Circulatory System
Which type of blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?
A. Veins
B. Arteries
C. Capillaries
D. Ventricles
A. Veins
The CF "vas/o" means:
A. vein
B. vessel
C. volume
D. constriction
B. Vessel
How is the lymphatic system different from the circulatory system?
A. Lymph system is a closed loop
B. Lymph system is not different
C. Lymph system transports
D. Lymph system is a one-way system
D. Lymph system is a one-way system
What is the CF for "heel bone"?
A. Calc/o
B. Acromi/o
C. Tars/o
D. Calcane/o
D. Calcane/o
A. aden/o
B. kary/o
C. agglutin/o
D. thromb/o
D. thromb/o
Where is the tricuspid valve located?
A. Between the right and left atrium
B. Between the right and left ventricle
C. Between the right atrium and right ventricle
D. Between the left atrium and left ventricle
C. Between the right atrium and right ventricle ("Tri to do right!")
Blood type that is the universal donor:
A. O
B. A
C. B
D. AB
A. O
CF for "lymph gland"
A. Lymphaden/o
B. Lymphangi/o
C. Lymph/o
D. Morph/o
A. Lymphaden/o
A. Deficiency or decrease
B. Attraction for
C. Standing still
D. Carrying or transmission
The combining form meaning "foreign or strange" is:
A. xen/o
B. thym/o
C. myel/o
D. ser/o
A. xen/o
What large blood vessel carries blood from the heart to the lungs?
A. Pulmonary artery
B. Aorta
C. Pulmonary vein
D. Coronary artery
B. Aorta
The circular muscle found in tubular structures that regulates passage of substances:
A. Lumen
B. Leaflet
C. Sphincter
D. Valve
Which term means "fixation of spleen"?
A. Splenectomy
B. Splenorrhaphy
C. Splenopexy
D. Splenotripsy
C. Spleopexy
Which action lowers the foot and points the toes?
A. Abduction
B. Dorsiflexion
C. Adduction
D. Plantar flexion
D. Plantar flexion
The CF meaning "dawn or rose-colored" is:
A. erythr/o
B. eosin/o
C. phag/o
D. sider/o
B. eosin/o
What is another name for the bicuspid valve?
A. Migrant valve
B. Mitochondrial valve
C. Mitosis valve
D. Mitral valve
D. Mitral valve
What is a reticulocyte?
A. Immature red blood cell
B. Immature white blood cell
C. Cell used in clotting
D. Cell used in immunity
A. Immature red blood cell
Which medical term means "without protection"?
A. Plasmaphoresis
B. Aplastic
C. Anesthetic
D. Anaphylaxis
D. Anaphylaxis
Which CF means "rod-shaped/striated muscle"?
A. Chondr/o
B. Rhabdomy/o
C. Myel/o
D. Leiomy/o
The CF meaning "varied or irregular" is:
A. plas/o
B. phag/o
C. poikil/o
D. plast/o
C. poikil/o
Which blood vessels contain blood with the highest concentration of oxygen?
A. Aorta
B. Pulmonary capillaries
C. Coronary arteries
D. Pulmonary veins
C. Coronary arteries
What is the function of platelets?
A. Blood circulation
B. Blood formation
C. Blood clotting
D. Blood transfusion
C. Blood clotting
Which two types of cells are responsible for acquired immunity?
A. Reticulocytes and lymphocytes
B. Monocytes and basophils
C. Neutrophils and platelets
D. Monocytes and lymphocytes
D. Monocytes and lymphocytes
The soft spot between the cranial bones of an infant is called the:
A. Sphincter
B. Foramen
C. Fontanelle
D. Trochanter
The combining form meaning "embryonic cell" is:
A. blast/o
B. reticul/o
C. chrom/o
D. morph/o
A. blast/o