Match the Following Common Procedures and Suffixes with the Correct

question 50

Multiple Choice

Match the following common procedures and suffixes with the correct definition.

-excision

• A) to remedy, replace, or heal
• B) suffix for molding or surgically forming
• C) free flow or withdrawal of fluids from a wound or cavity
• D) cutting or taking away
• E) to unite parts by stitching them together
• F) inspection of body organs or cavities by the use of a lighted scope that may be placed through an existing opening or through a small incision
• G) scraping of a cavity using a spoon-shaped instrument
• H) forcing a fluid into a vessel or cavity
• I) suffix for suturing
• J) suffix for puncture of a cavity
• K) suffix for removal of part or all of an organ of the body
• L) removal of a small piece of living tissue for diagnostic examination
• M) surgically cutting into
• N) binding or tying off, as in constricting blood flow of a vessel or binding fallopian tubes for sterilization
• O) suffix for incision into

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Definitions:

Suprachiasmatic Nucleus

A small region of the brain in the hypothalamus, responsible for controlling circadian rhythms.

Biological Clock

An internal mechanism that controls the timing of biological processes and behaviors, aligning them with day-night cycles or other environmental cues.

Waking Consciousness

is the state of awareness that includes thoughts, feelings, and perceptions that occur when we are awake and alert.

One-Third

A fraction that represents a division of something into three equal parts, referring to one part of that division.