Which diagnostic procedure examines a piece of tissue under a microscope?

[Answer to ques. #1]  c
Explanation:
a. cytology: means study of cells
b. curettage: a procedure that scrapes off superficial skin lesions
c. biopsy: correct
d. debridement: removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound

[Answer to ques. #2]  B

[Answer to ques. #3]  A
Explanation: A) Correct
B) Steatorrhea is not related to dysentery.
C) Steatorrhea is not related to newborns.
D) Steatorrhea is not related to colon cancer.

[Answer to ques. #4]  A

[Answer to ques. #5]  TRUE
Explanation: Just like in regular English, prefixes and suffixes in medical words modify or clarify the meaning of the word.

[Answer to ques. #6]  insertion

[Answer to ques. #7]  C
Explanation: A) This is not a delusion.
B) This is not a hallucination.
C) Correct
D) This is not an addiction.

[Answer to ques. #8]  B
Explanation: A) There are no medical word parts that mean detached.
B) Correct
C) Cor/o- and pupill/o- mean pupil of the eye.
D) There is a medical word papilledema, but pupill/o- does not mean edema.

[Answer to ques. #9]  C
Explanation:
A) People with anxiety are not the highest risk for suicide.
B) People with paranoia may fear being killed by another.
C) Correct.
D) A person with psychosis may believe that he/she is supposed to kill another.

[Answer to ques. #10]  stone

[Answer to ques. #11]  Fractures are primarily grouped into two types: closed or simple and open or compound. In closed or simple fractures, the skin is not broken, but in open or compound fractures, the skin is broken. Other categories include comminuted fractures, which result in fragmentation of the bone; compression fractures, which result from being crushed; displaced fractures, which cause an abnormal alignment of bone pieces; nondisplaced fractures in which bones retain their alignment; epiphyseal fractures, which are breaks at the growth plate; greenstick fractures, which are slight breaks; and spiral fractures, which are caused by twisting along a long bone.

[Answer to ques. #12]  B
Explanation: A) Chromosome studies are performed on amniotic fluid.
B) Correct A Pap smear is performed on the cells from the cervix, not amniotic fluid.
C) An L/S ratio is performed on amniotic fluid.
D) Alpha fetoprotein is performed on amniotic fluid.

[Answer to ques. #13]  b
Explanation:
a. paronychia: means pertaining to beside the nail
b. onychia: correct
c. onychophagia: means nail eating
d. perionychitis: is an inflammation around the nail

[Answer to ques. #14]  TRUE
Explanation: Some words, such as nurse, have no word parts.