Allied Health Sciences
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Course Introduction
Allied Health Sciences is an interdisciplinary field that prepares students to work alongside physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals in delivering quality patient care. The course covers a broad spectrum of subjects, including anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, diagnostic techniques, rehabilitation, health promotion, and healthcare ethics. Students gain theoretical knowledge and practical skills essential for various roles such as medical technologists, radiologic technologists, physiotherapists, and other allied health positions. Emphasis is placed on teamwork, effective communication, and understanding the holistic needs of patients within diverse healthcare environments.
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Exploring Medical Language A Student Directed Approach 8th Edition by Myrna Brooks
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Medical Language
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Q1) In the term sub/hepat/ic, which part is the prefix?
A) ic
B) sub
C) hepat
D) hepat/o
Answer: B
Q2) A combining form is made up of a
A) word root and a combining vowel
B) prefix and a combining vowel
C) combining vowel and a suffix
D) prefix and a word root
Answer: A
Q3) A medical term formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase, which can be spoken as a whole word and usually contains a vowel, such as laser, is
A) an eponym
B) modern language
C) built from the English language
D) an acronym
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Body Structure, Color, and Oncology
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Q1) The study of cells is
A) cytology
B) etiology
C) histology
D) pathology
Answer: A
Q2) The combining form onc/o is defined as
A) cancer
B) disease
C) tumor
D) organ
Answer: C
Q3) The suffix -plasia is defined as
A) a condition of formation, development, growth
B) pertaining to producing, originating, causing
C) a substance or agent that produces or causes
D) an abnormal condition
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Directional Terms, Planes, Positions, Regions, and Quadrants
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Q1) The four abdominopelvic quadrants are named
A) upper right quadrant, upper left quadrant, lower left quadrant, lower right quadrant
B) frontal quadrant, coronal quadrant, sagittal quadrant, transverse quadrant
C) umbilical quadrant, epigastric quadrant, lumbar quadrant, iliac quadrant
D) right upper quadrant, left upper quadrant, left lower quadrant, right lower quadrant
Answer: D
Q2) The region inferior to the umbilical region is called
A) iliac
B) epigastric
C) hypogastric
D) hypochondriac
Answer: C
Q3) The term ventral has a meaning similar to
A) lateral
B) distal
C) dorsal
D) anterior
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Integumentary System
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Q1) When on a cruise ship, many people wear a skin patch for the prevention or treatment of sea sickness; the term that indicates how the medication is administered (through the skin) is
A) intradermal
B) transdermal
C) subdermal
D) subcutaneous
Q2) The term dermatoplasty is defined as
A) the surgical repair of wrinkles
B) the excision of a nail
C) the surgical repair of the skin
D) a skin biopsy
Q3) The word part that means within is
A) epi-
B) per-
C) -ia
D) intra-
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Chapter 5: Respiratory System
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Q1) Stretching of lung tissue caused by the alveoli becoming distended and losing elasticity occurs in
A) pneumatocele
B) emphysema
C) asthma
D) pulmonitis
Q2) The patient was experiencing apnea during sleep caused by repetitive pharyngeal collapse. The physician, in order to diagnose her condition as OSA, ordered a/an
A) AFB
B) ABGs
C) PFTs
D) PSG
Q3) An incision of the trachea is called
A) tracheostomy
B) tracheostenosis
C) tracheotomy
D) tracheoplasty
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Chapter 6: Urinary System
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Q1) IVU is the abbreviation for a radiographic image of the A) bladder
B) urinary tract
C) urethra
D) ureter
Q2) To evaluate the lower urinary tract, a diagnostic visual examination of the bladder was performed or a
A) UA
B) cystourethrogram
C) nephroscopy
D) cystoscopy
Q3) Which of the following terms is spelled incorrectly?
