Medical Terminology Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
Medical Terminology is a foundational course designed to introduce students to the language of medicine, including the structure, meaning, and use of medical terms. Through the study of prefixes, suffixes, root words, and abbreviations, students will learn to accurately interpret medical records, communicate effectively within healthcare settings, and better understand disease, diagnostic procedures, and treatment protocols. This course is essential for anyone pursuing a career in healthcare, as it provides the linguistic toolkit necessary for professional documentation, patient care, and collaboration among medical personnel.
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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) The cell is the simplest level of organization in the human body.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) When your body temperature drops below normal,your muscles begin to contract rapidly,making you shiver and generating heat.In this case your muscles are acting as the
A) sensor
B) effector
C) control center
D) both A and C
Answer: B
Q3) Which of the following body functions is an example of a positive feedback loop?
A) maintaining a pH of 7.45 in the body
B) forming a blood clot
C) uterine contractions during labor
D) both B and C
Answer: D
Q4) Describe the anatomical position. Answer: Answers will vary.
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Chapter 2: Chemistry of Life
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Q1) Which subatomic particle has a positive charge?
A) proton
B) neutron
C) electron
D) nucleus
Answer: A
Q2) The basic building block of proteins is nucleotides.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The nitrogen bases adenine,guanine,and cytosine can be found in both RNA and DNA.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) A solution with a pH of 2 has 10 times the number of H? ions than a solution with a pH of 3.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Cells
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Q1) Which term refers to an increase in the number of cells?
A) hyperplasia
B) hypertrophy
C) atrophy
D) anaplasia
Answer: A
Q2) DNA replication occurs during which phase?
A) telophase
B) anaphase
C) metaphase
D) interphase
Answer: D
Q3) Explain the difference between osmosis and dialysis. Answer: Answers will vary.
Q4) DNA and RNA differ in the number of strands they have,the type of sugar they have,and the types of nitrogen bases they have.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Tissues
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Q1) simple cuboidal
A)skin
B)wall of the urinary bladder
C)kidney tubules
D)trachea
E)air sacs in lungs
F)inner surface of the large intestine
Q2) attached to bones
A)skeletal muscle tissue
B)smooth muscle tissue
C)cardiac muscle tissue
Q3) Explain why body composition is a good indicator of health and fitness.
Q4) Diana is 5 feet,4 inches tall and weighs 125 pounds.She appears very healthy and fit,yet her doctor advised her that she is over-fat.What might be the explanation for this assessment?
Q5) Describe the three types of muscle tissue and give a location and function of each.
Q6) Classify epithelium according to the arrangement of the cells.
Q7) Describe how capable each tissue is in its ability to regenerate.Include an explanation of a keloid.
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Chapter 5: Organ Systems of the Body
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Q1) The primary function of the skin is
A) protection
B) temperature regulation
C) acting as the main sense organ
D) the synthesis of important chemicals
Q2) The organs of the nervous system include the brain,spinal cord,and nerves.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The vas deferens is a gland that adds fluids to the sperm as they pass through the reproductive system.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which part of the respiratory system exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide?
A) pharynx
B) bronchi
C) alveoli
D) trachea
Q5) List the organs and functions of the nervous system and explain how it functions differently than the endocrine system.
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Q6) How is the reproductive system different from other systems in the body?
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Chapter 6: Mechanisms of Disease
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Q1) Increasing age is a risk factor in all diseases.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of these factors is not a mechanism of disease?
A) degeneration
B) inflammation
C) infection
D) malnutrition
Q3) An epidemic usually involves more people than a pandemic.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In infectious diseases,the latent stage is also called the incubation period.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The mosquito is necessary for the spread of
A) HIV
B) West Nile virus
C) severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
D) mad cow disease
Q6) Explain the treatment methods for cancer discussed in the chapter.
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Chapter 7: The Integumentary System and Body
Membranes
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Q1) One function of the hypodermis is to store energy.
A)True
B)False
Q2) a common chronic skin disease that is characterized by silvery white scalelike plaques
A)impetigo
B)acne
C)tinea
D)warts
E)boils
F)scabies
G)decubitus ulcer
H)squamous cell carcinoma
I)scleroderma
J)psoriasis
K)melanoma
L)Kaposi sarcoma
Q3) Both pleurisy and peritonitis are inflammations of parietal serous membranes.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: The Skeletal System
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Q1) What is the name of the spongy bone found inside flat bone?
A) trabecula
B) diploƫ
C) cancellous
D) osteon
Q2) The hole in the center of the vertebrae is called the vertebral foramen.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The diploƫ are the bony portions of spongy bone that surround the open spaces.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A function of the skeletal system is to act as a storage area for calcium.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The lamellae of the osteon surround the central canal.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Nutrients needed by the osteocytes are carried through the canaliculi.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: The Muscular System
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Q1) Strength training causes
A) muscle atrophy
B) an increase in blood vessels to a muscle
C) muscle hypertrophy
D) an increase in the number of mitochondria in a muscle cell
Q2) In bending the elbow,the insertion is in the forearm.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Myasthenia gravis is a condition that is carried on the X chromosome.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain muscle fatigue,the oxygen debt,and how the oxygen debt is "paid."
