EXPLORING MEDICAL LANGUAGE- A Student-Directed Approach 10TH EDITION BY: MYRNA & DANIELLE LAFLEUR BROOKS TEST BANK

Exploring Medical Language 10th Edition Brooks Test Bank
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Chapter 01: Introduction to Medical Language and Evolve Student
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ResourcesLaFleur: Exploring Medical Language, 10th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE d




1. Medical language includes terms built from which of the following languages?
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a. German and Russian d d


b. Italian and French d d


c. Greek and Latin d d


d. Chinese and Japanese d d




ANS: C REF: 3 d ddd OBJ: 2 d


TOP: Origins of Medical Language
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2. A medical term formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase, which can be spoken
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dasa whole word and usually contains a vowel, such as laser, is
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a. an eponym. d


b. modern language. d


c. built from the English language. d d d d


d. an acronym. d




ANS: D REF: 4 d ddd OBJ: 2 d


TOP: Origins of Medical Language
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3. A term named for a person or a place, such as Alzheimer disease named for the physician
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dwhofirst described the symptoms as seen in a patient, is
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a. an acronym. NURSINGTB.COM
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b. built from the English language. d d d d


c. an eponym. d


d. modern language. d




ANS: C REF: 4 d ddd OBJ: 2 d


TOP: Origins of Medical Language
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4. The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of the word is the
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a. prefix.
b. word root. d


c. suffix.
d. combining vowel. d




ANS: B d REF: 6 ddd OBJ: 4 dd d TOP: Word Parts d d




5. The word part that is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning is the
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a. word root. d


b. suffix.
c. prefix.
d. combining vowel. d




ANS: C d REF: 7 ddd OBJ: 4 dd d TOP: Word Parts d d




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


b. suffix.
c. word root. d


d. prefix.
ANS: B d REF: 7 ddd OBJ: 4 dd d TOP: Word Parts
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7. All medical terms have at least one
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a. prefix.
b. combining vowel. d


c. suffix.
d. word root. d




ANS: D d REF: 6 ddd OBJ: 4 dd d TOP: Word Parts
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8. A combining form is made up of a
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a. word root and a combining vowel.
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b. prefix and a combining vowel.
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c. combining vowel and a suffix. d d d d


d. prefix and a word root. d d d d




ANS: A d REF: 9 ddd OBJ: 4 dd d TOP: Word Parts
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9. A combining vowel is used to
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a. ease word pronunciation.
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b. modify the meaning of a word. d d d d d


c. make analyzing a word easier.
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d. make defining a word easN
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USNT d O
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ANS: A d REF: 8 ddd OBJ: 4 dd d TOP: Word Parts
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10. The most common combining vowel is
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a. a.
b. i.
c. e.
d. o.
ANS: D d REF: 8 ddd OBJ: 4 dd d TOP: Word Parts
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11. In the term arthr/itis, itis is the
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a. word root. d


b. prefix.
c. combining vowel. d


d. suffix.
ANS: D d REF: 7 ddd OBJ: 4 dd d TOP: Word Parts
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12. In the term sub/hepat/ic, which part is the prefix?
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a. ic
b. sub
c. hepat
d. hepat/o




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, Exploring Medical Language 10th Edition Brooks Test Bank
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ANS: B d REF: 7 ddd OBJ: 4 dd d TOP: Word Parts d d




13. In the term oste/o/arthr/o/pathy, which part is the suffix?
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a. the second o d d


b. oste
c. arthr
d. pathy
ANS: D d REF: 8 ddd OBJ: 4 dd d TOP: Word Parts d d




14. The o in arthr/o/pathy is the
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a. combining vowel. d


b. prefix.
c. word root. d


d. suffix.
ANS: A d REF: 8 ddd OBJ: 4 dd d TOP: Word Parts d d




15. When defining a medical term, one usually begins the definition with the
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a. word root. d


b. prefix.
c. suffix.
d. combining vowel. d




ANS: C d REF: 11 OBJ: 5 ddd d


TOP: Analyze and Define Medical Terms
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MATCHING NURSINGTB.COM
Match each item with the correct description below.
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a. Terms built from word parts d d d d


b. Terms not built from word parts d d d d d


c. Acronym
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e. Eponym
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1. Languages used in medical terms d d d d


2. Name of a place or a person, often a physician or scientist, used to name a condition
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ortechnique
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3. Use of English language to form a term
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4. Can be translated literally to find their meaning
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5. The first letters of the words in a phrase that can be spoken as a whole word and
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usuallycontains a vowel, are used to form a medical term
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6. Cannot be easily translated literally to find their meaning
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1. ANS: dF REF: 3 OBJ: 2 | 3 ddd d d d


TOP: d Origins of Medical Language and Categories of Medical Terms
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2. ANS: dE REF: 4 OBJ: 2 | 3 ddd d d d


TOP: d Origins of Medical Language and Categories of Medical Terms
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3. ANS: dD REF: 4 OBJ: 2 | 3 ddd d d d




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TOP: d Origins of Medical Language and Categories of Medical Terms
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4. ANS: dA REF: 5 OBJ: 2 | 3 ddd d d d


TOP: d Origins of Medical Language and Categories of Medical Terms
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5. ANS: dC REF: 4 OBJ: 2 | 3 ddd d d d


TOP: d Origins of Medical Language and Categories of Medical Terms
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6. ANS: dB REF: 5 OBJ: 2 | 3 ddd d d d


TOP: d Origins of Medical Language and Categories of Medical Terms
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WORD ROOTS SUFFIXES PREFIXES d d d


arth joint d


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a- within hepat
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-ic pertaining to
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belowven ven
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-ous pertaining d


dtooste bone
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-pathy disease d


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dCOMBINING
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terms.
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a. arthr/itis
b. arthr/o/pathy
c. hepat/o/megaly NURSINGTB.COM
d. intra/ven/ous
e. hepat/itis
f. hepat/ic
g. oste/o/pathy
h. sub/hepat/ic

7. Pertaining to the liver d d d


8. Disease of the bone d d d


9. Pertaining to within the vein d d d d


10. Pertaining to below the liver d d d d


11. Disease of a joint d d d


12. Inflammation of a joint d d d


13. Enlargement of the liver d d d


14. Inflammation of the liver d d d




7. ANS: d F REF: 12 OBJ: ddd


5TOP:
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8. ANS: d G REF: 12 OBJ: ddd


5TOP:
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9. ANS: d D REF: 12 OBJ: ddd


5TOP:
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10. ANS: d H REF: 12 OBJ: ddd


5TOP:
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