All of the following combining forms mean blood vessel EXCEPT ________.

All of the following combining forms mean blood vessel EXCEPT ________.
 
  A) vas/o-
  B) angi/o-
  C) vascul/o-
  D) ather/o-

QUESTION 2

Which abbreviation indicates a blood test performed on leukocytes?
 
  a. diff
  b. pro-time
  c. RBC
  d. ESR

QUESTION 3

Which structure sends nerve impulses to the sympathetic division of the nervous system during fear or anger to increase the heart rate and respiratory rate as part of the fight-or-flight response to danger?
 
  A) hypothalamus
  B) thalmus
  C) hippocampus
  D) fornix

QUESTION 4

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

QUESTION 5

With this disease, inflammation of the wrist causes pressure against the median nerve.
 
  A. Duchenne's muscular dystrophy
   B. carpal tunnel syndrome
   C. Marfan's syndrome
   D. gout

QUESTION 6

Nuclear medicine uses ionized radiation.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

QUESTION 7

Otitis media is often difficult to detect because most children affected by this disorder do not yet have sufficient speech and language skills to tell others what is bothering them. Give five common signs of otitis media.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

QUESTION 8

The combining form pronat/o- means ________.
 
  A) face down
  B) face up
  C) lying on the back
  D) lying on the front

QUESTION 9

The salivary glands produce and release saliva that contains the enzyme ________.
 
  A) pepsin
  B) bile
  C) amylase
  D) water

QUESTION 10

The combining form muscul/o- means ________.
 
  A) movement of muscles
  B) muscle
  C) musculature
  D) skeletal muscles

QUESTION 11

Which word is MISSPELLED?
 
  A) curettage
  B) eskar
  C) pruritus
  D) intradermal