organ
B) resembling an organ
C) abnormal condition of an organ
D) state of an organ
Answer: B
Q2) The term idiopathic is defined as
A) the absence of signs of disease
B) becoming progressively worse
C) pertaining to a disease of unknown origin
D) a response to injury
Answer: C
Q3) The abbreviation for the medical term meaning state of complete knowledge is A) Dx
B) Px
C) mets
D) XRT
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Directional Terms, Planes, Positions, Regions, and Quadrants
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Q1) The combining form meaning middle is
A) anter/o
B) later/o
C) poster/o
D) medi/o
Answer: D
Q2) The term that means pertaining to below is
A) posterior
B) dorsal
C) inferior
D) distal
Answer: C
Q3) The frontal or coronal plane is a vertical field running from side to side that divides the body into
A) right and left portions
B) anterior and posterior portions
C) superior and inferior portions
D) top and bottom portions
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Integumentary System
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Q1) Another term for loss of hair is
A) nevus
B) keloid
C) alopecia
D) cicatrix
Q2) The combining form that means hidden is
A) coni/o
B) rhytid/o
C) xer/o
D) crypt/o
Q3) Sebaceous glands
A) are found in the cornified or horny layer of the skin
B) are tiny, coiled, tubular structures that emerge through the pores of the skin
C) secrete oil into the hair follicles
D) are sacs that enclose the hair fibers
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Chapter 5: Respiratory System
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Q1) A term that means the ventilation of the lungs does not fulfill the body's gas exchange needs is
A) bronchoconstrictor
B) hypoventilation
C) patency
D) hypocapnia
Q2) A respiratory disease which is characterized by paroxysms of coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath, which is caused by constriction of airways that is reversible between attacks is called
A) croup
B) asthma
C) pertussis
D) influenza
Q3) The term that means nasal discharge is
A) rhinorrhea
B) pansinusitis
C) mucus
D) rhinorrhagia
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Chapter 6: Urinary System
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Q1) The term that means incision of the bladder is
A) cystotomy
B) cystolithotomy
C) cystostomy
D) cystorrhaphy
Q2) The study of the urinary tract is called
A) urologist
B) urology
C) nephrology
D) nephrologist
Q3) The opening through which urine passes to the outside of the body is the
A) urinary meatus
B) internal sphincter
C) lumen
D) urethra
Q4) The combining form that means sugar is
A) glycos/o
B) hydr/o
C) azot/o
D) albumin/o
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Chapter 7: Male Reproductive System
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Q1) The term circumcision is defined as
A) surgical removal of the prepuce
B) male sterilization
C) fixation of the testis
D) penile implant
Q2) The combining form that means testicle is
A) balan/o
B) vas/o
C) orchid/o
D) vesicul/o
Q3) The couple's physician suggested artificial insemination due to a reduced or absent ability to produce offspring or A) puberty
B) infertility
C) coitus
D) phimosis
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Chapter 8: Female Reproductive System
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Q1) Egg cells are stored in the
A) ovaries
B) ovum
C) uterus
D) vagina
Q2) Which of the following means abnormal passageway between two organs?
