An example of exfoliative cytology would be a ________.
A) Pap smear of bronchial washings for suspected lung cancer
B) bone marrow aspiration for suspected leukemia
C) chromosomal abnormality examination for Ewing's sarcoma
D) frozen section of a breast tumor for possible cancer
QUESTION 2Nuchal rigidity is an important sign of ________.
A) postictal state
B) Bell's palsy
C) meningitis
D) migraine
QUESTION 3The suffixes -ic and -al mean ________.
A) study of
B) knowledge; practice
C) pertaining to
D) in the direction of; toward
QUESTION 4Otorrhea is the drainage of serous fluid or pus from the ________.
A) throat
B) ear
C) nose
D) sinus
QUESTION 5Which doctor's practice is limited to treating diseases of the feet?
A) D.P.M.
B) D.O.
C) D.D.S.
D) D.C.
QUESTION 6Braxton Hicks contractions are a sign of impending labor.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 7Which is a surgical procedure to reposition an undescended testicle and fix it within the scrotum?
A) orchiopexy
B) orchiectomy
C) prostatectomy
D) vasectomy
QUESTION 8Which of the following is a cancer of the skin?
A) hepatocellular carcinoma
B) malignant melanoma
C) small-cell carcinoma
D) leukemia
QUESTION 9The combining form auscult/o- means ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
QUESTION 10The term for the chamber that joins the semicircular canals and the cochlea and contains sen-sory receptors that respond to changes in body position for equilibrium is:
A. cochlea
B. eustachian tube
C. mastoid process
D. vestibule
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