,1. IntroductiontoMedicalLanguage
2. BodyStructure,Oncology,andLaboratoryTests
3. DirectionalTerms,Positions,andImaging
4. IntegumentarySystem
5. RespiratorySystem
6. UrinarySystem
7. MaleReproductiveSystem
8. FemaleReproductiveSystem
9. Obstetricsand Neonatology
7
10. Cardiovascular,Immune,LymphaticSystemsandBlood
xv
11. DigestiveSystem
12. Eye
13. Ear
14. MusculoskeletalSystem
15. NervousSystem and BehavioralHealth
7 7
16. EndocrineSystem
,Chapter01:IntroductiontoMedicalLanguage andEvolveStudent ResourcesLaFleu r: E
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xploring Medical Language, 12th Edition
d* xv d* d*
MULTIPLE CHOICE d *
1. Medical language includes terms built from which of the following languages?
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a. German and Russian d* d*
b. Italian and French d* d *
c. Greek and Latin d* d*
d. Chinese and Japanese d* d*
ANSWER:K C REF: 3 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language
d * d * d * d * d *
2. A medical term formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase, which can be spoken asa w
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hole word and usually contains a vowel, such as laser, is
d* d* d* d* d* d* d* d* d* d*
a. an eponym. d*
b. modern language. d*
c. built from the English language.
d* d* d* d*
d. an acronym. d*
ANSWER:K D REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language
d * d * d * d * d *
3. A term named for a person or a place, such as Alzheimer disease named for the physician w hof ir
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st described the symptoms as seen in a patient, is
d* d* d* d* d* d* d* d* d*
a. an acronym. d* .
b. built from the English language.
d* d* d* d*
c. an eponym. d*
d. modern language. d*
ANSWER:K C REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language
d * d * d * d * d *
4. The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of the word is the
d* d* d * d * d * d* d * d* d* d* d* d*
a. prefix.
b. word root. d*
c. suffix.
d. combining vowel. d*
ANSWER:K B REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts d *
5. The word part that is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning is the
d* d * d * d * d * d * d* d* d* d* d* d* d * d* d* d* d* d *
a. word root. d*
b. suffix.
c. prefix.
d. combining vowel. d*
ANSWER:K C REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts d *
, 6. The word part that is attached to the end of a word root to modify its meaning is the
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2. BodyStructure,Oncology,andLaboratoryTests
3. DirectionalTerms,Positions,andImaging
4. IntegumentarySystem
5. RespiratorySystem
6. UrinarySystem
7. MaleReproductiveSystem
8. FemaleReproductiveSystem
9. Obstetricsand Neonatology
7
10. Cardiovascular,Immune,LymphaticSystemsandBlood
xv
11. DigestiveSystem
12. Eye
13. Ear
14. MusculoskeletalSystem
15. NervousSystem and BehavioralHealth
7 7
16. EndocrineSystem
,Chapter01:IntroductiontoMedicalLanguage andEvolveStudent ResourcesLaFleu r: E
*d *d *d *d *d xv *d *d xv *d d* d*
xploring Medical Language, 12th Edition
d* xv d* d*
MULTIPLE CHOICE d *
1. Medical language includes terms built from which of the following languages?
d* d* d* d* d * d* d* d* d* d*
a. German and Russian d* d*
b. Italian and French d* d *
c. Greek and Latin d* d*
d. Chinese and Japanese d* d*
ANSWER:K C REF: 3 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language
d * d * d * d * d *
2. A medical term formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase, which can be spoken asa w
d* d* d* d* d* d* d* d* d* d* d* d* d* d* d* d* d* d* d*
hole word and usually contains a vowel, such as laser, is
d* d* d* d* d* d* d* d* d* d*
a. an eponym. d*
b. modern language. d*
c. built from the English language.
d* d* d* d*
d. an acronym. d*
ANSWER:K D REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language
d * d * d * d * d *
3. A term named for a person or a place, such as Alzheimer disease named for the physician w hof ir
d* d* d* d* d* d* d* xv d* d* d* d* d* d* d* d* d* d* d*
st described the symptoms as seen in a patient, is
d* d* d* d* d* d* d* d* d*
a. an acronym. d* .
b. built from the English language.
d* d* d* d*
c. an eponym. d*
d. modern language. d*
ANSWER:K C REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language
d * d * d * d * d *
4. The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of the word is the
d* d* d * d * d * d* d * d* d* d* d* d*
a. prefix.
b. word root. d*
c. suffix.
d. combining vowel. d*
ANSWER:K B REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts d *
5. The word part that is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning is the
d* d * d * d * d * d * d* d* d* d* d* d* d * d* d* d* d* d *
a. word root. d*
b. suffix.
c. prefix.
d. combining vowel. d*
ANSWER:K C REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts d *
, 6. The word part that is attached to the end of a word root to modify its meaning is the
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