What word parts do you need to build a medical word that means inflammation of the appendix?

What word parts do you need to build a medical word that means inflammation of the appendix?
 
  A) append/o- and -ectomy
  B) appendic/o- and -ectomy
  C) append/o- and -itis
  D) appendic/o- and -itis

QUESTION 2

All of the following are combining forms that mean uterus; womb EXCEPT ________.
 
  A) hyster/o-
  B) estr/a-
  C) uter/o-
  D) metri/o-

QUESTION 3

________ is a procedure that uses sound waves to break up a kidney stone.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 4

Which of the following is a contributing factor to mental illness?
 
  A) environment.
  B) drugs.
  C) brain chemical changes.
  D) all of the above.

QUESTION 5

All of the following are true about the placenta EXCEPT ________.
 
  A) it contains two arteries and one vein
  B) it develops from the chorion of the zygote
  C) it is a pancakelike structure
  D) it secretes estradiol and progesterone

QUESTION 6

The combining form tax/o- means ________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 7

A/An ________ is the surgical removal of the eyeball from the bony orbit.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 8

The patient has paralysis on one side of the body. The chart would show that the patient has:
 
  A. hemiplegia
   B. palsy
   C. paraplegia
   D. quadriplegia

QUESTION 9

Which condition has the greatest chance of becoming life threatening?
 
  A) anorexia nervosa
  B) apathy
  C) autism
  D) ADHD

QUESTION 10

A ________ is a flexible tube used in urinary procedures.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

QUESTION 11

An atheroma is a ________.
 
  A) tumor (that is) cancer
  B) tumor that is hard
  C) mass (that is a) soft, fatty substance
  D) mass (of) small area of dead tissue

QUESTION 12

A patient scheduled to have a gastroplasty is having a ________.
 
  A) gastric stapling
  B) gastric bypass
  C) a procedure to treat severe obesity
  D) all of the above