Test Bank for Exploring Medical Language 10th Edition by Brooks.

Chapter 01: Introduction to Medical Language and Evolve Student Resources
LaFleur: Exploring Medical Language, 10th Edition


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Medical language includes terms built from which of the following languages?
a. German and Russian
b. Italian and French
c. Greek and Latin
d. Chinese and Japanese
ANS: C REF: 3 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language

2. A medical term formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase, which can be spoken as a whole
vowel, such as laser, is
a. an eponym.
b. modern language.
c. built from the English language.
d. an acronym.
ANS: D REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language

3. A term named for a person or a place, such as Alzheimer disease named for the physician who first des
in a patient, is
a. an acronym.
b. built from the English language.
c. an eponym.
d. modern language.
ANS: C REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language

4. The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of the word is the
a. prefix.
b. word root.
c. suffix.
d. combining vowel.
ANS: B REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts

5. The word part that is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning is the
a. word root.
b. suffix.
c. prefix.
d. combining vowel.
ANS: C REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts

6. The word part that is attached to the end of a word root to modify its meaning is the
a. combining vowel.
b. suffix.
c. word root.
d. prefix.
ANS: B REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts

7. All medical terms have at least one
a. prefix.