Question

question 4
in the divided medical term osteopor/o/sis, the slash lines (/) indicate that the vowel \o\ may be used as part of which word parts?
osteo- and -sis
osteo- and -por
poro- and osis
por- and -osis

question 5
the etiologic agent of syphilis is a:
helminth
rickettsia
spirochete
virus

question 6
the movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position is called:
pronation
adduction
circumduction
extension

Explanation:

• Question 4: In medical - terminology, combining vowels like "o" are used to connect word parts. In "osteopor/o/sis", "o" can be part of "poro -" and "osis".
• Question 5: Syphilis is caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum.
• Question 6: Extension is the movement that straightens a limb. Pronation is the rotation of the forearm to face the palm down, adduction is the movement of a limb towards the mid - line of the body, and circumduction is a conical movement of a limb.

Answer:

• Question 4: C. poro- and osis
• Question 5: C. Spirochete
• Question 6: D. extension