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Which line contains only correct adjectives?

nazal, mucous, metabolic, ennzymatic

nasal, mucus, metabolyc, enzymatic

nasal, mucous, metabolical, enzimatic

nazal, mucos, metabolic, enzymatic

nasal, mucous, metabolic, enzymatic

Choose the one word or phrase which is closest in meaning to the word in CAPITALS: Ultrasonic waves
are BEYOND the range of sounds a human can hear.

outside

without

over

around

with

The following prefixes a-, di-, intra-, patho-, retro- refer to?

with, two, through, disease, backward

with, double, within, sick, before

without, double, through, sick, backward

without, two, within, disease, backward

with, two, through, disease, before

Which pair of antonyms is correct?

recommended - unrecommended

recomended - unrecomended

recommended – dysrecommended

recommended – disrecommended

recommended – anrecommended

Choose the one word or phrase which is closest in meaning to the word in CAPITALS: If a fever PERSISTS,
a more serious infection may be present.
disappears

continues

perishes

vanishes

goes

Which line contains only correct adjectives?

prophylactyc, hepative, renal, tissular

prophilactic, hepatic, renous, tissular

profilactic, hepatic, rennal, tissular

prophylactic, hepatic, renal, tissular

prophylactic, hepatical, renal, tisular

Which series of synonyms is correct?

addictive = habit-forming = compelling

cut = excision = laceration

bone pain = arthralgia = arthrodynia

os = ossicle = osiculum

narrowing = obstruction = occlusion

The red marrow produces the ... used throughout the body to transport …

erythrocytes, oxygen

leukocytes, antibodies

thrombocytes, thrombi

serum, erythrocytes

plasma, red blood cells

Choose the one word or phrase which is closest in meaning to the word in CAPITALS: In the fetus,
cartilage forms a temporary skeleton that will gradually be CHANGED into bone.

transformed

straightened

hardened

fused
cut

Choose the one word or phrase which is closest in meaning to the word in CAPITALS: Inflammation of a
joint is characteristically symptomatic of some AILMENTS.

digression

malady

lament

menace

threat

The correct antonyms are:

anpreventable, hypohidration, ainflammatory, inconscious

unpreventable, hypohydration, anti-inflammatory, unconscious

apreventable, hipohydration, aninflammatory, anconscious

non-preventable, hipohidratyon, anti-inflamatory, aconscious

anti-preventable, hypohidratyon, uninflammatory, anticonscious

Which series contains words that are not misspelled?

extra-murral education, awarreness, lightheadness, flabby, chorium

extra-mural education, awareness, lightheadedness, flaby, corium

extra-murral education, awarenes, lightheadness, flabby, chorium

extra-mural education, awarrenes, lightheadness, flaby, chorium

extra-mural education, awareness, lightheadedness, flabby, corium

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: After he had ran (A) for (B) half a mile, he passed (C)
the stick to the next (D) runner.

had ran

for

passed

the next

none of the mentioned options

Choose the one word or phrase which is closest in meaning to the word in CAPITALS: Vitamin B1 is water
SOLUBLE, as are all the B-complex vitamins.

dissolvable
exorbitant

penetratable

absorbent

resistant

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: Psychiatrists spend a lot of time
studying the mind. So ... psychologists.

does

do

did

spend

are

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: Although a doctor may be able to diagnose (A) a
problem perfect (B), he still may not be able to (C) find a drug to which (D) the patient will respond.

to diagnose

perfect

be able to

to which

none of the mentioned options

The following combining forms adip(o), bronchiol(o), copr(o), dactyl(o), enter(o) refer to?

fat, bronchus, feces, pollex, large intestine

fat, bronchiole, faex, hallux, small intestine

fat, bronchiole, feces, finger, intestine

fat, bronchus, feces, finger, small intestine

fat, bronchiole, faex, hallux, large intestine

The correct plurals are:

atrium, scotomata, laringes, pollixes

atriae, scotomae, larynxes, pollices

atriums, scotomora, larinxes, polleces

atria, scotomata, larynges, pollices


none of the mentioned options

The correct antonyms are:

harmful, unable, to discontinue, immature

harfull, anable, to dyscontinue, imature,

harmfulless, inable, to decontinue, immatur

unharmful, non-able, to dicontinue, immature

unharmfull, antiable, to descontinue, imatur

The following combining forms phalang(o), rubr(o), spermat(o), trache(o), uter(o) refer to?

phalanx, red, sperm, trachea, uterus

pharynx, red, spermatozoon, windpipe, uterus

phalanges, rash, sperm, trachea, utriculus

phalanges, red, sperm, windpipe, utriculus

phalanx, rash, spermatozoon, trachea, uterus

Muscles control ... and many organic functions by contracting in response to ... signals.

bones, inner

bones, outer

movements, nerve

action, external

action, internal

The correct plurals are:

cervyxes, salpynges, enemae, alumna

cervixes, salpinxes, enema, alumnae

cervyces, salpynxes, enematora, alumne

cervices, salpinges, enemata, alumnae

none of the mentioned options

The greatest figure in the history of ancient medicine was … of ….

Hipocrates, Rome

Hypocrates, Athens

Hippocrat, China
Hippocrates, Kos

Hyppocrates, Persia

Coarctation is not a synonym of:

constriction

stenosis

narrowing

widening

any of the mentioned options

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: The vet decided that he had to
operate ... the cat to save its life.

on

with

to

at

in

Which pair of synonyms is correct?

digitalis = chamo

sleepiness = lightheadedness

hypotension = high blood pressure

adverse = negative

Which series contains words that are not misspelled?

examminee, wilow, paralisys, epystaxis, stopage

examinee, willow, paralysis, epistaxis, stopage

examinee, wilow, paralysys, epystaxis, stoppage

examinee, willow, paralysis, epistaxis, stoppage

examminee, wilow, paralisys, epystaxis, stopage

Which pair of synonyms is correct?

respiratory failure = respiratory sufficiency

moist = dry
peritoneum = abdominal membrane

foramen = closure

alveolus = air bag

Which pair of synonyms is correct?

inability = handicap

anamnesis = amnesia

drug metabolism = biotransformation

housemaid’s knee = tennis elbow

mitral valve = tricuspid valve

The body is supported and given shape by the skeletal-muscular system, consisting of more than …
bones and the muscles and ... which are connected to them.

100, joints

250, articulations

150, ligaments

200, tendons

300, aponeuroses

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: How much (A) times did the doctors have to (B) do the
test before obtaining the results (C) they wanted (D)?

much

doctors have to

obtaining the results

wanted

none of the mentioned options

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: About (A) one person on (B) ten is a potential (C)
sufferer (D) of hay fever.

About

on

potential

sufferer

none of the mentioned options


Which verbs are correctly spelled?

to aleviate, to clott, to heel, to sever

to alleviate, to clot, to heal, to sever

to alleviatte, to cloth, to heale, to severe

to aleviat, to cloht, to hill, to sever

none of the mentioned options

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: If early (A) arrival of the doctor is expected (B), try not
to administering (C) medical assistance on (D) your own.

early

is expected

administering

on

none of the mentioned options

At the ... of the vertebral column is the ..., which surrounds and protects the brain.

left, rib cage

center, thorax

side, cranium

top, skull

apex, cervix

Which series contains words that are not formed with the prefix iso-?

isometric, isoallele, isocellular, isoenergetic, isodynamic

isometric, isoallele, isocellular, isodynamic, isogamete

isothermic, isodynamic, isoallele, isocellular, isoenergetic

isokinetic, isometric, isoallele, isocellular, isothermic

isometric, isolate, isoallele, isocellular, isodynamic

The correct plurals are:

corpora, vertebrae, stimulus, pedes

corpa, vertebrata, stimuluses, pes

corpera, vertebra, stimuli, pedes


corporata, vertebrae, stimuli, pes

none of the mentioned options

Which pair of verbs is correct?

to beat = to wound

to cleanse = to purify

to attend = to nurture

to expel = to drop out

to sweat = to eliminate

The ... blood is distributed through the ... system to all tissues.

oxygen, cardiac

oxygen-enriched, cardiovascular

oxygenated, cardiothoracic

oxygen-poor, circulatory

deoxygenated, heart

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: Plant cuttings who (A) are placed (B) in water will
develop roots and can then be (C) planted in soil (D).

