TEST BANK Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition by Myrna LaFleur Brooks Chapters 1 - 16 Complete

Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition




TEST BANK
Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition
by Myrna LaFleur Brooks Chapters 1 - 16 Complete

, Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition



Table Of Contents
1. Introduction to Medical Language
2. Body Structure, Oncology, and Laboratory Tests
3. Directional Terms, Positions, and Imaging
4. Integumentary System
5. Respiratory System
6. Urinary System
7. Male Reproductive System
8. Female Reproductive System
9. Obstetrics and Neonatology
10. Cardiovascular, Immune, Lymphatic Systems and Blood
11. Digestive System
12. Eye
13. Ear
14. Musculoskeletal System
15. Nervous System and Behavioral Health
16. Endocrine System

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


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. 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
ANSWER: C REF: 3 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language

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

3. 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.
ANSWER: C REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language

4. The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of the word is the
a. prefix.
b. word root.
c. suffix.
d. combining vowel.
ANSWER: B REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts

5. 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.
ANSWER: C REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts

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6. The word part that is attached to the end of a word root to modify its meaning is the


a. combining ssvowel.
b. suffix.
c. word ssroot.
d. prefix.
ANSWER: ss s s B REF: ss ss ss 7 OBJ: ss ss s s 4 TOP: s s Word ssParts


7. All ssmedical ssterms sshave ssat ssleast ssone
a. prefix.
b. combining ssvowel.
c. suffix.
d. word ssroot.
ANSWER: ss s s D REF: ss ss ss 6 OBJ: ss ss s s 4 TOP: s s Word ssParts


8. A sscombining ssform ssis ssmade ssup ssof ssa
a. word ssroot ssand ssa sscombining ssvowel.
b. prefix ssand ssa sscombining ssvowel.
c. combining ssvowel ssand ssa sssuffix.
d. prefix ssand ssa ssword ssroot.
ANSWER: ss s s A REF: ss ss ss 9 OBJ: ss ss s s 4 TOP: s s Word ssParts


9. A sscombining ssvowel ssis ssused ssto
a. ease ssword sspronunciation.
b. modify ssthe ssmeaning ssof ssa ssword.
c. make ssanalyzing ssa ssword sseasier.
d. make ssdefining ssa ssword sseasN ier.R ssI ssG ssB.CsM
U ssS ssN ssT O
ANSWER: ss s s A REF: ss ss ss 8 OBJ: ss ss s s 4 TOP: s s Word ssParts


10. The ssmost sscommon sscombining ssvowel ssis
a. a.
b. i.
c. e.
d. o.
ANSWER: ss s s D REF: ss ss ss 8 OBJ: ss ss s s 4 TOP: s s Word ssParts


11. In ssthe ssterm ssarthr/itis, ssitis ssis ssthe
a. word ssroot.
b. prefix.
c. combining ssvowel.
d. suffix.
ANSWER: ss s s D REF: ss ss ss 7 OBJ: ss ss s s 4 TOP: s s Word ssParts


12. In ssthe ssterm sssub/hepat/ic, sswhich sspart ssis ssthe ssprefix?
a. ic
b. sub
c. hepat
d. hepat/o