Лексика здравоохранения (вступительные экзамены): лист заданий с ответами

What does the root glyc/o or gluc/o refer to?

1. ASugar
2. BFat
3. CSalt
4. DWater

What does the suffix -genic mean, as in “carcinogenic”?

1. APreventing or blocking
2. BDestroying or killing
3. CStudying or measuring
4. DProducing or causing

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

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

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

1. AHold on to
2. BRefuse to drink
3. CLose quickly
4. DNeed extra

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

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The nurse noted a decline in the patient’s appetite.”

1. AAn increase
2. BA return to normal
3. CA change in taste
4. DA decrease

What does the term osteomyelitis mean?

1. ASoftening of the bones in adults
2. BA tumour of the skeletal muscle
3. CInflammation of bone and bone marrow
4. DInflammation of the joints and cartilage

What does the term endometriosis mean?

1. AInflammation of the lining inside the uterus after childbirth
2. BCancer of the neck of the uterus
3. CTissue like the uterine lining growing outside the uterus
4. DSurgical removal of the uterine lining