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

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

1. ATongue
2. BThroat
3. CWindpipe
4. DVoice box

What does the suffix -ectomy mean, as in “appendectomy”?

1. ASurgical removal
2. BInflammation
3. CA new surgical opening into an organ
4. DPain

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Hand washing helps prevent infection.”

1. ADiagnose
2. BSpread quickly
3. CStop from happening
4. DIncrease

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Patients with heart failure often retain fluid.”

1. ANeed extra
2. BLose quickly
3. CHold on to
4. DRefuse to drink

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Store the medication in an opaque container.”

1. ALocked against children
2. BKept cold at all times in a fridge
3. CSealed against air
4. DNot letting light through

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse collected a sputum sample in the morning.”

1. AMucus coughed up from the lungs
2. BBlood taken from a vein
3. CUrine passed from the bladder
4. DFluid running from the nose during a cold

Which word means “inflammation of a vein”?

1. ANephritis
2. BPhlebitis
3. CArteritis
4. DMyositis

What does the term colectomy mean?

1. AVisual examination of the colon with a scope
2. BInflammation of the lining of the colon
3. CCreation of an opening from the colon
4. DRemoval of all or part of the colon