CMA / RMA National Board Exam
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 The distal portion of the small intestine is called the ileum? | True |
| The medical term for German Measles is rubella? | True |
| Bacilli are rod shaped bacteria? | True |
| A patient with a rapid pulse has Bradycardia? | False |
| hypertension is also referred to as high blood pressure? | True |
| OU refers to the right eye? | False - OU refers to BOTH eyes |
| Another name for a heart attack is myocardial infarction? | True |
| An erythrocyte is an example of poikilocytosis? | False - Sickle cell is poikilocytosis |
| An example of anisocytosis is a microcyte? | True |
| Gestation is another term for dysmenorrheal? | False |
| The beginning of a word is known as the prefix? | True |
| A suffix is the ending of a word? | True |
| The combining form is the root of the word? | False |
| The most common combining vowel is "o" ? | True |
| If two combining forms are present the least important comes first? | True |
| Aden is a headache? | False - the root of gland is aden, adeno |
| Carcin is the root of cancer? | True |
| Encephal means neck ? | False |
| Cyst means bladder? | True |
| Hepat stands for root of kidney? | False |
| Osteo means bone? | True |
| The body is divided into front and back by which of the following planes? | coronal plane |
| The opposite of ventral is : | dorsal |
| Enlargement of the heart is : | megalocardia |
| The part of the small intestine that connects with the stomach is the : | duodenum, first or proximal portion |
| The medical term for headache is: | cephalalgia |
| Excessive vomiting is: | hyperemesis |
| An incision into the gallbladder is a: | cholecystotomy |
| Enlargement of the kidney is : | Nephromegaly |
| Destruction or breakdown of fat is called: | lipolysis |
| Diathermy means? | generating heat thru tissues |
| Tachy is a prefix meaning? | fast or rapid |
| A combining form that means pus is : | pyo |
| A prefix meaning toward ? | ad |
| Painful menstral flow is ? | dysmenorrhea |
| A word meaning fever is ? | pyrexia |
| Low blood sugar is? | hypoglycemia |
| The prefix epi means ? | on or upon |
| Surgical puncturing of the pleura is ? | pleurocentesis |
| A common word for sternum is ? | breastbone |
| A fungal infection of the toenail is called ? | onychomycosis |
| Variola is ? | smallpox |
| A bruise is a/an ? | contusion |
| The combining form cyano means ? | blue |
| The word part peri means ? | around |
| The word part dys means ? | painful |
| The word part itis means ? | inflammation |
| The word part which means joint ? | arthro |
| Occult means ? | hidden |
| The word part which means neck is ? | cervix |
| The suffix centesis refers to : | puncture |
| The word part that means excision is : | ectomy |
| Cardiorrhaphy refers to : | suturing of the heart |
| Excessive tissue formation is referred to as ? | hyperplasia |
| The word part meaning white is ? | leuko |
| Erythema refers to ? | red skin |
| The word part phago means ? | to eat |
| Laparotomy is ? | incision into the abdomen |
| The abbreviation for urine is ? | ur |
| The opposite of superficial is ? | deep |
| Gastroscopy is ? | the "process" of viewing the stomach. |
| The word part nephro means ? | kidney |
| Pyelolithotomy refers to ? | an incision into the renal pelvis for removal of calculi |
| One who studies cells is referred to as a/an ? | cytologist |
| An electrocardiograph is ? | a device to monitor electrical heart activity |
| The word part that means hard is ? | scirrho |
| A histologist is ? | one who studies microscopic tissue |
| Incision into the chest wall is referred to as ? | thoracotomy |
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