Introduction to Healthcare Exam Review
Course Introduction
Introduction to Healthcare provides students with a foundational understanding of the healthcare system, its key components, and the roles of various healthcare professionals. The course covers the structure and function of healthcare delivery, including hospitals, clinics, long-term care, and community health organizations. Students will explore topics such as patient care, medical ethics, communication within healthcare settings, healthcare laws and regulations, health informatics, and current challenges facing the industry. This course is designed to equip students with essential knowledge for further study or entry-level positions in healthcare-related fields.
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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) A combining form (CF) is a word root plus a A) prefix.
B) suffix.
C) vowel.
D) word root.
E) consonant.
Answer: C
Q2) In mast/o/pexy, the o is a A) combining form.
B) prefix.
C) combining vowel. D) suffix.
E) word root.
Answer: C
Q3) Gastr/o is a CF.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Suffixes
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Q1) Gastr/algia and gastr/o/dynia have the same meaning.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Which suffix means suture?
A) -rrhapy
B) -centesis
C) -rrhagia
D) -rrhaphy
E) -rrhexis
Answer: D
Q3) The word leukemia is a(n)
A) adverb.
B) verb.
C) noun.
D) adjective.
E) pronoun.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Prefixes
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Q1) All medical words contain a prefix.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Which term contains a prefix?
A) nasal
B) dermatology
C) dyspepsia
D) gastromegaly
E) hepatitis Answer: C
Q3) The prefix tachy- means slow.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Prefixes are used in medical terms to denote position, direction, and number and measurement.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Body Structure
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Q1) General observation of the patient as a whole is called A) examination.
B) inspection.
C) scrutiny.
D) assessment.
E) auscultation.
Q2) The CF ventr/o means A) stomach.
B) front.
C) back (of body).
D) belly, belly side. E) abdomen.
Q3) Suppuration is associated with the generation of pus. A)True
B)False
Q4) Use cephal/o to build a word that means surgical puncture of the head:
Q5) Use cyst/o to build a word that means visual examination of the bladder:
Q6) Use viscer/o to build a word that means prolapse or downward displacement of the internal organs:
Q7) Use hist/o to build a word that means study of tissues:
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Chapter 5: Integumentary System
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Q1) Build a word that means inflammation of the skin:
Q2) Topically applied agents that inhibit growth of bacteria are
A) antifungals.
B) corticosteroids.
C) protectives.
D) antiseptics.
E) anesthetics.
Q3) Use onych/o to build a word that means softening of the nails:
Q4) Which type of skin graft is produced from collagen fibers?
A) Allograft
B) Autograft
C) Synthetic
D) Xenograft
E) Heterograft
Q5) Protectives do not penetrate the skin or soften it; instead, they allow the natural healing process to occur.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Use scler/o to build a word that means abnormal condition of hardening:
Q7) Build a word that means tumor (that is) black:
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Chapter 6: Digestive System
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Q1) The CF choledoch/o means
A) bile vessel.
B) gallbladder.
C) bladder duct.
D) bile duct.
E) hepatic duct.
Q2) Which structure has respiratory and digestive functions?
A) Tongue
B) Uvula
C) Trachea
D) Esophagus
E) Pharynx
Q3) The procedure that takes radiographic images of the gallbladder after administration of a contrast medium is called
A) barium swallow.
B) choledochocystography.
C) cholecystography.
D) sialography.
E) cholangiography.
Q4) Build a word that means inflammation of the gallbladder:
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Chapter 7: Respiratory System
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Q1) Use -thorax to build a word that means pus in the chest:
Q2) The CF coni/o means
A) dust.
B) blue.
C) cone.
D) diaphragm.
E) pleura.
Q3) The CF pleur/o means
A) lung.
B) lobe.
C) membrane.
D) pleura.
E) pleurisy.
Q4) The parietal pleura glides smoothly over the visceral pleura because the pleural cavity normally contains a small amount of
A) pus.
B) blood.
C) air.
D) sputum.
E) lubricating fluid.
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Chapter 8: Cardiovascular System
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Q1) Laser ablation is a common treatment for varicose veins.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Use trans- to build a word that means pertaining to across the septum:
Q3) In a blood pressure reading of 120/80 mm Hg, 80 is the
A) systolic pressure.
B) pulse rate.
C) respiration rate.
D) diastolic pressure.
E) hemoglobin value.
Q4) Build a word that means pertaining to a ventricle:
Q5) Which procedure detects blood flow, the condition of vessel walls, and blockages without using a contrast medium?
A) Cardiac catheterization
B) Nuclear perfusion study
C) Multiple-gated acquisition scan
D) Single-photon emission computed tomography
E) Magnetic resonance angiography
Q6) Use arteri/o to build a word that means rupture of an artery:
Q7) Build a word that means incision of the pericardium:
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Chapter 9: Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems
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Q1) Sickle cell anemia is a type of poikilocytosis.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A disorder characterized by the immune system causing destruction of the individual's own tissue is called
A) sensitization.
