A surgical excision of part of the colon is termed:
A) colonic.
B) colectomy.
C) colonoscopy.
D) colostomy.
QUESTION 2Which of the following is NOT a blood test?
a. thyroid scan
b. radioimmunoassay
c. glucose tolerance test
d. all are blood tests
QUESTION 3An upper GI series examines which of the following organs?
a. colon
b. stomach
c. jejunum
d. rectum
QUESTION 4Kaposi sarcoma is a cancer that begins in the:
a. bone
b. spleen
c. skin
d. liver
QUESTION 5The prefix tachy- means fast.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 6A sexually transmitted disease caused by a spirochete that causes chancres as the first symptom is genital herpes.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 7Select the combining form that means blood vessel.
A) arteri/o
B) angi/o
C) cardi/o
D) phleb/o
QUESTION 8An ectopic pregnancy may occur in all the following locations EXCEPT the:
a. fallopian tube
b. uterus
c. abdominal cavity
d. all of the above
QUESTION 9Barium is used as a radiopaque X-ray dye.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 10Prolactin stimulates cells to grow larger and divide more rapidly.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 11Hematochezia means the passage of dark and tarry stool.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 12Regurgitation means to flow backward.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 13Which plane is the only horizontal plane?
A) sagittal
B) frontal
C) transverse
D) median
QUESTION 14The erectile tissue found in the penis is:
A) corpora cavernosa.
B) smegma.
C) corpus spongiosum.
D) both A and C.
QUESTION 15The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland secretes:
A) luteinizing hormone.
B) growth hormone.
C) prolactin hormone.
D) all of the above.
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