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This comprehensive test bank is designed for the 13th edition of The Language of Medicine, authored by Davi-Ellen Chabner. It provides an extensive collection of multiple-choice, true/false, matching, and completion questions covering all major chapters of the textbook, spanning essential medical terminology topics such as basic word structure, terms pertaining to the body as a whole, suffixes, prefixes, and terminology related to the digestive, urinary, male and female reproductive, nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, blood, lymphatic and immune, musculoskeletal, skin, endocrine, and sensory systems, as well as oncology, radiology and nuclear medicine, and pharmacology. Each question is accompanied by a detailed answer, a comprehensive rationale where applicable, and references to the corresponding textbook page and chapter learning objective. This test bank is an invaluable study resource for medical and nursing students preparing for exams, reviewing medical terminology, practicing for certification tests, and reinforcing their understanding of the language used in medicine and healthcare.

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TEST BANK
Test Bank for The Language of Medicine

Davi-Ellen Chabner
13th Edition

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Chabner: The Language of Medicine, 13th Edition Test Bank

Chapter 01: Basic Word Structure
MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Gastrectomy:
a. Gastric resection
b. Intestinal incision
c. Tumor of the stomach
d. Incision of the stomach
e. Resection of the intestine

ANS: A REF: p. 9 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.

2. Osteitis:
a. Incision of a bone
b. Removal of a bone
c. Incision of a joint
d. Inflammation of a joint
e. Inflammation of a bone

ANS: E REF: p. 4 | p. 11 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.

3. Cystoscopy:
a. Study of cells
b. Visual examination of cells
c. Removal of a sac of fluid
d. Removal of the urinary bladder
e. Visual examination of the urinary bladder

ANS: E REF: p. 8 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.

4. Hepatoma:
a. Incision of the kidney
b. Tumor of the liver
c. Blood mass
d. Inflammation of the liver
e. Red blood cell

ANS: B REF: p. 13 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.

5. Iatrogenic:
a. Pertaining to produced by treatment
b. Produced by the mind
c. Cancer producing
d. Pertaining to producing a tumor
e. Cutting into a tumor
ANS: A REF: p. 10 | p. 13 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.

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6. Electroencephalogram:

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a. Record of electricity in the brain
b. Record of electricity in the heart
c. X-ray of the brain
d. Record of sound waves in the brain
e. X-ray of the heart and brain
ANS: A REF: p. 9 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.

7. Diagnosis:
a. Made after the prognosis
b. A guess as to the patient’s condition
c. A prediction of the course of treatment
d. Made on the basis of complete knowledge about the patient’s condition
e. A treatment of the patient

ANS: D REF: p. 10 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.

8. Cancerous tumor:
a. Hematoma
b. Adenoma
c. Carcinoma
d. Carcinogenic
e. Neurotomy

ANS: C REF: p. 7 OBJ: Analyze medical terms.

9. Microscopic examination of living tissue:
a. Incision
b. Pathology
c. Biopsy
d. Autopsy
e. Resection

ANS: C REF: p. 7 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.

10. Pertaining to the largest part of the brain:
a. Cerebral
b. Cephalic
c. Renal
d. Cardiac
e. Neural

ANS: A REF: p. 8 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.

11. Removal of a gland:
a. Gastrotomy
b. Gastric
c. Hepatic resection
d. Nephric section
e. Adenectomy

ANS: E REF: p. 7 | p. 13 OBJ: Use word parts to build terms.

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