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Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Integration Within The Healthcare Team
The functional units or respiration where gas exchange occurs:
pharynx
bronchi
bronchioles
larynx
alveoli
alveoli
The alveoli are the functional units of respiration where gas exchange occurs. They form at the terminal ends of bronchioles and consist of a single layer of epithelium surrounded via capillaries.
Example Question #3 : Cmas
The term "dyspepsia" means:
Decreased Blood Potassium Levels
None of the given answers is correct
Increased Urine Production
Indigestion
Difficult Movement
Indigestion
The term "dyspepsia" means "indigestion."
Example Question #1 : Cmas
Substances secreted via glands directly into the bloodstream and elicit their affects on target organs and cells:
neurotransmitters
lipids
hormones
electrolytes
erythrocytes
hormones
Hormones are substances secreted via glands directly into the bloodstream and elicit their affects on target organs and cells.
Example Question #1 : Integration Within The Healthcare Team
The combining form "orchi/o" means:
Testicle
Ovary
Penis
Scrotum
Prostate
Testicle
The combining form "orchi/o" means "testicle."
Example Question #1 : Integration Within The Healthcare Team
A patient with Type O blood has:
None of the given answers is correct
B antigens and anti-A antibodies
A antigens and anti-B antibodies
A and B antigens
both anti-A and anti-B antibodies
both anti-A and anti-B antibodies
A patient with Type O blood has neither A nor B antigens on the surface of their red blood cells, but they have both anti-A and anti-B antibodies.
Example Question #2 : Integration Within The Healthcare Team
The combining form "hem/o" means:
Artery
Serum
Vessel
White blood cells
Blood
Blood
The combining form "hem/o" means "blood."
Example Question #1 : Integration Within The Healthcare Team
The prefix "amphi-" means:
Both
None
Fast
All
Two
Both
The prefix "amphi-" means "both."
Example Question #3 : Integration Within The Healthcare Team
The combining form "nat/o" means:
Ovary
Uterus
Birth
Reproduction
Sodium
Birth
The combining form "nat/o" means birth.
Example Question #2 : Integration Within The Healthcare Team
The combining form "chir/o" refers to the:
Chest
Arm
Hand
Leg
Foot
Hand
The combining form "chir/o" refers to the hand.
Example Question #3 : Integration Within The Healthcare Team
The suffix "-rrhexis" means:
Destroy
Swelling
Bursting
Pain
Pushing
Bursting
The suffix "-rrhexis" means "bursting forth."