Phlebotomy Ch4 and Ch5

In which of the following pairs of letters is each letter pronounced separately:

"Pn" as in dyspnea

About how many miles of blood vessels are in the human body:

25

Humans have:

46 Chromosomes

Approximately how many liters of blood are in the human body:

5

You have orders to draw a CBC with a "diff." You understand that this means:

A complete blood count, and differential count of the WBC's

Which of the following is a test of the respiratory system:

ABG's

Which of the following are abbreviations for lab tests:

ABGs, ASO, LDL, TIBC

Which body cavities are separated by the diaphragm:

Abdominal and thoracic

The "fight or flight" hormones are:

Adrenaline and noradrenaline

Which of the following structures belong in the peripheral nervous system:

Afferent nerves

The majority of gas exchange between blood and tissue takes place in the:

Alveoli

Secretions of the pancreas include:

Amylase, insulin, lipase

The study of the structional composition of the body is:

Anatomy

The singular form of atria is:

Atrium

Wasting or decrease in size of a muscle because of inactivity is called:

Atrophy

The prefix "inter" means:

Between

The patient's diagnosis is "FUO". What type of specimen would most likely be ordered for this patient:

Blood cultures

The abbreviation "ABO" means:

Blood group system

What does the suffix of the term "glycolysis" mean:

Breakdown

All of the following organs have endocrine function except the:

Bronchi

The abbreviation meaning "with" is:

C

You are in the ER drawing blood on several patients. The ER physician asks you to wait for a lumbar ,puncture specimen. You understand the specimen will be:

CSF

The 3 types of muscles in the body that make up the muscular system are:

Cardiac, skeletal and smooth

The process of breaking down complex substances into simple substances is:

Catabolism

The abbreviation for microgram (µ ) may be added to the Joint Commission "Do Not Use"list in the future because it can be mistaken for:

Cc

The brain and spinal cord comprise the:

Central nervous system

The "C" has the sound of "S" in the term:

Cirrhosis

A root word with a combining vowel that can be attached to a suffix or another root word is a:

Combining form

A vowel joining a root word to a suffix or another root word to ease pronunciation is a:

Combining vowel

The menaing of the suffix, prefix, and root word (in that order) of the medical term "anisocytosis":

Condition, unequal, cell

Which of the following is a test of the urinary system:

Creatinine clearance

Which of the following word parts means "cold":

Cry

The root word meaning cell is:

Cyt

In the term leukopenia the suffix means:

Deficiency

Which of the following terms means "pertaining to the skin":

Dermal

The root word "path" refers to:

Disease

The term that means difficulty breathing is:

Dyspnea

You are in the ER drawing a STAT CBC and glucose. The ER physician asks you to "get some lytes too." What does the abbreviation "lytes" indicate:

Electrolytes

Which of the following word parts means "blood condition":

Emia

The avascular layer of the skin is the:

Epidermis

Which of the following basic tissue types covers and lines organs, vessels, and cavities?:

Epithelial

The abbreviation "ESR" means:

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

This prefix means "outside":

Exo

The term distal means:

Farthest from the point of attachment

You receive a call from the med-surg floor for a stat FBS. What type of blood specimen is this and what tube color would you most likely use:

Fasting blood sugar, gray top

When you are facing someone in normal anatomic position, at which body plan are you looking:

Frontal

The symbol ">" means:

Greater than

Which of the following is a test associated with the reproductive system:

HCG

The root word meaning blood is:

Hemat

The production of blood cells normally occurs in the bone marrow by the process known as:

Hematopoiesis

The ability of oxygen to combine with this substance in the red blood cells increases the amount of oxygen that can be carried in the blood by up to 70%:

Hemoglobin

The protein found in RBC's that binds oxygen is:

Hemoglobin

What word means "controlling blood flow":

Hemostasis

The ability of the body to repair and maintain itself to achieve a "steady state" describes what term:

Homeostasis

The transverse plane divides the body:

Horizontally into upper and lower portions

Evaluation of the endocrine system involves:

