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APUS57

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In the medical word peristalsis, the medical word part that means contraction is ________.
 
  A) peri-
  B) stal/o-
  C) stals/o-
  D) -stalsis

Question 2

A patient was admitted to the emergency room after being involved in a car accident and hitting his head on the steering wheel. The surgeon diagnosed a fractured orbit. What is the orbit?
 
  A) the cranial nerve to the eye
  B) a round opening in the iris
  C) a dark, yellow-orange area in the retina
  D) a bony socket in the cranium



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Answer to Question 1

B
Explanation: A) Peri- means around.
B) Correct
C) There is no combining form stals/o-.
D) There is no word part -stalsis.

Answer to Question 2

D
Explanation: A) The optic nerve is a cranial nerve, not the orbit.
B) This describes the pupil, not the orbit.
C) This describes the macula, not the orbit.
D) Correct The orbit is a bony socket in the cranium that surrounds all but the anterior part of the eyeball.





 

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