Pre-Nursing Studies Exam Bank
Course Introduction
Pre-Nursing Studies is an introductory course designed to equip students with foundational knowledge and skills necessary for success in nursing programs. The course covers essential topics such as human anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, basic microbiology, and principles of nutrition. Additionally, students are introduced to healthcare ethics, patient care fundamentals, and effective communication in clinical settings. Through a combination of lectures, laboratory experiences, and discussions, Pre-Nursing Studies prepares students for the rigors of nursing education, helps them understand the professional and academic expectations of the nursing field, and provides guidance on the nursing admissions process and career pathways.
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Quick and Easy Medical Terminology 8th Edition by Peggy C. Leonard
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Chapter 2: Suffixes and Combining Forms Made Easy
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Q1) Which of the following terms refers to an enzyme that breaks down protein?
A) protease
B) proteinous
C) proteogenesis
D) proteolysis
Answer: A
Q2) The term cardiologist means :
A) a heart specialist
B) any disease of the heart
C) inflammation of the heart muscle
D) study of the heart and its associated diseases
Answer: A
Q3) Surgical repair of the eye is:
A) ophthalmalgia
B) ophthalmological
C) ophthalmoplasty
D) ophthalmorrhagia
Answer: C
Q4) An examination of the eye is _____.
Answer: ophthalmoscopy
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Chapter 3: Essential Prefixes and More
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Q1) Death of areas of tissue or bone surrounded by healthy tissues is called:
A) necrophobia
B) necrosis
C) pyrogen
D) pyoderma
Answer: B
Q2) A patient reports she took an amount of a pain reliever that far exceeds the recommended amount. This is referred to as:
A) euthanasia
B) a megadose
C) a minidose
D) supervitaminosis
Answer: B
Q3) A term that describes normal thyroid function is:
A) euthyroid
B) hyperthyroid
C) hypothyroid
D) thyroidosis
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Diagnostic Procedures and Therapeutic
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Q1) In measurements of blood pressure, the higher reading is the _____ pressure.
A) diastolic
B) symptomatic
C) systolic
D) tympanic
Q2) Drugs that destroy or inhibit the growth of microbes are _____.
Q3) An instrument that projects an x-ray image on a screen during fluoroscopy is called a:
A) fluoroscope
B) microscope
C) radiograph
D) stethoscope
Q4) An orthopedic surgeon is seeing a patient who has a suspected tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in the knee. She chooses to order which test, which produces superior soft tissue resolution for distinguishing adjacent structures?
A) computed tomography
B) magnetic resonance imaging
C) positron emission tomography
D) radiography
Q5) _____ means impenetrable to radiation.
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Chapter 5: The Body As a Whole
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Q1) Omphalocele means :
A) congenital hernia of the navel
B) inflammation of the navel
C) pertaining to the umbilicus
D) rupture of the navel
Q2) A 55-year-old woman complains of generalized pain near her stomach and in her midback. Which term best describes this combined location?
A) abdominothoracic
B) cephalopelvic
C) cerebrospinal
D) spinocerebellar
Q3) Laparoscopy means :
A) endoscopic examination of the abdomen
B) incision of the abdominal wall
C) surgical fixation of the abdominal wall
D) suture of the abdominal wall
Q4) A red blood cell is a(n) _____.
Q5) _____ means within a cell.
Q6) Spreading from one part of the body to another is the definition of _____.
Q7) The presence of a thrombus is called _____.
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Chapter 6: Musculoskeletal System
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Q1) An adjective that refers to the fibrous membrane that covers, supports, and separates muscles is:
A) carpal
B) fascial
C) femoral
D) radial
Q2) Pertaining to the neck is called _____.
Q3) A patient is referred to you after sustaining a spinal cord injury at C6, resulting in paralysis of the arms and legs. Which term best matches?
A) hemiplegia
B) paraplegia
C) quadriplegia
D) diplegia
Q4) Incision of the cranium is called:
A) craniectomy
B) cranioplasty
C) craniotomy
D) encephaloplasty
Q5) Pertaining to the lower back is referred to as _____.
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Chapter 7: Circulatory System
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Q1) Adenoidectomy means :
A) excision of the adenoids
B) inflammation of a gland
C) resembling a gland
D) surgical removal of any gland
Q2) The word arteriovenous is documented in a chart. You understand that this means pertaining to the _____ and veins.
A) adenoids
B) aorta
C) arteries
D) arterioles
Q3) Inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart is termed:
A) angiocarditis
B) endocarditis
C) myocarditis
D) pericarditis
Q4) _____ means blockage.
Q5) Inflammation of a lymph node is called _____.
Q6) A(n) _____ is an instrument used in defibrillation.
Q7) A slow pulse rate is referred to as _____.
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Chapter 8: Respiratory System
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Q1) Spirometry is:
A) examination of the tracheobronchial tree
B) the diagnosis of respiratory disorders
C) the largest volume of air that can be exhaled after maximal inhalation
D) the measurement of the amount of air taken into and expelled from the lungs
Q2) A 36-year-old woman has an obstruction in the pulmonary artery. This is referred to as a pulmonary:
A) aneurysm
B) bronchospasm
C) effusion
D) embolism
Q3) Absence of voice is called:
A) aphasia
B) aphonia
C) dysphasia
D) dysphonia
Q4) _____ means across the windpipe.
