Lista de exercícios de Vocabulário da área da saúde (provas de admissão) com respostas

Which body part does the root gingiv/o refer to, as in “gingivitis”?

1. ALips
2. BTongue
3. CTeeth
4. DGums

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “This drug can cause frequent urination.”

1. AHappening often
2. BPainful and burning
3. CDark in colour
4. DHappening rarely

What does the prefix macro- mean, as in “macrocyte”?

1. ASmall
2. BMany
3. CLarge
4. DAbnormal

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The edges of the wound were necrotic.”

1. AProducing thick pus
2. BBleeding heavily
3. CHealing well and pink in colour
4. DMade up of dead tissue

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The medication label was illegible, so the nurse called the pharmacy.”

1. AImpossible to read
2. BMissing the patient’s name
3. COut of date
4. DWritten in another language

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The two blood pressure readings were consistent.”

1. ABoth recorded incorrectly
2. BTaken at the same time
3. CVery different from each other
4. DIn agreement with each other

What does the term leukaemia mean?

1. AA bacterial infection of the bloodstream
2. BA low number of red blood cells
3. CAn inherited bleeding disorder
4. DA cancer of the blood-forming tissues

What does the term cardiomyopathy mean?

1. AEnlargement of the whole heart
2. BPain felt in the heart
3. CInflammation of the heart valves
4. DA disease of the heart muscle