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What verb means to redirect the flow of a body fluid from one cavity or vessel to another?
Shunt
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Which term means lying flat on the back?
Supine
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What does the combining form anter(o) mean?
Nearer to or toward the front
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To what does the combining form acr(o) refer?
The extremities
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What does the term hematoma mean?
A localized collection of blood in a tissue or space
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Which of the following is true regarding passive natural immunity?
It results from fetal exposure to maternal antibodies.
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Which term means lying horizontal with the face downward?
Prone
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Which of the following is the term for the production of blood?
Hematopoiesis
NOT Hematogenesis
Hemat/o = Blood
Genesis =fromation
Poiesis = formation
As nouns the difference between hematopoiesis and hemopoiesis. is that hematopoiesis is (hematology|cytology) the process by which blood cells are produced; hematogenesis while hemopoiesis is (hematology|cytology) formation of new cellular components of the blood in myeloid or lymphatic tissue.
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Which term means an excess of blood in part of the body caused by increased blood flow?
Hyperemia
Hyper =above Normal
Emia= Condition fo the blood
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Which term means a change in the structure and orientation of cells, characterized by a loss of differentiation?
Hypertrophy
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In which type of injection is the needle placed just under the skin?
Subcutaneous
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What is the meaning of hyperkalemia?
Greater than normal concentration of potassium in the blood
Hyper= Above Normal
Kal= Potassium
Emia- condition of the blood
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How does a sagittal plane divide the body?
Into right and left sides
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Which term means nearest the point of origin?
Proximal
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What is the location of an organ if it is located inferior to the stomach?
Below the stomach
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What verb means to redirect the flow of a body fluid from one cavity or vessel to another?
Shunt- pressure
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What is an antipyretic used for?
Reducing fever
Anti= against
Pyertic= Fever
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What is a diagnostic test that is used to identify abnormal hemoglobin?
Electrophoresis
HEMOGLOBIN EVALUATION
ALTERNATE NAMES: HEMOGLOBIN ELECTROPHORESIS
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What are the characteristic of acromegaly?
Enlargement of the hands
Acro= Extremity
Megaly= Enlargment
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Which term means absence of water?
Anhydrous
An= Without
Hydro= Water
500
In which type of injection is the needle placed just under the skin?
Hypodermic
The hypodermis is beneath the dermis which is beneath the epidermis. It is used mainly for fat storage. A layer of tissue lies immediately below the dermis of vertebrate skin. It is often referred to as subcutaneous tissue though this is a less precise and anatomically inaccurate term.
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What is the introduction of whole blood or blood components into the bloodstream of a person called?
Transfusion
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Which type of body fluid makes up the greatest percentage of fluid in a normal adult?
Intracellular fluid
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Which term means a generalized swelling caused by excessive accumulation of fluid in the body tissues?
Hypertrophy
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What does encephalopathy mean?
Any disease of the brain
encephalo- a combining form meaning “brain”
Pathy = disease of