NRHP 100 ch. 1-5 (test 1) Questions With Correct Answers

NRHP 100 ch. 1-5 (test 1) Questions With
Correct Answers


Medical terms - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-words used to describe disease
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as well as aspects of medicine and health care
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Medical language or terminology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the use of
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medical terms to attain a standardized means of communication within
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the practice of medicine and in the healthcare industry
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Why are many medical terms different than words used in every day
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life? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Allows for clear, concise, and consistent
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communication universally, which allows for more efficient and accurate
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|care


Majority of med terms used today are built from what 2 languages -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Greek and Latin word parts (these terms are
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referred to terms built from word parts)
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Med terms now include - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Eponyms
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Acronyms |




Terms from modern language
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,eponym - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Derived from the name of a person or
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place


Ex. West Nile virus and Alzheimer's disease
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Acronym - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Terms formed from the first letters of
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a phrase
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Ex. AIDS, MRSA
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Terms from modern language - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Refers to terms
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from the English language, which are often descriptive of technology
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and procedures
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Ex. Post traumatic stress, nuclear medicine scanner
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terms not built from word parts - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Terms from
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modern language | |




Eponyms |




Acronyms

,terms built from word parts can be _____________ - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Can be translated literally to find their meaning | | | | | | |




terms not built from word parts cannot be - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Cannot be translated literally
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Learning methods of terms built from word parts - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-1. Analyzing terms | | |




2. Defining terms
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3. Building terms
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Learning methods for terms not built from word parts - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-1. Recalling terms | | |




2. Matching terms
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3. Defining terms
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Medical terms built from word parts consist of some or all of these 4
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components - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. Word root
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2. Prefix
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3. Suffix
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4. Combining vowel
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, word root - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the word part that is the core of the
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word and contains the fundamental meaning of the word
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Suffix - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A word part attached to the end of of the
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word root to modify its meaning
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Prefix - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-word part attached to the beginning of a
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word root to modify its meaning
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Combining vowel - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a word part, usually an o,
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used to ease pronunciation
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Rules: |




| - placed to connect two wr
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| - placed to connect a wr and suffix
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| - NOT placed to connect a prefix and a wr
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Pg. 8-9 (more detailed rules)
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Combining form - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-word root with a combining
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vowel attached, separated by a slash
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