The combining form pituit/o- and ________ both mean pituitary gland.
A) adren/o-
B) hypophys/o-
C) andr/o-
D) glandul/o-
QUESTION 2The patient complained of a mass in his left testis. The physician cut into and removed a small portion of the mass and sent this to the laboratory to be examined for cancer. The surgical procedure done on this patient is called a/an ________ biopsy.
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QUESTION 3The abbreviation BMD means ________.
A) bone malalignment distance
B) bone malunion disorder
C) bone mineral density
D) basal metabolic disease
QUESTION 4The combining form encephal/o- means ________.
A) brain
B) cranium
C) head
D) skull
QUESTION 5The process of producting many mature spermatozoa is called ________.
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QUESTION 6The heart is a muscular organ that contracts at least once every second to pump blood throughout the body.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 7The abbreviation DIP means ________.
A) distal iliac process
B) degenerative iliac pain
C) diaphyseal internal process
D) distal interphalangeal joint
QUESTION 8The combining form extern/o- means ________.
A) inside
B) middle
C) outside
D) side
QUESTION 9Which of the following is NOT a definition of the combining form myel/o-?
A) bone marrow
B) muscle
C) myelin
D) spinal cord
QUESTION 10The combining form bili/o- means bile; gall.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 11Which hormone stimulates the thyroid gland to secrete the thyroid hormones T3 and T4?
A) TSH
B) FSH
C) LH
D) aldosterone
QUESTION 12The first combining form in the word leukoplakia tells you that this plaque in the mouth is ________.
A) bloody
B) on the tongue
C) serum-like fluid
D) white
QUESTION 13Dyspareunia is painful or difficult ________ intercourse.
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