Q5) The main effect of endurance training is muscle hypertrophy.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Muscle hypertrophy
A) results from long periods of disuse
B) results from endurance training
C) is an increase in muscle size
D) results from an increase in blood vessels to a muscle
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Chapter 10: The Nervous System
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Q1) Because gliomas are usually benign tumors,they are never life threatening.
A)True
B)False
Q2) 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
Q3) The spinal cord extends from the base of the skull to the level of the third sacral vertebra.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Axons
A) are usually highly branched
B) carry nerve impulses toward the cell body
C) carry nerve impulses away from the cell body
D) both A and B
Q5) Name and describe the three layers of the meninges.
Q6) Describe the structure,location,and function of the cerebellum.
Q7) Explain the structure and function of the spinal cord.
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Chapter 11: The Senses
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Q1) Describe the inner ear.Which parts of the inner ear are involved in the sense of balance and which parts are involved in the sense of hearing?
Q2) A sense organ that responds to touch is most likely a special sense organ.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Another name for "ringing in the ear" is otitis.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Much of the sense of taste is actually the sense of smell. A)True
B)False
Q5) If the auditory tube were clogged,it might make a plane ride uncomfortable.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The external ear ends at the A) auricle
B) tympanic membrane
C) external auditory canal
D) tragus
Q7) Explain the functioning of the sense of taste and list the four primary tastes.
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Chapter 12: The Endocrine System
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Q1) stimulates muscle contraction in the pregnant uterus and brings about labor
A)glucocorticoid
B)follicle-stimulating hormone
C)calcitonin
D)triiodothyronine
E)ADH
F)aldosterone
G)luteinizing hormone
H)oxytocin
I)epinephrine
J)insulin
K)growth hormone
L)parathyroid hormone
M)thymosin
N)glucagon
O)melatonin
P)ACTH
Q2) The outer zone of the adrenal cortex secretes the mineralocorticoid aldosterone.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Blood
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Q1) The group of plasma proteins called albumins include antibodies that help the body fight infection.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Sickle cell anemia has a milder form called sickle cell trait and a more severe form.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What is the approximate number of red blood cells in one cubic millimeter of blood?
A) 1 million
B) 3 million
C) 5 million
D) 7 million
Q4) Explain the process of blood clot formation.
Q5) What is hemophilia,what is its cause,what is the traditional treatment,and why are new treatments being explored?
Q6) Myeloid tissue is also called red bone marrow.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: The Heart
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Q1) Describe the location,size,and position of the heart.
Q2) The tricuspid valve is the valve
A) between the left atrium and left ventricle
B) that opens from the right ventricle into the artery
C) between the right atrium and right ventricle
D) that opens from the left ventricle into the artery
Q3) The aortic semilunar valve is the valve
A) between the left atrium and left ventricle
B) that opens from the right ventricle into the artery
C) between the right atrium and right ventricle
D) that opens from the left ventricle into the artery
Q4) The two heart sounds are caused by the closing of the semilunar and atrioventricular valves.
A)True
B)False
Q5) 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
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Chapter 15: The Circulation of the Blood
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Q1) blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart
A)ductus arteriosus
B)artery
C)ductus venosus
D)vein
E)tunica media
F)capillary
G)tunica externa
H)hepatic portal system
I)tunica intima
J)foramen ovale
Q2) The two characteristics true of all veins are (1)they carry blood back to the heart and (2)they carry blood that is oxygen-poor.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The most distal pulse can be found in the popliteal artery behind the knee.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What are varicose veins and what is their cause?
Q5) Describe the structure of the blood vessels.
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Chapter 16: The Lymphatic System and Immunity
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Q1) Heat,redness,pain,and swelling are the characteristic signs of the inflammatory response.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Explain the difference between graft-versus-host rejection and host-versus-graft rejection.
Q3) Which of the following is not true of lymph nodes?
A) The lymph node filters the lymph to remove bacteria.
B) There are more afferent vessels bringing lymph into the node than efferent vessels carrying lymph away from the node.
C) There are more efferent vessels carrying lymph away from the node than afferent vessels bringing lymph to the node.
D) Lymph passes through spaces called sinuses.
Q4) HIV damages the immune system by invading _____ cells.
A) B
B) plasma
C) T
D) memory
Q5) Give an example of a congenital immune deficiency.
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Chapter 17: The Respiratory System
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Q1) The body responds in two ways if the cells need more oxygen: the rate and depth of breathing increases and the heart rate increases.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Croup is a type of
A) rhinitis
B) pharyngitis
C) laryngitis
D) epiglottitis
Q3) The mucous blanket covers all of the structures of the respiratory system except the epiglottis.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe the conditions of emphysema and asthma.
