Pharmacy Technician Studies
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Pharmacy Technician Studies is designed to equip students with the foundational knowledge and practical skills required for a supportive role in pharmacy settings. The course covers core topics such as pharmaceutical calculations, drug classifications, pharmacy law and ethics, medication preparation and dispensing, and proper documentation procedures. Students learn to assist pharmacists in processing prescriptions, managing inventory, compounding medications, and ensuring safe and accurate distribution of pharmaceutical products. Emphasis is placed on effective communication, customer service, and adherence to safety standards, preparing graduates for entry-level positions in community and institutional pharmacies.
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Exploring Medical Language A Student Directed Approach 9th Edition by Myrna Brooks
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Medical Language and Online Learning
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Q1) The o in arthr/o/pathy is the
A) combining vowel
B) prefix
C) word root
D) suffix
Answer: A
Q2) Medical language includes terms built from which of the following languages?
A) German and Russian
B) Italian and French
C) Greek and Latin
D) Chinese and Japanese
Answer: C
Q3) When defining a medical term, one usually begins the definition with the A) word root
B) prefix
C) suffix
D) combining vowel
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Body Structure, Color, and Oncology
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Q1) 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
Q2) The term carcinoma is defined as a
A) black tumor
B) cancerous tumor (malignant)
C) tumor containing fat
D) tumor of green color
Answer: B
Q3) Which of the following terms is spelled incorrectly?
A) epithelioma
B) carcenoma
C) neuroma
D) lipoma
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Directional Terms, Planes, Positions, Regions, and Quadrants
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Q1) The term distal means
A) away from the point of attachment
B) toward the back of the body
C) toward the lower end of the body
D) away from the midline
Answer: A
Q2) The correct spelling for the term that means pertaining to the tail is
A) cadal
B) cadaul
C) caudle
D) caudal
Answer: D
Q3) The patient complained of pain inferior to the umbilical region or in the _____ region.
A) lumbar
B) iliac
C) epigastric
D) hypogastric
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Integumentary System
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Q1) The medical term for hives is
A) urticaria
B) verruca
C) tinea
D) impetigo
Q2) The term induration means abnormal spots on the skin that are
A) scattered
B) hard
C) soft
D) colored
Q3) Melanin is responsible for
A) skin color
B) nail tissue
C) secreting oil
D) new cell growth
Q4) The combining form that means dust is
A) coni/o
B) necr/o
C) myc/o
D) crypt/o
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Chapter 5: Respiratory System and Introduction to Diagnostic Procedures
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Q1) The term that means nasal discharge is
A) rhinorrhea
B) sinusitis
C) mucus
D) rhinorrhagia
Q2) Stretching of lung tissue caused by the alveoli becoming distended and losing elasticity occurs in
A) pneumatocele
B) emphysema
C) asthma
D) pulmonitis
Q3) The suffix that means an instrument used for visual examination is A) -gram
B) -scopy
C) -graph
D) -scope
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Chapter 6: Urinary System
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Q1) The physician first suspected diabetes when the patient complained of an excessive amount of urine, or
A) polyuria
B) anuria
C) dysuria
D) oliguria
Q2) A condition in which the kidney is enlarged and contains many cysts is
A) renal calculi
B) renal hypertension
C) polycystic kidney disease
D) septicemia
Q3) Another term for renal calculus is
A) cystolith
B) ureterolithiasis
C) nephrolithiasis
D) hydronephrosis
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Chapter 7: Male Reproductive System
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Q1) The term that means inflammation of the prostate gland and bladder is
A) prostatitis
B) prostatocystitis
C) prostatolith
D) prostatovesiculitis
Q2) The doctor discharged the patient with instructions that the Foley catheter was to stay in place until his follow-up office visit.The patient was recovering from a TURP or a
A) transurethral incision of the prostate gland
B) radical prostatectomy
C) transurethral resection of the prostate gland
D) transurethral microwave thermotherapy
Q3) The term that means lack of live sperm in the semen is
A) artificial insemination
B) azoospermia
C) genitalia
D) ejaculation
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Chapter 8: Female Reproductive System
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Q1) The combining form that means woman is
A) episi/o
B) uter/o
C) gynec/o
D) arche/o
Q2) The term that means blood in the uterine tubes is
A) hydrosalpinx
B) salpingocele
C) pyosalpinx
D) hematosalpinx
Q3) The large central portion of the uterus is called the A) corpus
B) fundus
C) pouch
D) myometrium
Q4) The term for inflammation of the inner (lining) of the uterus is
A) endometritis
B) myometritis
C) vaginitis
D) perimetritis
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Chapter 9: Obstetrics and Neonatology
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Q1) The term that means pertaining to immediately after childbirth is
A) gravidopuerperal
B) antepartum
C) puerperal
D) puerpera
Q2) The structure that grows on the wall of the uterus during pregnancy and allows for nourishment for the unborn child is the
A) amniotic sac
B) chorion
C) umbilical cord
D) placenta
Q3) The combining form puerper/o is defined as
A) fetus
B) embryo
C) childbirth
D) pregnancy
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Chapter 10: Cardiovascular, Immune, and Lymphatic
Systems and Blood
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Q1) The term cardiology means
A) pertaining to the heart and the blood
B) study of the heart
C) study of the blood
D) study of the heart and the blood
Q2) The combining form atri/o is defined as
A) vessel
B) heat
C) atrium
D) artery
Q3) The term thymectomy is defined as a(n) _____ the thymus gland.
