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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term hydrophobia?


A) hydro (fire) + phobia (excessive fear) = fear of fire
B) hydro (heights) + phobia (excessive fear) = fear of heights
C) hydro (light) + phobia (excessive fear) = fear of light
D) hydro (marketplace) + phobia (excessive fear) = fear of open spaces
E) hydro (water) + phobia (excessive fear) = fear of water

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Another word for "mind" is:


A) psycho
B) psyche
C) psycho and psyche
D) None of these

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Build a medical term that means "bad feeling or sensation."


A) Cephalodynia
B) Dysesthesia
C) Encephalalgia
D) Neuralgia
E) Paresis

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Translate the medical term lobectomy as literally as possible.


A) Lobe incision
B) Lobe loose
C) Lobe reconstruction
D) Lobe removal
E) Lobe suture

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Translate the medical term encephalomyeloneuropathy as literally as possible.


A) Disease of the brain, muscles, and nerves
B) Disease of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves
C) Disease of the brain, head, and nerves
D) Disease of the head, spinal cord, and nerves
E) Disease of the head, muscles, and nerves

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A procedure used to examine blood vessels is an MRA or


A) Magnetic Resonance Angiography
B) Magnetic Resonance Analgesic
C) Magnetic Resonance Angiography and Magnetic Resonance Analgesic
D) None of these

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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term dysphasia?


A) dys (bad) + phas (feeling, sensation) + ia (condition) = bad feeling or sensation
B) dys (bad) + phas (speaking) + ia (condition) = bad speech condition (difficulty speaking)
C) dys (good) + phas (feeling, sensation) + ia (condition) = good feeling or sensation
D) dys (not) + phas (feeling, sensation) + ia (condition) = absence or lack of feeling or sensation
E) dys (not) + phas (speaking) + ia (condition) = not speaking (a mute)

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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term apathy?


A) a (in) + path (suffering, disease) + y (condition) = internal feeling or sensation
B) a (in) + path (sleep) + y (condition) = condition of being asleep
C) a (no) + path (suffering, disease) + y (condition) = without feeling; lack of emotion
D) a (not) + path (sleep) + y (condition) = not sleeping
E) a (out) + path (suffering, disease) + y (condition) = inability to feel or experience any sensation

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Build a medical term that means "head pain."


A) Cephalodynia
B) Dysesthesia
C) Encephalalgia
D) Neurodynia
E) Paresis

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Which drug lessens anxiety?


A) Analgesic
B) Antidepressant
C) Anxiolytic
D) Hypnotic
E) Thrombolytic

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Translate the medical term hydrocephaly as literally as possible.


A) "Large head condition": abnormally large head
B) "Pus head condition": accumulation of pus in the brain
C) "Small head condition": abnormally small head
D) "Water head condition": abnormal accumulation of spinal fluid in the brain

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Which root refers to the nerve bundle?


A) dur/o
B) gangli/o
C) mening/o, meningi/o
D) myel/o
E) phren/o

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Translate the medical term cephalalgia as literally as possible.


A) Brain pain
B) Cerebellum pain
C) Head pain
D) Mind pain
E) Nerve pain

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Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term myelodysplasia?


A) myelo (muscle) + dys (bad) + plas (creation) + ia (condition) = defective creation of new muscle tissue
B) myelo (muscle) + dys (bad) + plas (tone) + ia (condition) = poor muscle tone
C) myelo (spinal cord) + dys (bad) + plas (formation) + ia (condition) = defective formation of the spinal cord
D) myelo (spinal cord) + dys (bad) + plas (movement) + ia (condition) = bad movement of the spinal cord
E) myelo (spinal cord) + dys (bad) + plas (weakness) + ia (condition) = weak spinal cord

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Build a medical term that means "nerve pain."


A) Cephalodynia
B) Dysesthesia
C) Encephalalgia
D) Neuralgia
E) Paresis

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Which of following statements most accurately describes PET?


A) A procedure used to examine the blood vessels
B) A procedure used to examine the spinal cord
C) An imaging procedure that uses radiation to produce cross sections of the brain
D) An imaging technique that produces an image of the brain using sound waves sent through the skull
E) Inserting a needle into the lumbar region of the spine in order to collect spinal fluid

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Excessive fear of heights is known as:


A) acrophobia.
B) agoraphobia.
C) hydrophobia.
D) kleptomania.
E) photophobia.

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Translate the medical term cerebral palsy as literally as possible.


A) "Pertaining to brain paralysis": paralysis caused by damage to the area of the brain responsible for movement
B) "Pertaining to brain partial paralysis": partial paralysis caused by damage to the area of the brain responsible for movement
C) "Pertaining to nerve paralysis": paralysis caused by damage to the nerves
D) "Pertaining to nerve partial paralysis": partial paralysis caused by damage to the nerves

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Translate the medical term pseudesthesia as literally as possible.


A) Negative sensation
B) Burn sensation
C) Beside sensation
D) False sensation
E) Together sensation

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A person with prosopagnosia has an inability to:


A) recognize sounds.
B) experience emotions.
C) locate a sensation.
D) move.
E) recognize faces.

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