Question

question 169
epiglottis literally means:
o upon/tongue
over/tonsil
below/palate
greater/mouth

question 170
rheumatic fever is most commonly caused by:
o septicemia
o mononucleosis
o herpes zoster
o streptococcus pyogenes

question 171
osteomyelitis literally means:
o spinal cord/brain/inflamed
bone/marrow/inflamed
bone/blood/inflamed
o cell/muscle/inflamed

Explanation:

• Question 169: The prefix "epi -" means "upon" or "over", and "glottis" is related to the tongue - like structure in the throat area. So "epiglottis" literally means "upon/tongue".
• Question 170: Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease that occurs after a streptococcal infection (caused by Streptococcus pyogenes). Septicemia is a blood infection, mononucleosis is caused by the Epstein - Barr virus, and herpes zoster is caused by the varicella - zoster virus.
• Question 171: "Osteo -" means bone, "myelo -" refers to marrow (in the context of osteomyelitis, it refers to bone marrow), and "-itis" means inflammation. So "osteomyelitis" literally means "bone/marrow/inflamed".

Answer:

• Question 169: upon/tongue
• Question 170: streptococcus pyogenes
• Question 171: bone/marrow/inflamed