A) menopause
B) fistula
C) speculum
D) dyspareunia
Q3) The patient is scheduled in surgery for an excision of the uterine tube or a/an
A) hysterectomy
B) cervicectomy
C) oophorectomy
D) salpingectomy
Q4) The suffix -salpinx is defined as
A) absence of a normal body opening
B) uterus
C) ovaries
D) uterine tube
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Chapter 9: Obstetrics and Neonatology
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Q1) The term that means (fetus with a very) small head is A) omphalitis
B) omphalocele
C) neonate
D) microcephalus
Q2) Scanty amount of amnion water (less than normal amount of amniotic fluid) is called
A) hydrocele
B) hydramnios
C) polyhydramnios
D) oligohydramnios
Q3) The term that means first birth (a woman who has borne one viable offspring) is A) primipara
B) puerperal
C) nullipara
D) primigravida
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Chapter 10: Cardiovascular, Immune, and Lymphatic
Systems and Blood
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Q1) The upper chambers of the heart are the
A) atria
B) ventricles
C) pericardia
D) venules
Q2) The term anemia is defined as
A) an excessive increase in abnormal white blood cells
B) the dissolution of red blood cells
C) a reduction in the number of red blood cells
D) an abnormal reduction in the number of red blood cells
Q3) The combining form isch/o is defined as
A) yellowish, fatty plaque
B) sound
C) deficiency, blockage
D) clot
Q4) The largest lymphatic organ in the adult body is the A) thymus gland
B) spleen
C) lymph node
D) inguinal group of nodes
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Chapter 11: Digestive System
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Q1) A radiographic examination of the biliary ducts and pancreatic ducts using a contrast medium, fluoroscopy, and endoscopy, used to evaluate and diagnose obstructions, strictures, stone diseases, pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer is
A) endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
B) endoscopic ultrasound
C) abdominal ultrasonography
D) esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Q2) The patient with ulcerative colitis was scheduled for surgery that would involve the creation of an artificial opening into the ileum through the abdominal wall called a/an
A) ileostomy
B) colostomy
C) colectomy
D) antrectomy
Q3) Excision of half of the colon is called
A) cholecystectomy
B) enterorrhaphy
C) hemicolectomy
D) laparotomy
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Chapter 12: Eye
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Q1) The term scleromalacia is defined as
A) paralysis of the eyelid
B) softening of the cornea
C) pain in the eye
D) softening of the sclera
Q2) The term that means separation of the retina from the choroid in the back of the eye is
A) astigmatism
B) glaucoma
C) nystagmus
D) detached retina
Q3) The instrument used for visual examination of (the interior) the eye is the A) pupilloscope
B) ophthalmoscope
C) metroscope
D) retinoscopy
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Chapter 13: Ear
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Q1) The instrument used to measure middle ear function is a(n)
A) tympanometer
B) tympanometry
C) audiometer
D) otoscopy
Q2) The combining form that means tympanic membrane (eardrum), middle ear is
A) audi/o
B) tympan/o
C) ot/o
D) labyrinth/o
Q3) Ménière disease is a chronic disease of the
A) external ear
B) middle ear
C) inner ear
D) pinna
Q4) An instrument used for visual examination of the ear is
A) an ophthalmoscope
B) a stethoscope
C) an otoscope
D) otoscopy
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Chapter 14: Musculoskeletal System
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Q1) The visual examination of a joint is an
A) electromyogram
B) arthroscopy
C) arthrography
D) arthrocentesis
Q2) The prefix inter- means
A) holding
B) between
C) within
D) connecting
Q3) A record of the electrical activity in a (skeletal) muscle is abbreviated as A) CTS
B) RA
C) EMG
D) MG
Q4) The term myasthenia is defined as
A) slow movement
B) difficult movement
C) muscle degeneration
D) muscle weakness
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Chapter 15: Nervous System and Behavioral Health
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Q1) The portion of the brain that is sometimes referred to as the hindbrain is the A) medulla oblongata
B) cerebellum
C) pons
D) cerebrum
Q2) The combining form that means gray matter is
A) poli/o
B) myel/o
C) mening/o
D) rhiz/o
Q3) An incision into a nerve root is called a A) neurectomy
B) ganglionectomy
C) neurotomy
D) rhizotomy
Q4) The term that means softening of the brain is
A) encephalomalacia
B) encephalomyeloradiculitis
C) meningomyelocele
D) neurasthenia
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Chapter 16: Endocrine System
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Q1) The hormone that stimulates the adrenal cortex is
A) growth hormone
B) adrenocorticotropic hormone
C) oxytocin hormone
D) antidiuretic hormone
Q2) A condition brought about by hypersecretion of the pituitary growth hormone is
A) goiter
B) acidosis
C) gigantism
D) tetany
Q3) The term adenectomy is defined as an excision of
A) the adrenal gland
B) a gland
C) the thyroid gland
D) the anterior lobe
Q4) The term corticoid means
A) pertaining to the cortex
B) disease of the adrenal gland
C) resembling the cortex
D) excessive development of the adrenal cortex
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