Medical Terminology Exam Bank
Course Introduction
Medical Terminology is a foundational course that introduces students to the language used in the healthcare field. It covers the structure of medical terms, including prefixes, suffixes, roots, and combining forms, enabling students to accurately interpret and construct complex medical vocabulary. The course emphasizes the correct pronunciation, spelling, and usage of terms related to body systems, diseases, procedures, diagnostics, and treatments. Upon completion, students will be able to effectively communicate medical information, understand clinical documentation, and support the accurate exchange of information within a healthcare environment.
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The Human Body in Health and Disease 6th Edition by Patton
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Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Structure and Function of the Body
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Q1) toward the head or above
A)superior
B)anterior
C)medial
D)proximal
E)superficial
F)inferior
G)posterior
H)lateral
I)distal
J)deep
Answer: A
Q2) Doctors recommend putting babies to sleep on their backs to help prevent breathing problems.This is the supine position.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Name the two major body cavities and describe what is in each.
Answer: Answers will vary.
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Chapter 2: Chemistry of Life
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Q1) Phospholipids
A) contain glycerol
B) contain two fatty acids
C) contain three fatty acids
D) are steroid lipids
Answer: B
Q2) lipid that is used to make hormones such as estrogen and testosterone
A)carbohydrates
B)triglycerides
C)phospholipids
D)cholesterol
E)proteins
F)RNA
G)DNA
Answer: D
Q3) For a compound to be considered an organic compound it must have a C-O or an H-O bond.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Cells
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Q1) DNA replication occurs
A)interphase
B)prophase
C)metaphase
D)anaphase
E)telophase
Answer: A
Q2) the spindle fibers form
A)interphase
B)prophase
C)metaphase
D)anaphase
E)telophase
Answer: B
Q3) The sodium-potassium pump is an example of an active transport mechanism.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) What is a gene?
Answer: Answers will vary.
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Chapter 4: Tissues
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Q1) Which tissue forms a continuous sheet of cells with no blood vessels?
A) epithelial tissue
B) connective tissue
C) muscle tissue
D) nervous tissue
Q2) Describe the different types of matrix found within connective tissue cells.
Q3) Name the two types of involuntary muscle tissue.Where is each found in the body?
Q4) What are the three basic shapes of epithelial cells?
Q5) The structural quality and appearance of the matrix and fibers determine the qualities of each type of connective tissue.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Hematopoietic tissue is a connective tissue responsible for blood cell formation.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Pseudostratified epithelial tissue looks to be two cell layers thick but is actually only one cell layer thick.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Organ Systems of the Body
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Q1) Hormones are produced by the ductless glands of the endocrine system.
A)True
B)False
Q2) system that has a secondary function of storing calcium and phosphorus for the body
A)integumentary system
B)skeletal system
C)muscular system
D)nervous system
E)endocrine system
F)cardiovascular system
Q3) Muscle is connected to bone by
A) ligaments
B) tendons
C) cartilage
D) squamous epithelial tissue
Q4) The hormones in the endocrine system perform the same general function as a nerve impulse does in the nervous system.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Mechanisms of Disease
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Q1) An epidemic usually involves more people than a pandemic.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Explain why bacteria that form spores are potentially more dangerous than bacteria that don't form spores.
Q3) Explain the difference between a symptom and a sign and give an example of each.
Q4) One sign of the flu is that the patient feels tired all the time he or she has it.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A disease can be described as a fluctuation in the homeostasis of the body that goes beyond what is considered a normal fluctuation.
A)True
B)False
Q6) A disease with an undetermined etiology is called idiopathic.
A)True
B)False
Q7) The terms endemic and epidemic mean the same thing.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: The Integumentary System and Body
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Q1) The topical application of Accutane is a treatment of acne.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Describe the epidermis of the skin.Explain how the epidermis contributes to the protective function of the skin.
