Scheda di esercizi di Vocabolario sanitario (test di ammissione) con soluzioni

Which body part does the root bronch/o refer to?

1. AThe voice box
2. BThe tiny air sacs at the ends of the airways
3. CThe large airways of the lungs
4. DThe nasal passages

Which body part does the root proct/o or rect/o refer to?

1. ASmall intestine
2. BColon
3. CRectum
4. DBladder

What does the root ur/o refer to, as in “urology”?

1. AUrine or the urinary tract
2. BBlood or the blood vessels of the body
3. CBile or the gallbladder
4. DSweat or the sweat glands

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse cleaned the abrasion on the child’s knee.”

1. AA bite from an animal
2. BA deep puncture wound from a nail
3. CA scrape of the skin surface
4. DA swollen joint

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was incontinent of urine during the night.”

1. APassing very large amounts of it at night
2. BFeeling pain when passing it
3. CUnable to pass it at all
4. DUnable to control the passing of it

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Place the patient in the supine position.”

1. ALying on the left side
2. BLying flat on the stomach, face down
3. CLying flat on the back, face up
4. DSitting upright at ninety degrees

What does the term colectomy mean?

1. ACreation of an opening from the colon
2. BVisual examination of the colon with a scope
3. CInflammation of the lining of the colon
4. DRemoval of all or part of the colon

Which word is the opposite of anterior?

1. APosterior
2. BLateral
3. CMedial
4. DSuperior