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HLT 143 Test 1 Questions and Revised Answers (Verified Answers) The term that means substances secreted by the endocrine glands is a. corticoids b. hormones c. isthmus d. ketones - Answer- hormones The term polydipsia is defined as a. a set of symptoms that run together b. excessive development of the adrenal cortex c. an abnormal state of much thirst d. excessive fluid intake - Answer- .an abnormal state of much thirst The term that means the enlargement...

HLT 143 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS UPDATE What type of drug might a doctor order to help a patient with expectoration? - Answer- mucolytic If a patient reports having sores in their mouth and throat at the tonsils, which of the following describes this area most accurately? - Answer- oropharyngeal A patient is diagnosed with an accumulation of excess fluid in the lungs. What is this called? - Answer- pulmonary edema A patient complains of a discharge from the nose. Wh...

HLT 143 Ch 9 Urinary System Exam Questions with All Correct Answers What is the purpose of the urinary bladder? - Answer- store urine and secrete it upon demand The filtration unit of the urinary system is what? - Answer- nephron What transports urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder? - Answer- ureter Within the nephron, the ball of capiallaries is called what? - Answer- glomerulus Inside the nephron, what carries blood to the glomerulus - Answer- afferent arteriole What ...

HLT 143 Unit 2 Exam Questions and Answers All Correct Which of the following is a facial bone? - Answer- zygomatic bones A joint is the union between two - Answer- bones An inflammation of bone and bone marrow is called - Answer- osteomyelitis The root word MANDIBUL/O means: - Answer- lower jaw Which of the following root words would most likely be used to identify the location of pain in a patient who complains of pain in the hip joint/socket? - Answer- acetabul/o Infrapatellar...

Medical Terminology (HLT 143) Test 1 questions and answers 100% correct The parts of a medical term are prefix, root, suffix Which medical term has no root Neoplasm When you analyze a term, you start with the Suffix The combining vowel is used to Improve pronunciation The medical term that means gallstone is Cholelith Term analysis is an organized approach to learning medical terminology The vowel after the "/" in a combining form is Present fo...

A combining form is the: the root plus the combining vowel The combining form meaning "joint" is: arthr/o A suffix meaning "inflammation" is: -itis A word part meaning "under" "deficient" or "less than normal": hypo- A suffix meaning "study of" is: -logy A tumor of a gland is called: Adenoma Visual examination of the urinary bladder is called: Cystoscopy A prediction about the outcome of treatment is called: Prognosis Ne...