1. 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
2. Which pair of synonyms is correct?
crown = radix
tenth cranial nerve = phrenic nerve
connection = rete
collagen fiber = white fiber
cartilaginous = myelinated
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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
14. 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
15. 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
16. 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
17. 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
18. 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
19. Skeletal muscles are called ... because they can be ... controlled.
involuntary, seldom
voluntary, subconsciously
voluntary, consciously
visceral, viscerally
voluntary, regularly
20. 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
21. 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
22. 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
23. 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
24. 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
25. Group is not a synonym of:
bundle
cluster
bunch
unit
collection
26. Which pair of synonyms is correct?
joint = articulation
corpus = corpse
reluctant = confident
exacerbation = improvement
roughly = hardly
27. 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
28. Which pair of synonyms is correct?
drowsiness = dizziness
esophagus = gut
interplay = side effect
bucca = mouth
back of the neck = nucha
29. The correct antonyms are:
anmyelinated, imovable, irreversyble, dysplacement
amyelinated, imovvable, ireversible, displacement
unmielinated, inmovable, irreverssible, dysplacement
unmyelinated, immovable, irreversible, displacement
unmielynated, immovabil, ireverssible, displacement
30. 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
31. The heart is enclosed by a double ... of serous membrane, the ....
sac, pericardium
pocket, endocardium
covering, epicardium
sack, periosteum
pouch, epicardium
32. 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
33. Hippocrates is referred to as the "... of ... Medicine".
paragon, alternative
model, holistic
parent, Eastern
father, Western
ideal, modern
34. 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
35. 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
36. 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
37. 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
38. 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
39. Which pair of antonyms is correct?
toxin - atoxin
to interpret - to uninterpret
tastefull - tasteless
regular – non-regular
to enhance - to decrease
40. 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
41. 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
42. 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
43. 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
44. 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
45. Which series of synonyms is correct?
route = path = means
druggist = apothecary = chemist’s
bleeding = hemorrhage = blood lost
backbone = rachis = spinal column
gullet = enteron = intestine
46. 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
47. 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
48. 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
49. 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
50. 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, epithelial
51. Which pair of synonyms is correct?
convalescence = aggravation
profession = occupation
outstanding = dull
myalgia = otodynia
scurvy = crossed-eyes
52. 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
53. 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
54. 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
55. Dermis is not a synonym of:
hypodermis
derma
corium
cutis
middle layer
56. 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
57. 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
58. 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
59. 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
60. 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
61. 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
62. 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
63. Which pair of synonyms is correct?
neck = collum
larynx = throat
pulmonary circulation = greater circulation
femur = shank bone
hallux = thumb
64. 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
65. 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
66. The heart is ... the size of two ….
doubly, peas
roughly, fists
almost, nuts
rather, apples
often, lungs
67. 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
68. 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
69. 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
70. 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
71. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence: She is ... charming that
everybody likes her.
so
such
too
very
to
72. 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
73. Too much ... activity may produce a ....
heavy, headache
difficult, loss of consciousness
physical, fever
strenuous, strain
mental, sprain
74. The presence of food in the patient’s ... can alter drug ....
mouth, metabolism
stomach, absorption
throat, elimination
mouth, distribution
blood, absorption
75. 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
76. 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
77. 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
78. 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
79. 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
80. Which pair of synonyms is correct?
tooth = dens
cecum = deaf gut
ren = hepar
chewing = ingestion
inspiration = exhalation
81. 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
82. 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
83. 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
84. 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
85. 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
86. 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
87. 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
88. 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
89. 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
90. The organ that ... bile is the ...
secretes, cholecyst
produces, gallbladder
stores, liver
stores, gallbladder
secretes, pancreas
91. Which pair of synonyms is correct?
inability = handicap
anamnesis = amnesia
drug metabolism = biotransformation
housemaid’s knee = tennis elbow
mitral valve = tricuspid valve
92. 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
93. 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
94. 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
95. 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
96. 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
97. 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
98. 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
99. 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
100. 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
101. The red marrow produces the ... used throughout the body to transport …
erythrocytes, oxygen
leukocytes, antibodies
thrombocytes, thrombi
serum, erythrocytes
plasma, red blood cells
102. 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
103. 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
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
104. Which pair of synonyms is correct?
inability = handicap
anamnesis = amnesia
drug metabolism = biotransformation
housemaid’s knee = tennis elbow
mitral valve = tricuspid valve
105. 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
106. 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
107. 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
108. 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
109. 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
110. 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
111. 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
112. 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
113. 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
114. The red marrow produces the ... used throughout the body to transport …
erythrocytes, oxygen
leukocytes, antibodies
thrombocytes, thrombi
serum, erythrocytes
plasma, red blood cells
115. 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
116. 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
117. 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
118. 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
119. 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
120. 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
121. Which pair of antonyms is correct?
recommended - unrecommended
recomended - unrecomended
recommended – dysrecommended
recommended – disrecommended
recommended – anrecommended
122. Coarctation is not a synonym of:
constriction
stenosis
narrowing
widening
any of the mentioned options
123. 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
124. The greatest figure in the history of ancient medicine was … of ….
Hipocrates, Rome
Hypocrates, Athens
Hippocrat, China
Hippocrates, Kos
Hyppocrates, Persia
125. 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
126. 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
127. 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
128. 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
129. 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
130. 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
131. 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
132. 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
133. 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
134. 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
135. 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
136. 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
137. 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
138. 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
139. The ... system converts digestible food to ... and disposes of the rest.
gastric, chyme
gastrointestinal, molecules
digestive, energy
metabolic, energy
digesting, nutrients
140. 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
141. Muscles control ... and many organic functions by contracting in response to ... signals.
bones, inner
bones, outer
movements, nerve
action, external
action, internal
142. 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
143. 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
144. 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
145. The ... blood is distributed through the ... system to all tissues.
oxygen, cardiac
oxygen-enriched, cardiovascular
oxygenated, cardiothoracic
oxygen-poor, circulatory
deoxygenated, heart
146. Which pair of synonyms is correct?
respiratory failure = respiratory sufficiency
moist = dry
peritoneum = abdominal membrane
foramen = closure
alveolus = air bag
147. Which series of synonyms is correct?
addictive = habit-forming = compelling
cut = excision = laceration
bone pain = arthralgia = arthrodynia
os = ossicle = osiculum
narrowing = obstruction = occlusion
148. Which pair of synonyms is correct?
digitalis = chamomile
ataxia = dyscoordination
sleepiness = lightheadedness
hypotension = high blood pressure
adverse = negative
