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Medical Knowledge Worksheet (Pages 2–6)

Total questions: 111

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A precancerous lesion that occurs on the mucous membrane of the tongue and is common among smokers is

a)

leukoderma

b)

melanoma

c)

scleroderma

d)

leukoplakia

2.

A condition in which the heart is unable to pump adequate amounts of blood to the tissues and organs is

a)

cardiac failure

b)

congestive failure

c)

rheumatic heart disease

d)

arteriosclerosis

3.

The diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the brain, spinal cord, and nerve disorders are called

a)

internal medicine

b)

neurology

c)

nuclear medicine

4.

An inflammation of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord due usually to a bacterial infection from the ears, sinuses, lungs, or a brain abscess is called

a)

encephalitis

b)

meningitis

c)

herpes zoster

d)

multiple sclerosis

5.

Which of the following functional changes would be least expected in patients with acute myocardial infection?

a)

a decrease in cardiac output

b)

a decrease in left-ventricular end-diastolic pressure

c)

an increase in pulmonary wedge pressure

d)

an increase in central venous pressure

6.

A quick rising and collapsing (waterhammer) pulse is a characteristic of

a)

mitral stenosis

b)

aortic stenosis

c)

mitral regurgitation

d)

aortic regurgitation

7.

A lift or heave is the rise with each heartbeat of the

a)

lungs

b)

sternum

c)

heart

d)

mediastinum

8.

Hypertension in an adult is defined as blood pressure greater than

a)

120/89

b)

130/80

c)

110/85

d)

140/90

9.

The precordium refers to the area of the chest overlying the

a)

lungs

b)

sternum

c)

heart

d)

mediastinum

10.

A slow-rising and sustained carotid pulse is a characteristic of

a)

mitral stenosis

b)

aortic stenosis

c)

mitral regurgitation

d)

aortic regurgitation

11.

In cluster headaches

a)

the onset typically occurs at night during REM sleep

b)

the pain is unilateral and non-throbbing

c)

there may be conjunctival injection and tearing of the eye of the involved side

d)

none of these

12.

Migraine headaches may be

a)

heralded by visual disturbances

b)

continuous, lasting for weeks

c)

aggravated by oral contraceptives

d)

all of these

13.

The most common type of headache is

a)

classic migraine

b)

tension headache

c)

cluster headache

d)

inflammation headache

14.

Variation in the shape of red cells would be indicated as

a)

poikilocytosis

b)

anisocytosis

c)

anasostosis

d)

poikotosis

15.

Erythroblastosis fetalis is an example of what type of disease found in newborns characterized by anemia, jaundice, and enlargement of the liver and spleen

a)

aplastic

b)

iron deficiency

c)

pernicious

d)

hemolytic

16.

A thrombotic occlusion is a/an

a)

irregular heart rhythm

b)

increased platelet formation

c)

condition of unknown etiology

d)

blocking of an artery by a clot

17.

An inflammation of the skin usually causing itching and sometimes accompanied by scaling or blisters is

a)

pemphigus

b)

keratosis

c)

impetigo

d)

eczema

18.

Coronary artery disease is directly associated with

a)

normal heart rhythms

b)

restricted blood flow to the heart

c)

bacterial infection

d)

mitral stenosis

19.

A congenital defect consisting of the absence of a vertebral arch of the spinal column is called

a)

hydrocephalus

b)

spina bifida

c)

tabes dorsalis

d)

paresthesia

20.

Paralysis of the lower limbs and at varying degrees of the lower trunk is called

a)

paraplegia

b)

hemiplegia

c)

paresis

d)

paresthesia

21.

A seizure disorder affecting 1 to 2 percent of the population and associated with abnormal electrical impulses from neurons of the brain is

a)

encephalitis

b)

Bell's palsy

c)

epilepsy

d)

meningitis

22.

Persons incapable of forming melanin are called

a)

albino

b)

leukoderma

c)

Caucasian

d)

pale faced

23.

Increasing evidence has linked idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) with

a)

circulating IgG molecules reactive with platelet surfaces

b)

prominent decrease in complement levels

c)

catastrophic lysis of platelets in the free circulation

d)

platelets bound with IgG molecules that are more readily removed and destroyed by macrophages in the spleen and liver

24.

Serum sickness

a)

occurs only after the administration of foreign serums to humans

b)

occurs within a few minutes following the administration of the offending antigen

c)

may cause joint pain, lymph node enlargement, and neuritis

d)

requires many previous periods of exposure to an offending antigen before disease is seen

25.

