Mtca Chapter 3 Terms - Quiz 3

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    The term that litterally means "pertaining to around the heart" is ___.

    • Intermediary
    • Premenstrual
    • Pericardial
    • Parasternal
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  • 2. 

    If a patient is "lacking in awareness of one’s environment," she is said to be ___.

    • Hyperactive

    • Subacute

    • Latent

    • Unconscious

    Correct Answer
    A. Unconscious
  • 3. 

    Of the following, which term would BEST describe the condition of not being able to sleep?

    • Insomnia

    • Hyperactive

    • Decompensation

    • Subacute

    Correct Answer
    A. Insomnia
  • 4. 

    The term that litterally means "pertaining to between or towards the middle" is ___.

    • Intermediary

    • Enucleate

    • Pericardial

    • Concentration

    Correct Answer
    A. Intermediary
  • 5. 

    This term can mean a "response to a stimulus" or "to participate in a chemical reaction."

    • Subacute

    • Sign

    • React

    • Symptom

    Correct Answer
    A. React
  • 6. 

    Which pair of terms is MOST similar in meaning?

    • Afebrile & anicteric

    • Concentration & decompensation

    • Patent & latent

    • Bifurcate & binary

    Correct Answer
    A. Bifurcate & binary
  • 7. 

    The term that literally means "the process of flooding backwards" or refers to a backwards flow.

    • Regurgitation

    • Afebrile

    • Premenstrual

    • Hypoplasia

    Correct Answer
    A. Regurgitation
  • 8. 

    Infants born more than more than 4 weeks premature may die due to underdeveloped organs, such as the lungs and heart. What is this condition called?

    • Insomnia

    • Hypoplasia

    • Afebrile

    • Premenstrual

    Correct Answer
    A. Hypoplasia
  • 9. 

    Often patients report secondary symptoms unrelated to the first illness. If the patient has taken an antibiotic, the symptoms can be caused by an overgrowth of yeast or resistant bacteria. This is referred to as a ___.

    • Decompensation

    • Superinfection

    • Multifocal illness

    • Latent infection

    Correct Answer
    A. Superinfection
  • 10. 

    This is any perceptible change in the funciton of the body that indicates a disease.

    • Sign

    • Symptom

    • Superinfection

    • Decompensation

    Correct Answer
    A. Symptom
  • 11. 

    Which of the terms could apply to disorders in BOTH the circulatory system and the digestive system?

    • Polydactyly

    • Anicteric

    • Decompensation

    • Regurgitation

    Correct Answer
    A. Regurgitation
  • 12. 

    Of the following, which term would BEST describe the the course of a disease or the healing process following a tissue injury?

    • Symptom

    • Regurgitation

    • Decompensation

    • Subacute

    Correct Answer
    A. Subacute
  • 13. 

    Which term would be used to describe the OPPOSITE condition of someone who had a thyroid gland that was producing a deficient quantity of hormones?

    • Hypoplasia

    • Hyperactive

    • Occlusion

    • Latent

    Correct Answer
    A. Hyperactive
  • 14. 

    Which of the following terms would be the MOST OPPOSITE of occlusion?

    • Arrest

    • Patent

    • Latent

    • Enucleate

    Correct Answer
    A. Patent
  • 15. 

    If an artery is blocked, cardiovascular surgeons will often insert a stint in order to repair this condition.

    • Arrest

    • Regurgitation

    • Occlusion

    • Pericardial

    Correct Answer
    A. Occlusion
  • 16. 

    Which of the following pairs of terms are MOST OPPOSITE?

    • Sign & symptom

    • Latent & patent

    • Hypoplasia & hyperactive

    • Unconscious & insomnia

    Correct Answer
    A. Unconscious & insomnia

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