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Title: Which term does NOT mean pertaining to the ilium?
Post by: AzureRanthos on Feb 28, 2018
Which term does NOT mean pertaining to the ilium?
 
  a. ilial
  b. iliar
  c. iliary
  d. ilitis

QUESTION 2

A surgical incision into the abdomen is:
 
  A) ileostomy.
  B) vagotomy.
  C) herniotomy.
  D) laparotomy.

QUESTION 3

Tinnitus is ringing in the ear(s).
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

QUESTION 4

PMS symptoms appear just prior to the onset of the menstrual period.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

QUESTION 5

An UGI x-ray examines the sigmoid colon.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

QUESTION 6

The suffix -partum means:
 
  a. treatment
  b. birth, labor
  c. chest
  d. to bear (offspring)

QUESTION 7

The medical term for the surgical removal/severing of the vas deferens as a form of male birth control is ________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 8

The organs of the lymphatic system include lymph nodes, lymphatic nodules, tonsils, the thymus gland, and the ________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 9

The suffix that means surgical repair is ________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 10

A combining form that means to cut is ________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 11

A combining form that means poison (besides tox/o) is ________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 12

The bones of the body are joined together to form _____________.
 
  a. the joints
  b. ligaments
  c. the skeleton
  d. bursae


Title: Which term does NOT mean pertaining to the ilium?
Post by: itsmealviny on Feb 28, 2018
[Answer to ques. #1]  d
Explanation:
a. ilial: means pertaining to the ilium
b. iliar: means pertaining to the ilium
c. iliary: means pertaining to the ilium
d. ilitis: correct

[Answer to ques. #2]  D
Explanation:
A) An ileostomy is a new opening into the ileum.
B) A vagotomy is an incision into the vagus nerve.
C) A herniotomy is an incision into a hernia.
D) Correct.

[Answer to ques. #3]  TRUE

[Answer to ques. #4]  TRUE

[Answer to ques. #5]  FALSE

[Answer to ques. #6]  b
Explanation:
a. treatment: the suffix -iatry means treatment
b. birth, labor: correct
c. chest: the suffix -thorax means chest
d. to bear (offspring): the suffix -partum means childbirth

[Answer to ques. #7]  vasectomy

[Answer to ques. #8]  spleen

[Answer to ques. #9]  #NAME?

[Answer to ques. #10]  tom/o; cis/o; sect/o

[Answer to ques. #11]  toxic/o

[Answer to ques. #12]  c
Explanation:
a. the joints: hold two bones together
b. ligaments: bind joints together
c. the skeleton: correct
d. bursae: a fibrous sac between some tendons and bones


Title: Which term does NOT mean pertaining to the ilium?
Post by: AzureRanthos on Feb 28, 2018
All correct!