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This document is a comprehensive test bank for Exploring Medical Language, 11th Edition by Brooks, covering essential medical terminology concepts and language structure used in healthcare. It includes multiple-choice questions, fill-in-the-blank exercises, and other assessment formats with verified answers. The content spans key areas such as word roots, prefixes and suffixes, body systems terminology, diagnostic terms, and clinical language usage. It is ideal for students preparing for exams, quizzes, or strengthening their understanding of medical vocabulary in healthcare-related courses.

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TEST BANK
TEST BANK FOR EXPLORING MEDICAL LANGUAGE 11TH
EDITION BY MYRNA LAFLEUR CHAPTER 1-16 COMPLETE


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Contents
Chapter 01: Introduction to Medical Language and Evolve Student Resources ....................................................... 2

Chapter 02: Body Structure, Color, and Oncology .................................................................................................... 8

Chapter 03: Directional Terms, Planes, Positions, Regions, and Quadrants ........................................................... 25

Chapter 04: Integumentary System ........................................................................................................................ 36

Chapter 05: Respiratory System and Introduction to Diagnostic Procedures and Tests ......................................... 55

Chapter 06: Urinary System .................................................................................................................................... 74

Chapter 07: Male Reproductive System ................................................................................................................. 91

Chapter 08: Female Reproductive System ............................................................................................................ 106

Chapter 09: Obstetrics and Neonatology.............................................................................................................. 120

Chapter 10: Cardiovascular, Immune, Lymphatic Systems and Blood .................................................................. 135

Chapter 11: Digestive System ............................................................................................................................... 155

Chapter 12: Eye ..................................................................................................................................................... 174

Chapter 13: Ear ..................................................................................................................................................... 190

Chapter 14: Musculoskeletal System.................................................................................................................... 203

Chapter 15: Nervous System and Behavioral Health............................................................................................ 225

Chapter 16: Endocrine System ............................................................................................................................. 245

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Chapter 01: Introduction to Medical Language and Evolve Student Resources
LaFleur: Exploring Medical Language, 11th Edition


MULTIPLE CHOICE




1. In the term oste/o/arthr/o/pathy, which part is the suffix?
a. the second o
b. oste
c. arthr
d. pathy

ANS: D REF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts

2. The o in arthr/o/pathy is the
a. combining vowel. b.
prefix.
c. word root.
d. suffix.

ANS: A REF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts

3. When defining a medical term, one usually begins the definition with the
a. word root.
b. prefix.
c. suffix.
d. combining vowel.

ANS: C REF: 11 OBJ: 5
TOP: Analyze and Define Medical Terms




4. 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

5. 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




6. 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

7. 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.
ANS: D REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language

8. 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.
ANS: C REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language

9. 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

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Myrna LaFleur Brooks, RN, BEd, Danielle LaFleur Brooks, MEd, MA, Dale M Levinsky, MD Exploring Medical Language
Publisher: 2021 ISBN: 9780323776554 Edition: Unknown

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