Individuals at risk for hemolytic reaction to transfused blood are those sensitized to red blood cell antigens by prior

a)

transfusion

b)

pregnancy

c)

transfusion and pregnancy

d)

none of these

26.

Which of the following are characteristics of infantile eczema?

a)

it usually appears in the first year of life

b)

it is associated with a great increase in sebaceous activity, producing excessively oily skin

c)

in all cases, it occurs permanently by three years of age

d)

it is associated with red, raised, pruritic, scaling areas involving the cheek, scalp, and diaper area

27.

Hereditary angioedema (HANE)

a)

involves the same mechanism as angioedema accompanying acute urticaria

b)

manifests as recurrent bouts of edema involving peripheral structures as well as the larynx and bowel

c)

produces laryngeal edema which usually develops in a matter of minutes and is accompanied by urticaria

d)

implies low activity levels of the factor that normally inhibits the activated first component of the complement system

28.

Which of the following may precipitate individual attacks of asthma?

a)

volatile irritants from organic solvents

b)

exposure to mists and dusts in industrial plants

c)

inhalation of cold air

d)

all of these

29.

A condition indicating that certain elements are lacking in the blood.

a)

angina

b)

anemia

c)

ischemia

d)

all of these

30.

A mysterious condion which kills apparently healthy infants between the ages of 4 weeks and 7 months.

a)

apnea

b)

pneumonia

c)

tuberculosis

d)

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome SIDS

31.

An acute bronchopneumonia which derived it's name from a highly publisized incident where 182 people developed the disease at a convention in Philadelphia in 1976.

a)

AIDS

b)

asian flu

c)

Legionnaires' disease

d)

none of these

32.

A metabolic brain disorder affecting primarily postmenapausal women and is characterized by the loss of calcium and phosphate from the bone.

a)

scoliosis

b)

kyphosis

c)

osteoporosis

d)

sprain

33.

What chronic inflammatory disease attacks joints and surrounding and tissues, and is intermittent with periods of remissions?

a)

dysplagia

b)

dislocation

c)

bursitis

d)

rheumatoid arthritis

34.

What contagious, superficial skin infection is usually seen in young children.

a)

keloid

b)

ringworm

c)

impetigo

d)

verrucae

35.

A condition of excessive intraoccular pressure which results in atropyof the optic nerve is called.

a)

ordeolum

b)

amblyopia

c)

glaucoma

d)

strabismus

36.

A gradually developing cloudiness of the lens, occurring most frequenty in persons over 70 years of age is.

a)

blepharititis

b)

pink eye

c)

cataracts

d)

amblyopia

37.

Which of the following tissue changes are associated with uncomplicated asthma?

a)

gradual loss of supporting of bronchial striated muscle

b)

atrophy of bronchial smooth muscle

c)

smooth muscle spasm, mucosal edema

d)

hypersecretion of visid mucus

38.

A fragile organism called gonococcus bacteria causes which of the following?

a)

genital herpes

b)

crabs

c)

gonorrhea

d)

PMS

39.

A chronic disease of insulin deficiency or resistance of is.

a)

cushing syndrome

b)

diabetes mellitis

c)

cretinism

d)

insulin transfusion

40.

A critical illness resulting in the sudden cessation of kidney function is.

a)

renal failure

b)

polycystic kidney

c)

pyelonephritis

d)

spastic colon

41.

An encircled lesion in the mucous membrane lining of the stomach is.

a)

polyp

b)

hernia

c)

peptic ulcer

d)

all of these

42.

A condion characterized by alternating constipation and diarrhea is called.

a)

ulcerative colitis

b)

spastic colitis

c)

pancreatitis

d)

all of these

43.

A crack in the lining of the anus is referred to as.

a)

hemorrhoids

b)

fissure

c)

fistula

d)

foramon

44.

A condition characterized by frequent liquid stools is.

a)

colitis

b)

diarrhea

c)

flatus

d)

none of these

45.

Congenital anemia occurs primarily in African Americans and about 1 in 10 carry the abnormal gene called.

a)

ischemia

b)

angina

c)

sickle cell

d)

trisomy 21

46.

The most potent stimulus to increasing coronary blood flow is.

a)

systemic lactic acidosis

b)

local myocardial hypoxia

c)

sympathetic stimulation

d)

increased arterial pressure

47.

The medical term for the physician who treats skin disease is.

a)

urologist

b)

dermatologist

c)

pathologist

d)

dentist

48.

