Which of the follwing is NOT a part of the skin or accessory organs:
A. haversian
This prefix means beside:
D. para-
This combining form means hair:
D. trich/o
The lunula is the:
D. white area at the base of the nail plate
The subcutaneous tissue is also known as:
B. hypodermis
Which of the following combining forms does not refer to a color?
A. pachy/o
This medical term means the surgical incision into dead tissue:
C. escharotomy
This suffix means surgical repair:
B. -plasty
The soft tissue around the nail border is the:
C. paronychium
A pimple is an example of a:
D. pustule
A Stage II pressure ulcer involves:
B. full thickness loss of skin up to but not through fascia
This type of dermatitis may be exogenous or endogenous and is common in children and infants:
D. atopic
Psoriasis, pityriasis, and lichen planus are three types of this disorder:
D. papulosquamous
This condition begins with a herald spot:
A. pityriasis
This skin infection is caused by group A beta hemolytic Streptococci, and the lesions appear as firm red spots with itching, burning, and tenderness:
C. erysipelas
This type of herpes procdues cold sores:
C. herpes simplex
This condition is caused by the human papillomavirus:
D. verrucae
This type of tumor occurs in the hair follicles:
A. keratoacanthoma
This type of superficial carcinoma is rarely metastatic:
C. squamous cell
Tubular is another name for these bones:
A. long
These bones are found near joints:
A. sesamoid
The zygoma is an example of this type of bone:
B. irregular
The diaphysis is this part of the bone:
B. shaft
Which is NOT a part of the cranium?
B. condyle
This is NOT an ear bone:
C. styloid
This term describes the growth plate:
D. epiphyseal
This is a depression on the lateral hip surface into which the head of the femur fits:
D. acetabulum
The tip of the elbow is the:
C. olecranon
This term describes an immobable joint:
B. synarthrosis
A compound fracture is also known as:
C. open
This is a common bone disorder in postmenopausal women resulting from lower levels of calcium and potassium:
B. osteoporosis
This inflammatory disease is progressive and leads to a rigid spinal column:
A. ankylosing spondylitis
This type of tumor arises from the bone cells:
D. osteogenic
This type of tumor is the most commone type of malignant bone tumor that occurs in those over 40:
A. multiple myeloma
A general muscle inflammation with an accompanying skin rash is:
B. dermatomylsitis
A cartilage tumor that ususally occurs in middle-aged and older individuals:
C. chondrosarcoma
The returning of the bone to normal alignment is:
B. reduction
The result of overuse or overextension of a ligament is:
D. sprain
Primary osteoarthritis is also known as:
D. idiopathic
This is NOT a part of the lower respiratory tract:
C. larynx
Another name for the voicebox is:
D. larynx
This is the windpipe:
B. trachea
The interior of the nose is divided by the:
B. septum
This combining form means incomplete:
C. atel/o
This prefix means breathe:
A. spir/o
This prefix means all:
C. pan-
This abbreviation refers to a syndrome that involves difficulty in breathing:
B. ARDS
This abbreviation refers to the amount of air the patient can expel from the lungs in 1 second:
D. FEV1
This suffix means breathing:
D. -pnea
Acute injury to the alveolocapillary membrane that results in edema and atelectasis:
B. acute respiratory distress syndrome
The condition in which pus is in the pleural space and is often a complication of pneumonia:
C. empyema
The most common type of atelectasis is:
B. absorption
This condition is a result of the accumulation of dust particles in the lung:
D. pneumoconiosis
An irreversible airway obstructive disease in which the symptoms are bronchial spasm, dyspnea, and wheezing:
D. asthma
Capillary, cystic, follicular, and varicose are examples of:
B. bronchiectasis
The condition in which there is a loss of elasticity and enlargement of alveoli:
A. emphysema
The definition of a chronic cough is one that last for over this numer of weeks:
C. 3
A condition marked by an increase in the carbon dioxide in the arterial blood and decreased ability to breathe that can result in repiratory acidosis:
C. hypercapnia
This condition often follows a viral infection and occurs in children under 2 years of age. Examples of the various types of the condition are constrictive, proliferating, and obliterative.
