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1. The term oral pertains to the
A. mouth
B. throat
C. tooth
D. windpipe
2. The word oculo means pertaining to the
A. eyes
B. corrective lens
C. vision
D. glasses
3. Otitis media is inflammation of the
A. eye
B. tissue around the eye
C. middle ear
D. any part of the ear
4. Another name for dactylogram is
A. brain disorder
B. encephalogram
C. fingerprint
D. footprint
5. A tail-like structure is referred to as
A. caudal
B. distal
C. dorsal
D. plantar
6. Which term means nearest to the point of origin?
A. caudal
B. distal
C. plantar
D. proximal
7. Which term means lying horizontal with the face downward?
A. anterior
B. inferior
C. prone
D. superior
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8. Which term means pertaining to the skull?
A. cranial
B. encephelo
C. lumbar
D. thoracic
9. A thoracotomy is a
A. disease of the chest
B. cut or incision into the chest
C. pain in the chest
D. tumor in the chest
10. Having an enlarged liver is known as
A. cardiomegaly
B. hepatomegaly
C. splenomegaly
D. throacomegaly
11. What does hemothorax mean?
A. A lab test for occult blood
B. Blood in the chest cavity
C. Collection of blood in any cavity
D. viewing half of the chest on x-ray
12. When a patient is said to have dyskinesia it means he has
A. difficulty breathing
B. difficulty moving
C. slow breathing
D. slow speech
13. Normally patients have the palm of their hands facing upward when having blood drawn.
Which action of the wrist will put the hand in this position?
A. Abduction
B. Adduction
C. Pronation
D. Supination
14. Which set of words contains similar meanings?
A. cranial and caudal
B. distal and close
C. dorsal and back
D. lateral and inside
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15. Which set of words contains similar meanings?
A. anterior and front
B. distal and close
C. lateral and inside
D. posterior and side
16. Which set of words contains opposite meanings?
A. anterior and front
B. proximal and close
C. medial and inside
D. superior and below
17. Which set of words contains similar meanings?
A. anterior and back
B. distal and close
C. inferior and hypo
D. superior and below
18. Which word part pertains to male anatomy? (check all that apply)
A. oophor
B. orchid
C. salpingo
D. utero
19. Which word part pertains to the kidney? (check all that apply)
i. hepato
ii. nephro
iii. pyelo
iv. reno
A. i, ii, and iii
B. i. ii, and iv
C. i, iii, and iv
D. ii, iii, and iv
20. Which of the following word parts refers to pain? (check all that apply)
i. algia
ii. dys
iii. odynia
iv. pnea
A. i, ii, and iii
B. i. ii, and iv
C. i, iii, and iv
D. ii, iii, and iv
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21. You are unable to collect capillary blood from the finger of a child who has cold hands that
appear bluish. What term is used to describe the color of this child's skin in documentation of
failure to collect a specimen?
A. cyanotic
B. hypochromic
C. melanomic
D. xanthochromic
22. Viewing the body along its transverse plane means that you are looking at
A. diagonal sections
B. horizontal cross sections
C. longitudinal side to side sections
D. longitudinal front to back sections
23. Viewing the body along its coronal plane means that you are looking at
A. diagonal sections
B. horizontal cross sections
C. longitudinal side to side sections
D. longitudinal front to back sections
24. The Midsagittal plane divides the body
A. from top to bottom.
B. from side to side.
C. from front to back.
D. down the middle.
25. Some phlebotomists may be required to take basic life support classes which include
A. CBC
B. CNS
C. CRP
D. CPR
26. Which of the following abbreviations is NOT a laboratory test?
A. CBC
B. CEA
C. CNS
D. CRP
27. A health care provider wants to order a blood test for alanine transaminase and contacts
phlebotomy for the correct abbreviation, which is:
A. ALA
B. ALT
C. AST
D. A-trans
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28. A physician requests that a blood test be performed twice a day. This would appear
abbreviated as:
A. BIB
B. BID
C. TAD
D. Any of these
29. You enter a room to collect a blood specimen and notice the sign above the bed states
"NPO". This means that
A. the patient is a new patient under observation.
B. you are not to collect blood from either arm.
C. the patient may not eat or drink anything
D. you should have put on isolation PPEs
30. A treatment is abbreviated
A. Dx
B. Px
C. Rx
D. Tx
31. A diagnosis is abbreviated
A. Dx
B. Fx
C. Rx
D. Sx
32. A patient arrives in the outpatient laboratory and hands you a slip of paper that has the
abbreviation Rx on the top. What does this mean?
A. The physician has ordered blood tests on a form normally used for prescriptions.
B. The patient is to have rehabilitation treatments and should be sent to another department.
C. The patient's diagnosis is on the form and you should not read any further to comply with
HIPAA.
D. The patient's symptoms will appear next on the form.
33. You enter a room to collect a blood specimen and notice the sign above the bed states "Fx
right arm". This means that the arm
A. is being used for chemotherapy.
B. has an intravenous line in it.
C. is fractured.
D. is scheduled to be x-rayed.
34. The medical abbreviation for water is
A. aq.
B. cp.
C. qa.
D. wa.
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35. Electrocardiogram is abbreviated (check all that apply)
i. ECG
ii. EEG
iii. EKG
iv. GRM
A. i and iii
B. ii and iv
C. i and ii
D. iii and iv
36. The medical abbreviation "GBS" stands for
A. gallbladder series
B. gastrointestinal bypass surgery
C. glucose blood sugar
D. glucose, bilirubin, and salt
37. The medical abbreviation "HA" stands for
A. headache
B. hemoglobin A
C. hepatitis A
D. mercury
38. The medical abbreviation "Hx" stands for
A. diagnosis
B. history
C. prescription
D. treatment
39. The medical abbreviation "D&C" stands for
A. dilation and curettage
B. dilution and calibration
C. direct patient contact
D. disseminated coagulation
40. Which of the following structures is located superior to the transverse plane?
A. brain
B. heart
C. throat
D. spleen
41. Which of the following structures is located inferior to the transverse plane?
A. Heart
B. Brain
C. Stomach
D. Urinary bladder
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42. Which of the following structures is located posterior to the frontal plane?
A. intestines
B. spinal cord
C. spleen
D. stomach
43. Which of the following structures is most distal to the shoulder?
A. digit
B. elbow
C. knuckle
D. wrist
44. Which of the following structures is most proximal to the shoulder?
A. digit
B. elbow
C. knuckle
D. wrist
45. Which of the following structures is most proximal to the antecubital area?
A. digit
B. elbow
C. knuckle
D. wrist
46. In which quadrant of the body does the heart lie?
A. left upper
B. right upper
C. left lower
D. right lower
47. In which region of the body does the heart lie?
A. epigastric
B. hypogastric
C. left hypochondriac
D. right hypochondriac
48. Which is the most central region of the body?
A. epigastric
B. hypogastric
C. iliac
D. umbilical
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49. The umbilical region of the body is directly below what other region?
A. epigastric
B. hypochondriac
C. hypogastric
D. lumbar
50. Which region of the body is the most caudal?
A. epigastric
B. hypochondriac
C. hypogastric
D. lumbar
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