Which surface lesion is a flat, discolored spot on the skin surface?

Which surface lesion is a flat, discolored spot on the skin surface?
 
  a. papule
  b. wheal
  c. macule
  d. vesicle

QUESTION 2

The combining form ambly/o- means ________.
 
  A) lazy
  B) dimness
  C) far
  D) near vision

QUESTION 3

The prefix ________ means above; upon.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 4

The combining form albin/o- means ________.
 
  A) absent
  B) color
  C) pigment
  D) white

QUESTION 5

The combining form rrhythm/o- means ________.
 
  A) electricity
  B) regular in occurrence
  C) rhythm
  D) heartbeat

QUESTION 6

The medical term for inflammation of the joint is _________________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 7

During a car accident when a person's head snaps backward and forward, causing damage to the structures in the neck, the result is known as hyperextension-hyperflexion. The common term for this condition is ________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 8

The extreme happiness that accompanies mania is known as ________.
 
  A) euphoria
  B) hallucination
  C) fugue
  D) delirium

QUESTION 9

When the placenta prematurely separates from the uterine wall before the baby has been born, this is known as ________.
 
  A) crowning
  B) ectopic pregnancy
  C) lochia
  D) abruptio placentae

QUESTION 10

It is often helpful for an orthopedist to use an instrument to take an actual look inside a joint. What is the instrument called, and what is the name of the procedure?
 
  A) The instrument is an electromyograph, and the procedure is a myoplasty.
  B) The instrument is an X-ray machine, and the procedure is a closed fracture reduction.
  C) The instrument is an arthroscope, and the procedure is an arthroscopy.
  D) The instrument is an arthroscopy, and the procedure is an arthroscope.

QUESTION 11

Persons who suddenly travel from home and cannot recall their past are in a state of:
 
  A) anxiety.
  B) paranoia.
  C) fugue.
  D) depression.

QUESTION 12

A plastic surgery procedure to enlarge small breasts is known as ________.
 
  A) reduction mammoplasty
  B) mastectomy
  C) mammography
  D) augmentation mammoplasty