Health Sciences Terminology
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Course Introduction
Health Sciences Terminology is a foundational course designed to introduce students to the complex vocabulary used in the health sciences field. The course covers the structure, meaning, and usage of medical terms, including roots, prefixes, and suffixes, as well as terminology related to the various body systems, diseases, procedures, and treatments. Emphasis is placed on the correct spelling, pronunciation, and application of terms in clinical and academic settings, providing students with the essential language skills needed to communicate effectively within healthcare environments and to succeed in advanced health sciences coursework.
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Exploring Medical Language A Student Directed Approach 8th Edition by Myrna Brooks
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Medical Language
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Q1) The word part that is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning is the
A) word root
B) suffix
C) prefix
D) combining vowel
Answer: C
Q2) The o in arthr/o/pathy is the A) combining vowel
B) prefix
C) word root
D) suffix
Answer: A
Q3) A combining form is made up of a A) word root and a combining vowel
B) prefix and a combining vowel
C) combining vowel and a suffix
D) prefix and a word root
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Body Structure, Color, and Oncology
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Q1) A combining form that means flesh is
A) epitheli/o
B) viscer/o
C) my/o
D) sarc/o
Answer: D
Q2) The plural ending for "-ix" is
A) -aces
B) -e
C) -ices
D) -nges
Answer: C
Q3) A substance that produces cancer is said to be a
A) cancerogen
B) oncogen
C) carcinogen
D) pathogen
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Directional Terms, Planes, Positions, Regions, and Quadrants
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Q1) RUQ means
A) right under quadrant
B) right upper quotient
C) right upper quadrant
D) rite upper quadrant
Answer: C
Q2) The abbreviation for the medical term meaning pertaining to a side is
A) LUQ
B) ant
C) med
D) lat
Answer: D
Q3) The term that means pertaining to the back and to the front is
A) mediolateral
B) anteroposterior
C) anterolateral
D) posteroanterior
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Integumentary System
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Q1) Local anesthesia is seldom employed for a procedure using extreme cold to remove small skin lesions. This procedure is called
A) cryosurgery
B) laser surgery
C) Mohs surgery
D) cauterization
Q2) The term that means localized collection of pus is
A) lesion
B) psoriasis
C) abscess
D) carbuncle
Q3) The term that means paleness is
A) pruritus
B) keloid
C) pallor
D) papule
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Chapter 5: Respiratory System
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Q1) The term hypoxia is defined as a deficiency in
A) oxygen to the tissues
B) carbon dioxide in the lungs
C) oxygen in the blood
D) carbon dioxide in the blood
Q2) A device that creates a mist is called a(n)
A) nebulizer
B) ventilator
C) spirometer
D) airway
Q3) The combining form orth/o is defined as
A) straight
B) oxygen
C) incomplete
D) breathe
Q4) Valley fever, a fungal disease affecting the lungs, also is called
A) coccidioidomycosis
B) emphysema
C) asthma
D) tuberculosis
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Chapter 6: Urinary System
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Q1) The abbreviation for multiple routine tests done on a urine specimen is
A) VCUg
B) UA
C) BUN
D) VCUG
Q2) The term that means pertaining to the force and flow of urine within the urinary tract is
A) urology
B) hemodialysis
C) urinalysis
D) urodynamics
Q3) The physician first suspected diabetes when the patient complained of an excessive amount of urine, or
A) polyuria
B) anuria
C) dysuria
D) oliguria
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Chapter 7: Male Reproductive System
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Q1) Which statement is true about the prostate gland?