The term for disease producing is.

a)

pathogenic

b)

histology

c)

pathology

d)

bacteriology

49.

Diabetes Mellitus is a disease that involves the.

a)

pancreas

b)

pituitary gland

c)

thyroid gland

d)

adrenal glands

50.

A medical specialty in which radioactive substances are used in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease is.

a)

aerospace medicine

b)

nuclear medicine

c)

forensic

d)

neurological

51.

Diagnosis and treatments of maladies of the musculoskeletal system.

a)

radiology

b)

orthopaedic surgery

c)

physical medicine

d)

opthalmology

52.

Osteolysis means.

a)

cartilage build up

b)

cartilage break down

c)

dissolving the bone

d)

joint inflammation

53.

Luekemia is.

a)

cancer

b)

a blood condition

c)

a blood condition involving red cells

d)

a blood condition involving white cells

54.

Inflammation of the renal pelvis is referred to as.

a)

nephritis

b)

renitis

c)

cystitis

d)

pyelonephritis

55.

Intercostal refers to.

a)

under the cartilage

b)

on the cartilage

c)

under the ribs

d)

between the ribs

56.

Inside the cell is referred to as.

a)

intracellular

b)

intercellular

c)

pericellular

d)

none of these

57.

Hepatitis is inflammation of the.

a)

liver

b)

spleen

c)

kidney

d)

stomach

58.

A malignant tumor is referred to as.

a)

myoma

b)

carcinoma

c)

sarcoma

d)

adenoma

59.

A malignant tumor of the epithelium is a

a)

uvula

b)

carcinoma

c)

myoma

d)

petechiae

60.

Pathology is

a)

the study of paths

b)

the study of disease

c)

the process of disease

d)

the study of microbiology

61.

A myoma is

a)

a malignant tumor

b)

a benign tumor

c)

a tumor of the muscle

d)

a tumor of the gland

62.

High blood pressure is referred to as

a)

hypertension

b)

hyperemia

c)

hypertrophy

d)

hyperthermia

63.

Bradycardia refers to

a)

slow heart rate

b)

fast heart rate

c)

sinus rhythm

d)

enlarged heart

64.

Infection refers to

a)

toxic

b)

sepsis

c)

cocci

d)

chills

65.

Remission refers to

a)

worsening of symptoms

b)

recurrence of symptoms

c)

lessoning of symptoms

d)

relapse

66.

Relapse refers to

a)

remission

b)

recurrence of symptoms

c)

lessoning of symptoms

d)

recovery form disease

67.

Pancytopenia refers to a

a)

decrease in white cells

b)

decrease in red cells

c)

increase in all blood cells

d)

decrease in all blood cells

68.

Metastasis refers to

a)

growth of cancer cells from one tissue to another

b)

a form of sarcoma

c)

a form of carcinoma

d)

a form of strep

69.

Liver enlargement is referred to as

a)

hypomegaly

b)

hyperhepat

c)

hyperliver

d)

hepatomegaly

70.

An abnormal increase in red blood cells is called

a)

erythropenia

b)

erythrocytosis

c)

erythrodextrin

d)

erythrophage

71.

One who studies disease is a

a)

pathology

b)

pathologist

c)

pathos

d)

patio

72.

Inflammation of the joint and bone is referred to as

a)

osetitis

b)

arthritis

c)

osteoarthritis

d)

osteorthrosis

73.

Hysteropathy refers to

a)

any uterine disorder

b)

a suture

c)

any excision

d)

removal of the uterine

74.

An allergy is

a)

an irritation of the mucosa

b)

a state of hypersensitivity

c)

a condion of living organisms

d)

an irritation of the sinus cavity

75.

Anemias are diseases of the

a)

brain

b)

red blood cells

c)

white blood cells

d)

none of these

76.

The isles of Langerhans uestion Text

a)

produces adrenalin

b)

stimulate growth of the thyroid

c)

produces insulin

d)

produces ADH

77.

Goiter

a)

controls levels of blood calcium

b)

secretes steroids

c)

is the result of hypoparathyroidism

d)

is visible swelling of the thyroid gland

78.

The urinary system is composed of the

a)

prostate, bladder, kidneys, ureters

b)

kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra

c)

kidneys, bladder, urethra, external genitalia

d)

kidneys, bladder, urethra, cervix

79.

For the first 2 months, the unborn child is referred to as

a)

a fetus

b)

an embryo

c)

a neonate

d)

an ovum

80.