who

placed

then be

in soil

none of the mentioned options

Bones are composed of minerals, ... matter and water, held together by a cementlike substance called
….

inorganic, cartilage

organic, collagen

anorganic, cementum

organic, matrix

grey, bone marrow

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: Not one (A) in one hundred children exposed to the
disease are (B) likely (C) to develop (D) symptoms of it.
Not one

are

likely

to develop

none of the mentioned options

The ... system converts digestible food to ... and disposes of the rest.

gastric, chyme

gastrointestinal, molecules

digestive, energy

metabolic, energy

digesting, nutrients

Which series contains words that are not misspelled?

curriculum, clubbing, stuffiness, drowsiness, diaphoresis

curiculum, clubing, stufiness, drownsiness, dyaphoresis

curicullum, clubbing, stufiness, drownsiness, dyaphoresis

curriculum, clubbing, stuffines, drowsiness, dyaphoresis

curicullum, clubing, stuffiness, drownsiness, diaphoresis

Which line contains only correct adjectives?

allergic, fetal, otic, ophtalmic

allergic, fetal, otical, oftalmic

alergic, fettal, otic, ophtalmyc

allergen, fetus, otic, oftalmic

allergical, fetalic, otic, ophtalmic

1.Which verbs are correctly spelled?

to aleviate, to clott, to heel, to sever

to alleviate, to clot, to heal, to sever

to alleviatte, to cloth, to heale, to severe

to aleviat, to cloht, to hill, to sever


none of the mentioned options

2.The ... blood is distributed through the ... system to all tissues.

oxygen, cardiac

oxygen-enriched, cardiovascular

oxygenated, cardiothoracic

oxygen-poor, circulatory

deoxygenated, heart

3.Which series contains words that are not misspelled?

examminee, wilow, paralisys, epystaxis, stopage

examinee, willow, paralysis, epistaxis, stopage

examinee, wilow, paralysys, epystaxis, stoppage

examinee, willow, paralysis, epistaxis, stoppage

examminee, wilow, paralisys, epystaxis, stopage

4.The body is supported and given shape by the skeletal-muscular system, consisting of more than …
bones and the muscles and ... which are connected to them.

100, joints

250, articulations

150, ligaments

200, tendons

300, aponeuroses

5.Which series contains words that are not formed with the prefix iso-?

isometric, isoallele, isocellular, isoenergetic, isodynamic

isometric, isoallele, isocellular, isodynamic, isogamete

isothermic, isodynamic, isoallele, isocellular, isoenergetic

isokinetic, isometric, isoallele, isocellular, isothermic

isometric, isolate, isoallele, isocellular, isodynamic

6.Which line contains only correct adjectives?

nazal, mucous, metabolic, ennzymatic

nasal, mucus, metabolyc, enzymatic


nasal, mucous, metabolical, enzimatic

nazal, mucos, metabolic, enzymatic

nasal, mucous, metabolic, enzymatic

7.Choose the one word or phrase which is closest in meaning to the word in CAPITALS: In the fetus,
cartilage forms a temporary skeleton that will gradually be CHANGED into bone.

transformed

straightened

hardened

fused

cut

8.Choose the one word or phrase which is closest in meaning to the word in CAPITALS: Ultrasonic waves
are BEYOND the range of sounds a human can hear.

outside

without

over

around

with

9.The following combining forms adip(o), bronchiol(o), copr(o), dactyl(o), enter(o) refer to?

fat, bronchus, feces, pollex, large intestine

fat, bronchiole, faex, hallux, small intestine

fat, bronchiole, feces, finger, intestine

fat, bronchus, feces, finger, small intestine

fat, bronchiole, faex, hallux, large intestine

10.Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: If early (A) arrival of the doctor is expected (B), try
not to administering (C) medical assistance on (D) your own.

early

is expected

administering

on

none of the mentioned options


11.The correct antonyms are:

harmful, unable, to discontinue, immature

harfull, anable, to dyscontinue, imature,

harmfulless, inable, to decontinue, immatur

unharmful, non-able, to dicontinue, immature

unharmfull, antiable, to descontinue, imatur

12.Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: Psychiatrists spend a lot of time
studying the mind. So ... psychologists.

does

do

did

spend

are

13.Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: Although a doctor may be able to diagnose (A) a
problem perfect (B), he still may not be able to (C) find a drug to which (D) the patient will respond.

to diagnose

perfect

be able to

to which

none of the mentioned options

14.Which series of synonyms is correct?

addictive = habit-forming = compelling

cut = excision = laceration

bone pain = arthralgia = arthrodynia

os = ossicle = osiculum

narrowing = obstruction = occlusion

15.The following combining forms phalang(o), rubr(o), spermat(o), trache(o), uter(o) refer to?

phalanx, red, sperm, trachea, uterus

pharynx, red, spermatozoon, windpipe, uterus


phalanges, rash, sperm, trachea, utriculus

phalanges, red, sperm, windpipe, utriculus

phalanx, rash, spermatozoon, trachea, uterus

16.Choose the one word or phrase which is closest in meaning to the word in CAPITALS: Inflammation of
a joint is characteristically symptomatic of some AILMENTS.

digression

malady

lament

menace

threat

17.Coarctation is not a synonym of:

constriction

stenosis

narrowing

widening

any of the mentioned options

18.Choose the one word or phrase which is closest in meaning to the word in CAPITALS: If a fever
PERSISTS, a more serious infection may be present.

disappears

continues

perishes

vanishes

goes

19.The correct plurals are:

corpora, vertebrae, stimulus, pedes

corpa, vertebrata, stimuluses, pes

corpera, vertebra, stimuli, pedes

corporata, vertebrae, stimuli, pes

none of the mentioned options


20.At the ... of the vertebral column is the ..., which surrounds and protects the brain.

left, rib cage

center, thorax

side, cranium

top, skull

apex, cervix

21.Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: Not one (A) in one hundred children exposed to the
disease are (B) likely (C) to develop (D) symptoms of it.

Not one

are

likely

to develop

none of the mentioned options

22.The following prefixes a-, di-, intra-, patho-, retro- refer to?

with, two, through, disease, backward

with, double, within, sick, before

without, double, through, sick, backward

without, two, within, disease, backward

with, two, through, disease, before

23.Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: How much (A) times did the doctors have to (B) do
the test before obtaining the results (C) they wanted (D)?

much

doctors have to

obtaining the results

wanted

none of the mentioned options

24.The correct plurals are:

cervyxes, salpynges, enemae, alumna

cervixes, salpinxes, enema, alumnae


cervyces, salpynxes, enematora, alumne

cervices, salpinges, enemata, alumnae

none of the mentioned options

25.Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: About (A) one person on (B) ten is a potential (C)
sufferer (D) of hay fever.

About

on

potential

sufferer

none of the mentioned options

26.Which pair of antonyms is correct?

recommended - unrecommended

recomended - unrecomended

recommended – dysrecommended

recommended – disrecommended

recommended – anrecommended

27.Bones are composed of minerals, ... matter and water, held together by a cementlike substance
called ….

inorganic, cartilage

organic, collagen

anorganic, cementum

organic, matrix

grey, bone marrow

28.The greatest figure in the history of ancient medicine was … of ….