C. bronchiolitis
Carry blood to the heart:
C. veins
The relaxation phase of the heartbeat:
a. diastole
b. systole
a. diastole
Nature's pacemaker is this node:
C. sinoatrial
Node located on the interatrial septum:
A. atrioventricular
Which of the following is NOT one of the tree layers of the chamber walls of the heart:
D. parietal
Septum that divides the upper two chambers of the heart:
C. interatrial
This is the valve between the right atrium and right ventricle:
D. tricuspid
The outer two-layer covering of the heart:
A. pericardium
These are the chambers that receive blood:
D. right and left atria
This combining form means plaque:
A. ather/o
Lesions of the carotid artery may lead to:
B. stroke
This blood pressure is hypertension:
D. 120/80
Tachyarrythmia or fast heart rate is that in excess of _________ bpm.
B. 100
Angina pectoris is:
D. chest pain
In this type of regurgitation there is a backflow of blood from the left ventricle into the left atrium:
C. mitral
In this type of heart wall disorder, fibrous lesions form and encase the heart:
A. constrictive pericarditis
Which of the following terms means "of unknown cause"?
C. idiopathic
This condition is also known as congestive cardiomyopathy:
B. dilated
This peripheral arterial disease most often occurs in young men who are heavy smokers:
C. Bueger's
This cardiomyopathy results in a thicken interventricular septum:
B. hypertrophic
This is NOT one of the three layers of the uterus:
A. epimetrium
Located at the lower end of the uterus is the:
A. cervix
The approximate gestation of a human fetus is:
B. 266 days
The LMP is the:
D. last menstural period
Name of the stage that describes the develpment of the fetus from fertilization to birth is the:
D. prenatal
Which of the following correctly identifies the tree trimesters of gestation?
B. LMP-12 weeks, 13-27 weeks, 28-EDD
Combining form means few:
D. olig/o
Combining form means hidden:
B. crypt/o
Suffix means the beginning:
D. -arche
Prefix meaning within:
B. endo-
The most common solution used for intra-amniotic injection is:
B. saline
The type of dysmenorrhea is treated with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents and progesterone:
C. primary
In this type of amenorrhea there is a cessation of menstruation:
A. secondary
Oligomenorrhea
A. in excess of 6 weeks
Metrorrhagia
C. bleeding between cycles
Menorrhagia
C. increased amount and duration of flow
Increased risks of breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and non-Hodgkins lymphoma exist with this condition:
C. endometriosis
This benign lesion is also known as uterine fibroids:
C. lieomyoma
Marginal, partial, and total are the types of this condition:
B. placenta previa
Which of the following is NOT a malposition of fetus?
B. back
This gland activates the sperm and produces some seminal fluid:
C. prostate gland
Carries the sperm from the testes to the exterior:
B. duct
The penis contains these erectile tissues:
D. two corpora cavernosa and one spongiosum
Also known as Cowper's gland:
D. bulburethral gland
Which of the following is NOT an accessory organ?
B. gonads
Combining form meaning male:
C. andr/o
Combining form meaning glans penis:
B. balan/o
The testes are covered by the:
A. tunica albuginea
This abbreviation describes a surgical resection of the prostate that is accompished by means of an endoscope inserted into the urethra:
D. TURP
This abbreviation describes a condition of the prostate in which there is an enlargement that is benign:
B. BPH
What is the condition in which the testes do not descend?
B. cryptorchidism
Orchitis is most often caused by a:
C. virus
A condition that can be either congenital or acquired through trauma and that involves twisting of the testes is:
D. torsion
Cancer of the ___________ is divided into two main groups of germ cell tumors and sex cord tumors.