A) is a male sex hormone
B) suspends the testes in the scrotum
C) is the primary male sex organ
D) secretes a fluid that aids in the movement of the sperm
Q2) The combining form that means male is
A) sperm/o
B) test/o
C) vas/o
D) andr/o
Q3) The term that means incision into the prostate gland to remove a stone is
A) prostatocystotomy
B) prostatolithotomy
C) prostatovesiculectomy
D) prostatectomy
Q4) Scrotal swelling caused by a collection of fluid is called
A) phimosis
B) prostatitis
C) varicocele
D) hydrocele
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Chapter 8: Female Reproductive System
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Q1) The suffix -salpinx is defined as
A) absence of a normal body opening
B) uterus
C) ovaries
D) uterine tube
Q2) A word part that means absence of a normal body opening, occlusion, or closure is
A) cervic/o
B) -salpinx
C) -atresia
D) trache/o
Q3) Menstruation, pregnancy, and labor are the functions of the A) vagina
B) uterus
C) ovaries
D) cervix
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Chapter 9: Obstetrics and Neonatology
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Q1) The membranous bag that surrounds the fetus before delivery is called the A) chorion
B) gamete
C) amniotic sac
D) placenta
Q2) The term that means (fetus with a very) small head is
A) omphalitis
B) omphalocele
C) neonate
D) microcephalus
Q3) The combining form nat/o is defined as A) navel
B) pregnancy
C) embryo
D) birth
Q4) The combining form meaning umbilicus, navel is A) cephal/o
B) omphal/o
C) nat/o
D) embry/o
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Chapter 10: Cardiovascular, Immune, and Lymphatic
Systems and Blood
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Q1) The suffix -poiesis is defined as
A) removal
B) pain
C) hardening
D) formation
Q2) The radiographic imaging of a vein is called a(n)
A) angioscopy
B) venography
C) plethysmography
D) angiography
Q3) A surgical technique to bring a new blood supply to heart muscles by detouring around blocked arteries is
A) embolectomy
B) percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
C) coronary stent
D) coronary artery bypass graft
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Chapter 11: Digestive System
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Q1) The term that means salivary stone is
A) sialolith
B) cholangioma
C) adhesion
D) polyp
Q2) The uvula extends from the
A) gums
B) soft palate
C) pharynx
D) esophagus
Q3) Difficulty in swallowing is called
A) dysphasia
B) dyspepsia
C) dysphagia
D) aphasia
Q4) Feeding a person through a nasogastric tube is called
A) hematemesis
B) reflux
C) lavage
D) gavage
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Chapter 12: Eye
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Q1) The combining form ocul/o is defined as
A) tear
B) eye
C) vision
D) iris
Q2) Another term for sty is
A) chalazion
B) hordeolum
C) pterygium
D) keratitis
Q3) The term photophobia is defined as
A) inflammation of the retina caused by extreme light
B) a hereditary disease marked by night blindness
C) abnormal fear of (sensitivity to) light
D) paralysis of the iris
Q4) The portion of the eye that lies directly behind the pupil is the
A) lens
B) retina
C) vitreous fluid
D) cornea
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Chapter 13: Ear
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Q1) The combining form that means tympanic membrane, (eardrum) is
A) myring/o
B) aur/o
C) labyrinth/o
D) vestibul/o
Q2) The organ of hearing is located in the
A) mastoid bone
B) cochlea
C) brain
D) vestibule
Q3) The term that means hardening of the ear (stapes) is
A) otopyorrhea
B) otalgia
C) otomycosis
D) otosclerosis
Q4) The term audiometry is defined as
A) visual examination of the ear
B) measurement of the tympanic membrane
C) the study of hearing
D) measurement of hearing
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Chapter 14: Musculoskeletal System
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Q1) The term that means pain in the fibrous tissue and muscles is
A) spondylarthritis
B) myasthenia
C) fibromyalgia
D) polymyositis
Q2) The elderly patient was diagnosed as having an abnormal reduction of connective tissue (loss of skeletal muscle mass) or
A) rhabdomyolysis
B) sarcopenia
C) osteosarcoma
D) chondromalacia
Q3) A bacterial infection carried by a deer tick is
A) myasthenia gravis
B) Lyme disease
C) rheumatoid arthritis
D) spinal stenosis
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Chapter 15: Nervous System and Behavioral Health
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Q1) The term neuroid is defined as
A) a condition of excessive sensitivity
B) total paralysis
C) resembling a nerve
D) a study of nerves
Q2) An incision into a nerve root is called a
A) neurectomy
B) ganglionectomy
C) neurotomy
D) rhizotomy
Q3) The term ataxia is defined as a
A) violent jarring
B) lack of muscle coordination
C) sudden attack
D) manner or style of walking
Q4) Paralysis of four limbs is
A) panplegia
B) quadriplegia
C) monoplegia
D) hemiplegia
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Chapter 16: Endocrine System
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Q1) The parathyroid glands are located
A) in front of the thyroid gland
B) in the posterior aspects of the lobes of the thyroid gland
C) above the kidneys
D) at the base of the brain
Q2) The patient had signs and symptoms that included insulin resistance, obesity characterized by excessive fat around the waist and abdomen, hypertension, hyperglycemia, elevated triglycerides, and low levels of the "good" cholesterol HDL. The patient's physician concluded that she had
A) myxedema
B) Cushing syndrome
C) ketosis
D) metabolic syndrome
Q3) The term that means substances secreted by the endocrine glands is A) corticoids
B) hormones
C) isthmus
D) ketones
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