A disease that progressively deteriorates muscle tissue is:
A) fibrositis. B) muscular dystrophy.
C) myalgia. D) muscle strain.
ANS: B
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Write the medical term for which each abbreviation stands.
1. P 2. AF 3. MI 4. BP 5. ASHD 6. CHF 7. CABG 8. CAD 9. CoA 10. CPR 11. CSD 12. HTN 13. mm Hg 14. MR 15. PDA 16. PVC 17. tPA 18. SK 19. S1 20. MS 21. IV 22. CCU 23. CV 24. DVT 25. ECC
A 25-year-old man with short limbs has achondroplasia. No one in his family has had the disease. He married a woman of normal height and wanted to know their chances of having a child with the same disease. As a consultant you say that
A. 75% of their children will be affected B. in every pregnancy the chances are 50% that a child will be affected C. the father has a spontaneous mutation that is not transmitted to his progeny D. 25% of all of their children will be affected E. only boys will be affected
The suffix -ectomy means "study of."
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which prefix means within or inside?
a. Infer- b. Inter- c. Intra- d. Infra-