Hipocrates, Rome

Hypocrates, Athens

Hippocrat, China

Hippocrates, Kos

Hyppocrates, Persia
29.Which pair of synonyms is correct?

digitalis = chamomile

ataxia = dyscoordination

sleepiness = lightheadedness

hypotension = high blood pressure

adverse = negative

30.Which pair of verbs is correct?

to beat = to wound

to cleanse = to purify

to attend = to nurture

to expel = to drop out

to sweat = to eliminate

31.Which pair of synonyms is correct?

respiratory failure = respiratory sufficiency

moist = dry

peritoneum = abdominal membrane

foramen = closure

alveolus = air bag

32.The red marrow produces the ... used throughout the body to transport …

erythrocytes, oxygen

leukocytes, antibodies

thrombocytes, thrombi

serum, erythrocytes

plasma, red blood cells

33.The ... system converts digestible food to ... and disposes of the rest.

gastric, chyme

gastrointestinal, molecules

digestive, energy

metabolic, energy
digesting, nutrients

34.Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: The vet decided that he had to
operate ... the cat to save its life.

on

with

to

at

in

35.Which series contains words that are not misspelled?

curriculum, clubbing, stuffiness, drowsiness, diaphoresis

curiculum, clubing, stufiness, drownsiness, dyaphoresis

curicullum, clubbing, stufiness, drownsiness, dyaphoresis

curriculum, clubbing, stuffines, drowsiness, dyaphoresis

curicullum, clubing, stuffiness, drownsiness, diaphoresis

36Choose the one word or phrase which is closest in meaning to the word in CAPITALS: Vitamin B1 is
water SOLUBLE, as are all the B-complex vitamins.

dissolvable

exorbitant

penetratable

absorbent

resistant

37.Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: After he had ran (A) for (B) half a mile, he passed (C)
the stick to the next (D) runner.

had ran

for

passed

the next

none of the mentioned options

38.The correct antonyms are:

anpreventable, hypohidration, ainflammatory, inconscious


unpreventable, hypohydration, anti-inflammatory, unconscious

apreventable, hipohydration, aninflammatory, anconscious

non-preventable, hipohidratyon, anti-inflamatory, aconscious

anti-preventable, hypohidratyon, uninflammatory, anticonscious

39.Muscles control ... and many organic functions by contracting in response to ... signals.

bones, inner

bones, outer

movements, nerve

action, external

action, internal

40.Which series contains words that are not misspelled?

extra-murral education, awarreness, lightheadness, flabby, chorium

extra-mural education, awareness, lightheadedness, flaby, corium

extra-murral education, awarenes, lightheadness, flabby, chorium

extra-mural education, awarrenes, lightheadness, flaby, chorium

extra-mural education, awareness, lightheadedness, flabby, corium

41.The correct plurals are:

atrium, scotomata, laringes, pollixes

atriae, scotomae, larynxes, pollices

atriums, scotomora, larinxes, polleces

atria, scotomata, larynges, pollices

none of the mentioned options

42.Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: Plant cuttings who (A) are placed (B) in water will
develop roots and can then be (C) planted in soil (D).

who

placed

then be

in soil

none of the mentioned options


43Which line contains only correct adjectives?

allergic, fetal, otic, ophtalmic

allergic, fetal, otical, oftalmic

alergic, fettal, otic, ophtalmyc

allergen, fetus, otic, oftalmic

allergical, fetalic, otic, ophtalmic

44.Which line contains only correct adjectives?

prophylactyc, hepative, renal, tissular

prophilactic, hepatic, renous, tissular

profilactic, hepatic, rennal, tissular

prophylactic, hepatic, renal, tissular

prophylactic, hepatical, renal, tisular

45.Which pair of synonyms is correct?

inability = handicap???????

anamnesis = amnesia

drug metabolism = biotransformation

housemaid’s knee = tennis elbow

mitral valve = tricuspid valve

Choose the one word or phrase which is closest in meaning to the word in CAPITALS: GENETIC
components are often responsible for some phases of learning disabilities.

precise

inert

imprecise

leisure

hereditary

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: About (A) one person on (B) ten is a potential (C)
sufferer (D) of hay fever.

About

on
potential

sufferer

none of the mentioned options

Which verbs are correct?

to hospitalize, to whithstand, to swalow, to enhance

to hospitalyze, to whitstand, to suallow, to inhance

to dehospitalize, to witstand, to swalou, to anhance

to hospitalize, to withstand, to swallow, to enhance

none of the mentioned options

The correct plurals are:

hiluma, otites, nervus, viscera

hilae, ottites, nervora, viscerata

hila, otitides, nervi, viscera

hilata, otitidis, nervum, viscora

none of the mentioned options

Which line contains only correct adjectives?

patologic, anafylactic, cellular, epithelial

pathologic, anaphilactic, celular, epithelial

pathollogic, anaphylactic, cellular, epitelial

pathologic, anaphylactic, cellular, epithelial

patologic, anaphylactic, celular, epitelial

Which pair of synonyms is correct?

convalescence = aggravation

profession = occupation

outstanding = dull

myalgia = otodynia

scurvy = crossed-eyes

The correct plurals are:

sinusora, femurae, funga, alga


sinusi, femora, fungii, algae

sinus, femora, fungi, algae

sinusera, femurata, fungus, algas

none of the mentioned options

The Hippocratic School of Medicine ... medicine in ancient ....

founded, Athens

put an end to, Rome

revolutionized, Greece

developed, Europe

had nothing to do with, Egypt

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: No one is admitted to the
examination room without … student’s card.

his

an

one's

their

theirs

Dermis is not a synonym of:

hypodermis

derma

corium

cutis

middle layer

Functionally, the nervous system can be divided into the ... nervous system, which controls skeletal
muscles, and the ... nervous system, which controls smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands.

central, peripheral

central, peripheric

visceral, somatic

somatic, autonomic
autonomic, central

Choose the one word or phrase which is closest in meaning to the word in CAPITALS: Medical
researchers have made studies of the physical changes that occur when people UNDERGO long periods
of stress.

initiate

deny

anticipate

experience

try

The correct plurals are:

genuses, musculi, bronchii, epistaxis

genera, musculii, bronchus, epistaxes

genura, musculus, bronchae, epistaxises

generata, musculae, broncha, epistaxeses

none of the mentioned options

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: The most common (A) form of (B) treatment it (C) is
mass inoculation and chlorination of water sources (D).

The most common

of

it

water sources

none of the mentioned options

Most drugs produce a ... of effects that range from the ... response to the unexplained and potentially
life-threatening response.

range, adverse

specter, beneficial

spectrum, desired

number, usual

series, good
Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: Neither too much (A) rest nor (B) a (C) diet of rich food
are (D) good for the body.

too much

nor

are

none of the mentioned options

Choose the one word or phrase which is closest in meaning to the word in CAPITALS: The Greeks
believed that the heart was the SEAT of intelligence.

spot

chair

purpose

center

threat

Which pair of synonyms is correct?

neck = collum

larynx = throat

pulmonary circulation = greater circulation

femur = shank bone

hallux = thumb

Which series contains words that are not formed with the prefix ante-?

antenatal, anterior, antecubital, anteversion, antebrachium

anteflexion, anterior, ante cibum, antemortem, antebrachium

anteflexion, anterior, antenna, anteversion, antebrachium

anteflexion, antemortem, antenatal, anteversion, antebrachium

antenatal, anterior, anteflexion, antemortem, antebrachium

Which series contains words that are not misspelled?

alumnus, symptomatology, periferal, odynophobia, overecxertion

allumnus, simptomatology, peripheral, odinofobia, overexertion


allumnus, symptomatology, peripheral, odynofobia, overexertion

alumnus, simptomatology, periferal, odynophobia, overecxertion

alumnus, symptomatology, peripheral, odynophobia, overexertion

The heart is ... the size of two ….

doubly, peas

roughly, fists

almost, nuts

rather, apples

often, lungs

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: How much (A) times did the doctors have to (B) do the
test before obtaining the results (C) they wanted (D)?

much

doctors have to

obtaining the results

wanted

none of the mentioned options

The correct antonyms are:

acompliant, useles, dysjunction, ineficient

decompliant, usseless, dysjunctyon, unefficient

non-compliant, useless, disjunction, inefficient

uncompliant, unuseless, disjunctyon, uneficient

discompliant, inuseless, dizjunction, non-efficient

During the contraction phase, called the ..., oxygenated blood is pumped out of the left ventricle into
the …

systole, coronary artery

diastole, right atrium

systole, pulmonary trunk

diastole, left atrium

systole, aorta
The following prefixes an-, dia-, medio-, peri-, sub- refer to?

without, through, median, around, under

without, around, half, together, small

with, through, median, around, under

without, around, half, around, small

with, around, median, together, small

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: She is ... charming that everybody
likes her.

so

such

too

very

to

Which pair of antonyms is correct?

widespread – narrow-spread

symptomatic – anti-symptomatic

hydration – dehydration

hyperpigmentation – excess pigmentation

to miss a class – to cut a class

Too much ... activity may produce a ....

heavy, headache

difficult, loss of consciousness

physical, fever

strenuous, strain

mental, sprain

The presence of food in the patient’s ... can alter drug ....

