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The amniotic sac can be surgically punctured to obtain a sample of amniotic fluid. The procedure is called:
 
  A) cordocentesis.
  B) episiotomy.
  C) amniocentesis.
  D) placental sampling.

QUESTION 2

The combining form glomerul/o in glomerulonephritis means:
 
  A) kidney.
  B) little ball.
  C) inflammation.
  D) none of the above.

QUESTION 3

Write the correct meaning for MG:
 
  What will be an ideal response?

QUESTION 4

A medical term that means pertaining to lymph is ____________________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 5

The definition of -lysis is:
 
  A) repair.
  B) separation, breakdown.
  C) recording.
  D) instrument for examining.

QUESTION 6

A prefix other than pre- that means before is ____________________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 7

THA stands for knee replacement surgery.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

QUESTION 8

Because medical terminology is the universal language of medicine, its terms must be understood by speakers of many languages in many parts of the world, especially in our age of globalization.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

QUESTION 9

Synovial joints are enclosed by an elastic:
 
  A) synovial membrane
  B) ligament
  C) cartilage
  D) joint capsule

QUESTION 10

A medical term that means pertaining to the duodenum is ____________________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 11

The combining form that means tail is ________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 12

The prefix that means all is ____________________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 13

A medical term that means enlarged spleen is ____________________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 14

In the term eclampsia, the root lamp(s) means:
 
  A) life.
  B) to shine.
  C) germ cell.
  D) displaced.

[Answer to ques. #1]  C
Explanation:
A) Cordocentesis would be puncture of the umbilical cord.
B) Episiotomy is an incision into the vulva to enlarge the vaginal opening.
C) Correct.
D) Placental sampling takes a sample of placental tissue, not amniotic fluid.

[Answer to ques. #2]  B
Explanation:
A) The root nephr means kidney.
B) Correct.
C) The suffix -itis means inflammation.
D) No, B is correct.

[Answer to ques. #3]  myasthenia gravis

[Answer to ques. #4]  lymphatic

[Answer to ques. #5]  B
Explanation:
A) The suffix for repair is -plasty.
B) Correct.
C) The suffix -graphy means recording.
D) The suffix -scope means instrument for examining.

[Answer to ques. #6]  ante-; ante

[Answer to ques. #7]  FALSE

[Answer to ques. #8]  TRUE

[Answer to ques. #9]  D
Explanation: The synovial joints are enclosed in a joint capsule. The joint capsule is lined with a synovial membrane. Ligaments hold bones together in a joint. Cartilage is a flexible tissue.

[Answer to ques. #10]  duodenal

[Answer to ques. #11]  caud/o

[Answer to ques. #12]  pan-; pan

[Answer to ques. #13]  splenomegaly

[Answer to ques. #14]  B
Explanation: B) Correct. The root lamp(s) means to shine.