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The plural form of the singular noun thrombus is ________.
 
  A) thrombuses
  B) thrombae
  C) thrombi
  D) thrombosis

QUESTION 2

During inhalation, the ________ muscles between the ribs pull the ribs up and out.
 
  A) diaphragm
  B) intercostal
  C) phrenic
  D) pleura

QUESTION 3

Two regions on the abdomen are the left and right hypochondriac regions. The combining form chondr/o- means ________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 4

When the body experiences a significant blood loss, the ________ produces the hormone erythropoietin to stimulate the production of red blood cells.
 
  A) bone marrow
  B) kidney
  C) spleen
  D) thymus

QUESTION 5

The structure that is between two vertebrae and is in the shape of a disk is called a/an ________ disk.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 6

The ________, a sheet of skeletal muscle that lies along the inferior border of the thoracic cavity, is active during breathing.
 
  A) diaphragm
  B) hilum
  C) mediastinum
  D) parenchyma

QUESTION 7

The combining form son/o- means ________.
 
  A) point of light
  B) sonar
  C) quantity or amount
  D) sound

QUESTION 8

The cavity that contains the stomach and intestines and the cavity that contains the hip bones are often referred to as the ________ cavity because they form one continuous cavity that has no dividing structure in it.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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[Answer to ques. #1]  C
Explanation: A) This is not the plural form.
B) This is not the plural form.
C) Correct
D) This is not the plural form.

[Answer to ques. #2]  B
Explanation: A) The diaphragm is a muscle, but it is not between the ribs.
B) Correct Inter- means between, and cost/o- means rib.
C) Phrenic refers to a nerve, not muscles.
D) The pleura is a membrane, not muscles.

[Answer to ques. #3]  cartilage

[Answer to ques. #4]  B
Explanation: A) The bone marrow does not produce erythropoietin.
B) Correct
C) The spleen does not produce erythropoietin.
D) The thymus does not produce erythropoietin.

[Answer to ques. #5]  intervertebral

[Answer to ques. #6]  A
Explanation: A) Correct
B) The hilum is an indentation, not a skeletal muscle.
C) The mediastinum is a small area in the thoracic cavity.
D) The parenchyma is the functional part of the lung, not a sheet of skeletal muscle.

[Answer to ques. #7]  D
Explanation: A) Scint/i- means point of light.
B) There are no medical word parts that mean sonar.
C) Quantitat/o- means amount; quantity.
D) Correct

[Answer to ques. #8]  abdominopelvic
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