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10 Tough Questions about Medical Terminology

This is a short quiz about medical terminology. Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by jaredrrt. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
jaredrrt

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
109,188

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

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Question 1 of 10

1. What disease is known to cause total loss of hair on all parts of the body? Hint

Alopecia totalis

Alopecia universalis

Alopecia areata

baldness

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Question 2 of 10

2. What does febrile mean? Hint

A low body temperature

An elevated body temperature

A normal body temperature

A fluctuating body temperature

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these is not a part of the knee joint? Hint

Lateral condyle of femur

Posterior cruciate ligament

Fibular collateral ligament

Costal cartilage

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the material that forms in the intestines of a fetus and becomes the first stools of a newborn called? Hint

Allopurinol

Flatus

Meconium

Psammoma

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Question 5 of 10

5. An oriental sore, a form of Leishmaniasis, is a dermatologic disease transferred to humans by a bite from which of the following organisms? Hint

Leach

Mosquito

Tick

Sand fly

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these cells are not a part of the blood? Hint

Erythrocyte

Thrombocyte

Promeleocyte

Monocyte

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which medication is given to patients taking a pulmonary function test to provocate the bronchial walls of the airway, or more simply put, to stimulate an asthma attack? Hint

Methalcholine

Metaproterenol

Acetylcysteine

Albuterol

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which is not a part of the small intestine? Hint

Caecum

Jejunum

Ileum

Duodenum

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which bronchopulmonary segments are in the left lung, but not the right? Hint

Lingula

Lateral basal

Apical

Superior

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these bacterial species is identified as Gram-Positive (Gram staining is a method of identifying and classifying bacteria developed by Hans C.J. Gram)? Hint

Staphylococcus aureus

Haemophilus influenzae

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What disease is known to cause total loss of hair on all parts of the body?

Answer: Alopecia universalis

Alopecia totalis is the loss of all hair on the scalp, Alopecia areata creates only bald patches on the scalp, and baldness is, of course, the general term of no hair on the scalp.

2. What does febrile mean?

Answer: An elevated body temperature

Latin for Febris, or fever.

3. Which of these is not a part of the knee joint?

Answer: Costal cartilage

The Costal cartilage is a part of the ribcage.

4. What is the material that forms in the intestines of a fetus and becomes the first stools of a newborn called?

Answer: Meconium

Flatus is gas, Psammoma is a neoplasm, Allopurinol is a drug.

5. An oriental sore, a form of Leishmaniasis, is a dermatologic disease transferred to humans by a bite from which of the following organisms?

Answer: Sand fly

The oriental sore occurs primarily in Africa, Asia, and some Medierranean countries.

6. Which of these cells are not a part of the blood?

Answer: Promeleocyte

The promeloeocyte is a part of the bone marrow.

7. Which medication is given to patients taking a pulmonary function test to provocate the bronchial walls of the airway, or more simply put, to stimulate an asthma attack?

Answer: Methalcholine

Acetylcysteine is a mucolytic, Albuterol is a bronchodilator, and Metaproterenol is a less commonly used bronchodilator.

8. Which is not a part of the small intestine?

Answer: Caecum

The Caecum is the where the ileum dumps (the terminal portion of the small intestine) into the large intestine. It is also where the appendix is located.

9. Which bronchopulmonary segments are in the left lung, but not the right?

Answer: Lingula

The left lung has the lingular area, the right has the middle lobe, one of the three lobes of the right lung. The other two lobes of the right lung are the upper and lower lobes. The left only has 2 lobes, the upper and lower.

10. Which of these bacterial species is identified as Gram-Positive (Gram staining is a method of identifying and classifying bacteria developed by Hans C.J. Gram)?

Answer: Staphylococcus aureus

Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Haemophilus influenzae, and Klebsiella pneumoniae are gram-negative.

Source: Author jaredrrt

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