Q3) small cuplike cluster of cells from which hair growth begins
A)hypodermis
B)hair papilla
C)dermal papillae
D)Meissner corpuscle
E)stratum corneum
F)lanugo
G)melanin
H)eccrine gland
I)stratum germinativum
J)arrector pili
K)sebaceous gland
L)lunula
M)apocrine gland
N)Pacini corpuscle
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Chapter 8: The Skeletal System
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Q1) The frontal bone of the skull is an example of a(n)_____ bone.
A) long
B) short
C) flat
D) irregular
Q2) A function of the skeletal system is to act as a storage area for calcium.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which term refers to the ends of a long bone?
A) epiphyses
B) periosteum
C) diaphysis
D) endosteum
Q4) Osteocytes live in the canaliculi of the osteon.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Chondrosarcoma is a cancer of cartilage tissue.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Describe the structure of the osteon.
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Chapter 9: The Muscular System
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Q1) During strenuous exercise
A) an oxygen debt can occur
B) lactic acid can be created in the muscle
C) almost all the contractions are tonic contractions
D) both A and B
Q2) The triceps brachii and the biceps brachii
A) are synergistic for each other
B) both have their origin in the forearm
C) are antagonist to each other
D) both have their insertions in the shoulder
Q3) The thick myofilaments in a skeletal muscle are composed of actin.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which type of muscle is characterized by cells with tapered ends and a single nucleus?
A) cardiac
B) smooth
C) striated
D) voluntary
Q5) Explain the cause of myasthenia gravis.
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Chapter 10: The Nervous System
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Q1) Which of the following statements is not true of the cerebellum?
A) It is the second largest part of the brain.
B) It lies under the occipital lobe of the cerebrum.
C) It is responsible for muscle coordination.
D) It helps regulate water balance and sleep cycles.
Q2) Explain the symptoms and causes of trigeminal neuralgia and Bell palsy.
Q3) Which of the following neurons is classified as a cholinergic fiber?
A) parasympathetic preganglionic neuron
B) sympathetic preganglionic neuron
C) sympathetic postganglionic neuron
D) both A and B
Q4) The knee-jerk reflex goes from receptor neuron to interneuron to effector neuron. A)True B)False
Q5) The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for the "fight-or-flight" response. A)True
B)False
Q6) Name and explain the function of the three types of glia cells.
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Chapter 11: The Senses
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Q1) If you feel dizzy when you come off of an amusement park ride,it is because your semicircular canals are doing their job.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The three bones of the middle ear are the malleus,incus,and stapes.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which condition is also called "night blindness"?
A) macular degeneration
B) glaucoma
C) cataracts
D) nyctalopia
Q4) The senses of taste and smell are both considered chemoreceptors.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Two of the three parts of the inner ear deal with balance rather than hearing.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What is macular degeneration and what are some risk factors for this condition?
Q7) Distinguish between a general sense organ and a special sense organ.
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Chapter 12: The Endocrine System
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Q1) Explain the functioning of a nonsteroid hormone.
Q2) Explain and give an example of a positive feedback regulation of a hormone.
Q3) Explain the functions of glucocorticoids.
Q4) Explain the function of mineralocorticoids.
Q5) hormone regulating system that tries to return the body to homeostasis
A)endocrine gland
B)negative feedback
C)target organ cell
D)steroid hormone
E)prostaglandin
F)exocrine gland
G)nonsteroid hormone
H)cyclic AMP
I)positive feedback
Q6) Thyroxine
A) has fewer iodine atoms than triiodothyronine
B) stimulates the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone
C) has more target cells than ADH
D) All of the above are true of thyroxine.
Q7) Explain the difference between type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes.
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Chapter 13: Blood
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Q1) Which of the following is a cancer of the plasma cells and is one of the most common and most deadly of the blood cancers?
A) chronic lymphocytic leukemia
B) multiple myeloma
C) acute lymphocytic leukemia
D) chronic myeloid leukemia
Q2) Vitamin K is used to stimulate the cells of the spleen to increase their production of prothrombin.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The removal of the spleen is one possible treatment for thrombocytopenia.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Neutrophils are phagocytic granulocytes.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the structure of the red blood cell and explain how its structure assists in accomplishing its function.