mouth, metabolism

stomach, absorption

throat, elimination
mouth, distribution

blood, absorption

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: It is ... I have to remind you of calling
on them.

the four time

fourth time

four times

the fourth time

four time

The following combining forms laryng(o), mamm(o), nephr(o), ophthalm(o), pharmac(o) refer to?

larynx, breast, nephron, eye, pharmacology

windpipe, chest, ren, ophthalmology, drug

windpipe, breast, nephron, ophthalmology, pharmacist

larynx, chest, ren, eye, pharmacology

larynx, breast, kidney, eye, drug

Which series of synonyms is correct?

living body = corpse = cadaver

arthrodial joint = plane joint = gliding joint

multinucleate = mononucleate = plurinucleate

fatigue = tiredness = relaxation

os = osseous = osteal

The correct antonyms are:

unsafe, anti-pyretic, endogenous, abnormal

antisafe, anty-piretic, endogenos, anormal

ansafe, anty-pyretic, endoginous, unnormal

unseif, anti-pyretyc, endogen, abnormal

safeless, anti-piretyc, endogenouss, anormal

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: Cardiac arrest occurs … heart muscle
stops beating during a heart attack or after a severe accident.
when

in that

although

due to

with

Which pair of synonyms is correct?

tooth = dens

cecum = deaf gut

ren = hepar

chewing = ingestion

inspiration = exhalation

The following combining forms hydro(o), mast(o), oste(o), pneum(o), sten(o) refer to?

liquid, breast, bone, lung, narrow

water, chest, bone, lung, narrow

water, breast, bone, breath, narrow

liquid, chest, bone, breath, broad

water, chest, bone, lung, broad

Which line contains only correct adjectives?

ocullar, necrotic, hipertensive, dietary

ocular, necrotic, hypertensive, dietary

ocular, necrotic, hypertenssive, dietery

ocularic, necrozal, hypertensive, dietary

ocular, necrotic, hipertensive, dietery

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: If these tulips were planted this year, they will be (A)
likely (B) to bloom (C) next year (D) and every year thereafter.

will be

likely

to bloom

next year
none of the mentioned options

Dentistry (A) is a branch of (B) medicine that (C) has developed very dramatic (D) in the last twenty
years.

Dentistry

branch of

that

dramatic

none of the mentioned options

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: When I last (A) saw Janet, she hurried (B) to her next
class on the other (C) side of the campus and did not have (D) time to talk.

last

hurried

the other

did not have

none of the mentioned options

Which series contains words that are not misspelled?

atendance, lectures hall, electrocardiograme, motling, bradicardia

attendance, lecture hall, electrocardiogram, mottling, bradycardia

attendance, lectures hall, electrocardiogram, mottling, bradykardia

atendance, lecture hall, electrocardiograme, motling, bradykardia

attendance, lectures hall, electrocardiograme, mottling, bradicardia

Which line contains only correct adjectives?

gastrous, farmacological, therapeutic, liminal

gastric, pharmacologycal, terapeutic, liminal

gastric, pharmacological, therapeutic, liminal

gastrical, farmacological, therapeutic, liminal

gastric, pharmacological, terapeutic, limminal

Which pair of verbs is correct?

to oxygenate = to oxygenize
to examine (a patient) = to consult (a patient)

to hamper = to facilitate

to help = to aide

to contact = to merge

Which series contains words that are not misspelled?

associate professor, compassionate, neurohypophysis, cylinder, systolic

associate professor, compasionate, neurohypophisis, cylinder, systolic

associate professor, compassionate, neurohypophysis, cilinder, sistolic

associate profesor, compasionate, neurohypophysis, cylinder, sistolic

asociate profesor, compasionate, neurohypophysis, cilinder, systolic

The organ that ... bile is the ...

secretes, cholecyst

produces, gallbladder

stores, liver

stores, gallbladder

secretes, pancreas

Which series contains words that are not formed with the prefix dis-?

disarticulate, discrete, disjunction, displacement, dismember

disarticulate, disinfect, disjunction, displacement, dismember

disinfect, discontinue, disjunction, disuse, displacement

discontinue, disarticulate, disjunction, displacement, dismember

disarticulate, disjunction, disinfect, displacement, disuse

Which pair of synonyms is correct?

crown = radix

tenth cranial nerve = phrenic nerve

connection = rete

collagen fiber = white fiber


cartilaginous = myelinated

The correct plurals are:

cannula, seruma, stenoses, bacillii

cannulae, sera, stenoses, bacilli

cannulata, serata, stenosises, bacillus

cannulora, seratora, stenossis, bacillata

none of the mentioned options

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: The resident stopped to write (A) the medical record
because (B) he had to go (C) on the rounds (D).

to write

because

go

on the rounds

none of the mentioned options

At the bottom of the spinal column is the ..., which connects the vertebral column to the ….

cervix, cranium

medulla oblongata, brain

coccyx, pelvic girdle

sacrum, pelvis

sacrum, coccyx

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: If early (A) arrival of the doctor is expected (B), try not
to administering (C) medical assistance on (D) your own.

early

is expected

administering

on

none of the mentioned options

Which verbs are correctly spelled?

to discharge from, to dispose of, to isolate, to respond


to discharge to, to dispose from, to izolate, to response

to discharge at, to dispose to, to isolate, to respont

to discharge in, to dispose on, to izolate, to respond

to discharge into, to dispose under, to isolate, to response

The heart is located within the ... and it is flanked on each side by ...

chest, blood vessels

abdomen, arteries

rib cage, the liver and pancreas

thorax, the lungs

abdomen, the kidneys

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: High levels of toxins … in the rat’s
blood.

are measuring

has been measured

is measuring

have been measured

were measuring

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: Once considered a luxury, the (A) CT scan has become
(B) a necessary (C) even for (D) poor hospitals.

the

has become

necessary

even for

none of the mentioned options

Which line contains only correct adjectives?

allergic, fetal, otic, ophtalmic

allergic, fetal, otical, oftalmic

alergic, fettal, otic, ophtalmyc

allergen, fetus, otic, oftalmic


allergical, fetalic, otic, ophtalmic

The following combining forms abdomin(o), broch(o), cephalo(o), fibr(o), gastr(o) refer to?

viscera, bronchus, cerebrum, thread, stomach

abdomen, bronchitis, head, fiber, belly

viscera, bronchitis, head, fiber, stomach

abdomen, bronchus, head, fiber, stomach

abdomen, bronchiolus, brain, thread, belly

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: Not one (A) in one hundred children exposed to the
disease are (B) likely (C) to develop (D) symptoms of it.

Not one

are

likely

to develop

none of the mentioned options

The correct plurals are:

cubiti, bursitides, oculae, melanomae

cubitus, bursititides, oculi, melanomi

cubiti, bursitides, oculi, melanomata

cubituses, bursititides, oculae, melanome

none of the mentioned options

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: After he had ran (A) for (B) half a mile, he passed (C)
the stick to the next (D) runner.

had ran

for

passed

the next

none of the mentioned options

The air passes through the larynx (...) and ... (windpipe) into the bronchi and bronchioles.

nasal passages, trachea


voice box, trachea

pharynx, esophagus

vocal cords, gullet

nostrils, os

Which series contains words that are not misspelled?

tenurred professor, covennant, iathrogenic, gynglymus, raged

tennured professor, covenant, iathrogenic, gynglimus, ragged

tenured professor, covenant, iatrogenic, ginglymus, ragged

tennurred professor, covennant, iatrogenic, ginglymus, raged

tenured professor, covennant, iathrogenic, ginglimus, ragged

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: They were having ... a nice time at
the party that they didn't want to leave.

so

to

too

very

such

Skeletal muscles are called ... because they can be ... controlled.

involuntary, seldom

voluntary, subconsciously

voluntary, consciously

visceral, viscerally

voluntary, regularly

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: It (A) can take hundreds (B) of different experiments to
achieve (C) a (D) ultimate solution.

