Question 1

Identify and define the roots in the term xanthoderma.

Accepted Answer

A)  xanth/o (black) + derma (skin) 
B)  xanth/o (blue) + derma (skin) 
C)  xanth/o (red) + derma (skin) 
D)  xanth/o (white) + derma (skin) 
E)  xanth/o (yellow) + derma (skin) 
A)  xanth/o (black) + derma (skin) 
B)  xanth/o (blue) + derma (skin) 
C)  xanth/o (red) + derma (skin) 
D)  xanth/o (white) + derma (skin) 
E)  xanth/o (yellow) + derma (skin)

Question 2

Translate the term steatitis.

Accepted Answer

A)  condition of fat 
B)  condition of skin 
C)  inflammation of fat 
D)  inflammation of oil 
E)  pertaining to fat 
A)  condition of fat 
B)  condition of skin 
C)  inflammation of fat 
D)  inflammation of oil 
E)  pertaining to fat

Question 3

Identify the correct pronunciation for the term eczema.

Accepted Answer

A)  ex-ZE-ma 
B)  EK-zeh-mah 
C)  exs-zeh-ma 
D)  ek-ZEE-mah 
A)  ex-ZE-ma 
B)  EK-zeh-mah 
C)  exs-zeh-ma 
D)  ek-ZEE-mah

Question 4

A patient with a lack of skin pigment causing white skin all over the body has

Accepted Answer

A)  ecchymosis. 
B)  jaundice. 
C)  albinism. 
D)  xanthosis. 
E)  xeroderma. 
A)  ecchymosis. 
B)  jaundice. 
C)  albinism. 
D)  xanthosis. 
E)  xeroderma.

Question 5

Translate the term chemotherapy.

Accepted Answer

A)  destruction of tissue through freezing 
B)  removal of tissue that has been destroyed using chemicals 
C)  rubbing or scraping away the outer surface 
D)  treatment using chemicals 
E)  using electricity to destroy a tissue by burning it 
A)  destruction of tissue through freezing 
B)  removal of tissue that has been destroyed using chemicals 
C)  rubbing or scraping away the outer surface 
D)  treatment using chemicals 
E)  using electricity to destroy a tissue by burning it

Question 6

The correct spelling of the medical term for itching is

Accepted Answer

A)  puritis. 
B)  pruritus. 
C)  pruritis. 
D)  puritus. 
E)  purites. 
A)  puritis. 
B)  pruritus. 
C)  pruritis. 
D)  puritus. 
E)  purites.

Question 7

ID is an abbreviation that means

Accepted Answer

A)  pertaining to above the skin. 
B)  pertaining to across the skin. 
C)  pertaining to beneath the skin. 
D)  pertaining to inside the skin. 
E)  pertaining to upon the skin. 
A)  pertaining to above the skin. 
B)  pertaining to across the skin. 
C)  pertaining to beneath the skin. 
D)  pertaining to inside the skin. 
E)  pertaining to upon the skin.

Question 8

What is the correct pronunciation for the term anhidrosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  an-HI-droh-sis 
B)  an-HIDRO-sis 
C)  a-nih-DROH-sis 
D)  an-ih-DROH-sis 
A)  an-HI-droh-sis 
B)  an-HIDRO-sis 
C)  a-nih-DROH-sis 
D)  an-ih-DROH-sis

Question 9

Translate the termonychopathy.

Accepted Answer

A)  nail condition 
B)  disease of the nail 
C)  scaly disease 
D)  scaly condition 
E)  the loss of a nail 
A)  nail condition 
B)  disease of the nail 
C)  scaly disease 
D)  scaly condition 
E)  the loss of a nail

Question 10

TD is an abbreviation that means

Accepted Answer

A)  pertaining to above the skin. 
B)  pertaining to through the skin. 
C)  pertaining to beneath the skin. 
D)  inflammation across the skin. 
E)  inflammation beneath the skin. 
A)  pertaining to above the skin. 
B)  pertaining to through the skin. 
C)  pertaining to beneath the skin. 
D)  inflammation across the skin. 
E)  inflammation beneath the skin.

Question 11

A nevus is more commonly called a

Accepted Answer

A)  freckle. 
B)  mole. 
C)  scar. 
D)  scratch. 
E)  wart. 
A)  freckle. 
B)  mole. 
C)  scar. 
D)  scratch. 
E)  wart.

Question 12

What is the correct pronunciation for the term alopecia?

Accepted Answer

A)  A-lop-ee-sha 
B)  a-LOH-pee-cee-ya 
C)  a-loh-PEE-sha 
D)  a-lop-ee-CEE-ya 
A)  A-lop-ee-sha 
B)  a-LOH-pee-cee-ya 
C)  a-loh-PEE-sha 
D)  a-lop-ee-CEE-ya

Question 13

A type of medication that destroys or opposes the growth of microorganisms is an

Accepted Answer

A)  antihistamine. 
B)  antipruritic. 
C)  anesthetic. 
D)  antibiotic. 
A)  antihistamine. 
B)  antipruritic. 
C)  anesthetic. 
D)  antibiotic.

