Tech In Surgery NCCT Practice Test 50 Questions And Answers Set 04
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Cancer that has spread from one place to another within the body is called______.
Metastatic
A wasting or decrease in size of an organ or tissue is _____.
Atrophy
The suffix meaning the creation of a new opening for drainage is ______.
-ostomy
Organs of the circulatory system include _____.
Heart, blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nodes
The tricusoid valve is located between the _____.
Right atrium and the right ventricle
Normal respirations occur approximately 12-20 times per_____.
Minute
The process by which white blood cells engulf bacteria is called _____.
Phagocytosis
An infection acquired in the hospital is called _____.
Nosocomial
A phatogen is a(an) _____.
Disease-causing microorganism
A drug that prolongs blood clotting time is called _____.
Anticoagulant