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Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition
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by Myrna LaFleur Brooks Chapters 1 - 16 Complete
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Table Of Contents
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1. Introduction to Medical Language j j j
2. Body Structure, Oncology, and Laboratory Tests
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3. Directional Terms, Positions, and Imaging
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4. Integumentary System j
5. Respiratory System j
6. Urinary System j
7. Male Reproductive System
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8. Female Reproductive System
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9. Obstetrics and Neonatology j j
10. Cardiovascular, Immune, Lymphatic Systems and Blood j j j j j
11. Digestive System j
12. Eye
13. Ear
14. Musculoskeletal System j
15. Nervous System and Behavioral Health
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16. Endocrine System j
, Exploring jMedical jLanguage j11th jEdition
Chapter j01: jIntroduction jto jMedical jLanguage jand jEvolve jStudent jResourcesLa
jFleur: jExploring jMedical jLanguage, j11th jEdition
MULTIPLE j CHOICE
1. Medical jlanguage jincludes jterms jbuilt j from jwhich jof jthe jfollowing jlanguages?
a. German jand jRussian
b. Italian jand j French
c. Greek jand j Latin
d. Chinese jand jJapanese
ANSWER:K j C REF: 3 OBJ: j 2
TOP: j Origins j of j Medical j Language
2. A jmedical jterm jformed jfrom jthe jfirst jletters jof jthe jwords jin ja jphrase, jwhich jcan jbe jspoken
asa jwhole jword jand jusually jcontains ja jvowel, jsuch jas jlaser, jis
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a. an jeponym.
b. modern jlanguage.
c. built jfrom jthe jEnglish jlanguage.
d. an jacronym.
ANSWER:K j D REF: 4 OBJ: j 2
TOP: j Origins j of j Medical j Language
3. A jterm jnamed jfor ja jperson jor ja jplace, jsuch jas jAlzheimer jdisease jnamed jfor jthe jphysician jw
hofirst jdescribed jthe jsymptoms jas jseen jin ja jpatient, jis
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a. an jacronym. .
b. built jfrom jthe jEnglish jlanguage.
c. an jeponym.
d. modern jlanguage.
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TOP: j Origins j of j Medical j Language
4. The jword j part j that j contains j the jfundamental jmeaning jof jthe j word jis jthe
a. prefix.
b. word jroot.
c. suffix.
d. combining jvowel.
ANSWER:K j B REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: j Word j Parts
5. The jword j part j that j is j attached j to jthe jbeginning j of ja jword j root j to jmodify j its jmeaning jis j the
a. word jroot.
b. suffix.
c. prefix.
d. combining jvowel.
ANSWER:K j C REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: j Word j Parts
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6. The jword j part j that j is j attached j to jthe jend j of j a jword j root j to jmodify jits j meaning jis j the