Hormone determinations

Which of the following abbreviations is on the Joint Commission "Do Not Use" list:

IU

Which of the following is a blood test ordered to evaluate kidney function:

IVP

Diabetes insipidus is caused by:

Inadequate secretion of ADH

The cellular level of respiration is known as:

Internal respiration

The cells that secrete insulin are the:

Islets of Langerhans

The prefix meaning equal is:

Iso

Which of the following word parts are prefixes:

Iso; neo; tachy

What part of the term osteochondritis is the suffix:

Itis

The abbreviation of potassium is:

K+

To what part of the body does the word root "nephr" refer:

Kidney

Erythropoietin is a hormone secreted by the__________which stimulates___________.

Kidney, RBC production

The prefix "macro" means:

Large

The medical term for white blood cell is:

Leukocyte

The lateral plantar surface of the foot is on the:

Little toe side of the foot

Bile is produced by the:

Liver

To what part of the body does the word root "hepat" refer:

Liver

Which of the following is an accessory organ of the digestive system:

Liver

The plural form of lumen is:

Lumina

The prefix "poly" means:

Many

The spinal cord and brain are covered by protective membranes called:

Meninges

The result of all chemical and physical reactions in the body that are necessary to sustain life is called:

Metabolism

Which body plane divides the body vertically into equal left and right portions:

Midsagittal

The intercellular structure responsible for the production of energy is the:

Mitochondria

Which of the following is a nervous system disorder:

Multiple sclerosis

Which of the following terms means muscle pain:

Myalgia

Proximal is defined as:

Nearest to the point of attachment

Which of the following terms means kidney inflammation:

Nephritis

The functional units of the kidneys are the:

Nephrons

Which body system controls and coordinates the activities of all the other body systems:

Nervous

The abbreviate "NPO" means:

Nothing by mouth

Which of the following is suffix:

Osis

Which of the following is an abbreviation for a test of the male, but not the female, reproductive system:

PSA

Which of the following structures in the skin give rise to fingerprints:

Papillae

The study of how the body functions is:

Physiology

The master gland of the body is the:

Pituitary gland

A word element that precedes a word root and modifies its meaning is a:

Prefix

In the term "bicuspid," bi is a:

Prefix

The lab abbreviation PT stands for:

Prothrombin time

When you return from lunch you find the orders for the patient you drew earlier on your desk with a note from the lab tech stating "q.n.s." What does this abbreviation mean:

Quantity not sufficient

Which of the following is the abbreviation for a type of cell:

RBC

A major cause of respiratory distress in infants and young children is:

Respiratory syncytial virus

The foundation of a medical term is known as the:

Root word

Which of the following abbreviations identifies a type of blood cell:

Seg

Which nerves carry impulses to the brain and spinal cord:

Sensory or afferent

The largest organ of the body is / are the:

Skin

An example of a dorsal body cavity is the:

Spinal cavity

The patient arrives in the outpatient area with a prescription for "O & P." What type of specimen is this:

Stool

The ending of a word that follows a word root and either changes or adds to the meaning of the word root is the:

Suffix

What is the meaning of the root word in the term "hyperglycemia":

Sugar

While palpating the antecubital area you turn the patient's hand with the palm facing up. This position is known as:

Supination

117. Infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS) in premature infants is most often caused by a lack of:

Surfactant

PPD is a test for:

TB

Which of the following is a function of the skin:

Temperature regulation

Which of the statement is a true statement:

The big toe is on the medial side of the foot

The heart and lungs are located in the body cavity:

Thoracic

The root word meaning clot:

Thromb

What word means "condition of clotting":

Thrombosis

Which of the following is a function of the urinary system:

To maintain electrolyte balance

Diagnostic tests that may be ordered to assess the skeletal system include:

Uric acid

Which of the following root words means "vessels":

Vas

The type of muscle that lines the walls of blood vessels is:

Visceral

To determine the meaning of a medical term begin:

With the suffix

Which of the following are all urinary system structures:

glomeruli, nephrons, ureters

The word root typically indicates a:

tissue of organ; substance; body system of structure; condition