B) apoplexy.
C) immunodeficiency.
D) autoimmunity.
E) induration.
Q3) Blood development is called
A) autoimmunity.
B) hematocrit.
C) hematopoiesis.
D) hemostasis.
E) dyscrasia.
Q4) Lymphedema is a condition in which fluid collects in the peritoneal or pleural cavity.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Musculoskeletal System
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Q1) 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
Q2) What is the CF for thigh bone?
A) fibul/o
B) rachi/o
C) humor/o
D) femor/o
E) patell/o
Q3) Which procedure is a surgical reconstruction of a painful, degenerated joint?
A) Arthroxesis
B) Tendoplasty
C) Arthroplasty
D) Arthrodesis
E) Arthrotomy
Q4) Use arthr/o to build a word that means inflammation of a joint:
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Chapter 11: Urinary System
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Q1) Build a word that means under, below, or deficient potassium in the blood:
Q2) Hemodialysis is a method of removing waste substances from the blood by shunting it from the body to an artificial kidney.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Use -uria to build a word that means bacteria in the urine:
Q4) Build a word that means dilation or expansion of the ureters:
Q5) The abbreviation ESWL is associated with A) circulatory collapse.
B) severe hypotension.
C) hemorrhage.
D) dehydration.
E) nephrolithiasis.
Q6) The area at the base of the bladder delineated by the urethra and the ureters is called the
A) renal pelvis.
B) renal cortex.
C) trigone.
D) renal medulla.
E) Bowman capsule.
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Chapter 12: Female Reproductive System
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Q1) Cerclage is a procedure to remove polyps from the uterus.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Build a word that means surgical fixation of a breast:
Q3) Excessive menstrual bleeding is charted as A) menorrhea.
B) dysmenorrhea.
C) menorrhagia.
D) oligomenorrhea.
E) hemomenorrhea.
Q4) An endoscopic procedure used to visually examine the abdominal cavity by making a small incision in the abdominal wall is called a(n)
A) colposcopy.
B) vaginoscopy.
C) endoscopy.
D) endosalpingoscopy.
E) laparoscopy.
Q5) Oxytocics are a drug classification used to induce labor.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Male Reproductive System
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Q1) Inflammation of the seminal vesicle is called A) vasitis.
B) sterility.
C) vesiculitis.
D) seminoma.
E) semenitis.
Q2) Build a word that means discharge or flow of spermatozoa or sperm cells:
Q3) Use andr/o to build a word that means forming, producing male(ness):
Q4) In EBT, the radiation source is "radioactive seeds" placed within the tissues.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Genital herpes is associated with a phenomenon called viral shedding.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Urethrorrhaphy helps relieve stricture or narrowing of the urethra.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Build a word that means inflammation of the epididymis:
Q8) Use orchid/o to build a word that means suture of the testes:
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Chapter 14: Endocrine System
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Q1) parathyroid glands
A)acr/o
B)aden/o
C)adren/o
D)azot/o
E)calc/o
F)carcin/o
G)crin/o
H)gluc/o
I)home/o
J)kal/i
K)pancreat/o
L)parathyroid/o
M)thym/o
N)thyroid/o
O)toxic/o
Q2) Build a word that means specialist in the study of poison(s):
Q3) Use -crine to build a word that means to secrete within:
Q4) Use adrenal/o to build a word that means inflammation of the adrenal glands:
Q5) Use -logist to build a word that means specialist in the study of poison(s):
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Chapter 15: Nervous System
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Q1) Build a word that means excision of a nerve root:
Q2) Which procedure involves destruction of nervous tissue?
A) Neurodynia
B) Neuralgia
C) Neurotomy
D) Neurolysis
E) Neuresthenia
Q3) The term syncope means
A) seizure.
B) pain.
C) depression.
D) bipolarism.
E) fainting.
Q4) Poor muscle coordination, especially with voluntary movements, is called A) anaplegia.
B) hemiplegia.
C) ataxia.
D) dystonia.
E) dysesthesia.
Q5) 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) Use tympan/o to build a word that means forming an opening (mouth) in the eardrum:
Q2) Which disorder is a neoplastic intraocular disease found primarily in children?
A) Exophthalmos
B) Melanoma
C) Papilledema
D) Retinoblastoma
E) Trachoma
Q3) Use phac/o to build a word that means herniation of the lens:
Q4) Ophthalmic decongestants temporarily relieve the itching and minor irritation associated with allergies.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The CF mastoid/o means
A) tympanic membrane (eardrum).
B) middle.
C) mastoid process.
D) eye.
E) massive.
Q6) Use scler/o to build a word that means softening of the sclera:
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