EXPLORING MEDICAL LANGUAGE- A Student-Directed Approach 10TH EDITION BY: MYRNA & DANIELLE LAFLEUR BROOKS TEST BANK ISBN: 5736 Exploring Medical Language, 10th Edition Test Bank Questions and Solutions, a student directed approach helps you master medical terminologies on your terms. It enables you ...
1. Medical glanguage gincludes gterms gbuilt gfrom gwhich gof gthe gfollowing glanguages?
a. German gand gRussian
b. Italian gand gFrench
c. Greek gand gLatin
d. Chinese gand gJapanese
ANS: C REF: g g 3 OBJ: 2
TOP: g Origins gof gMedical gLanguage
2. A gmedical gterm gformed gfrom gthe gfirst gletters gof gthe gwords gin ga gphrase, gwhich gcan
gbe gspoken gasa gwhole gword gand gusually gcontains ga gvowel, gsuch gas glaser, gis
a. an geponym.
b. modern glanguage.
c. built gfrom gthe gEnglish glanguage.
d. an gacronym.
ANS: D REF: g g 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: g Origins gof gMedical gLanguage
3. A gterm gnamed gfor ga gperson gor ga gplace, gsuch gas gAlzheimer gdisease gnamed gfor gthe
gphysician gwhofirst gdescribed gthe gsymptoms gas gseen gin ga gpatient, gis
a. an gacronym. NURSINGTB.COM
b. built gfrom gthe gEnglish glanguage.
c. an geponym.
d. modern glanguage.
ANS: C REF: g g 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: g Origins gof gMedical gLanguage
4. The gword gpart gthat gcontains gthe gfundamental gmeaning gof gthe gword gis gthe
a. prefix.
b. word groot.
c. suffix.
d. combining gvowel.
ANS: B REF: g g6 OBJ: 4 TOP: g Word gParts
5. The gword gpart gthat gis gattached gto gthe gbeginning gof ga gword groot gto gmodify gits gmeaning gis
gthe
a. word groot.
b. suffix.
c. prefix.
d. combining gvowel.
ANS: C REF: g g7 OBJ: 4 TOP: g Word gParts
6. The gword gpart gthat gis gattached gto gthe gend gof ga gword groot gto gmodify gits gmeaning gis gthe
, Exploring gMedical gLanguage g10th gEdition gBrooks gTest
Bank
a. combining gvowel.
b. suffix.
c. word groot.
d. prefix.
ANS: B REF: g g7 OBJ: 4 TOP: g Word gParts
7. All gmedical gterms ghave gat gleast gone
a. prefix.
b. combining gvowel.
c. suffix.
d. word groot.
ANS: D REF: g g6 OBJ: 4 TOP: g Word gParts
8. A gcombining gform gis gmade gup gof ga
a. word groot gand ga gcombining gvowel.
b. prefix gand ga gcombining gvowel.
c. combining gvowel gand ga gsuffix.
d. prefix gand ga gword groot.
ANS: A REF: g g9 OBJ: 4 TOP: g Word gParts
9. A gcombining gvowel gis gused gto
a. ease gword gpronunciation.
b. modify gthe gmeaning gof ga gword.
c. make ganalyzing ga gword geasier.
d. make gdefining ga gword geasier. IGB.CM
N gR
UgSgNgT O
ANS: A REF: g g8 OBJ: 4 TOP: g Word gParts
10. The gmost gcommon gcombining gvowel gis
a. a.
b. i.
c. e.
d. o.
ANS: D REF: g g8 OBJ: 4 TOP: g Word gParts
11. In gthe gterm garthr/itis, gitis gis gthe
a. word groot.
b. prefix.
c. combining gvowel.
d. suffix.