Q5) If you have exercised very vigorously and are breathing very hard,your tidal volume has increased,but your inspiratory and expiratory reserve volume has decreased.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Explain the symptoms and causes of chronic bronchitis.
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Chapter 18: The Digestive System
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Q1) Which layer of the wall of the digestive tract is responsible for peristalsis?
A) serosa
B) submucosa
C) muscularis
D) mucosa
Q2) Most of the shell of the crown of the tooth is made of enamel.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Describe the structure of the stomach.What is the role of hydrochloric acid in the chemical digestion of protein?
Q4) Which of the following structures would bile produced by the liver not have to pass through to get to the small intestine?
A) cystic duct
B) hepatic duct
C) common bile duct
D) Bile would have to pass through all of these structures.
Q5) Why would fewer Asians than Americans need to have their wisdom teeth (third molars)removed?
Q6) Explain the process of absorption.Why is this process so important?
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Chapter 19: Nutrition and Metabolism
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Q1) Both anorexia nervosa and bulimia are classified as behavioral disorders.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which type of heat loss occurs when body heat is used to heat the air flowing away from the skin?
A) evaporation
B) radiation
C) convection
D) conduction
Q3) Which of the following is not considered part of metabolism?
A) assimilation
B) catabolism
C) anabolism
D) All of the above are part of metabolism.
Q4) Explain the process of glucose anabolism.Where does it occur?
Q5) ADP has fewer phosphates than ATP,but it contains more energy.
A)True
B)False
Q6) List the functions of the liver.Which of these are specifically related to nutrition and metabolism?
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Chapter 20: The Urinary System
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Q1) symptoms of this condition result from the loss of protein from the blood
A)renal calculi
B)nephrotic syndrome
C)cystitis
D)urinary retention
E)glycosuria
F)hydronephrosis
G)urinary suppression
H)glomerulonephritis
I)incontinence
J)nephritis
Q2) Define uremia and explain how it occurs.
Q3) Two sphincter muscles regulate urination: the internal urethral sphincter,which is voluntary,and the external urethral sphincter,which is involuntary.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The urethra is the last part of the urinary system.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Define incontinence.Name and explain three types of incontinence.
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Chapter 21: Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
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Q1) Because glucose dissociates into ions when it is dissolved in water,it is called an electrolyte.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Because they have the smallest amount of water in their body,babies are most at risk for severe dehydration resulting from vomiting or diarrhea than any other age-group.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Both aldosterone and ADH reduce the amount of urine produced.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is not a source of water loss for the body?
A) catabolism of food
B) the lungs
C) the kidneys
D) the skin
Q5) Table salt (NaCl)is an electrolyte.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 22: Acid-Base Balance
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Q1) A condition called respiratory acidosis can be caused by a carbonic acid excess.What can cause a carbonic acid excess?
Q2) What two pH regulating systems are referred to as physiological pH control mechanisms?
Q3) system that helps regulate the pH of the blood by removing carbon dioxide
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
Q4) A solution with a pH of 3
A) is an acid solution
B) is an alkaline solution
C) has more OH- ions than H+ ions
D) both B and C
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Chapter 23: The Reproductive Systems
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Q1) The main function of the polar bodies is to help reduce the chromosome number to 23 for the egg.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Uterine myoma is another term for uterine cancer.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is not a function of estrogen?
A) development and maturation of the female reproductive organs
B) initiation of the first menstrual cycle
C) appearance of pubic hair and breast development
D) All of the above are functions of estrogen.
Q4) The primary function of the male and female reproductive systems is transferring genes to the next generation of offspring.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain the process of oogenesis.How is it different than spermatogenesis? What is the function of the polar bodies?
Q6) Describe the male external genitalia.
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Chapter 24: Growth and Development
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Q1) condition that means "old eye" and is caused by a loss of elasticity in the lenses of the eye
A)glaucoma
B)osteoarthritis
C)menopause
D)atherosclerosis
E)lipping
F)cataract
G)presbyopia
Q2) Stage one of labor ends when the cervix is fully dilated.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The implantation of a fertilized egg outside the uterus is called
A) placenta previa
B) abruptio placentae
C) ectopic pregnancy
D) preeclampsia
Q4) The first 4 months after birth are referred to as the neonatal period.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 25: Genetics and Genetic Diseases
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Q1) A father and mother who both have normal skin color but carry the gene for albinism will have only offspring with normal skin color.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which is more likely to stay in a population: A helpful mutation or a harmful mutation? Explain your answer.
Q3) During cell division,each strand of chromatin coils to form a A) gene
B) messenger RNA
C) chromosome
D) both A and C
Q4) The human genome contains 22 pairs of autosomes and one pair of sex chromosomes.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A person with monosomy has _____ chromosomes.
A) 45
B) 46
C) 47
D) 48
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