Fiche d’exercices de Vocabulaire de la santé (examens d’entrée) avec corrigé

What does the suffix -cyte mean, as in “lymphocyte”?

1. ACell
2. BClot
3. CTissue
4. DOrgan

What does the prefix uni- mean, as in “unilateral”?

1. AThree
2. BMany
3. COne
4. DTwo

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The child had a fracture of the wrist.”

1. AA burn
2. BA deep cut that needs stitches
3. CA break in a bone
4. DA bruise

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Turn the patient to the prone position for the back examination.”

1. ASitting up in bed
2. BLying face down
3. CStanding upright
4. DLying face up

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was intubated in the emergency department.”

1. AGiven fluids through a vein in the arm
2. BPut into a deep, drug-induced sleep
3. CHad a breathing tube placed in the trachea
4. DTransferred straight to the intensive care unit

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse will auscultate the patient’s lungs.”

1. AExamine by tapping
2. BListen to with a stethoscope
3. CLook at closely under a light
4. DExamine by pressing with the hands

Which word is the opposite of vasoconstriction?

1. AVasospasm
2. BVasodilation
3. CArteriosclerosis
4. DVasculitis

What does the term arthroscopy mean?

1. ALooking inside a joint with a scope
2. BSurgical fusion of the bones of a joint
3. CInflammation of a joint
4. DSurgical removal of a joint