Q5) Blood in the pleural cavity is referred to as _____.
Q6) Pertaining to the windpipe is called _____.
Q7) _____ means pertaining to the throat.
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Chapter 9: Digestive System
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Q1) Which of the following is a lesion of the mucous membrane of the stomach?
A) biliary
B) gastric ulcer
C) gastrocele
D) hiatus
Q2) Which of the following is not generally characteristic of untreated diabetes mellitus?
A) glycosuria
B) hyperglycemia
C) jaundice
D) polyuria
Q3) The joining of two organs that are normally separate is called:
A) anastomosis
B) cholestasis
C) diverticulum
D) emesis
Q4) _____ means pertaining to the small intestine.
Q5) Inflammation of the large intestine is called _____.
Q6) Sugar in the urine is known as _____.
Q7) _____ means excessive hunger.
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Chapter 10: Urinary System
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Q1) Creation of a new opening into the renal pelvis, usually done to drain urine from the kidney, is called:
A) cystostomy
B) nephrostomy
C) pyeloplasty
D) pyelotomy
Q2) Cystitis is:
A) inflammation of the bladder
B) not a urinary tract infection
C) the most serious type of urinary tract infection
D) the same as a kidney infection
Q3) A condition in which there are degenerative but not inflammatory changes in the kidneys is called:
A) catheterization
B) nephritis
C) nephrosis
D) percutaneous nephrostomy
Q4) Inflammation of the renal pelvis is referred to as _____.
Q5) An instrument used in catheterization is called a(n) _____.
Q6) _____ is defined as inflammation of the kidney.
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Chapter 11: Reproductive System
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Q1) Pertaining to the uterus is known as _____.
Q2) A(n) _____ describes a woman who has never given birth.
Q3) Excision of all or part of the prostate is called:
A) orchidoplasty
B) prostatectomy
C) prostatitis
D) vasotomy
Q4) _____ means painful menstruation.
Q5) The muscular layer of the wall of the uterus is the:
A) endometrium
B) myometrium
C) perimetrium
D) serosa
Q6) The period after childbirth is called:
A) antepartum
B) bipara
C) postpartum
D) unipara
Q7) The inner lining of the uterus is referred to as the _____.
Q8) _____ is defined as pertaining to a fetus.
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Chapter 12: Integumentary System
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Q1) Deep, irregular erosions are called:
A) fissures
B) pustules
C) scales
D) ulcers
Q2) A 14-year-old girl bought a necklace at a stand at the mall. She is now showing an irritation along her neck where she wore it. The term for this condition is:
A) acne vulgaris
B) contact dermatitis
C) folliculitis
D) mycodermatitis
Q3) _____ means pertaining to the nails.
Q4) Which of the following methods can be used to destroy a hair follicle?
A) electrolysis
B) fissure
C) lipectomy
D) transcutaneous nerve stimulation
Q5) An oily substance of sebaceous glands is referred to as _____.
Q6) A benign fatty tumor is called a _____.
Q7) The outermost skin layer is the _____.
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Chapter 13: Nervous System and Psychologic Disorders
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Q1) Absence or impairment of the ability to communicate through speech, writing, or signs that results from a brain dysfunction is called:
A) aphasia
B) cephalalgia
C) cerebral contusion
D) dyslexia
Q2) Which term refers to temporary dysfunction caused by impaired blood flow to the brain?
A) Alzheimer disease
B) neurasthenia
C) parasympathetic disorder
D) transient ischemic attack
Q3) You are treating a professional athlete who many colleagues say has a "big ego." Clinically, this is called:
A) kleptomania
B) megalomania
C) pseudomania
D) pyromania
Q4) A morbid fear of spiders is called _____.
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Chapter 14: Special Sensory Organs of the Peripheral
Nervous System
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Q1) Which of the following is a structure located in the posterior part of the eye and filled with a soft, jellylike material?
A) cornea
B) lens
C) pupil
D) vitreous chamber
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a small bone of the middle ear?
A) incus
B) malleus
C) sclera
D) stapes
Q3) What does the combining form cerumin/o refer to?
A) eardrum
B) earwax
C) smell
D) stapes
Q4) An agent that dilates the eye is called a(n) _____.
Q5) Receptors that detect light are called _____.
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Q6) The tough outer layer which covers most of the eye is the _____.
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Chapter 15: Endocrine System
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Q1) The clusters of cells within the pancreas that perform an endocrine function are the:
A) hypophyseal bodies
B) islets of Langerhans
C) pineal bodies
D) thyroxine cells
Q2) A general term that means increased release of a chemical substance by a gland is:
A) hyperglycemia
B) hypersecretion
C) hypoglycemia
D) hyposecretion
Q3) Protrusion of the eyeballs is frequently associated with:
A) cretinism
B) hyperglycemia
C) hyperinsulinism
D) hyperthyroidism
Q4) A(n) _____ is the removal of the thyroid gland.
Q5) Tumor of a gland is referred to as a(n) _____.
Q6) A(n) _____ is the surgical removal of a gland.
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