Which portion of the ear transforms sound vibrations to nerve impulses?
A) cochlea
B) tympanic membrane
C) ossicles
D) semicircular canals
QUESTION 2________ is a fluid consisting of formed elements and plasma.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
QUESTION 3Suffixes and their meanings can be grouped into all of these categories EXCEPT ________.
A) a disease
B) a location or direction
C) a medical specialty or specialist
D) a diagnostic, medical, or surgical procedure
QUESTION 4Which is the name for the general category of skin lesion that is pink to red, flat or raised, pruritic or nonpruritic?
A) neoplasm
B) rash
C) wound
D) xeroderma
QUESTION 5Which term means blood protein?
a. hemoglobin
b. hemocyte
c. hematoma
d. hemostasis
QUESTION 6The light-colored, half-moon area at the base of a nail is called the cuticle.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 7Mr. L has been having chest pains. The doctor does some tests and discovers that Mr. L has coronary artery disease. One of his coronary arteries has a blockage. The doctor believes that this blood vessel can be reopened with a procedure.
What is the name of the procedure to reopen a blocked blood vessel? A) angina pectoris
B) aortography
C) balloon angioplasty
D) cardiac pacemaker
QUESTION 8Sebaceous glands are related to oil as sudoriferous glands are related to ________.
A) sweat
B) follicles
C) the lunula
D) a carbuncle
QUESTION 9The term for fungal infection of hair is ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
QUESTION 10What is the indentation where the renal artery enters and the renal vein and ureter exit the kidney?
A) distal tubule
B) urethra
C) hilum
D) glomerulus
QUESTION 11The abused client comes to the emergency room with multiple purplish patches on the skin caused by leaking blood vessels. The health care worker would chart that the client has:
A. abrasions
B. ecchymoses
C. lesions
D. petechiae
QUESTION 12Which term means surgical crushing of a stone?
A) lithotripsy
B) lithotomy
C) lithomegaly
D) lithomalacia
QUESTION 13The mitral valve is located between the ________.
A) left atrium and the left ventricle
B) left ventricle and the aorta
C) right atrium and the right ventricle
D) right ventricle and the pulmonary artery
QUESTION 14The purpose of the ossicles is to ________ sound waves.
A) interpret
B) collect
C) transfer
D) transform
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