Q6) What is the INR and what is its use?
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Chapter 14: The Heart
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Q1) Name the four valves of the heart and give the function of each.
Q2) Unlike most veins,the pulmonary veins carry oxygen-rich blood.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What is atherosclerosis and what are some risk factors for this condition?
Q4) Another name for "hardening of the arteries" is
A) angina pectoris
B) myocardial infarction
C) atherosclerosis
D) embolism
Q5) A mitral valve prolapse is an example of an incompetent atrioventricular valve.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The P wave in an electrocardiogram results from
A) depolarization of the ventricles
B) depolarization of the atria
C) repolarization of the ventricles
D) repolarization of the atria
Q7) Trace a drop of blood from the superior vena cava to the aorta.Include all the heart chambers,valves,and blood vessels that the blood passes through.
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Chapter 15: The Circulation of the Blood
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Q1) The tunica externa is much thicker in the arteries,which enables them to deal with the higher blood pressure.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Capillaries empty into arterioles.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Polycythemia has a direct effect on which of the following factors that influence blood pressure?
A) blood volume
B) strength of the heart contraction
C) heart rate
D) blood viscosity
Q4) In systemic circulation,arteries carry oxygen-rich blood.In pulmonary circulation,arteries carry oxygen-poor blood.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is pulse? Name two places in the head and neck and two places on the upper and lower extremities where a pulse can be felt.
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Chapter 16: The Lymphatic System and Immunity
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Q1) lymphocytes that can become plasma cells when activated by an antigen
A)natural active immunity
B)T cell
C)antigen
D)artificial active immunity
E)macrophage
F)natural passive immunity
G)B cell
H)complement
I)artificial passive immunity
J)antibody
Q2) An identical twin can donate an organ to his or her twin without fear of it being rejected because their human lymphocyte antigens match.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Explain the functioning of the lymph node.Explain its role in both fighting and spreading cancer.
Q4) Explain the ways in which blood capillaries and lymph capillaries are similar.
Q5) Explain why an allergic reaction is unlikely after the first exposure to an allergen.
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Chapter 17: The Respiratory System
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Q1) The shelflike structures that protrude into the nasal cavity on each side are called
A) nasal septa
B) conchae
C) turbinates
D) both B and C
Q2) The amount of air moved into and out of the lungs during normal,quiet breathing is called tidal volume.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Define and give an example of a restrictive pulmonary disorder.
Q4) The pulmonary stretch receptors act to inhibit inspiration so the lungs do not become overinflated.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The space between the vocal cords is called the epiglottis.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Describe the structure of the larynx.What is the function of the epiglottis?
Q7) Explain the symptoms and causes of pneumonia and tuberculosis.
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Chapter 18: The Digestive System
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Q1) Describe the small intestine.What structures in the small intestine assist in its function of absorption?
Q2) Protein digestion begins in the stomach but is completed in the small intestine.
A)True
B)False
Q3) forms by the joining of the cystic and hepatic ducts
A)enamel
B)muscularis layer
C)villi
D)hard palate
E)splenic flexure
F)common bile duct
G)cementum
H)submucosa
I)mesentery
J)hepatic flexure
Q4) Explain the structure of the mouth.What is the uvula? What is the frenulum?
Q5) Carbohydrate digestion begins and ends in the small intestine.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 19: Nutrition and Metabolism
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Q1) An environment that has very high humidity would have the biggest effect on the body's use of evaporation to cool itself.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The condition that results from a diet that is sufficient in calories but deficient in protein is called
A) anorexia nervosa
B) marasmus
C) kwashiorkor
D) bulimia
Q3) ADP has fewer phosphates than ATP,but it contains more energy.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Glycolysis occurs in the cytoplasm.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain the two conditions that occur when the body is unable to keep itself sufficiently warm.
