HLHS 101-Medical Terminology Mid Term Exam with Answers.

HLHS 101-Medical Terminology Mid
Term Exam with Answers.
Summarize the purpose of medical language. - Answer Medical language allows health care
professionals to be clear, communicate quickly, and provide comfort to patients.



Where does medical language come from? - Answer Medical language is made up of words
taken from two ancient languages: Greek and Latin.



How does medical language work? - Answer Each medical word is a description of some
aspect of health care.



The last syllable is called the _______. - Answer Ultima



Sound of the C before a, o, and u. - Answer K



Sound of the C before e, I , and y. - Answer S



Sound of ch. - Answer K



Sound of g before a, o, and u. - Answer G



Sound of g before e, I, and y. - Answer J



Sound of ph. - Answer F



Sound of pn. - Answer N



Sound of pt. - Answer T



Sound of rh and rrh. - Answer R



Sound of x. - Answer Z



The second to last syllable is called the _______. - Answer Penult

, Penult means - Answer Almost the last



The third to last syllable is called the - Answer Antepenult



What are the three building blocks of medical language? - Answer Prefix, root, and suffix.



Root - Answer Foundation of the term.



Suffix - Answer Ending that gives essential meaning to the term.



Prefix - Answer Added to the beginning of a term when needed to further modify the root.



Roots function like _______ in the language of medicine. - Answer Nouns.



Arthr/o - Answer Joint



Cardi/o - Answer Heart



Enter/o - Answer Small intestine



Gastr/o - Answer Stomach



Hepat/o - Answer Liver



Neur/o - Answer Nerve



Hem/o - Answer Blood



Hemat/o - Answer Blood



My/o - Answer Muscle



Muscul/o - Answer Muscle