It

hundreds

to achieve

a
none of the mentioned options

The following prefixes ambi-, de-, iso-, per-, semi- refer to?

both sides, with, equal, inner, half

together, without, peer, through, middle

together, without, equal, through, half

both sides, with, peer, inner, half

both sides, without, equal, inner, middle

Which line contains only correct adjectives?

prophylactyc, hepative, renal, tissular

prophilactic, hepatic, renous, tissular

profilactic, hepatic, rennal, tissular

prophylactic, hepatic, renal, tissular

prophylactic, hepatical, renal, tisular

Which series contains words that are not misspelled?

enrollment, registrar, mankind, accessory, clamminess

enrolment, registrar, mankind, acessory, claminess

enrollment, registrer, menkind, accesory, clammines

enrolment, registrar, mankind, acessory, clamminess

enrollment, registrer, menkind, accessory, claminess

The correct antonyms are:

deactivation, unrrelated, powerfull, desorientation

deactivation, inrelated, powerfulless, dizorientation

disactivation, inrrelated, unpowerful, dysorientation

inactivation, unrelated, powerful, disorientation

dysactivation, non-related, unpowerful, deorientation

Group is not a synonym of:

bundle

cluster

bunch
unit

collection

Which pair of synonyms is correct?

joint = articulation

corpus = corpse

reluctant = confident

exacerbation = improvement

roughly = hardly

The following combining forms fasci-, gloss(o), heter(o), ischio(o), jejun(o) refer to?

band, cheek, other, hip, large intestine

band, tongue, different, hip, jejunum

cluster, tongue, different, thigh, intestine

band, oral cavity, other, hip, jejunum

cluster, tongue, different, thigh, large intestine

Which pair of synonyms is correct?

drowsiness = dizziness

esophagus = gut

interplay = side effect

bucca = mouth

back of the neck = nucha

The correct antonyms are:

anmyelinated, imovable, irreversyble, dysplacement

amyelinated, imovvable, ireversible, displacement

unmielinated, inmovable, irreverssible, dysplacement

unmyelinated, immovable, irreversible, displacement

unmielynated, immovabil, ireverssible, displacement

Choose the one word or phrase which is closest in meaning to the word in CAPITALS: The QUEST for the
cure for the common cold has continued for decades.

hypothesis
search

margin

prelude

ideal

The heart is enclosed by a double ... of serous membrane, the ....

sac, pericardium

pocket, endocardium

covering, epicardium

sack, periosteum

pouch, epicardium

An inflammation of a tendon (tendonitis), of the protective sac at a joint (...) or of a muscle itself (...)
may occur.

arthritis, myosis

arthritis, myositis

bursitis, myositis

synovitis, myocarditis

tenosynovitis, myosis

Hippocrates is referred to as the "... of ... Medicine".

paragon, alternative

model, holistic

parent, Eastern

father, Western

ideal, modern

Which line contains only correct adjectives?

nazal, mucous, metabolic, ennzymatic

nasal, mucus, metabolyc, enzymatic

nasal, mucous, metabolical, enzimatic

nazal, mucos, metabolic, enzymatic

nasal, mucous, metabolic, enzymatic


Muscles such as the stomach muscles and the heart are ... and are operated automatically by the …

voluntary, central nervous system

involuntary, central nervous system

automatic, peripheral nervous system

automatic, autonomic nervous system

involuntary, sympathetic nervous system

Choose the one word or phrase which is closest in meaning to the word in CAPITALS: Pantothenic acid is
ABUNDANT in liver, eggs, white potatoes and peanuts.

plentiful

scarce

inadequate

insufficient

enough

Choose the one word or phrase which is closest in meaning to the word in CAPITALS: The circulatory
system helps DISPOSE OF wastes that would harm the body if they accumulated.

catch up with

get rid of

bear up under

run out of

add up to

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: The room was full of people and ... of
them were speaking

neither

both

all

each

together

Which pair of antonyms is correct?

toxin - atoxin

to interpret - to uninterpret
tastefull - tasteless

regular – non-regular

to enhance - to decrease

Which series contains words that are not misspelled?

sillabus, patology, rinorhea, corpolent, wheze

syllabus, pathology, rhinorrhea, corpulent, wheeze

sillabus, pathology, rhinorhea, corpolent, wheze

silabus, patology, rinorrhea, corpulent, weeze

syllabus, patology, rhinorrhea, corpolent, wheeze

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: Every (A) man and woman should vote (B) for (C) the
candidate of their choice (D).

Every

should vote

for

their choice

none of the mentioned options

The correct plurals are:

herniaea, cecae, calculii, phenomena

herniae, ceca, calculi, phenomena

herniata, cecora, calculus, phenomenons

herniora, cecum, calculora, phenomenata

none of the mentioned options

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: The government is opposed … giving
people large pay raises.

to

against

at

for

in
Which pair of verbs is correct?

to clog = to coagulate

to route = to get rid of

to employ = to utilize

to assimilate = to take out

to breathe in = to exhale

Which series of synonyms is correct?

route = path = means

druggist = apothecary = chemist’s

bleeding = hemorrhage = blood lost

backbone = rachis = spinal column

gullet = enteron = intestine

Which series of synonyms is correct?

myosis = myositis = constriction of the pupil

ichthyosis = fish skin = sauriderma

rib box = thoracic cage = thorax

fibula = calf bone = splinter bone

thorax = breast = pectus

Which line contains only correct adjectives?

laryngeal, peristaltic, skeletal, clavicular

laringeal, perystaltic, skeletal, clavicular

laryngial, peristaltic, skeletar, clavicular

laryngeal, peristhaltic, sckeletal, clavicular

laryngear, peristaltal, skeletal, clavicular

Some adverse drug effects induced by the prescribed drug, known as ... effects, may mimic ... disorders.

long-term, certain

iatrogenic, degenerative

idiopathic, false
iatrogenic, pathologic

idiosyncratic, brain

The correct antonyms are:

inproper, unadequate, fearfull, inabsorbable

inproper, non-adequate, fearfulless, unabsorbable

improper, inadequate, fearful, non-absorbable

anti-proper, inadecvate, unfearful, misabsorbable,

non-proper, non-adecvate, unfearfull, mysabsorbable

Adverse drug reactions that can affect the integumentary system are:

hyperactivity, insomnia

angina, arrhythmia

bloating, constipation

enuresis, hematuria

acne, eczema

The following combining forms femor(o), gingiv(o), hepat(o), leuk(o), myel(o) refer to?

femur, gum, hepatic segments, white, bone marrow

femur, gingivitis, liver, leukocyte, spinal cord

femur, gingiva, liver, leukocyte, marrow

femur, gum, liver, white, marrow

femur, gum, hepatic segments, white, spinal cord

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: Surgical (A) apparatus has to (B) be capable of (C) great
precise (D).

surgical

has to

of

precise

none of the mentioned options

Three layers of tissue make up the skin: the …, the … and the … .

connective, nervous, osseous


interstitial, osseous, cartilaginous

epithelial, nervous, interstitial

epidermes, dermes, subcutes

epidermis, dermis, subcutis

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: The immune system of a person
afflicted with AIDS ... the ability to attack diseases that invade the body.

without

minus

lacks

with

are

The correct antonyms are:

to disinfect, anti-microbial, non-addictive, unrelated

to desinfect, anti-mycrobial, inaddictive, anrelated

to dizinfect, anty-microbial, anti-addictive, arelated

to dysinfect, anty-mycrobial, unaddictive, irrelated

to dezinfect, amicrobial, anaddictive, arelated

The correct plurals are:

humerus, parteses, mitochondriona, ovae

humeri, partis, mitochondria, ovum

humeri, partes, mitochondria, ova

humeruses, partises, mitochondria, ovata

none of the mentioned options

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: ... being the outer protective covering
of the body, the skin performs many other necessary functions.

beside

besides

just as

similar
at

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: After driving (A) for twenty miles, he suddenly realized
(B) that he has been driving (C) in (D) the wrong direction.

