The process of mechanically and chemically breaking down food is known as ________.

[Answer to ques. #1]  C
Explanation: A) Alimentation is not a medical word.
B) Deglutition is the act of swallowing.
C) Correct
D) Peristalsis is contractions that move food along.

[Answer to ques. #2]  b
Explanation:
a. onychomycosis: means abnormal condition of nail fungus
b. onychomalacia: correct
c. onychosclerosis: means abnormal condition of hardening of the nails
d. onychostenosis: means narrowing of the nails

[Answer to ques. #3]  C

[Answer to ques. #4]  B
Explanation: A) The epidermis is very thin.
B) Correct
C) The subcutaneous tissue is not part of the skin.
D) Collagen is a fiber, not a layer.

[Answer to ques. #5]  vein

[Answer to ques. #6]  D
Explanation: A) Aphakia is an absence of the lens, not a surgical procedure.
B) Corneal transplant involves the cornea, not the membrane that lines the back of the eyeball.
C) Trabeculoplasty is a surgical procedure on the trabecular meshwork, not the membrane that lines the back of the eyeball.
D) Correct The membrane is the retina. The suffix -pexy means process of surgically fixing in place.

[Answer to ques. #7]  D
Explanation: A) There are no medical word parts that mean narrowed lumen.
B) There are no medical word parts that mean congested.
C) Peripher/o- means outer aspects.
D) Correct

[Answer to ques. #8]  B
Explanation: A) Serotonin is not associated with a high.
B) Correct
C) GABA is not associated with a high.
D) Epinephrine is not associated with a high.

[Answer to ques. #9]  A
Explanation: A) Correct Parturit/o- means childbirth; labor.
B) Antepartum is the time before birth, from the mother's perspective.
C) Prenatal is the time before birth, from the fetus' perspective.
D) Gestation is the time from the moment of conception to birth.

[Answer to ques. #10]  Lymphangiography is the process of making an x-ray record of the lymph vessels.

[Answer to ques. #11]  B
Explanation: A) This is not the primary accented syllable.
B) Correct
C) This is not the primary accented syllable.
D) This is not the primary accented syllable.

[Answer to ques. #12]  C
Explanation: A) Dia- means complete; completely through.
B) Micturi/o- means making urine.
C) Correct
D) Ur/o- and urin/o- mean urinary system; urine.

[Answer to ques. #13]  C
Explanation: A) Fec/o- does not mean bowel movement.
B) Fec/o- does not mean elimination.
C) Correct
D) Fec/o- does not mean waste.

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