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Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition TEST BANK Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition by Myrna LaFleur Brooks Chapters 1 - 16 Complete DR ERIC DR ERIC 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 DR ERIC DR ERIC Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition 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 TOP: Origins of Medical Language OBJ: 2 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 TOP: Origins of Medical Language OBJ: 2 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 TOP: Origins of Medical Language OBJ: 2 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 DR ERIC DR ERIC Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition 6. The word part that is attached to the end of a word root to modify its meaning is the DR ERIC Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition Brooks Test Bank DR ERIC a. combining vowel. b. suffix. c. word root. d. prefix. ANSWER: B REF: 7 7. All medical terms have at least one a. prefix. b. combining vowel. c. suffix. d. word root. ANSWER: D REF: 6 8. A combining form is made up of a a. word root and a combining vowel. b. prefix and a combining vowel. c. combining vowel and a suffix. d. prefix and a word root. ANSWER: A 9. REF: 9 A combining vowel is used to a. ease word pronunciation. b. modify the meaning of a word. c. make analyzing a word easier. OBJ: 4 OBJ: 4 OBJ: 4 d. make defining a word easNier.R I G B.C M U S N T O ANSWER: A REF: 8 10. The most common combining vowel is a. a. b. i. c. e. d. o. ANSWER: D REF: 8 11. In the term arthr/itis, itis is the a. word root. b. prefix. c. combining vowel. d. suffix. ANSWER: D REF: 7 OBJ: 4 OBJ: 4 OBJ: 4 12. In the term sub/hepat/ic, which part is the prefix? a. ic b. sub c. hepat d. hepat/o TOP: Word Parts TOP: Word Parts TOP: Word Parts TOP: Word Parts TOP: Word Parts TOP: Word Parts DR ERIC Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition Brooks Test Bank DR ERIC ANSWER: B REF: 7 OBJ: 4 13. In the term oste/o/arthr/o/pathy, which part is the suffix? a. the second o b. oste c. arthr d. pathy ANSWER: D REF: 8 14. The o in arthr/o/pathy is the a. combining vowel. b. prefix. c. word root. d. suffix. ANSWER: A REF: 8 OBJ: 4 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts TOP: Word Parts TOP: Word Parts 15. When defining a medical term, one usually begins the definition with the a. word root. b. prefix. c. suffix. d. combining vowel. ANSWER: C REF: 11 TOP: Analyze and Define Medical Terms MATCHING OBJ: 5 . Match each item with the correct description below. a. Terms built from word parts b. Terms not built from word parts c. Acronym d. Modern language e. Eponym f. Greek and Latin 1. Languages used in medical terms 2. Name of a place or a person, often a physician or scientist, used to name a condition or technique 3. Use of English language to form a term 4. Can be translated literally to find their meaning 5. The first letters of the words in a phrase that can be spoken as a whole word and usually contains a vowel, are used to form a medical term 6. Cannot be easily translated literally to find their meaning 1. ANSWER: F REF: 3 OBJ: 2 | 3 TOP: Origins of Medical Language and Categories of Medical Terms 2. ANSWER: E REF: 4 OBJ: 2 | 3 TOP: Origins of Medical Language and Categories of Medical Terms 3. ANSWER: D REF: 4 OBJ: 2 | 3 DR ERIC o T Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition Brooks Test Bank DR ERIC OP: Origins of Medical Language and Categories of Medical Terms 4. ANSWER: A REF: 5 OBJ: 2 | 3 TOP: Origins of Medical Language and Categories of Medical Terms 5. ANSWER: C REF: 4 OBJ: 2 | 3 TOP: Origins of Medical Language and Categories of Medical Terms 6. ANSWER: B REF: 5 OBJ: 2 | 3 TOP: Origins of Medical Language and Categories of Medical Terms WORD ROOTS SUFFIXES PREFIXES arth joint -itis inflammation intra- within hepat liver- -ic pertaining to sub- under, below ven ven -ous pertaining to oste bone -pathy disease -megaly enlargement COMBINING VOWEL Using the word parts in the above box, select the correct definition of the following medical terms. a. arthr/itis b. arthr/o/pathy c. hepat/o/megaly d. intra/ven/ous e. hepat/itis f. hepat/ic g. oste/o/pathy h. sub/hepat/ic 7. Pertaining to the liver 8. Disease of the bone 9. Pertaining to within the vein 10. Pertaining to below the liver 11. Disease of a joint 12. Inflammation of a joint 13. Enlargement of the liver 14. Inflammation of the liver 7. ANSWER: F . REF: 12 TOP: Analyze and Define Medical Terms 8. ANSWER: G REF: 12 TOP: Analyze and Define Medical Terms 9. ANSWER: D REF: 12 TOP: Analyze and Define Medical Terms 10. ANSWER: H REF: 12 TOP: Analyze and Define Medical Terms OBJ: 5 OBJ: 5 OBJ: 5 OBJ: 5 DR ERIC 11. Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition Brooks Test Bank DR ERIC ANS WER: TOP: 12. ANS WER : TOP: 13. ANS WER : TOP: 14. ANS WER : TOP: B Analyze and A Analyze and C Analyze and E Analyze and REF: 12 Define Medical Terms REF: 12 Define Medical Terms REF: 12 Define Medical Terms REF: 12 Define Medical Terms WORD ROOTS SUFFIXES PREFIXES arth joint -itis inflammation intra- within hepat liver -ic pertaining to sub- under, below ven vein -ous pertaining to oste bone -pathy disease -megaly enlargement COMBINING VOWEL o OBJ: 5 OBJ: 5 OBJ: 5 OBJ: 5 Using the word parts in the above box, select the correct medical terms for the definition. a. Inflammation of a joint b. Disease of the bone c. Inflammation of the liverN R I G B.C M d. Pertaining to below the liver e. U S N T O Enlargement of the liver f. Pertaining to the liver g. Disease of a joint h. Pertaining to within the vein 15. Hepat/o/megaly 16. Intra/ven/ous 17. Sub/hepat/ic 18. Arthr/itis 19. Arthr/o/pathy 20. Oste/o/pathy 21. Hepat/ic 22. Hepat/itis 15. ANSWER: E REF: 12 OBJ: 6 TOP: Build Medical Terms for Given Definitions 16. ANSWER: H REF: 12 OBJ: 6 TOP: Build Medical Terms for Given Definitions 17. ANSWER: D REF: 12 OBJ: 6 TOP: Build Medical Terms for Given Definitions DR ERIC Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition Brooks Test Bank 18. ANSWER: A REF: 12 OBJ: 6 TOP: Build Medical Terms for Given Definitions DR ERIC DR ERIC Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition Brooks Test Bank 19. ANSWER: G REF: 12 OBJ: 6 TOP: Build Medical Terms for Given Definitions 20. ANSWER: B REF: 12 OBJ: 6 TOP: Build Medical Terms for Given Definitions 21. ANSWER: F REF: 12 OBJ: 6 TOP: Build Medical Terms for Given Definitions 22. ANSWER: C REF: 12 OBJ: 6 TOP: Build Medical Terms for Given Definitions . Powered by TCPDF () DR ERIC DR ERIC Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition Brooks Test Bank DR ERIC Chapter 02: Body Structure, Color, and Oncology LaFleur: Exploring Medical Language, 11th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The pronunciation for the organization of the body term referring to the major covering of the external surface of the body is a. b. c. d. ANSWER: A REF: 19 OBJ: 1 TOP: Pronunciation of Anatomic Structures 2. The pronunciation for the body structure term referring to groups of similar cells that perform specific functions is a. (SIS-tem). b. (OR-gen). c. d. ANSWER: D REF: 18 OBJ: 1 TOP: Pronunciation of Anatomic Structures 3. The combining form referring to the basic unit of all living things is a. organ/o. . b. system/o. c. viscer/o. d. cyt/o. ANSWER: D REF: 22 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts 4. The combining form referring two or more types of tissues that together perform special body functions is a. organ/o. b. system/o. c. neur/o. d. cyt/o. ANSWER: A REF: 22 5. The combining form hist/o is defined as a. fat. b. nucleus. c. organ. d. tissue. ANSWER: D REF: 22 6. The combining form my/o is defined as OBJ: 2 OBJ: 2 DR ERIC TOP: Word Parts TOP: Word Parts Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition Brooks Test Bank DR ERIC a. flesh. b. nerve. c. muscle. d. cell. ANSWER: C REF: 22 OBJ: 2 7. The combining form that means internal organs is a. viscer/o. b. sarc/o. c. epitheli/o. d. system/o. ANSWER: A REF: 22 8. A combining form that means flesh is a. epitheli/o. b. viscer/o. c. my/o. d. sarc/o. ANSWER: D d. REF: 22 9. The combining form onc/o is defined as a. cancer. b. disease. c. tumor. organ. . OBJ: 2 OBJ: 2 ANSWER: C REF: 24 OBJ: 2 10. The combining form that means cause (of disease) is a. melan/o. b. path/o. c. carcin/o. d. eti/o. ANSWER: D REF: 24 11. The combining form carcin/o means a. disease. b. mass. c. tumor. d. cancer. ANSWER: D REF: 24 OBJ: 2 OBJ: 2 12. The combining form chrom/o is defined as a. color. b. green. c. cause. d. nucleus. DR ERIC TOP: Word Parts TOP: Word Parts TOP: Word Parts TOP: Word Parts TOP: Word Parts TOP: Word Parts Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition Brooks Test Bank DR ERIC ANSWER: A REF: 25 13. The combining form that means red is a. xanth/o. b. leuk/o. c. erythr/o. d. melan/o. ANSWE

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Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition




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




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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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Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition



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




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