A. testes
This type of surgical technique involves excision of a lesion in layers until no further evidence of abnormality is seen:
B. Moh's
Epispadias is a disorder of the urethra in which the urethral meatus is located on the __________ side of the penis:
C. dorsal
Inflammation of the glans is:
B. balanitis
This disease is also known as the bent nail syndrome:
C. Peyronie
The condition in which multiple fibroadenomatous nodules form and lead to decreased urine flow. The condition is thought to be related to increased levels of estrogen/androgen.
B. BPH
Cancer of the prostate is predominately this type of cancer:
A. adenocarcinoma
The outer covering of the kidney:
A. cortex
Which is not a division of the kidneys?
A. trigone
The inner portion of the kidneys:
A. medulla
The smooth area inside the bladder:
A. trigone
The narrow tube connecting the kidney and bladder:
C. ureter
Which of the following is NOT a surface of the urinary bladder?
A. inferior
Combining form that means stone:
A. lith/o
Term meaning painful urination:
B. dysuria
Combining form meaning scant:
A. olig/o
Term that describes renal failure that is acute:
B. ARF
Which of the following is NOT a type of acute renal failure?
B. interrenal
The loss of nephron function in end-stage renal disease is:
B. 90%
The cause of bacterial cystitis is usually:
a. proteus
b. Pseudomonas c. Staphylococci d. E. coli
d. E. coli
The primary treatment for acute pyelonephritis would be:
B. antibiotics
APSGN stands for:
C. acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis
Obstructive uropathy is also known as:
D. urinary tract obstruction
A treatment for kidney stone may be:
B. ESWL
OR
c. open surgical procedure
The treatment for hydronephrosis involves:
B. treatment of the underlying condition
This is a congenital condition in which numerous cycsts form in the kidney:
C. polycystic kidney
The treatment of Wilms' would NOT include which of the following?
A. diuretic
This is not a part of the small intestine:
D. cecum
Term meaning a ring of muscles:
A. sphincter
The throat is also known as the:
A. pharynx
The three parts of the stomach:
C. fundus, body, antrum
The projection at the back of the mouth:
B. uvula
Mucosal membrane that lines the stomach:
A. rugae
The parts of the colon are:
B. ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid
Combining form meaning abdomen:
C. celi/o
Term that means tying together of two ends of a tube:
B. anastomosis
Abbreviation that means a scope placed through the esphagus, into the stomach, and to the duodenum:
A. EGD
The mediastinum is not an organ system:
a. true
b. false
a. true
The mediastinum is divided into:
D. superior, anterior, posterior, middle
During inspiration, the diaphragm:
A. flattens out
The term means partition:
B. median
The diaphragm is said to be this shape:
A. dome
This separates the abdominal cavity from the thoracic cavity:
D. diaphragm
This is the area between the lungs:
D. mediastinum
This is an esophageal hernia:
B. diaphragmatic
A diaphragmatic hernia is also known as:
D. esophageal
The diaphragm assists in:
D. breathing
The spleen is located in this quadrant of the abdomen:
D. ULQ
Produces RBCs and platelets:
C. bone marrow
Which of the following is NOT a lymph organ?
D. adrenal
Lymph transports fluids and _________ that have leaked from the blood system back to the veins.
C. proteins
This is the largest in infants and shrinks with age:
B. thymus
Combining form meaning gland:
D. aden/o
Prefix meaning excess:
B. hyper-
Suffix meaning enlargement:
B. -megaly
Lymph node located on neck:
B. jugular
These cells originate in the bone marrow:
A. stem cells
This condition involves a reduced number of erythrocytes and decreased quality of hemoglobin:
B. anemia
This condition is hallmarked by a shortened survival of mature erythrocytes and inability of bone marrow to compensate for decreased survival:
D. hemolytic anemia
The most common cause of this disease is Epstein-Barr virus:
A. infectious mononucleosis
Inflammation of the lymphatic vessels is:
D. lymphangitis
What giant cell is present in Hodgkins disease?
A. Reed-Sternberg
The average number of years of survival for multiple myeloma is:
B. 3
Injection of vitamin B may be prescribed for this type of anemia:
A. pernicious
These are large stem cells:
A. megoblasts
This is known as the kissing disease:
A. infectious mononucleosis
This lymphoma is usually found in Africa:
C. Burkitt
Which of the following is NOT affected by the endocrine system?
