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Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition
by Myrna LaFleur Brooks Chapters 1 - 16
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Table Of Contents
1. Introduction to Medical Language
2. Body Structure, Oncology, and Laboratory Tests
3. Directional Terms, Positions, and Imaging
4. Integumentary System
5. Respiratory System
6. Urinary System
7. Male Reproductive System
8. Female Reproductive System
9. Obstetrics and Neonatology
10. Cardiovascular, Immune, Lymphatic Systems and Blood
11. Digestive System
12. Eye
13. Ear
14. Musculoskeletal System
15. Nervous System and Behavioral Health
16. Endocrine System
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Chapter 01: Introduction to Medical Language and Evolve Student Resources
LaFleur: Exploring Medical Language, 11th 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
ANSWER: 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 word and usually contains a vowel, such as laser, is
a. an eponym.
b. modern language.
c. built from the English language.
d. an acronym.
ANSWER: 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 described the symptoms as seen in a patient, is
a. an acronym. .
b. built from the English language.
c. an eponym.
d. modern language.
ANSWER: C REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical sLanguage
4. The sword spart sthat scontains sthe sfundamental smeaning sof sthe sword sis sthe
a. prefix.
b. word sroot.
c. suffix.
d. combining svowel.
ANSWER: s B REF: s s s6 OBJ: s s s 4 TOP: s Word sParts
5. The sword spart sthat sis sattached sto sthe sbeginning sof sa sword sroot sto smodify sits smeaning sis sthe
a. word sroot.
b. suffix.
c. prefix.
d. combining svowel.
ANSWER: s C REF: s s s7 OBJ: s s s 4 TOP: s Word sParts
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6. The sword spart sthat sis sattached sto sthe send sof sa sword sroot sto smodify sits smeaning sis sthe