Exploring Medical Language 10th Edition Brooks Test Bank
Chapter 01: Introduction to Medical Language and Evolve Student Resources
LaFleur: Exploring Medical Language, 10th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
- Medical language includes terms built from which of the following languages?
- German and Russian
- Italian and French
- Greek and Latin
- Chinese and Japanese
ANS: C REF: 3 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language
- A medical term formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase, which can be spoken as
- an eponym.
- modern language.
- built from the English language.
- an acronym.
a whole word and usually contains a vowel, such as laser, is
ANS: D REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language
- A term named for a person or a place, such as Alzheimer disease named for the physician who
- an acronym.
- built from the English language.
- an eponym.
- modern language.
first described the symptoms as seen in a patient, is
ANS: C REF: 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language
- The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of the word is the
- prefix.
- word root.
- suffix.
- combining vowel.
ANS: B REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
- The word part that is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning is the
- word root.
- suffix.
- prefix.
- combining vowel.
ANS: C REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
- The word part that is attached to the end of a word root to modify its meaning is the
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- combining vowel.
- suffix.
- word root.
- prefix.
ANS: B REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
- All medical terms have at least one
- prefix.
- combining vowel.
- suffix.
- word root.
ANS: D REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
- A combining form is made up of a
- word root and a combining vowel.
- prefix and a combining vowel.
- combining vowel and a suffix.
- prefix and a word root.
ANS: A REF: 9 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
- A combining vowel is used to
- ease word pronunciation.
- modify the meaning of a word.
- make analyzing a word easier.
- make defining a word easN
ier.R ANS: A REF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
- The most common combining vowel is
- a.
- i.
- e.
- o.
ANS: D REF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
- In the term arthr/itis, itis is the
- word root.
- prefix.
- combining vowel.
- suffix.
ANS: D REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
- In the term sub/hepat/ic, which part is the prefix?
- ic
- sub
- hepat
- hepat/o
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ANS: B REF: 7 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
- In the term oste/o/arthr/o/pathy, which part is the suffix?
- the second o
- oste
- arthr
- pathy
ANS: D REF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
- The o in arthr/o/pathy is the
- combining vowel.
- prefix.
- word root.
- suffix.
ANS: A REF: 8 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
- When defining a medical term, one usually begins the definition with the
- word root.
- prefix.
- suffix.
- combining vowel.
ANS: C REF: 11 OBJ: 5
TOP: Analyze and Define Medical Terms
MATCHING
Match each item with the correct description below.
- Terms built from word parts
- Terms not built from word parts
- Acronym
- Modern language
- Eponym
- Greek and Latin
- Languages used in medical terms
- Name of a place or a person, often a physician or scientist, used to name a condition or
- Use of English language to form a term
- Can be translated literally to find their meaning
- The first letters of the words in a phrase that can be spoken as a whole word and usually
- Cannot be easily translated literally to find their meaning
technique
contains a vowel, are used to form a medical term
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
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WORD ROOTS SUFFIXES PREFIXES
arth joint -itis inflammation intra- within hepat liver- -ic pertaining to sub- under, below ven ven -ous pertaining to oste bone -pathy disease -megaly enlargement
COMBINING VOWEL
o
TOP: Origins of Medical Language and Categories of Medical Terms
4. ANS: A REF: 5 OBJ: 2 | 3
TOP: Origins of Medical Language and Categories of Medical Terms
5. ANS: C REF: 4 OBJ: 2 | 3
TOP: Origins of Medical Language and Categories of Medical Terms
6. ANS: B REF: 5 OBJ: 2 | 3
TOP: Origins of Medical Language and Categories of Medical Terms
Using the word parts in the above box, select the correct definition of the following medical terms.
- arthr/itis
- arthr/o/pathy
- hepat/o/megaly
- intra/ven/ous
- hepat/itis
- hepat/ic
- oste/o/pathy
- sub/hepat/ic
- Pertaining to the liver
- Disease of the bone
- Pertaining to within the vein
- Pertaining to below the liver
- Disease of a joint
- Inflammation of a joint
- Enlargement of the liver
- Inflammation of the liver
7. ANS: F REF: 12 OBJ: 5
TOP: Analyze and Define Medical Terms
8. ANS: G REF: 12 OBJ: 5
TOP: Analyze and Define Medical Terms
9. ANS: D REF: 12 OBJ: 5
TOP: Analyze and Define Medical Terms
10. ANS: H REF: 12 OBJ: 5
TOP: Analyze and Define Medical Terms
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