Medical Term
The suffix -rrhexis means?
a) discharge
b) flow
c) rupture
Rupture
The small tip of cartilage at the lower end of the sternum is the?
a) xiphoid process
b) styloid process
c) ethmoid
Xiphoid process
The most formal and professional style of letter format is?
a) full block
b) semi-block
c) memorandum
Full block
The main reason why an ill patient is seeking medical care is referred to as the?
a) assessment
b) symptoms
c) chief complaint
Chief complaint
The measurements of the smallest blocks on standard ECG graph paper are?
a) 5mm wide by 1mm high
b) 1cm high by 1cm wide
c) 1mm wide by 1mm high
1mm wide by 1mm high
The term rhinorrhea means?
a) inflammation of the nose
b) discharge from the nose
c) suturing of the nostrils
Discharge from the nose
A major muscle in the body that assists in raising the arm away from the body is the?
a) biceps femoris
b) extensor carpi
c) deltoid
Deltoid
The standard business envelope is a?
a) no. 6
b) no. 8
c) no. 10
no. 10
The pulse point located behind the knee is the?
a) popliteal
b) femoral
c) dorsalis pedis
Popliteal
Lead 1 of the ECG tracing is the heart view between the?
a) RA and LA
b) RL and LL
c) LA and RL
RA and LA
The term hepatomegaly means?
a) underdevelopment of the liver.
b) enlargement of the liver.
c) increased production of blood cells.
Enlargement of the liver
Cells that carry or impulses toward the central nervous system are called?
a) afferent neurons
b) receptors
c) efferent neurons
Afferent neurons
The punctuation mark following the salutation of a professional business letter is a?
a) period
b) colon
c) hyphen
Colon
The instrument used to measure the blood pressure is a(n)?
a) audiometer
b) doppler
c) sphygmomanometer
Sphygmomanometer
The ECG grounding lead is the lead attached to the?
a) left leg
b) left arm
c) right leg
Right Leg
The term for voice is?
a) phonia
b) phasia
c) phobia
Phonia
The space(s) in the brain where cerebrospinal fluid is formed is/are the?
a) meninges
b) lobes
c) ventricles
Ventricles
The component of a letter that indicates the purpose of the correspondence is the?
a) subject line
b) letterhead
c) salutation
Subject line
The formula used to change pounds to kilograms is?
a) 2.2kg=1lb
b) 1lb=100kg
c) 2.2lb=1kg
2.2lb=1kg
During the electrical heart cycle, repolarization refers to the?
a) resting phase
b) contracting phase
c) recovering phase
Recovering phase
Inflammation of the joints is known as?
a) osteitis
b) arthritis
c) bursitis
Arthritis
Impulses from the receptors for smell are carried to the brain by the?
a) myelin sheath
b) olfactory nerve
c) proprioceptors
Olfactory nerve
The mail classification used to send most medical office mail is?
a) express mail
b) third-class mail
c) first-class mail
First-Class mail
An oral temperature registers 99.4 F, which equates to a(n)?
a) axillary reading of 98.4 F
b) rectal reading of 101.4 F
c) axillary reading of 99.4 F
axillary reading of 98.4 F
When a patient has trouble relaxing or cannot remain still for the ECG, the artifact that may occur is?
a) somatic muscle tremor
b) wandering baseline
c) AC interference
Somatic muscle tremor