Medical Assisting Midterm
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Course Introduction
Medical Assisting is an essential course designed to prepare students for a vital role in healthcare teams by developing their clinical, administrative, and interpersonal skills. The curriculum covers topics such as medical terminology, patient care techniques, medical office procedures, pharmacology, basic laboratory practices, and the ethical and legal responsibilities of medical assistants. Emphasis is placed on hands-on practice in tasks such as taking vital signs, administering injections, maintaining patient records, and assisting with medical examinations. Graduates are equipped to support physicians and other healthcare professionals in a variety of settings, ensuring efficient, compassionate, and effective patient care.
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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 cardi/o/centesis,cardi/o is a:
A) combining form.
B) prefix.
C) word root.
D) suffix.
E) vowel.
Answer: A
Q2) Gastr/o is a CF.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) In the word thermometer,meter is a(n):
A) adjective.
B) prefix.
C) combining form.
D) compound word.
E) suffix.
Answer: E
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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) What does the term arteri/o/stenosis mean?
A) Incision of an artery
B) Prolapse of an artery
C) Narrowing or stricture of an artery
D) Hemorrhage of an artery
E) Spasm of an artery
Answer: C
Q3) Atrium is an adjective form.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Prefixes
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Q1) Which prefix means in,within?
A) Extra-
B) Endo-
C) Exo-
D) Anti-
E) An-
Answer: B
Q2) Which term means without a breast?
A) Amastia
B) Dysmastia
C) Eumastia
D) Hemimastia
E) Supermastia
Answer: A
Q3) Infrapubic means below or under the pubis.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Body Structure
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Q1) Which term means sudden breaking or bursting of an organ or structure?
A) Fracture
B) Splintering
C) Fissure
D) Cleft
E) Rupture
Q2) Use -pathy to build a word that means disease of the stomach: ____________________.
Q3) Which term means prediction of the course of a disease?
A) Etiology
B) Diagnosis
C) Homeostasis
D) Prognosis
E) Synthesis
Q4) Use erythr/o to build a word that means red cell: ____________________.
Q5) Sepsis is a pathological state resulting from microorganisms or their products in the bloodstream.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Use leuk/o to build a word that means white blood cell:
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Chapter 5: Integumentary System
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Q1) Which procedure,in which cells are destroyed by exposing them to light,is usually used to treat cancer and actinic keratosis?
A) Photodynamic therapy
B) Cryosurgery
C) Fulguration
D) Debridement
E) Chemabrasion
Q2) Which glands produce sweat?
A) Sebaceous
B) Papillary
C) Porous
D) Ductless
E) Sudoriferous
Q3) Use adip/o to build a word that means resembling fat: ____________________.
Q4) Use -logist to build a word that means specialist in the study of skin (diseases): ____________________.
Q5) The scratch test is synonymous with the prick test.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Build a word that means excision of a nail: ____________________.
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Chapter 6: Digestive System
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Q1) Build a word that means excision of the gums: ____________________.
Q2) Which endoscopic procedure is used to determine the presence of polyps in the colon?
A) Duodenoscopy
B) Lower GI
C) Upper GI
D) Gastroscopy
E) Jejunoscopy
Q3) The suffix -rrhea means:
A) discharge,flow.
B) eating.
C) vomiting.
D) through,across.
E) disease.
Q4) Mucosal folds in the stomach wall are called:
A) sphincters.
B) fundi.
C) villi.
D) rugae.
E) papillae.
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Chapter 7: Respiratory System
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Q1) Irrigation of the paranasal sinuses to remove mucopurulent material is called:
A) decortication.
B) consolidation.
C) rhinorrhea.
D) sinusitis.
E) antral lavage.
Q2) Which organism causes tuberculosis?
A) AFB
B) AFT
C) ABG
D) PFT
E) HMD
Q3) Use atel/o to build a word that means incomplete expansion (of the lung):
Q4) Polysomnography tests whether a patient has a tendency to sleep walk.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Use -capnia to build a word that means excessive,above-normal carbon dioxide:
Q6) Use brady- to build a word that means slow breathing:
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Chapter 8: Cardiovascular System
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Q1) Doppler echocardiography assesses the speed of blood passing through different areas of the heart.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Build a word that means hardening of an artery: ____________________.
Q3) The suffix -gram means:
A) different.
B) foreign.
C) seizure.
D) tying.
E) record,writing.
Q4) Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart,usually caused by bacteria,is called: A) myocarditis.
B) valvulitis.
