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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?
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
os = ossicle = osiculum
The red marrow produces the ... used throughout the body to transport …
erythrocytes, oxygen
leukocytes, antibodies
thrombocytes, thrombi
serum, erythrocytes
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
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
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
The following combining forms adip(o), bronchiol(o), copr(o), dactyl(o), enter(o) refer to?
The following combining forms phalang(o), rubr(o), spermat(o), trache(o), uter(o) refer to?
Muscles control ... and many organic functions by contracting in response to ... signals.
bones, inner
bones, outer
movements, nerve
action, external
action, internal
Hipocrates, Rome
Hypocrates, Athens
Hippocrat, China
Hippocrates, Kos
Hyppocrates, Persia
constriction
stenosis
narrowing
widening
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
digitalis = chamo
sleepiness = lightheadedness
adverse = negative
moist = dry
peritoneum = abdominal membrane
foramen = closure
inability = handicap
anamnesis = amnesia
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
wanted
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
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
At the ... of the vertebral column is the ..., which surrounds and protects the brain.
center, thorax
side, cranium
top, skull
apex, cervix
Which series contains words that are not formed with the prefix iso-?
to beat = to wound
to cleanse = to purify
to attend = to nurture
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
Bones are composed of minerals, ... matter and water, held together by a cementlike substance called
….
inorganic, cartilage
organic, collagen
anorganic, cementum
organic, matrix
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
The ... system converts digestible food to ... and disposes of the rest.
gastric, chyme
gastrointestinal, molecules
digestive, energy
metabolic, energy
digesting, nutrients
2.The ... blood is distributed through the ... system to all tissues.
oxygen, cardiac
oxygen-enriched, cardiovascular
oxygenated, cardiothoracic
oxygen-poor, circulatory
deoxygenated, heart
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-?
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?
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
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
os = ossicle = osiculum
15.The following combining forms phalang(o), rubr(o), spermat(o), trache(o), uter(o) refer to?
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
constriction
stenosis
narrowing
widening
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
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
22.The following prefixes a-, di-, intra-, patho-, retro- refer to?
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
wanted
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
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
Hipocrates, Rome
Hypocrates, Athens
Hippocrat, China
Hippocrates, Kos
Hyppocrates, Persia
29.Which pair of synonyms is correct?
digitalis = chamomile
ataxia = dyscoordination
sleepiness = lightheadedness
adverse = negative
to beat = to wound
to cleanse = to purify
to attend = to nurture
to sweat = to eliminate
moist = dry
foramen = closure
32.The red marrow produces the ... used throughout the body to transport …
erythrocytes, oxygen
leukocytes, antibodies
thrombocytes, thrombi
serum, erythrocytes
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
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
39.Muscles control ... and many organic functions by contracting in response to ... signals.
bones, inner
bones, outer
movements, nerve
action, external
action, internal
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
inability = handicap???????
anamnesis = amnesia
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
convalescence = aggravation
profession = occupation
outstanding = dull
myalgia = otodynia
scurvy = crossed-eyes
founded, Athens
revolutionized, Greece
developed, Europe
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
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
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).
of
it
water sources
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
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
neck = collum
larynx = throat
hallux = thumb
Which series contains words that are not formed with the prefix ante-?
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
wanted
During the contraction phase, called the ..., oxygenated blood is pumped out of the left ventricle into
the …
systole, aorta
The following prefixes an-, dia-, medio-, peri-, sub- refer to?
Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: She is ... charming that everybody
likes her.
so
such
too
very
to
widespread – narrow-spread
symptomatic – anti-symptomatic
hydration – dehydration
heavy, headache
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.
fourth time
four times
four time
The following combining forms laryng(o), mamm(o), nephr(o), ophthalm(o), pharmac(o) refer to?
os = osseous = osteal
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
tooth = dens
ren = hepar
chewing = ingestion
inspiration = exhalation
The following combining forms hydro(o), mast(o), oste(o), pneum(o), sten(o) refer to?
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
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
to oxygenate = to oxygenize
to examine (a patient) = to consult (a patient)
to hamper = to facilitate
to help = to aide
to contact = to merge
secretes, cholecyst
produces, gallbladder
stores, liver
stores, gallbladder
secretes, pancreas
Which series contains words that are not formed with the prefix dis-?
crown = radix
connection = rete
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
At the bottom of the spinal column is the ..., which connects the vertebral column to the ….
cervix, cranium
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
The heart is located within the ... and it is flanked on each side by ...
abdomen, arteries
Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: High levels of toxins … in the rat’s
blood.
are measuring
is measuring
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
The following combining forms abdomin(o), broch(o), cephalo(o), fibr(o), gastr(o) refer to?