After driving

realized

has been driving

in

none of the mentioned options

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: She has ... record on the whole team.

the best

the better

the most good

an even better

a better

The following prefixes anti-, hemi-, micro-, post-, syn- refer to?

against, half, small, above, together

without, middle, small, after, through

against, middle, minute, after, together

without, half, minute, above, through

against, half, small, after, together

Choose the one word or phrase which is closest in meaning to the word in CAPITALS: A CONSCIENTIOUS
researcher pays attention to detail.

careless

resistant

heedless

hasty

meticulous

Which line contains only correct adjectives?

secretary, diaphiseal, exudative, discal


secretory, diafyseal, exudativ, diskal

secretory, diaphyseal, exudative, discal

secretory, diafiseal, exudative, discous

secretor, diaphiseal, exudative, diskal

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: Historians believe that (A) some forms (B) of an
advertising (C) must be as old as barter (D) and trade.

believe that

forms

an advertising

as barter

none of the mentioned options

Pernicious is not a synonym of:

toxic

poisonous

deleterious

lethal

beneficial

The correct plurals are:

crura, radices, enemata, parietes

cruora, radix, enemae, pariet

crurae, radicies, enemata, parietis

crurata, radixes, enematera, parieta

none of the mentioned options

Which pair of verbs is correct?

to moisten = to humidify

to scatter = to unite

to relay = to trust

to take up = to give off

to diffuse = to gather
Choose the one word or phrase which is closest in meaning to the word in CAPITALS: In severe
poisoning, give soapy or salty water to INDUCE vomiting.

control

clean

cause

stop

retreat

Which pair of synonyms is correct?

diplopia = triple vision

crux = cross

thrush = vertigo

emesis = stupor

candidiasis = mononucleosis

Choose the one word or phrase which is closest in meaning to the word in CAPITALS: The teacher gave a
course SYNOPSIS on the first day of class.

swindle

narration

mystery

outline

rehearsal

Which pair of synonyms is correct?

chondralgia = pain in the shoulder

scarred = cicatrix

cavity = head

narrowing = juncture

eye socket = orbit

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: When one leaves (A) a medical device to be repaired
(B), he assumes (C) that it will be repaired good (D).

leaves

repaired
assumes

good

none of the mentioned options

... protects the body from microbes and other impurities, prevents the ... of body fluids, and regulates
body temperature.

derma, ingress

epidermis, accumulation

skin, loss

tegument, loss

skin, ingress

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: The population problem around the world is
complicated (A), since much (B) people see benefits in having (C) large families (D).

is complicated

much

in having

families

none of the mentioned options

Which pair of synonyms is correct?

sternum = chest bone

rib = costa

precava = inferior vena cava

patella = knee bone

vertebra C1 = axis

Generalized treatments Hippocrates prescribed included ... and the consumption of ....

sun-bathing, lemon juice

fasting, apple cider vinegar

phlebotomy, liquids

exercise, fruit

mountain climbing, raw food


Medicine at the time of Hippocrates knew almost nothing of human anatomy and physiology because of
the Greek ... forbidding the ... of humans.

law, treatment

principle, knowledge

taboo, dissection

rule, investigation

state, research

The following combining forms metr(o), phleb(o), stomat(o), thromb(o), cortic(o) refer to?

womb, vein, mouth, thrombus, cortex

womb, vein, mouth, clot, brain

uterus, vein, mouth, thrombus, brain

womb, vessel, mouth, clot, cortex

womb, vas, mouth, thrombus, cortex

Which pair of antonyms is correct?

to hydrate – to dehidrate

to hydrate – to deshydrate

to hydrate – to dishydrate

to hydrate – to dehydrate

to hydrate – to dihidrate

Which series contains words that are not misspelled?

freshner, convallescence, catarr, ossicle, nourishment

fresher, convalescence, catarh, osicle, nurishment

fresher, convallecence, catarrh, osicle, nurishment

fresher, convalescence, catarrh, ossicle, nourishment

freshner, convalecence, catarh, ossicle, nurishment

Occasionally, a patient’s ... system identifies a drug, a drug metabolite, or a drug contaminant as a
dangerous foreign substance that must be ... or destroyed.

digestive, decomposed

immune, neutralized
endocrine, eliminated

digestive, absorbed

endocrine, evacuated

Adverse drug reactions that can affect the central nervous system are:

memory loss, mental changes

hypercholesterolemia, hypotension

transient burning, unusual bruising

proteinuria, pyuria

rash, hives

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: Dr. Stevens, along with (A) her colleagues from (B)
New Mexico, are (C) planning to attend (D) the festivities.

with

her colleagues from

are

to attend

none of the mentioned options

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: Before (A) the 1920's, scientists use to (B) think an
immobilized muscle would (C) become weaker (D).

before

use to

would

weaker

none of the mentioned options

The correct plurals are:

phalanx, residuae, malleii, cicatrixes

phalanxes, residuata, malleora, cicatrix

phalanges, residua, mallei, cicatrices

phalange, residuum, malleata, cicatrises

none of the mentioned options


Which series contains words that are not misspelled?

in-depth education, frailty, glassy, rennin, embedding

indepth education, freilty, glasy, renin, embeding

in-depth education, freilty, glassy, renin, embedding

indepth education, freilty, glassy, rennin, embbedding

indepth education, frailty, glasy, renin, embbedding

Which series contains words that are not misspelled?

graduate, sesion, astma, cicloplegia, lymphangiogram

graduatte, session, asthma, cycloplegia, lymfangiogram

graduate, session, asthma, cycloplegia, lymphangiogram

graduate, sesion, asthm, cicloplegia, lymfangiogram

graduatte, session, asthm, cycloplegia, lymphangiogram

Which verbs are correct?

to ingest, to inflame, to palliate, to dehydrate

to inggest, to inflamme, to paliate, to deshidrate

to ingestion, to inflamate, to deshidratate

to ingerate, to inflammate, to dehidrate

none of the mentioned options

Which series contains words that are not formed with the prefix mis-?

misconduct, misbelieve, misinterpret, mismatch, mislead

misdiagnosis, misbelieve, misuse, misinterpret, mislead

misconduct, misbelieve, misinterpret, mislead, misconduct

misconduct, misbelieve, misinterpret, miserable, mislead

mislead, misbelieve, misinterpret, misdiagnosis, mismatch

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: He should be ... to get out of bed in a
few days.

enoughly strong

strong enough

enough strong
enough stronger

enoughly stronger

Which line contains only correct adjectives?

orral, pharyngeal, plural, ciliary

oral, faringeal, pleural, ciliar

oral, pharingeal, plural, cilliary

oral, pharyngeal, pleural, ciliary

oral, pharryngeal, pleural, cyliary

Which series contains words that are not formed with the prefix dis-?

disarticulate, discrete, disjunction, displacement, dismember

disarticulate, disinfect, disjunction, displacement, dismember

disinfect, discontinue, disjunction, disuse, displacement

discontinue, disarticulate, disjunction, displacement, dismember

disarticulate, disjunction, disinfect, displacement, disuse

Which pair of synonyms is correct?

crown = radix

tenth cranial nerve = phrenic nerve

connection = rete

collagen fiber = white fiber

cartilaginous = myelinated

The correct plurals are:

cannula, seruma, stenoses, bacillii

cannulae, sera, stenoses, bacilli

cannulata, serata, stenosises, bacillus

cannulora, seratora, stenossis, bacillata

none of the mentioned options

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: The resident stopped to write (A) the medical record
because (B) he had to go (C) on the rounds (D).
to write

because

go

on the rounds

none of the mentioned options

At the bottom of the spinal column is the ..., which connects the vertebral column to the ….

cervix, cranium

medulla oblongata, brain

coccyx, pelvic girdle

sacrum, pelvis

sacrum, coccyx

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: If early (A) arrival of the doctor is expected (B), try not
to administering (C) medical assistance on (D) your own.

early

is expected

administering

on

none of the mentioned options

Which verbs are correctly spelled?

to discharge from, to dispose of, to isolate, to respond

to discharge to, to dispose from, to izolate, to response

to discharge at, to dispose to, to isolate, to respont

to discharge in, to dispose on, to izolate, to respond

to discharge into, to dispose under, to isolate, to response

The heart is located within the ... and it is flanked on each side by ...

chest, blood vessels

abdomen, arteries

rib cage, the liver and pancreas

thorax, the lungs


abdomen, the kidneys

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: High levels of toxins … in the rat’s
blood.

are measuring

has been measured

is measuring

have been measured

were measuring

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: Once considered a luxury, the (A) CT scan has become
(B) a necessary (C) even for (D) poor hospitals.

the

has become

necessary

even for

none of the mentioned options

Which line contains only correct adjectives?

allergic, fetal, otic, ophtalmic

allergic, fetal, otical, oftalmic

alergic, fettal, otic, ophtalmyc

allergen, fetus, otic, oftalmic

allergical, fetalic, otic, ophtalmic

The following combining forms abdomin(o), broch(o), cephalo(o), fibr(o), gastr(o) refer to?

viscera, bronchus, cerebrum, thread, stomach

abdomen, bronchitis, head, fiber, belly

viscera, bronchitis, head, fiber, stomach

abdomen, bronchus, head, fiber, stomach

abdomen, bronchiolus, brain, thread, belly

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: Not one (A) in one hundred children exposed to the
disease are (B) likely (C) to develop (D) symptoms of it.

