Free COC Medical Terminology Questions and Answers

Question 1

What does the abbreviation PRN mean?

Accepted Answer

when necessary

Answer

Explanation:
PRN means "when necessary" and comes from the Latin phrase pro re nata.

Question 2

What is an episiorrhaphy?

Accepted Answer

surgical repair of the vulva

Answer

Explanation:
An episiorrhaphy is the surgical repair of injury to the vulva by suturing. The root "episi/o" refers to vulva; "rrhaphy" is surgical repair.

Question 3

Which of the following refers to abnormal slowness of speech?

Accepted Answer

bradyphasia

Answer

Explanation:
Bradyphasia is abnormal slowness of speech. "Brady" refers to slowness; "phasia" refers to speech.

Question 4

A congenital defect in which the urethra opens on the underside of the penis or the perineum is called ______________.

Accepted Answer

hypospadias

Answer

Explanation:
A congenital defect in which the urethra opens on the underside of the penis or the perineum is called hypospadias. If the opening is on the upper aspect (dorsum) of the penis, it is called epispadias

Question 5

Oxygenated blood from the lungs returns into the left atrium via which vessel(s)?

Accepted Answer

left and right pulmonary veins

Answer

Explanation:
Oxygenated blood from the lungs returns to the left atrium via the left and right pulmonary veins.

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