The brachial artery supplies blood to the ________.
A) upper arm
B) fingers
C) upper leg
D) toes
QUESTION 2In the term delusion, the root delus means to:
A) cheat.
B) deal.
C) debate.
D) lie.
QUESTION 3Which of the following medical words or phrases is MISSPELLED?
A) hypothalamus
B) anorexia nevosa
C) obsessive
D) neologism
QUESTION 4Which syllable is the primary accented syllable in the pronunciation of the medical word aphakia (ah-fay-kee-ah)?
A) ah
B) fay
C) kee
D) ah
QUESTION 5________ is a renal complication that develops following an acute infection with streptococcus bacteria or with viruses.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
QUESTION 6A surgeon performing a herniorrhaphy is ________.
A) doing a surgical removal of the hernia
B) doing a procedure of suturing the hernia
C) reshaping the hernia by surgery
D) doing an anastomosis on a hernia
QUESTION 7The combining form gynec/o- means ________.
A) female; woman
B) childbirth; labor
C) reproductive
D) conceive; form
QUESTION 8An abnormal sensation of numbness and tingling without an objective cause is known as:
A. hyperesthesia
B. neuralgia
C. neurasthenia
D. paresthesia
QUESTION 9The combining form arthr/o- means joint.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 10When you build a medical word that means mass of blood, which word part would you use?
A) vas/o-
B) cutane/o-
C) -oma
D) ungu/o-
QUESTION 11Which of the following is a state of mental confusion characterized by excitement, restlessness, hallucinations, and incoherent speech?
A) anxiety
B) delirium
C) depression
D) compulsion
QUESTION 12A patient who had a surgical removal of the stomach had a ________.
A) gastroplasty
B) gastric bypass surgery
C) gastrectomy
D) gastrostomy
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