Review Questions

10 Questions

1. Which of the following means “condition of excessive sweating”?
   1. Hidromegaly
   2. Hyperhydria
   3. Megalohidria
   4. Hyperhidrosis
   5. Hidrohyposis
2. Which of the following is the plural for “bursa”?
   1. Bursum
   2. Bursies
   3. Bursi
   4. Bursae
   5. Bursaces
3. Which of the following is a combining form meaning “disease”?
   1. carcin/o
   2. path
   3. -pathy
   4. carcin
   5. path/o
4. Which is INCORRECTLY spelled?
   1. Diarrhea
   2. Hemorrhage
   3. Cataract
   4. Vomiting
   5. Diaphram
5. Which of the following is the best description of a nullipara?
   1. A woman who is pregnant for the first time
   2. A woman who never gave birth to a live child
   3. A woman who has never had a child
   4. A woman pregnant with her ninth child
   5. A woman who has never been pregnant
6. What order is most appropriate when determining the meaning of a medical term?
   1. Combining form, suffix, prefix
   2. Prefix, root, suffix
   3. Prefix, suffix, root
   4. Root, suffix, prefix
   5. Suffix, prefix, root
7. Which of the following terms means “excision of the gallbladder”?
   1. Cholecystectomy
   2. Cholecystostomy
   3. Cholecystotomy
   4. Cholecystogram
   5. Cholecystography
8. Xanth/o is a color term that means
   1. blue
   2. green
   3. red
   4. white
   5. yellow
9. An ENT would most likely use which of the following abbreviations when recording the results of the patient’s eye examination?
   1. HEENT
   2. PERRLA
   3. RDS
   4. ADHD
   5. GERD
10. The emergency room patient reports pain occurring around the navel. The provider writing the patient note may use what term to describe the location of the pain?
    1. Epigastric
    2. Hypogastric
    3. Hypochondriac
    4. Iliac
    5. Periumbilical