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Exploring Medical Language: A Student-
Directed Approach 12th Edition
AUTHOR: Danielle LaFleur Brooks
12TH EDITION
,TABLE OF CONTENT.
PART 1 : INTRODUCTION TO WORD PARTS AND HUMAN BODY STRUCTURE
1. Introduction to Medical Language
2. Body Structure, Oncology, and Laboratory Tests
3. Directional Terms, Positions, and Imaging
PART 2 : BODY SYSTEMS
4. Integumentary System
5. Respiratory System
6. Urinary System
7. Male Reproductive System
8. Female Reproductive System
9. Obstetrics and Neonatology
10. Cardiovascular, Lymphatic, Immune Systems and Blood
11. Digestive System
12. Eye
13. Ear
14. Musculoskeletal System
15. Nervous System and Behavioral Health
16. Endocrine System
,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
ANS: * 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.
ANS: * 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.
ANS: * 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.
ANS: * 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.
ANS: * C REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
6. The word part that is attached to the end of a word root to modify its meaning is the
a. combining vowel.
b. suffix.
c. word root.
d. prefix.
ANS: * B REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
7. All medical terms have at least one
a. prefix.
b. combining vowel.
c. suffix.
d. word root.
ANS: * D REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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.
ANS: * A REF: 9 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
9. A combining vowel is used to
a. ease word pronunciation.
b. modify the meaning of a word.
Exploring Medical Language: A Student-
Directed Approach 12th Edition
AUTHOR: Danielle LaFleur Brooks
12TH EDITION
,TABLE OF CONTENT.
PART 1 : INTRODUCTION TO WORD PARTS AND HUMAN BODY STRUCTURE
1. Introduction to Medical Language
2. Body Structure, Oncology, and Laboratory Tests
3. Directional Terms, Positions, and Imaging
PART 2 : BODY SYSTEMS
4. Integumentary System
5. Respiratory System
6. Urinary System
7. Male Reproductive System
8. Female Reproductive System
9. Obstetrics and Neonatology
10. Cardiovascular, Lymphatic, Immune Systems and Blood
11. Digestive System
12. Eye
13. Ear
14. Musculoskeletal System
15. Nervous System and Behavioral Health
16. Endocrine System
,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
ANS: * 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.
ANS: * 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.
ANS: * 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.
ANS: * 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.
ANS: * C REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
6. The word part that is attached to the end of a word root to modify its meaning is the
a. combining vowel.
b. suffix.
c. word root.
d. prefix.
ANS: * B REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
7. All medical terms have at least one
a. prefix.
b. combining vowel.
c. suffix.
d. word root.
ANS: * D REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
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.
ANS: * A REF: 9 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
9. A combining vowel is used to
a. ease word pronunciation.
b. modify the meaning of a word.