Not one
are

likely

to develop

none of the mentioned options

The correct plurals are:

cubiti, bursitides, oculae, melanomae

cubitus, bursititides, oculi, melanomi

cubiti, bursitides, oculi, melanomata

cubituses, bursititides, oculae, melanome

none of the mentioned options

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: After he had ran (A) for (B) half a mile, he passed (C)
the stick to the next (D) runner.

had ran

for

passed

the next

none of the mentioned options

The air passes through the larynx (...) and ... (windpipe) into the bronchi and bronchioles.

nasal passages, trachea

voice box, trachea

pharynx, esophagus

vocal cords, gullet

nostrils, os

Which series contains words that are not misspelled?

tenurred professor, covennant, iathrogenic, gynglymus, raged

tennured professor, covenant, iathrogenic, gynglimus, ragged

tenured professor, covenant, iatrogenic, ginglymus, ragged

tennurred professor, covennant, iatrogenic, ginglymus, raged

tenured professor, covennant, iathrogenic, ginglimus, ragged


Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: They were having ... a nice time at
the party that they didn't want to leave.

so

to

too

very

such

Skeletal muscles are called ... because they can be ... controlled.

involuntary, seldom

voluntary, subconsciously

voluntary, consciously

visceral, viscerally

voluntary, regularly

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: It (A) can take hundreds (B) of different experiments to
achieve (C) a (D) ultimate solution.

It

hundreds

to achieve

none of the mentioned options

The following prefixes ambi-, de-, iso-, per-, semi- refer to?

both sides, with, equal, inner, half

together, without, peer, through, middle

together, without, equal, through, half

both sides, with, peer, inner, half

both sides, without, equal, inner, middle

Which line contains only correct adjectives?

prophylactyc, hepative, renal, tissular

prophilactic, hepatic, renous, tissular


profilactic, hepatic, rennal, tissular

prophylactic, hepatic, renal, tissular

prophylactic, hepatical, renal, tisular

Which series contains words that are not misspelled?

enrollment, registrar, mankind, accessory, clamminess

enrolment, registrar, mankind, acessory, claminess

enrollment, registrer, menkind, accesory, clammines

enrolment, registrar, mankind, acessory, clamminess

enrollment, registrer, menkind, accessory, claminess

The correct antonyms are:

deactivation, unrrelated, powerfull, desorientation

deactivation, inrelated, powerfulless, dizorientation

disactivation, inrrelated, unpowerful, dysorientation

inactivation, unrelated, powerful, disorientation

dysactivation, non-related, unpowerful, deorientation

Group is not a synonym of:

bundle

cluster

bunch

unit

collection

Which pair of synonyms is correct?

joint = articulation

corpus = corpse

reluctant = confident

exacerbation = improvement

roughly = hardly

The following combining forms fasci-, gloss(o), heter(o), ischio(o), jejun(o) refer to?

band, cheek, other, hip, large intestine


band, tongue, different, hip, jejunum

cluster, tongue, different, thigh, intestine

band, oral cavity, other, hip, jejunum

cluster, tongue, different, thigh, large intestine

Which pair of synonyms is correct?

drowsiness = dizziness

esophagus = gut

interplay = side effect

bucca = mouth

back of the neck = nucha

The correct antonyms are:

anmyelinated, imovable, irreversyble, dysplacement

amyelinated, imovvable, ireversible, displacement

unmielinated, inmovable, irreverssible, dysplacement

unmyelinated, immovable, irreversible, displacement

unmielynated, immovabil, ireverssible, displacement

Choose the one word or phrase which is closest in meaning to the word in CAPITALS: The QUEST for the
cure for the common cold has continued for decades.

hypothesis

search

margin

prelude

ideal

The heart is enclosed by a double ... of serous membrane, the ....

sac, pericardium

pocket, endocardium

covering, epicardium

sack, periosteum

pouch, epicardium
An inflammation of a tendon (tendonitis), of the protective sac at a joint (...) or of a muscle itself (...)
may occur.

arthritis, myosis

arthritis, myositis

bursitis, myositis

synovitis, myocarditis

tenosynovitis, myosis

Hippocrates is referred to as the "... of ... Medicine".

paragon, alternative

model, holistic

parent, Eastern

father, Western

ideal, modern

Which line contains only correct adjectives?

nazal, mucous, metabolic, ennzymatic

nasal, mucus, metabolyc, enzymatic

nasal, mucous, metabolical, enzimatic

nazal, mucos, metabolic, enzymatic

nasal, mucous, metabolic, enzymatic

Muscles such as the stomach muscles and the heart are ... and are operated automatically by the …

voluntary, central nervous system

involuntary, central nervous system

automatic, peripheral nervous system

automatic, autonomic nervous system

involuntary, sympathetic nervous system

Choose the one word or phrase which is closest in meaning to the word in CAPITALS: Pantothenic acid is
ABUNDANT in liver, eggs, white potatoes and peanuts.

plentiful

scarce
inadequate

insufficient

enough

Choose the one word or phrase which is closest in meaning to the word in CAPITALS: The circulatory
system helps DISPOSE OF wastes that would harm the body if they accumulated.

catch up with

get rid of

bear up under

run out of

add up to

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: The room was full of people and ... of
them were speaking

neither

both

all

each

together

Which pair of antonyms is correct?

toxin - atoxin

to interpret - to uninterpret

tastefull - tasteless

regular – non-regular

to enhance - to decrease

Which series contains words that are not misspelled?

sillabus, patology, rinorhea, corpolent, wheze

syllabus, pathology, rhinorrhea, corpulent, wheeze

sillabus, pathology, rhinorhea, corpolent, wheze

silabus, patology, rinorrhea, corpulent, weeze

syllabus, patology, rhinorrhea, corpolent, wheeze


Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: Every (A) man and woman should vote (B) for (C) the
candidate of their choice (D).

Every

should vote

for

their choice

none of the mentioned options

The correct plurals are:

herniaea, cecae, calculii, phenomena

herniae, ceca, calculi, phenomena

herniata, cecora, calculus, phenomenons

herniora, cecum, calculora, phenomenata

none of the mentioned options

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: The government is opposed … giving
people large pay raises.

to

against

at

for

in

Which pair of verbs is correct?

to clog = to coagulate

to route = to get rid of

to employ = to utilize

to assimilate = to take out

to breathe in = to exhale

Which series of synonyms is correct?

route = path = means

druggist = apothecary = chemist’s


bleeding = hemorrhage = blood lost

backbone = rachis = spinal column

gullet = enteron = intestine

Choose the one word or phrase which is closest in meaning to the word in CAPITALS: GENETIC
components are often responsible for some phases of learning disabilities.

precise

inert

imprecise

leisure

hereditary

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: About (A) one person on (B) ten is a potential (C)
sufferer (D) of hay fever.

