Question 1

The system that controls breathing is the:

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respiratory

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digestive

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lymphatic

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cardiovascular

Question 2

The individual unit that each part of the body is composed of is called a(an):

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cell

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system

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tissue

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organ

Question 3

The system that supports the body and allows it to move is the:

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musculoskeletal

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respiratory

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cardiovascular

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nervous

Question 4

The voice box is the:

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larynx

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pharynx

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trachea

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esophagus

Question 5

The chest cavity is the:

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thoracic cavity

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abdominal cavity

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mediastinum

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cranial cavity

Question 6

The membrane surrounding the organs in the abdomen is the:

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peritoneum

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pleura

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diaphragm

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pericardium

Question 7

The bones of the hip:

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pelvis

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trachea

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cervix

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phalanges

Question 8

The space in the chest that contains the heart and other organs is the:

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mediastinum

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cranial cavity

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pleura

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pleural cavity

Question 9

A backbone is a(an):

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vertebra

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disk

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cartilage

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vertebrae

Question 10

The backbones in the region of the neck are:

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cervical bones

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thoracic bones

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sacral bones

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lumbar bones

Question 11

The tail bone is the:

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coccyx

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sacrum

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cartilage

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pharynx

Question 12

Anterior means:

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front

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bottom

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side

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back

Question 13

The plane that divides the body into a right and left side is:

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sagittal

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coronal

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frontal

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transverse

Question 14

Pertaining to the skin cells or cells lining the inner part of internal organs:

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epithelial

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esophageal

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lumbar

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meninges

Question 15

Incision of the skull:

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craniotomy

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craniectomy

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laparoscopy

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cranioscopy

Question 16

Pertaining to the throat:

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pharyngeal

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laryngeal

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thoracic

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esophageal

Question 17

Inflammation of the membrane surrounding the lungs:

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pleuritis

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rhinitis

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pneumonia

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bronchitis

Question 18

The transverse (axial) plane:

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divides the body into upper and lower portions

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divides the body into front and back portions

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divides the body into right and left parts

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cannot be viewed with a CT scan

Question 19

Visual examination of the abdomen by making small incisions near the navel is called:

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laparoscopy

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mediastinoscopy

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laparotomy

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laparoscope

Question 20

Flexible connective tissue found between bones at joints is:

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cartilage

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epithelial tissue

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bone

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muscle tissue

Question 21

–osis means:

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abnormal condition

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pain

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tumor

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inflammation

Question 22

Blood infection:

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septicemia

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anemia

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meningitis

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hematoma

Question 23

Ear pain:

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otalgia

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otitis

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rhinalgia

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rhinitis

Question 24

A condition in which blood is held back from an organ:

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ischemia

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infarction

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uremia

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menorrhea

Question 25

A benign tumor of muscle is a(an):

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myoma

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myosarcoma

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adenosarcoma

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adenoma

Question 26

Enlargement of the liver:

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hepatomegaly

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gastromegaly

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nephromegaly

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cardiomegaly

Question 27

Inflammation of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord:

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meningitis

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peritonitis

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neuritis

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encephalitis

Question 28

The windpipe is called the:

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trachea

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esophagus

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larynx

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pharynx

Question 29

Disease of the kidney:

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nephropathy

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nephritis

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nephrosis

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nephromegaly

Question 30

A cancerous tumor of glandular cells is called:

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adenocarcinoma

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adenopathy

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adenoma

Question 31

Normal discharge of blood during the menstrual period is:

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menorrhea

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menopause

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menorrhagia

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hematuria

Question 32

Pertaining to the groin:

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inguinal

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pelvic

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peritoneal

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renal

Question 33

Abnormal condition of blood in the urine:

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hematuria

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menorrhea

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uremia

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menorrhagia

Question 34

A myocardial infarction is a(an):

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heart attack

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disease of the brain

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stroke

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enlargement of the liver

Question 35

A suffix that means removal or resection is:

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-ectomy

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-tomy

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-stomy

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-therapy

Question 36

Removal of a fallopian tube:

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salpingectomy

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hysterotomy

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oophorectomy

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thorocentesis

Question 37

X-ray record of a joint:

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arthrogram

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arthography

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arthroscopy

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arthroscope

Question 38

Surgical repair (reconstruction) of breast tissue:

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mammoplasty

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mammopexy

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mastectomy

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mastitis

Question 39

Combining form for blood vessel:

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angi/o

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hem/o

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hemat/o

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leuk/o

Question 40

Creation of a new opening from a portion of the large intestine to the outside of the body:

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colostomy

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endostomy

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colectomy

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tracheostomy

Question 41

pick up at #42

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