Question 14

The abbreviation ABCDE stands for

Accepted Answer

A)  asymmetry, border, clarity, diameter, evolving. 
B)  asymmetry, biopsy, color, dimension, evolving. 
C)  asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving. 
D)  asymmetry, border, circumference, depth, evolving. 
E)  asymmetry, biopsy, circumference, depth, evolving. 
A)  asymmetry, border, clarity, diameter, evolving. 
B)  asymmetry, biopsy, color, dimension, evolving. 
C)  asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving. 
D)  asymmetry, border, circumference, depth, evolving. 
E)  asymmetry, biopsy, circumference, depth, evolving.

Question 15

Read this patient's treatment plan. "I will begin her on topical corticosteroids and have her follow up in 2-4 months. For any unresponsive areas, I will try photochemotherapy. For the patient's onycholysis, I have referred her to a podiatrist for an onychectomy." According to the plan, the patient is being referred to a podiatrist for which procedure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reconstruction of wrinkled skin 
B)  Removal of a nail 
C)  Removal of dead tissue 
D)  Rubbing or scraping away the outer surface of the skin 
E)  Treatment using chemicals 
A)  Reconstruction of wrinkled skin 
B)  Removal of a nail 
C)  Removal of dead tissue 
D)  Rubbing or scraping away the outer surface of the skin 
E)  Treatment using chemicals

Question 16

Which medical term means incision into the nail?

Accepted Answer

A)  lipectomy 
B)  onychectomy 
C)  onychotomy 
D)  rhytidoplasty 
E)  xenograft 
A)  lipectomy 
B)  onychectomy 
C)  onychotomy 
D)  rhytidoplasty 
E)  xenograft

Question 17

Which of the following medical terms mean inflammation of hard skin?

Accepted Answer

A)  dermatosclerosis 
B)  scleronychitis 
C)  sclerodermatitis 
D)  keratodermatitis 
E)  dermatoscleritis 
A)  dermatosclerosis 
B)  scleronychitis 
C)  sclerodermatitis 
D)  keratodermatitis 
E)  dermatoscleritis

Question 18

A verruca is more commonly called a

Accepted Answer

A)  freckle. 
B)  mole. 
C)  scar. 
D)  wart. 
E)  scratch. 
A)  freckle. 
B)  mole. 
C)  scar. 
D)  wart. 
E)  scratch.

Question 19

A pus-filled blister is called a

Accepted Answer

A)  vesicle. 
B)  crust. 
C)  bulla. 
D)  pustule. 
E)  papule. 
A)  vesicle. 
B)  crust. 
C)  bulla. 
D)  pustule. 
E)  papule.

Question 20

Which of the following is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term steatoma?

Accepted Answer

A)  steato (fat) + oma (hernia) = hernia filled with fatty tissue 
B)  steat (fat) + oma (tumor) = fatty tumor 
C)  steat (oil) + oma (hernia) = hernia filled with oil 
D)  steato (pus) + oma (formation) = formation of pus 
E)  steat (pus) + oma (tumor) = tumor filled with pus 
A)  steato (fat) + oma (hernia) = hernia filled with fatty tissue 
B)  steat (fat) + oma (tumor) = fatty tumor 
C)  steat (oil) + oma (hernia) = hernia filled with oil 
D)  steato (pus) + oma (formation) = formation of pus 
E)  steat (pus) + oma (tumor) = tumor filled with pus

Identify and define the roots in the term xanthoderma.

Translate the term steatitis.

Identify the correct pronunciation for the term eczema.

A patient with a lack of skin pigment causing white skin all over the body has

Translate the term chemotherapy.

The correct spelling of the medical term for itching is

ID is an abbreviation that means

What is the correct pronunciation for the term anhidrosis?

Translate the termonychopathy.

TD is an abbreviation that means

A nevus is more commonly called a

What is the correct pronunciation for the term alopecia?

A type of medication that destroys or opposes the growth of microorganisms is an

The abbreviation ABCDE stands for

Which medical term means incision into the nail?

Which of the following medical terms mean inflammation of hard skin?

A verruca is more commonly called a

A pus-filled blister is called a

Which of the following is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term steatoma?

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Identify and define the roots in the term xanthoderma.

Translate the term steatitis.

Identify the correct pronunciation for the term eczema.

A patient with a lack of skin pigment causing white skin all over the body has

Translate the term chemotherapy.

The correct spelling of the medical term for itching is

ID is an abbreviation that means

What is the correct pronunciation for the term anhidrosis?

Translate the termonychopathy.

TD is an abbreviation that means

A nevus is more commonly called a

What is the correct pronunciation for the term alopecia?

A type of medication that destroys or opposes the growth of microorganisms is an

The abbreviation ABCDE stands for

Which medical term means incision into the nail?

Which of the following medical terms mean inflammation of hard skin?

A verruca is more commonly called a

A pus-filled blister is called a

Which of the following is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term steatoma?

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Introduction to Health Records

The Musculoskeletal Systemorthopedics

The Nervous Systemneurology and Psychiatry

The Sensory Systemophthalmology and Otolaryngology

The Endocrine Systemendocrinology

The Blood and Lymphatic Systemshematology and Immunology

The Cardiovascular Systemcardiology

The Respiratory Systempulmonology

The Gastrointestinal Systemgastroenterology

The Urinary and Male Reproductive Systemsurology

The Female Reproductive Systemgynecology, Obstetrics, and Neonatology

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