Q6) What is the BMR? What is meant by basal conditions?
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Chapter 20: The Urinary System
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Q1) Explain the process of micturition.
Q2) occurs when the kidneys produce urine but the bladder is unable to release it
A)renal calculi
B)nephrotic syndrome
C)cystitis
D)urinary retention
E)glycosuria
F)hydronephrosis
G)urinary suppression
H)glomerulonephritis
I)incontinence
J)nephritis
Q3) Describe the location of the kidneys and explain the ways in which the kidneys are protected.
Q4) The juxtaglomerular apparatus of the kidneys release an enzyme
A) called antidiuretic hormone
B) that dilates blood vessels
C) that constricts blood vessels
D) that increases the absorption of sodium from the filtrate
Q5) Define uremia and explain how it occurs.
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Chapter 21: Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
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Q1) Hyponatremia is a(n)_____-normal level of _____ in the blood.
A) above; sodium
B) below; sodium
C) below; calcium
D) below; potassium
Q2) List the causes of hypercalcemia and hypocalcemia.
Q3) Which of the following hormones does not play a role in fluid regulation?
A) ADH
B) aldosterone
C) ACTH
D) ANH
Q4) Table salt (NaCl)is an electrolyte.
A)True
B)False
Q5) An increase in blood protein decreases the volume of interstitial fluid.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What are the symptoms of sodium imbalance?
Q7) List the sources of water for the body and the ways in which water can be lost from the body.
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Chapter 22: Acid-Base Balance
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Q1) A solution with a pH of 9 has more hydrogen ions than hydroxide ions.
A)True
B)False
Q2) condition that is caused by carbonic acid deficit
A)buffer
B)metabolic acidosis
C)acid solution
D)respiratory alkalosis
E)respiratory system
F)metabolic alkalosis
G)alkaline solution
H)kidney system
I)respiratory acidosis
J)neutral solution
Q3) Which of the following body fluids has the highest pH?
A) arterial blood
B) venous blood
C) stomach acid
D) Both A and B have the same pH,which is higher than stomach acid.
Q4) Explain the pH scale.Which body fluid has the highest pH? Which has the lowest?
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Chapter 23: The Reproductive Systems
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Q1) At birth,a baby girl has about 1 million _____ follicles.
A) ovarian
B) primary
C) secondary
D) graafian
Q2) Fertilization usually occurs in the uterus.
A)True
B)False
Q3) the absence of normal menstruation
A)salpingitis
B)oophoritis
C)amenorrhea
D)ovarian cysts
E)uterine myoma
F)dysfunctional uterine bleeding
G)dysmenorrhea
H)premenstrual syndrome
I)endometriosis
Q4) Explain the process of spermatogenesis.
Q5) Describe the female external genitalia.
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Chapter 24: Growth and Development
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Q1) Organogenesis must precede histogenesis.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What are Apgar scores used for? What criteria are used to determine the Apgar score?
Q3) The loss of hair cells in the organ of Corti causes a decline in the hearing ability in older adults.
A)True
B)False
Q4) It is possible for identical twins to have different biological fathers.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Stage three of labor starts when the cervix is fully dilated.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Describe the events that occur in the three stages of labor.
Q7) Stage three of labor ends with the birth of the baby.
A)True
B)False
Q8) What changes or developmental events occur during adulthood?
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Chapter 25: Genetics and Genetic Diseases
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Q1) The term genetic disease means the same thing as genetic predisposition.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The entire collection of genetic material in each typical cell of the human body is called the
A) genome
B) karyotype
C) chromosomes
D) both B and C
Q3) Which would be most useful in detecting Turner syndrome?
A) a pedigree
B) a Punnett square
C) a karyotype
D) Both A and B would be useful in detecting Turner syndrome.
Q4) PKU can be managed by careful dietary restrictions of certain amino acids.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain the methods used by gene therapists to insert genetic material into a patient's body.
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Q6) Explain the cause and symptoms of Down syndrome.
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