Test Bank for Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition by Myrna LaFleur Brooks; Danielle LaFleur Brooks; Dale M Levinsky Chapter 1-16 Complete Guide

Test Bank For Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition by Myrna LaFleur Brooks Chapter 1-16 Complete Guide. 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 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. NURSINGTB.COM 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 Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition Brooks Test Bank 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. c. make analyzing a word easier. d. make defining a word easNier.R I G B.C M U S N T O ANS: A REF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts 10. The most common combining vowel is a. a. b. i. c. e. d. o. ANS: D REF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts 11. In the term arthr/itis, itis is the a. word root. b. prefix. c. combining vowel. d. suffix. ANS: D REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts 12. In the term sub/hepat/ic, which part is the prefix? a. ic b. sub c. hepat d. hepat/o Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition Brooks Test Bank ANS: B REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts 13. In the term oste/o/arthr/o/pathy, which part is the suffix? a. the second o b. oste c. arthr d. pathy ANS: D REF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts 14. The o in arthr/o/pathy is the a. combining vowel. b. prefix. c. word root. d. suffix. ANS: A REF: 8 OBJ: 4 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. ANS: C REF: 11 OBJ: 5 TOP: Analyze and Define Medical Terms MATCHING NURSINGTB.COM 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. ANS: F REF: 3 OBJ: 2 | 3 TOP: Origins of Medical Language and Categories of Medical Terms 2. ANS: E REF: 4 OBJ: 2 | 3 TOP: Origins of Medical Language and Categories of Medical Terms 3. ANS: D REF: 4 OBJ: 2 | 3