Directions: Choose
the best term to complete each of the sentences below. Only answers
recorded on your Scantron form will be marked. You have 30 minutes to complete
the 25 sentences.
1.
The plural form of bursa is ___.
a.
bursae
b.
bursus
c.
bursum
d.
burson
2.
The plural form of focus is ___.
b.
foci
c. focum
d. focata
3.
The singular form of data is ___.
a.
datae
b.
datus
c.
datum
d.
datama
4.
The singular form of zoa is ___.
a.
zoa
b.
zous
c.
zoon
d.
zoma
5.
The plural form of aponeurosis is ___.
a.
aponeurosa
b.
asponeurosi
c.
aponeuroses
d.
aponeurosix
6.
The study of caring for wounds is called ___.
a.
trauma
b.
traumatosis
c.
traumatology
d.
suturology
7.
The young child’s parents were concerned about his habit
of biting his nails, or ___.
a.
onychomalacia
b.
onychomycosis
c.
onychophagia
d.
onychocryptosis
8.
The mother immediately rushed her child to the doctor
when she saw a discharge flowing from the baby’s navel. Medically, this
condition is known as ___.
a.
omphalectomy
b.
omphalocele
c.
omphalorrhea
d.
omphalorrhexis
9.
The two root words “rach” and “spondyl” mean ___.
a.
leg
b.
pancreas
c.
spine
d.
spleen
10.
The term for not enough blood is ___.
a.
anemia
b.
hyperemia
c.
ischemia
d.
leukemia
11.
Yanni seemed to be sleep walking, but he wasn’t really
asleep. His ailment is called ___.
a.
noctambulism
b.
nytalopia
c.
noctophilia
d.
narcolepsia
12.
The tympanum is the ___.
a.
kidney
b.
spine
c.
esophagus
d.
eardrum
13.
A dacryocystotome is an instrument for incising the ___.
a.
sclera
b.
tear sac
c.
bladder
d.
tissue
14.
A myotome is an instrument to incise the ___.
a.
muscle
b.
cartilage
c.
trachea
d.
nerve
15.
A coreometer is an instrument for measuring the ___.
a.
iris
b.
macula
c.
pupil
d.
sclera
16.
Trichophobia is the abnormal fear of ___.
a.
close places
b.
insects
c.
examinations
d.
hair
17.
Any one of three neural masses found in the cervical
region is called a cervical ___.
a.
ganglion
b.
thrombosis
c.
chondyle
d.
humerus
18.
The phalanges are bones of the ___.
a.
chest
b.
wrists
c.
arms and legs
d.
fingers and toes
19.
The word meaning excessive urination during the night is
___.
a.
nocturia
b.
nycturia
c.
both a and b
d.
neither a nor b
20.
The medical examination of a body after the person’s
death is termed a ___.
a.
posthumous mortem
b.
ante mortem
c.
pre mortem
d.
post mortem
21.
The word dextromanual means ___.
a.
right-handed
b.
right-footed
c.
left-handed
d.
both a and b
22.
A nonmalignant tumor is called a ___.
a.
meloplasm
b.
neoplasm
c.
carcinoma
d.
histoblast
23.
Ankylosis is a condition of ___.
a.
immovable eyelids
b.
sleepwalking
c.
stiffness
d.
depression
24.
Whenever we see the word part “phren/o,” we know that the
word refers to ___.
a.
phonology
b.
phobia
c.
light
d.
the mind
25.
The patient was in a condition of greatly reduced
tension. This state of ___ enabled him to rest peacefully.
a.
renalaction
b.
relaxation
c.
rehabilitation
d.
retroflexion