C) pericarditis.
D) endocarditis.
E) angiitis.
Q5) Use peri- to build a word that means pertaining to around the heart:
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Chapter 9: Blood, Lymph, and Immune Systems
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Q1) Build a word that means pertaining to formation in the bone marrow:
Q2) Inflammation of the spleen is called:
A) splenitis.
B) splenorrhea.
C) splenoptosis.
D) splenocele.
E) splenorrhagia.
Q3) An abnormal heightened immune response is a characteristic of HIV.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which laboratory test is used to diagnose pernicious anemia?
A) Hematocrit
B) Complete blood count
C) Monospot
D) Schilling
E) Von Willebrand
Q5) Use -poiesis to build a word that means formation of platelets:
Q6) Use aniso- to build a word that means pertaining to unequal cell color:
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Chapter 10: Musculoskeletal System
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Q1) Which is a trade name of aspirin?
A) Naproxen
B) Bayer
C) Cal-Citrate
D) Citracal
E) Solganal
Q2) A large,rounded process on a bone is called:
A) sulcus.
B) fossa.
C) condyle.
D) tuberosity.
E) articulation.
Q3) An abnormal condition of a swayback posture is called:
A) kyphosis.
B) lordosis.
C) ankylosis.
D) scoliosis.
E) arthrosis.
Q4) Build a word that means twitching of a muscle:
Q5) Build a word that means incision of the chest: ____________________.
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Chapter 11: Urinary System
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Q1) The suffix -uria means:
A) urea.
B) ureter.
C) structure.
D) urine.
E) stricture.
Q2) Build a word that means fixation of the kidney: ____________________.
Q3) Build a word that means under,below,or deficient potassium in blood: ____________________.
Q4) Surgical removal of the bladder is called:
A) vesicocele.
B) cystopexy.
C) cystostomy.
D) vesicostomy.
E) cystectomy.
Q5) The backflow of urine into the renal pelvis causes an expansion of the renal pelvis.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Build a word that means inflammation of the urethra: ____________________.
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Chapter 12: Female Reproductive System
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Q1) What is the most serious form of toxemia during pregnancy?
A) Eclampsia
B) Parturition
C) Abruptio placentae
D) Dystocia
E) Dyspareunia
Q2) Uterine fibroids are considered malignant.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Use colp/o to build a word that means visual examination of the vagina:
Q4) A Pap smear is used primarily to screen and diagnose:
A) syphilis.
B) cervical cancer.
C) gonorrhea.
D) colpitis.
E) eclampsia.
Q5) Para 2 refers to a pregnant woman with twins. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Male Reproductive System
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Q1) The CF vas/o means:
A) vessel,vas deferens;duct.
B) vein.
C) twisted.
D) seed.
E) few.
Q2) The combining forms (CFs)orch/o,orchi/o,orchid/o,and test/o mean:
A) testis (plural testes).
B) sperm.
C) hidden.
D) scanty.
E) gonads,sex glands.
Q3) Which sexually transmitted infection produces symptoms more commonly in females than in males?
A) Trichomonas
B) Gonorrhea
C) Genital herpes
D) Chlamydia
E) Genital warts
Q4) Build a word that means inflammation 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) Antidiuretics reduce or control excretion of urine.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Build a word that means calcium in the blood: ____________________.
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Chapter 15: Nervous System
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Q1) The results of a stroke would most likely affect:
A) both hands.
B) both legs.
C) either the left or right side of the body.
D) both arms.
E) both arms and legs.
Q2) Which diagnostic procedure is used to pinpoint the specific location where seizures originate?
A) Cerebral angiography
B) Computed tomography angiography
C) Vascular scan
D) Magnetic source imaging
E) Positron emission tomography
Q3) Which imaging technique produces colors to indicate the degree of metabolism or blood flow in the brain?
A) Positron emission tomography
B) Stereotaxy
C) Computerized tomography
D) Encephalography
E) Pneumoencephalography
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Chapter 16: Special Senses
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Q1) The organ of Corti contains tiny nerve endings called the: A) perilymph.
B) cilia.
C) microtia.
D) semicircular canals.
E) hair cells.
Q2) The CF ot/o means:
A) eye.
B) water.
C) ear.
D) dull,dim.
E) pupil.
Q3) The combining form (CF)blephar/o means: A) stapes.
B) labyrinth (inner ear).
C) conjunctiva.
D) eyelid.
E) hearing.
Q4) Use eso- to build a word that means turning inward (of one or both eyes):
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