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

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Drink plenty of water to stay hydrated.”

1. AHaving enough rest and sleep
2. BHaving enough food and energy
3. CHaving enough water in the body
4. DHaving a normal body temperature

What does the suffix -stenosis mean, as in “aortic stenosis”?

1. ABleeding
2. BHardening
3. CWidening
4. DNarrowing

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The deep cut needed six sutures.”

1. ASplints
2. BStitches
3. COintments
4. DBandages

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The bruise was on the lateral side of the knee.”

1. ATowards the midline of the body; on the inner side
2. BAway from the midline; on the outer side
3. CAt the back
4. DAt the front

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse will palpate the abdomen.”

1. AExamine by touch
2. BLook at closely
3. CListen to with a stethoscope
4. DTap with a hammer

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Smoking can exacerbate asthma.”

1. ACure completely
2. BMake worse
3. CHide
4. DPrevent

Which word means “a surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid”?

1. AThoracentesis
2. BAmniocentesis
3. CParacentesis
4. DLaparotomy

What does the term cholecystectomy mean?

1. ASurgical removal of the gallbladder
2. BInflammation of the gallbladder
3. CSurgical removal of the pancreas
4. DSurgical incision into the common bile duct