A) surgical fixation of
B) incision into
C) excision of
D) tumor of
Q4) Which of the following is also called a heart attack?
A) angina pectoris
B) arrhythmia
C) hypertensive heart disease
D) myocardial infarction
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Chapter 11: Digestive System
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Q1) Non-mechanical obstruction of the intestine, often due to failure of peristalsis, is A) ileus
B) colitis
C) volvulus
D) adhesion
Q2) A cholangiogram is a radiographic image of the
A) colon
B) bile ducts
C) duodenum
D) stomach
Q3) The small, saclike structure that stores bile is the A) liver
B) duodenum
C) stomach
D) gallbladder
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Chapter 12: Eye
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Q1) The medical term visual acuity is defined as A) sharpness of vision
B) a normal condition of the eye
C) double vision
D) reactivity to light
Q2) Thin tissue growing into the cornea from the conjunctiva is
A) hordeolum
B) chalazion
C) pterygium
D) cataract
Q3) The innermost layer of the eye that contains vision receptors is the A) choroid
B) retina
C) vitreous fluid
D) optic nerve
Q4) A combining form meaning equal is
A) ton/o
B) dipl/o
C) phak/o
D) is/o
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Chapter 13: Ear
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Q1) The combining form labyrinth/o means
A) inner ear
B) middle ear
C) cochlea
D) outer ear
Q2) To use the abbreviation to record the diagnosis of inflammation of the middle ear, a doctor would write
A) ENT
B) OM
C) AOM
D) EENT
Q3) A physician who studies and treats diseases of the ear, nose, and larynx (throat) is an
A) ophthalmologist
B) audiologist
C) otologist
D) otorhinolaryngologist
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Chapter 14: Musculoskeletal System
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Q1) A type of bone cell that works in balance with osteoblasts to maintain healthy bone tissue is
A) osteoclast
B) crepitus
C) osteopath
D) exostosis
Q2) The term rhabdomyolysis is defined as _____ of striated muscle.
A) weakness
B) split
C) dissolution
D) surgical fixation
Q3) A bacterial infection carried by a deer tick is
A) myasthenia gravis
B) Lyme disease
C) rheumatoid arthritis
D) spinal stenosis
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Chapter 15: Nervous System and Behavioral Health
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Q1) The term that means softening of the brain is
A) encephalomalacia
B) encephalomyeloradiculitis
C) meningomyelocele
D) meningioma
Q2) An instrument used for recording the electrical activity of the brain is a(n)
A) electrocardiograph
B) electroencephalogram
C) shunt
D) electroencephalograph
Q3) Which of the following means disease affecting a single nerve?
A) neuropathy
B) mononeuropathy
C) radiculopathy
D) polyneuropathy
Q4) The term that means without (the loss of) feeling or sensation is
A) paresthesia
B) hemiparesis
C) anesthesia
D) hyperesthesia
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Chapter 16: Endocrine System
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Q1) The endocrine gland, located above each kidney and divided into portions called the medulla and cortex, is the
A) thyroid gland
B) parathyroid gland
C) adrenal gland
D) islets of Langerhans
Q2) A condition brought about by an abnormal accumulation of metabolic acid products is
A) acidosis
B) ketosis
C) myxedema
D) tetany
Q3) The combining form that means extremities, height is
A) thyr/o
B) kal/i
C) natr/o
D) acr/o
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