Many people have heard the word hyper applied to overactive children. In correct medical ...

Many people have heard the word hyper applied to overactive children. In correct medical terminology, what word part is this, and what does it mean?
 
  A) Hyper is a prefix. It means abnormally high.
  B) Hyper is an acronym. It means ADHD.
  C) Hyper is a prefix. It means abnormally low.
  D) Hyper is a word root. It means blood pressure.

QUESTION 2

The creation of a new opening through the abdominal wall into the ileum is ________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 3

A patient who has reduced or absent pigment in the skin has a genetic condition called ________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 4

Which would be a normal finding in a urinalysis?
 
  A) casts
  B) albumin
  C) creatinine
  D) glucose

QUESTION 5

The prefix an- means ________.
 
  A) away from; without
  B) pertaining to
  C) reversal of; without
  D) not; without

QUESTION 6

The actual alteration of DNA that results in the loss of cell control is called a mutation.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

QUESTION 7

Which of the following pathological conditions occurs when there is an accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain?
 
  A) Reye's syndrome
  B) cerebral palsy
  C) hydrocephalus
  D) cerebral contusion

QUESTION 8

Which term refers to an unusually large volume of urine?
 
  A) oliguria
  B) anuria
  C) dysuria
  D) polyuria

QUESTION 9

Which of the following conditions is swelling caused by a blockage of lymph flow?
 
  A) lymphedema
  B) lymphangioma
  C) lymphadenitis
  D) lymphangiography

QUESTION 10

Antiemetic drugs are used to treat all of the following EXCEPT ________.
 
  A) diarrhea
  B) nausea
  C) vomiting
  D) motion sickness

QUESTION 11

Treating disease with ionizing radiation is called:
 
  A) radiotherapy.
  B) cobalt treatment.
  C) radiation therapy.
  D) all of the above.