Apgar is

a)

a medical term meaning nutrition

b)

a rating mechanism for the newborn

c)

a nutritional medium used to grow bacterial cultures

d)

none of these

81.

The number of bones in the body is

a)

90

b)

100

c)

206

d)

4508

82.

The longest bone in the body is the

a)

tibia

b)

fibula

c)

femur

d)

humerus

83.

An osteoblast

a)

produces tissue

b)

reabsorbs and digests dead bone tissue

c)

replaces cartilidge with bone tissue

d)

is a cell of mesodermal origin which is concerned with the formation of bones

84.

Arteries

a)

carry oxygen rich blood from all parts of the body back to the heart

b)

have one-way valves to prevent back flow

c)

carry oxygen rich blood from the heart to all parts of the body

d)

have thin one celled walls

85.

Tissues are composed of

a)

muscles

b)

flesh

c)

cells

d)

organs

86.

Nucleo refers to

a)

nucleus

b)

mitocondria

c)

karyo

d)

ribosome

87.

A condition in which the heart is unable to pump adequate amounts of blood to the tissues and organs

a)

cardiac failure

b)

congestive failure

c)

rheumatic heart disease

88.

The voice box is called the

a)

glottis

b)

larynx

c)

pharynx

d)

trachea

89.

The air sacs in the lungs in which the exchange of gasses takes place is

a)

lobes

b)

capillaries

c)

bronchioles

d)

alveoli

90.

The serous membrane which lines the abdominal wall is called

a)

perineum

b)

peritoneum

c)

pleura

d)

perioardium

91.

Cellular elements in the blood which are important in coagulation are

a)

purpura

b)

prothrombin

c)

platelets

d)

phagocytes

92.

The valve located on the right side of the heart is the

a)

tricuspid valve

b)

pulmonary valve

c)

aortic valve

d)

septal valve

93.

The function of the veins is to

a)

carry deoxygenated blood to the heart

b)

carry antigens

c)

remove waste

d)

carry blood that is rich in oxygen from the heart

94.

Canals in the inner ear that affect equilibrium are

a)

optic canals

b)

semicircular canals

c)

auditory canals

95.

Which of the following bones from the forehead and bony sockets contain the eyes?

a)

parietal

b)

temporal

c)

frontal

d)

mandible

96.

The bat-shaped bone that extends behind the eyes and forms part of the base of the skull is called

a)

occipital bone

b)

ethmoid bone

c)

parietal bone

d)

sphenoid bone

97.

Facial bones that compose the massive upper jaw bones

a)

maxillary

b)

vomer

c)

lacrimal

d)

mandibular

98.

Facial bones that compose the lower jaw are referred to as the

a)

maxillary

b)

lacrimal

c)

vomer

d)

mandibular

99.

The collar bone, a sleder bone, on each side of the body, connecting the breastbone to each shoulder is the

a)

scapula

b)

acromion

c)

clavicle

d)

none of the choices

100.

The outermost layer of the skin is the

a)

corium

b)

subcutaneous

c)

epidermis

d)

none of the above

101.

Pain over the course of a nerve is

a)

polyneuritis

b)

neuralgia

c)

meningitis

d)

neurodermatitis

102.

The area between the lungs that contain the heart, trachea, esophagus, and thymus gland is called

a)

pleural cavities

b)

mediastinum

c)

none of these

103.

A substance used by the stomach, necessary for the digestion of food, is called

a)

glycogen

b)

hydrochloric acid

c)

insulin

d)

glucose

104.

Tiny microscopic projections in the walls of the small intestine that absorbs nutrients into the blood, are

a)

rugae

b)

villus, villi

c)

uvula

d)

pylorus

105.

The surgical breaking of ones is called

a)

osteoclasia

b)

octectomy

c)

osteoporosis

d)

ostectomy

106.

The excision of a bone is called

a)

ostectomy

b)

osteosynthesis

c)

osteolysis

d)

osteorrhaphy

107.

The bones of the fingers are called

a)

navicular

b)

lunate

c)

hamate

d)

phalanges

108.

Aponeuroses are

a)

flattened tendons attaching muscles

b)

smooth muscle

c)

striated muscles

d)

bones of the smaller extremities

109.

Prepatellar bursitis is located at or near the

a)

hip

b)

knee

c)

shoulder

d)

elbow

110.

Olecranon bursitis is located at or near the

a)

hip

b)

shoulder

c)

spine

d)

elbow

111.

The main cause of the disease of the cerebral cortex

a)

arteriosclerosis

b)

syphilis

c)

tumors

d)

all of these

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