Chapter 1-5 medical terminology ECPI
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Greek & Latin - CORRECT ANSWER - Medical language is made up primarily of words
taken from two ancient languages
Root - CORRECT ANSWER - The subject of a term
Enter/o - CORRECT ANSWER - small intestine
Path/o - CORRECT ANSWER - Suffering or disease
My/o Muscul/o - CORRECT ANSWER - muscle
Brady - CORRECT ANSWER - Slow
Nuer/o - CORRECT ANSWER - Nerves
Heat/o - CORRECT ANSWER - Liver
Hydr/ o - CORRECT ANSWER - Water
Prefix ante - CORRECT ANSWER - Before
Oligo - CORRECT ANSWER - Few
, e-, ec-, ex- - CORRECT ANSWER - Out
en-, endo- - CORRECT ANSWER - Which of the following pairs of prefixes are synonyms
that mean in or inside?
Itis - CORRECT ANSWER - Inflammation
Diagnosis plural - CORRECT ANSWER - Diagnoses
When combining medical terms together use a combining vowel - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
To join a root to any suffix that begins with a consonant
2. To join two roots
3. To join two roots together even if the second root begins with a vowel
When putting medical terms together, do NOT use a combining vowel - CORRECT
ANSWER - To join a root to any suffix beginning with a vowel
Enlargement of the heart - CORRECT ANSWER - cardiomegaly
What is the importance of health records - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. They can contain info
crucial to patients care.
2. They contain roadmaps to a patients health history
3. They provide a clearer picture of the best route to the take for future treatment
The first part of most medical notes that include such info: a med duration and quality of the
problem and any exacerbating of relieving factors is known as the - CORRECT ANSWER -
Subjective
A description of individual body systems in order To discover any symptoms not directly related
to the main problem - CORRECT ANSWER - Review of systems
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Greek & Latin - CORRECT ANSWER - Medical language is made up primarily of words
taken from two ancient languages
Root - CORRECT ANSWER - The subject of a term
Enter/o - CORRECT ANSWER - small intestine
Path/o - CORRECT ANSWER - Suffering or disease
My/o Muscul/o - CORRECT ANSWER - muscle
Brady - CORRECT ANSWER - Slow
Nuer/o - CORRECT ANSWER - Nerves
Heat/o - CORRECT ANSWER - Liver
Hydr/ o - CORRECT ANSWER - Water
Prefix ante - CORRECT ANSWER - Before
Oligo - CORRECT ANSWER - Few
, e-, ec-, ex- - CORRECT ANSWER - Out
en-, endo- - CORRECT ANSWER - Which of the following pairs of prefixes are synonyms
that mean in or inside?
Itis - CORRECT ANSWER - Inflammation
Diagnosis plural - CORRECT ANSWER - Diagnoses
When combining medical terms together use a combining vowel - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
To join a root to any suffix that begins with a consonant
2. To join two roots
3. To join two roots together even if the second root begins with a vowel
When putting medical terms together, do NOT use a combining vowel - CORRECT
ANSWER - To join a root to any suffix beginning with a vowel
Enlargement of the heart - CORRECT ANSWER - cardiomegaly
What is the importance of health records - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. They can contain info
crucial to patients care.
2. They contain roadmaps to a patients health history
3. They provide a clearer picture of the best route to the take for future treatment
The first part of most medical notes that include such info: a med duration and quality of the
problem and any exacerbating of relieving factors is known as the - CORRECT ANSWER -
Subjective
A description of individual body systems in order To discover any symptoms not directly related
to the main problem - CORRECT ANSWER - Review of systems