A) cystopyelogram
B) intraveinous urogram
C) pyelogram
D) nephrography
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Chapter 7: Male Reproductive System
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Q1) The medical term that means disease specific to the male is
A) priapism
B) oligospermia
C) spermatolysis
D) andropathy
Q2) The term that means incision into the prostate gland and bladder is
A) prostatectomy
B) prostatolithotomy
C) orchidectomy
D) prostatocystotomy
Q3) A chronic infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum, which is usually transmitted by sexual contact, is called
A) syphilis
B) genital herpes
C) gonorrhea
D) chlamydia
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Chapter 8: Female Reproductive System
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Q1) The connection of the uterus to the outside of the body is the A) rectouterine pouch
B) hymen
C) cervix
D) vagina
Q2) The term mastitis means inflammation of the
A) breast
B) uterine tube
C) uterine muscle
D) myometrium
Q3) The pair of mucus-producing glands located on each side of and just above the vaginal opening are the A) external genitals
B) fimbriae
C) Bartholin glands
D) rectouterine pouch
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Chapter 9: Obstetrics and Neonatology
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Q1) The term that means vaginal discharge following childbirth is A) meconium
B) lochia
C) menses
D) amniotic fluid
Q2) The term that means pertaining to immediately after childbirth is
A) gravidopuerperal
B) antepartum
C) puerperal
D) puerpera
Q3) The combining form puerper/o is defined as
A) fetus
B) embryo
C) childbirth
D) pregnancy
Q4) In a case of esophageal atresia, a part of the esophagus is A) distended
B) absent
C) obstructed
D) narrowed
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Chapter 10: Cardiovascular, Immune, and Lymphatic
Systems and Blood
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Q1) abnormal reduction in number
A)angi/o
B)myel/o
C)thromb/o
D)isch/o
E)brady-
F)-penia
G)-sclerosis
H)-apheresis
I)phleb/o
J)ather/o
K)ech/o
L)arteri/o
Q2) The puncture of a vein to remove blood, instill a medication, or start an intravenous infusion is
A) venipuncture
B) vasoconstriction
C) extravasation
D) venogram
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Chapter 11: Digestive System
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Q1) The combining form for gall, bile is
A) cheil/o
B) choledoch/o
C) chol/e
D) cholangi/o
Q2) The abnormal backward flow of GI contents into the esophagus is called
A) Crohn disease
B) bulimia nervosa
C) intussusception
D) gastroesophageal reflux disease
Q3) A surgical connection between two normally distinct structures is called
A) anastomosis
B) vagotomy
C) abdominoperineal resection
D) A&P resection
Q4) An artificial opening into the colon (through the abdominal wall) is called
A) celiotomy
B) gastrostomy
C) colostomy
D) ileostomy
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Chapter 12: Eye
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Q1) A word part that means two, double is A) ton/o
B) dipl/o
C) -opia
D) cry/o
Q2) The patient's ophthalmologist noted that the patient's pupils were of unequal size, a condition called
A) isocoria
B) pseudophakia
C) phacomalacia
D) anisocoria
Q3) The IOL placed during the patient's cataract surgery is referred to as A) pinguecula
B) emmetropia
C) pseudophakia
D) isocoria
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Chapter 13: Ear
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Q1) The combining form that means hearing is
A) aur/i
B) ot/o
C) tympan/o
D) audi/o
Q2) Vestibulocochlear means pertaining to the
A) vestibul and choclea
B) vestibule and cochlea
C) vestebule and cochlea
D) vestibule and chochlae
Q3) The term that means surgical repair of the middle ear is
A) stapedectomy
B) tympanoplasty
C) stapedoplasty
D) tympanectomy
Q4) The process of recording the electrical activity in the cochlea is called
A) electrocochleography
B) tympanometry
C) audiometry
D) otoscopy
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Chapter 14: Musculoskeletal System
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Q1) The combining form that means bone is
A) my/o
B) arthr/o
C) synovi/o
D) oste/o
Q2) The movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position is
A) eversion
B) inversion
C) flexion
D) extension
Q3) The combining form that means kneecap is
A) patell/o
B) phalang/o
C) rachi/o
D) orth/o
Q4) The patient is scheduled in surgery for a THA. She is having surgery on her
A) tendon
B) ankle
C) hip
D) humerus
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Chapter 15: Nervous System and Behavioral Health
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Q1) Which of the following is an eating disorder?
A) anxiety disorder
B) bulimia nervosa
C) phobia
D) autism
Q2) The surgical repair of a nerve is called
A) neurotomy
B) neurolysis
C) neurorrhaphy
D) neuroplasty
Q3) An instrument used for recording the electrical impulses of the brain is a(n)
A) electrocardiograph
B) electroencephalogram
C) shunt
D) electroencephalograph
Q4) The term that means without (the loss of) feeling or sensation is
A) paresthesia
B) hemiparesis
C) anesthesia
D) hyperesthesia
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Chapter 16: Endocrine System
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Q1) The term syndrome is defined as
A) (any) disease of the endocrine system
B) signs and symptoms occurring together
C) the identification of a disease
D) state of before knowledge
Q2) The sum total of the chemical processes that take place in a living organism is called
A) calcipenia
B) exophthalmos
C) metabolism
D) endocrinology
Q3) The suffix -drome means
A) run, running
B) softening
C) painful
D) extremities, height
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