ANS: D REF: g g7 OBJ: 4 TOP: g Word gParts
12. In gthe gterm gsub/hepat/ic, gwhich gpart gis gthe gprefix?
a. ic
b. sub
c. hepat
d. hepat/o
, Exploring gMedical gLanguage g10th gEdition gBrooks gTest
Bank
ANS: B REF: g g7 OBJ: 4 TOP: g Word gParts
13. In gthe gterm goste/o/arthr/o/pathy, gwhich gpart gis gthe gsuffix?
a. the gsecond go
b. oste
c. arthr
d. pathy
ANS: D REF: g g8 OBJ: 4 TOP: g Word gParts
14. The go gin garthr/o/pathy gis gthe
a. combining gvowel.
b. prefix.
c. word groot.
d. suffix.
ANS: A REF: g g8 OBJ: 4 TOP: g Word gParts
15. When gdefining ga gmedical gterm, gone gusually gbegins gthe gdefinition gwith gthe
a. word groot.
b. prefix.
c. suffix.
d. combining gvowel.
ANS: C REF: g g 11 OBJ: 5
TOP: g Analyze gand gDefine gMedical gTerms
MATCHING NURSINGTB.COM
Match geach gitem gwith gthe gcorrect gdescription gbelow.
a. Terms gbuilt gfrom gword gparts
b. Terms gnot gbuilt gfrom gword gparts
c. Acronym
d. Modern glanguage
e. Eponym
f. Greek gand gLatin
1. Languages gused gin gmedical gterms
2. Name gof ga gplace gor ga gperson, goften ga gphysician gor gscientist, gused gto gname ga
gcondition gortechnique
3. Use gof gEnglish glanguage gto gform ga gterm
4. Can gbe gtranslated gliterally gto gfind gtheir gmeaning
5. The gfirst gletters gof gthe gwords gin ga gphrase gthat gcan gbe gspoken gas ga gwhole
gword gand gusuallycontains ga gvowel, gare gused gto gform ga gmedical gterm
6. Cannot gbe geasily gtranslated gliterally gto gfind gtheir gmeaning
1. ANS: F REF: g g 3 OBJ: 2 g| g3
TOP: g Origins gof gMedical gLanguage gand gCategories gof gMedical gTerms
2. ANS: E REF: g g 4 OBJ: 2 g| g3
TOP: g Origins gof gMedical gLanguage gand gCategories gof gMedical gTerms
3. ANS: D REF: g g 4 OBJ: 2 g| g3
, Exploring gMedical gLanguage g10th gEdition gBrooks gTest
Bank
TOP: g Origins gof gMedical gLanguage gand gCategories gof gMedical gTerms
4. ANS: A REF: g g 5 OBJ: 2 g| g3
TOP: g Origins gof gMedical gLanguage gand gCategories gof gMedical gTerms
5. ANS: C REF: g g 4 OBJ: 2 g| g3
TOP: g Origins gof gMedical gLanguage gand gCategories gof gMedical gTerms
6. ANS: B REF: g g 5 OBJ: 2 g| g3
TOP: g Origins gof gMedical gLanguage gand gCategories gof gMedical gTerms
WORD gROOTS gSUFFIXES gPREFIXES
arth gjoint
-itis
ginflammationint
r ga- g within
ghepat gliver-
-ic gpertaining
gto gsub- gunder,
gbelowven gven
-ous
gpertaining
gtooste gbone
-pathy gdisease
-megaly
enlargement
Using gthe gword gparts gin gthe gabove gbox, gselect gthe gcorrect gdefinition gof gthe gfollowing
gmedical gterms.
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. ANS: F REF: g g 12 OBJ:
5TOP: g Analyze gand gDefine gMedical gTerms
8. ANS: G REF: g g 12 OBJ:
5TOP: g Analyze gand gDefine gMedical gTerms
9. ANS: D REF: g g 12 OBJ:
5TOP: g Analyze gand gDefine gMedical gTerms
10. ANS: H REF: g g 12 OBJ:
5TOP: g Analyze gand gDefine gMedical gTerms
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