Exploring Medical Language 10th Edition Brooks – Complete Test Bank with Answers (Chapters 1–10)

ChapterV01:VIntroductionVtoVMedicalVLanguageVandVEvolveVStudentVResourcesVLa
Fleur:VExploringVMedicalVLanguage,V10thVEdition


MULTIPLEVCHOICE

1. MedicalVlanguageVincludesVtermsVbuiltVfromVwhichVofVtheVfollowingVlanguages?
a. GermanVandVRussian
b. ItalianVandVFrench
c. GreekVandVLatin
d. ChineseVandVJapanese
ANS:V C REF:V V 3 OBJ:V 2
TOP:V OriginsVofVMedicalVLanguage

2. AVmedicalVtermVformedVfromVtheVfirstVlettersVofVtheVwordsVinVaVphrase,VwhichVcanVbeV
spokenVasVaVwholeVwordVandVusuallyVcontainsVaVvowel,VsuchVasVlaser,Vis
a. anVeponym.
b. modernVlanguage.
c. builtVfromVtheVEnglishVlanguage.
d. anVacronym.
ANS:V D REF:V V 4 OBJ:V 2
TOP:V OriginsVofVMedicalVLanguage

3. AVtermVnamedVforVaVpersonVorVaVplace,VsuchVasVAlzheimerVdiseaseVnamedVforVtheVphysi
cianVwhoVfirstVdescribedVtheVsymptomsVasVseenVinVaVpatient,Vis
a. anVacronym. NURSINGTB.COM
b. builtVfromVtheVEnglishVlanguage.
c. anVeponym.
d. modernVlanguage.

ANS:V C REF:V V 4 OBJ:V 2
TOP:V OriginsVofVMedicalVLanguage

4. TheVwordVpartVthatVcontainsVtheVfundamentalVmeaningVofVtheVwordVisVthe
a. prefix.
b. wordVroot.
c. suffix.
d. combiningVvowel.

ANS:V B REF:V V 6 OBJ:V V 4 TOP:V WordVParts

5. TheVwordVpartVthatVisVattachedVtoVtheVbeginningVofVaVwordVrootVtoVmodifyVitsVmeaningVisVt
he
a. wordVroot.
b. suffix.
c. prefix.
d. combiningVvowel.
ANS:V C REF:V V 7 OBJ:V V 4 TOP:V WordVParts

6. TheVwordVpartVthatVisVattachedVtoVtheVendVofVaVwordVrootVtoVmodifyVitsVmeaningVisVthe


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, a. combiningVvowel.
b. suffix.
c. wordVroot.
d. prefix.
ANS:V B REF:V V 7 OBJ:V V 4 TOP:V WordVParts

7. AllVmedicalVtermsVhaveVatVleastVone
a. prefix.
b. combiningVvowel.
c. suffix.
d. wordVroot.

ANS:V D REF:V V 6 OBJ:V V 4 TOP:V WordVParts

8. AVcombiningVformVisVmadeVupVofVa
a. wordVrootVandVaVcombiningVvowel.
b. prefixVandVaVcombiningVvowel.
c. combiningVvowelVandVaVsuffix.
d. prefixVandVaVwordVroot.

ANS:V A REF:V V 9 OBJ:V V 4 TOP:V WordVParts

9. AVcombiningVvowelVisVusedVt
o
a. easeVwordVpronunciation.
b. modifyVtheVmeaningVofVaVword.
c. makeVanalyzingVaVwordVeasier.
d. makeVdefiningVaVwordVeasier. IVGVB.CVM
NVURVSVNVT O
ANS:V A REF:V V 8 OBJ:V V 4 TOP:V WordVParts

10. TheVmostVcommonVcombiningVvowelVis
a. a.
b. i.
c. e.
d. o.

ANS:V D REF:V V 8 OBJ:V V 4 TOP:V WordVParts

11. InVtheVtermVarthr/itis,VitisVisVthe
a. wordVroot.
b. prefix.
c. combiningVvowel.
d. suffix.

ANS:V D REF:V V 7 OBJ:V V 4 TOP:V WordVParts

12. InVtheVtermVsub/hepat/ic,VwhichVpartVisVtheVprefix?
a. ic
b. sub
c. hepat
d. hepat/o



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, ANS:V B REF:V V 7 OBJ:V V 4 TOP:V WordVParts

