Question

of the following is the definition of "postprandial"? (A) after taking medications (B) after meals (C) after fasting (D) at bedtime E) on awakening Which of the following terms means "difficulty of swallo (A) dysuria (8) dyspnea (C) dyspepsia ns "difficulty of swallowing"? (D) dysphagia E) dysphasia 84) Which of the following words best describes a patient who cannot control urination or defecation? (A) incontinent (B) incompetent (C) aseptic (D) excretory (E) drainage 85) The root word gloss/o indicates which of the following structures? (A) lip (B) tongue (C) jaw (D) gums (E) salivary gland 86) Which of the following combining forms refers to the lip? (D) gingiv/o (A) bucc/o (B) cec/o (C) cheil/o (E) gloss/o 87) The suffix-ase means (A) enzyme (B) condition (D) swallowing (E) chewing (C) digestion 88) Nephrosis is a term used most often by a physician in which of the following specialties? (D) neurology (E) dermatology (A) urology (B) pulmonology (C) ophthalmology (D) arthroclasia (E) arthrectomy 89) Which of the following terms describes the surgical process of binding or fusing a joint? (A) arthroplasty (B) arthrodesis (C) arthrectomy 90) Which of the following combining forms means "intestines'? (A) gastr/o (B) hepat/o (C) enter/o (D) proct/o E) nephr/o 91) The prefix meaning against is (A) contra- (B) dia- (D) peri- (E) hypo-

Answer 1

82 b

Patient eats entire meal of 75g of carbs and nothing else until the blood is drawn 2 hours after meal.

83d

84 alack of voluntary control over urination or defecation.

85 b

86 c

87 a it is used in biochemistry to form names of enzymes.

88 a

89 b it is the surgical immobilization of a joint by fusion of the bones.

90 c

91 a