C. progesterone
Gland that overlays the trachea:
A. thyroid
Gland that is located on the top of each kidney:
B. adrenal
The outer region of the adrenal gland that secretes coricosteroids:
A. cortex
Located on the thyroid:
C. parathyroid
Located at the base of the brain in a depression in the skull:
C. pituitary
Stimulates contractions during childbirth:
D. oxytocin
Produced only during pregnancy by the placenta:
C. estrogen and progesterone
Combining form meaning secrete:
B. crin/o
Prefix meaning good:
B. eu-
This type of diabetes typically occurs before age 30:
a. type 1
b. type 2
a. type 1
The acronym that indicates that insulin is not required is:
D. NIDDM
The most common cause of pituitary disorders is:
A. tumor
In excess, this horomone can cause gigantism:
A. somatotrophin
Goiter can be caused by which of the following:
D. both a and c
This type of hypothyroidism is an autoimmune disorder:
A. Hashimoto's
Tetany can be caused by:
B. hypoparahyroidism
Conn's syndrome is also known as:
A. primary hyperaldosteronism
Development of male characteristicsis known as:
A. virilization
The treatment for Addison disease is often:
C. hormone replacement
Portion of the nervous system that contains the cranial and spinal nerves:
A. peripheral
The part of the neuron that receives signals:
A. dendrites
NOT associated with glia:
A. monocytes
Largest part of the brain:
A. cerebrum
Divided into two hemispheres:
A. cerebrum
The number of pairs of cranial nerves:
B. 12
Controls the right side of the body:
A. left cerebrum
Combining form that means brain:
B. encephal/o
Prefix that means four:
A. tetra-
Combining form that means speech:
C. phas/o
The most common dementia is:
C. Alzheimer's disease
MND stands for:
B. motor neuron disease
Dopamine replacement is useful in treating:
D. Parkinson's disease
The condition in which the primary symptoms are muscle weakness and fatigability:
C. myasthenia gravis
Another name for idiopathic polyneuritis is:
D. Guillain-Barre syndrome
The condition is thought to be caused by genetic factors and possibly fetal brain damage:
B. schizophrenia
This condition is associated with viral infection, especially when aspirin has been administered:
B. Reye's syndrome
Concussion is a mild blow to the head in which recovery is expected within _________ hours.
B. 24
ICP means:
D. intracranial pressure
In this type of hematoma, blood mixes with cerebrospinal fluid:
D. subarachnoid
The middle layer of the eye:
B. choroid
The covering of the front of sclera and lining of eyelid:
D. conjunctive
Which of the following is NOT a bone of the middle ear?
A. cochlea
This cranial nerve controls the sense of smell:
C. I
Which of the following is NOT part of the inner ear?
A. pinna
These receptors react to touch:
C. mechanoreceptors
These react to positon and orientation:
B. proprioceptors
Combining form meaning eyelid:
C. blephar/o
Combining form meaning eye lens:
A. phak/o
Abbreviation meaning the pupils are round, reactive to light, equal, and reactive to accommodation:
C. PERRLA
This condition can be acquired or congenital and results in an irregular curvature of the refractive surfaces of the eye:
A. astigmatism
In this condition the eyeball is shorter than normal and results in being able to see objects in the distance but not close up:
A. hyperopia
Rapid, involuntary eye movement is the predominant symptom of this condition:
A. nystagmus
Age-related farsightedness is:
C. presbyopia
Another name for a stye is:
A. hordeolum
An inflammation of the cornea that is cause by herpes simplex virus is:
B. keratitis
In this condition there is destruction of the fovea centralis:
D. macular degeneration
This is an infection that occurs in the middle ear cavity:
C. otitis media
The hearing loss that can be due to a lesion on the cochlea is:
C. sensorineural
This conduction is also known as perceptive deafness:
