Introduction to Veterinary Terminology FInal Exam (copy)

Final Exam for introduction to veterinary terminology, unit 6 in the course introduction to veterinary technology at Penn Foster College

The right shoulder is __________ and __________ to the body's midline.

Lateral

Cartilage is an example of _______?

Connective tissue

Which of the following choices best describes a diagnostic suffix in medical terminology?

Diagnostic suffixes tell us that something about the body isn't the way it's supposed to be

What does the medical term "alimentary" refer to?

Food

What's the purpose of a combining vowel in medical terminology?

To make words easier to pronounce

What cavity does the peritoneum surround?

Abdominal

Which of the following body cavities would be a dorsal cavity?

Spinal

What does the prefix ANTE- mean?

Before

What does the affix do in medical terminology?

Modifies the meaning of the root

Dorsal recumbency will allow a veterinarian to easily examine which area of an animal?

Ventrum

A pet owner is complaining about a growth in the underside of her rabbit. What region of the body is this referring to?

Ventral

An example of striated muscle tissue may be found in the

leg

Why is the metric system commonly used in medical measurement?

Its simplicity in its base-10 system

Through what part of a cell does diffusion occur?

Plasma membrane

What's the best practice for analyzing medical terminology that you're unfamiliar with?

Begin at the end to see if the suffix can indicate the overall meaning of the word

The root of ARTHRO in medical terminology refers to

joints

What's the suffix in PANLEUKOPENIA

PENIA

When reading "DIA-" in the word diagnosis, what assumption can be made?

The term is a prefix

The pituitary gland is a part of which body system?

Endocrine

Which body system carries wastes, nutrients, hormones, and gases to and from body cells?

Lymph