13. InVtheVtermVoste/o/arthr/o/pathy,VwhichVpartVisVtheVsuffix?
a. theVsecondVo
b. oste
c. arthr
d. pathy

ANS:V D REF:V V 8 OBJ:V V 4 TOP:V WordVParts

14. TheVoVinVarthr/o/pathyVisVthe
a. combiningVvowel.
b. prefix.
c. wordVroot.
d. suffix.

ANS:V A REF:V V 8 OBJ:V V 4 TOP:V WordVParts

15. WhenVdefiningVaVmedicalVterm,VoneVusuallyVbeginsVtheVdefinitionVwithVthe
a. wordVroot.
b. prefix.
c. suffix.
d. combiningVvowel.
ANS:V C REF:V V 11 OBJ:V 5
TOP:V AnalyzeVandVDefineVMedicalVTerms


MATCHING NURSINGTB.COM
MatchVeachVitemVwithVtheVcorrectVdescriptionVbelow.
a. TermsVbuiltVfromVwordVparts
b. TermsVnotVbuiltVfromVwordVparts
c. Acronym
d. ModernVlanguage
e. Eponym
f. GreekVandVLatin

1. LanguagesVusedVinVmedicalVterms
2. NameVofVaVplaceVorVaVperson,VoftenVaVphysicianVorVscientist,VusedVtoVnameVaVco
nditionVorVtechnique
3. UseVofVEnglishVlanguageVtoVformVaVterm
4. CanVbeVtranslatedVliterallyVtoVfindVtheirVmeaning
5. TheVfirstVlettersVofVtheVwordsVinVaVphraseVthatVcanVbeVspokenVasVaVwholeVwordVa
ndVusuallyVcontainsVaVvowel,VareVusedVtoVformVaVmedicalVterm
6. CannotVbeVeasilyVtranslatedVliterallyVtoVfindVtheirVmeaning

1. ANS:V F REF:V V 3 OBJ:V 2V|V3
TOP:V OriginsVofVMedicalVLanguageVandVCategoriesVofVMedicalVTerms
2. ANS:V E REF:V V 4 OBJ:V 2V|V3
TOP:V OriginsVofVMedicalVLanguageVandVCategoriesVofVMedicalVTerms
3. ANS:V D REF:V V 4 OBJ:V 2V|V3



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, TOP:V OriginsVofVMedicalVLanguageVandVCategoriesVofVMedicalVTerms
4. ANS:V A REF:V V 5 OBJ:V 2V|V3
TOP:V OriginsVofVMedicalVLanguageVandVCategoriesVofVMedicalVTerms
5. ANS:V C REF:V V 4 OBJ:V 2V|V3
TOP:V OriginsVofVMedicalVLanguageVandVCategoriesVofVMedicalVTerms
6. ANS:V B REF:V V 5 OBJ:V 2V|V3
TOP:V OriginsVofVMedicalVLanguageVandVCategoriesVofVMedicalVTerms

WORDVROOTSVSUFFIXESVPREFIXES
arthVjoint
-
itisVinflammation
Vintra-
VwithinVhepatVli
ver-
-
icVpertainingVtoV
sub-
Vunder,VbelowVv
enVven
-
ousVpertainingVto
V osteVVbone
Using theVwordVpartsVinVtheVaboveVbox,VselectVtheVcorrectVdefinitionVofVtheVfollowingVme
dical
-pathyVterms.
Vdisease
a.
- arthr/itis
b. arthr/o/pathy
megaly VenlargementVCOMBININ
c. hepat/o/megaly
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d.
o intra/ven/ous
e. hepat/itis
f. hepat/ic
g. oste/o/pathy
h. sub/hepat/ic

7. PertainingVtoVtheVliver
8. DiseaseVofVtheVbone
9. PertainingVtoVwithinVtheVv
ein
10. PertainingVtoVbelowVtheVli
ver
11. DiseaseVofVaVjoint
12. InflammationVofVaVjoint
13. EnlargementVofVtheVliver
14. InflammationVofVtheVliver

7. ANS:V F REF:V V 12 OBJ:V5
TOP:V AnalyzeVandVDefineVMedicalVTerms
8. ANS:V G REF:V V 12 OBJ:V5
TOP:V AnalyzeVandVDefineVMedicalVTerms
9. ANS:V D REF:V V 12 OBJ:V5
TOP:V AnalyzeVandVDefineVMedicalVTerms
10. ANS:V H REF:V V 12 OBJ:V5
TOP:V AnalyzeVandVDefineVMedicalVTerms
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