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
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
The air passes through the larynx (...) and ... (windpipe) into the bronchi and bronchioles.
pharynx, esophagus
nostrils, os
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?
bundle
cluster
bunch
unit
collection
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?
drowsiness = dizziness
esophagus = gut
bucca = mouth
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
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
paragon, alternative
model, holistic
parent, Eastern
father, Western
ideal, modern
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
toxin - atoxin
to interpret - to uninterpret
tastefull - tasteless
regular – non-regular
to enhance - to decrease
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
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 employ = to utilize
to breathe in = to exhale
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
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?
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
Three layers of tissue make up the skin: the …, the … and the … .
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
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
in
Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: She has ... record on the whole team.
the best
the better
an even better
a better
The following prefixes anti-, hemi-, micro-, post-, syn- refer to?
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
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
toxic
poisonous
deleterious
lethal
beneficial
to moisten = to humidify
to scatter = to unite
to relay = to trust
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
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
scarred = cicatrix
cavity = head
narrowing = juncture
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
... 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
rib = costa
vertebra C1 = axis
Generalized treatments Hippocrates prescribed included ... and the consumption of ....
phlebotomy, liquids
exercise, fruit
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?
to hydrate – to dehidrate
to hydrate – to deshydrate
to hydrate – to dishydrate
to hydrate – to dehydrate
to hydrate – to dihidrate
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:
hypercholesterolemia, hypotension
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
are
to attend
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
Which series contains words that are not formed with the prefix mis-?
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 series contains words that are not formed with the prefix dis-?
crown = radix
connection = rete
cartilaginous = myelinated
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
At the bottom of the spinal column is the ..., which connects the vertebral column to the ….
cervix, cranium
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
The heart is located within the ... and it is flanked on each side by ...
abdomen, arteries
Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: High levels of toxins … in the rat’s
blood.
are measuring
is measuring
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
The following combining forms abdomin(o), broch(o), cephalo(o), fibr(o), gastr(o) refer to?
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
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
The air passes through the larynx (...) and ... (windpipe) into the bronchi and bronchioles.
pharynx, esophagus
nostrils, os
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
The following prefixes ambi-, de-, iso-, per-, semi- refer to?
bundle
cluster
bunch
unit
collection
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?
drowsiness = dizziness
esophagus = gut
bucca = mouth
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
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
paragon, alternative
model, holistic
parent, Eastern
father, Western
ideal, modern
Muscles such as the stomach muscles and the heart are ... and are operated automatically by the …
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
toxin - atoxin
to interpret - to uninterpret
tastefull - tasteless
regular – non-regular
to enhance - to decrease
Every
should vote
for
their choice
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
to clog = to coagulate
to employ = to utilize
to breathe in = to exhale
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
convalescence = aggravation
profession = occupation
outstanding = dull
myalgia = otodynia
scurvy = crossed-eyes
founded, Athens
revolutionized, Greece
developed, Europe
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
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
of
it
water sources
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
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
neck = collum
larynx = throat
hallux = thumb
Which series contains words that are not formed with the prefix ante-?
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
wanted
During the contraction phase, called the ..., oxygenated blood is pumped out of the left ventricle into
the …
systole, aorta
The following prefixes an-, dia-, medio-, peri-, sub- refer to?
Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: She is ... charming that everybody
likes her.
so
such
too
very
to
widespread – narrow-spread
symptomatic – anti-symptomatic
hydration – dehydration
heavy, headache
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.
fourth time
four times
four time
The following combining forms laryng(o), mamm(o), nephr(o), ophthalm(o), pharmac(o) refer to?
os = osseous = osteal
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
tooth = dens
ren = hepar
chewing = ingestion
inspiration = exhalation
The following combining forms hydro(o), mast(o), oste(o), pneum(o), sten(o) refer to?
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
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
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
to oxygenate = to oxygenize
to hamper = to facilitate
to help = to aide
to contact = to merge
secretes, cholecyst
produces, gallbladder
stores, liver
stores, gallbladder
secretes, pancreas