About

on

potential

sufferer

none of the mentioned options

Which verbs are correct?

to hospitalize, to whithstand, to swalow, to enhance

to hospitalyze, to whitstand, to suallow, to inhance

to dehospitalize, to witstand, to swalou, to anhance

to hospitalize, to withstand, to swallow, to enhance

none of the mentioned options

The correct plurals are:

hiluma, otites, nervus, viscera

hilae, ottites, nervora, viscerata

hila, otitides, nervi, viscera

hilata, otitidis, nervum, viscora


none of the mentioned options

Which line contains only correct adjectives?

patologic, anafylactic, cellular, epithelial

pathologic, anaphilactic, celular, epithelial

pathollogic, anaphylactic, cellular, epitelial

pathologic, anaphylactic, cellular, epithelial

patologic, anaphylactic, celular, epitelial

Which pair of synonyms is correct?

convalescence = aggravation

profession = occupation

outstanding = dull

myalgia = otodynia

scurvy = crossed-eyes

The correct plurals are:

sinusora, femurae, funga, alga

sinusi, femora, fungii, algae

sinus, femora, fungi, algae

sinusera, femurata, fungus, algas

none of the mentioned options

The Hippocratic School of Medicine ... medicine in ancient ....

founded, Athens

put an end to, Rome

revolutionized, Greece

developed, Europe

had nothing to do with, Egypt

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: No one is admitted to the
examination room without … student’s card.

his

an
one's

their

theirs

Dermis is not a synonym of:

hypodermis

derma

corium

cutis

middle layer

Functionally, the nervous system can be divided into the ... nervous system, which controls skeletal
muscles, and the ... nervous system, which controls smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands.

central, peripheral

central, peripheric

visceral, somatic

somatic, autonomic

autonomic, central

Choose the one word or phrase which is closest in meaning to the word in CAPITALS: Medical
researchers have made studies of the physical changes that occur when people UNDERGO long periods
of stress.

initiate

deny

anticipate

experience

try

The correct plurals are:

genuses, musculi, bronchii, epistaxis

genera, musculii, bronchus, epistaxes

genura, musculus, bronchae, epistaxises

generata, musculae, broncha, epistaxeses

none of the mentioned options


Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: The most common (A) form of (B) treatment it (C) is
mass inoculation and chlorination of water sources (D).

The most common

of

it

water sources

none of the mentioned options

Most drugs produce a ... of effects that range from the ... response to the unexplained and potentially
life-threatening response.

range, adverse

specter, beneficial

spectrum, desired

number, usual

series, good

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: Neither too much (A) rest nor (B) a (C) diet of rich food
are (D) good for the body.

too much

nor

are

none of the mentioned options

Choose the one word or phrase which is closest in meaning to the word in CAPITALS: The Greeks
believed that the heart was the SEAT of intelligence.

spot

chair

purpose

center

threat

Which pair of synonyms is correct?

neck = collum
larynx = throat

pulmonary circulation = greater circulation

femur = shank bone

hallux = thumb

Which series contains words that are not formed with the prefix ante-?

antenatal, anterior, antecubital, anteversion, antebrachium

anteflexion, anterior, ante cibum, antemortem, antebrachium

anteflexion, anterior, antenna, anteversion, antebrachium

anteflexion, antemortem, antenatal, anteversion, antebrachium

antenatal, anterior, anteflexion, antemortem, antebrachium

Which series contains words that are not misspelled?

alumnus, symptomatology, periferal, odynophobia, overecxertion

allumnus, simptomatology, peripheral, odinofobia, overexertion

allumnus, symptomatology, peripheral, odynofobia, overexertion

alumnus, simptomatology, periferal, odynophobia, overecxertion

alumnus, symptomatology, peripheral, odynophobia, overexertion

The heart is ... the size of two ….

doubly, peas

roughly, fists

almost, nuts

rather, apples

often, lungs

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: How much (A) times did the doctors have to (B) do the
test before obtaining the results (C) they wanted (D)?

much

doctors have to

obtaining the results

wanted

none of the mentioned options


The correct antonyms are:

acompliant, useles, dysjunction, ineficient

decompliant, usseless, dysjunctyon, unefficient

non-compliant, useless, disjunction, inefficient

uncompliant, unuseless, disjunctyon, uneficient

discompliant, inuseless, dizjunction, non-efficient

During the contraction phase, called the ..., oxygenated blood is pumped out of the left ventricle into
the …

systole, coronary artery

diastole, right atrium

systole, pulmonary trunk

diastole, left atrium

systole, aorta

The following prefixes an-, dia-, medio-, peri-, sub- refer to?

without, through, median, around, under

without, around, half, together, small

with, through, median, around, under

without, around, half, around, small

with, around, median, together, small

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: She is ... charming that everybody
likes her.

so

such

too

very

to

Which pair of antonyms is correct?

widespread – narrow-spread

symptomatic – anti-symptomatic
hydration – dehydration

hyperpigmentation – excess pigmentation

to miss a class – to cut a class

Too much ... activity may produce a ....

heavy, headache

difficult, loss of consciousness

physical, fever

strenuous, strain

mental, sprain

The presence of food in the patient’s ... can alter drug ....

mouth, metabolism

stomach, absorption

throat, elimination

mouth, distribution

blood, absorption

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: It is ... I have to remind you of calling
on them.

the four time

fourth time

four times

the fourth time

four time

The following combining forms laryng(o), mamm(o), nephr(o), ophthalm(o), pharmac(o) refer to?

larynx, breast, nephron, eye, pharmacology

windpipe, chest, ren, ophthalmology, drug

windpipe, breast, nephron, ophthalmology, pharmacist

larynx, chest, ren, eye, pharmacology

larynx, breast, kidney, eye, drug

Which series of synonyms is correct?


living body = corpse = cadaver

arthrodial joint = plane joint = gliding joint

multinucleate = mononucleate = plurinucleate

fatigue = tiredness = relaxation

os = osseous = osteal

The correct antonyms are:

unsafe, anti-pyretic, endogenous, abnormal

antisafe, anty-piretic, endogenos, anormal

ansafe, anty-pyretic, endoginous, unnormal

unseif, anti-pyretyc, endogen, abnormal

safeless, anti-piretyc, endogenouss, anormal

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: Cardiac arrest occurs … heart muscle
stops beating during a heart attack or after a severe accident.

when

in that

although

due to

with

Which pair of synonyms is correct?

tooth = dens

cecum = deaf gut

ren = hepar

chewing = ingestion

inspiration = exhalation

The following combining forms hydro(o), mast(o), oste(o), pneum(o), sten(o) refer to?

liquid, breast, bone, lung, narrow

water, chest, bone, lung, narrow

water, breast, bone, breath, narrow

liquid, chest, bone, breath, broad


water, chest, bone, lung, broad

Which line contains only correct adjectives?

ocullar, necrotic, hipertensive, dietary

ocular, necrotic, hypertensive, dietary

ocular, necrotic, hypertenssive, dietery

ocularic, necrozal, hypertensive, dietary

ocular, necrotic, hipertensive, dietery

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: If these tulips were planted this year, they will be (A)
likely (B) to bloom (C) next year (D) and every year thereafter.

will be

likely

to bloom

next year

none of the mentioned options

Dentistry (A) is a branch of (B) medicine that (C) has developed very dramatic (D) in the last twenty
years.

Dentistry

branch of

that

dramatic

none of the mentioned options

Identify the one word or phrase that is incorrect: When I last (A) saw Janet, she hurried (B) to her next
class on the other (C) side of the campus and did not have (D) time to talk.

last

hurried

the other

did not have

none of the mentioned options

Which series contains words that are not misspelled?

atendance, lectures hall, electrocardiograme, motling, bradicardia


attendance, lecture hall, electrocardiogram, mottling, bradycardia

attendance, lectures hall, electrocardiogram, mottling, bradykardia

atendance, lecture hall, electrocardiograme, motling, bradykardia

attendance, lectures hall, electrocardiograme, mottling, bradicardia

Which line contains only correct adjectives?

gastrous, farmacological, therapeutic, liminal

gastric, pharmacologycal, terapeutic, liminal

gastric, pharmacological, therapeutic, liminal

gastrical, farmacological, therapeutic, liminal

gastric, pharmacological, terapeutic, limminal

Which pair of verbs is correct?

to oxygenate = to oxygenize

to examine (a patient) = to consult (a patient)

to hamper = to facilitate

to help = to aide

to contact = to merge

Which series contains words that are not misspelled?

associate professor, compassionate, neurohypophysis, cylinder, systolic

associate professor, compasionate, neurohypophisis, cylinder, systolic

associate professor, compassionate, neurohypophysis, cilinder, sistolic

associate profesor, compasionate, neurohypophysis, cylinder, sistolic

asociate profesor, compasionate, neurohypophysis, cilinder, systolic

The organ that ... bile is the ...

secretes, cholecyst

produces, gallbladder

stores, liver

stores, gallbladder

secretes, pancreas

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