Health Sciences Terminology
Midterm Exam
Course Introduction
Health Sciences Terminology is a foundational course designed to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of the specialized language used in healthcare and medical fields. Through the study of prefixes, suffixes, root words, and abbreviations, students learn how to accurately interpret, construct, and use medical terms related to human anatomy, physiology, pathology, diagnostics, and treatment. The course emphasizes the importance of precise communication in healthcare settings and prepares students to effectively engage with medical literature, health records, and interdisciplinary teams.
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Exploring Medical Language A Student Directed Approach 9th Edition by Myrna Brooks
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Medical Language and Online Learning
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Q1) In the term sub/hepat/ic, which part is the prefix?
A) ic
B) sub
C) hepat
D) hepat/o
Answer: B
Q2) Medical language includes terms built from which of the following languages?
A) German and Russian
B) Italian and French
C) Greek and Latin
D) Chinese and Japanese
Answer: C
Q3) The most common combining vowel is
A) a
B) i
C) e
D) o
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Body Structure, Color, and Oncology
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Q1) A patient with multiple sclerosis may experience an increase in the severity of symptoms or a(n)
A) exacerbation
B) encapsulation
C) malignancy
D) remission
Answer: A
Q2) The prefix that means through, complete is
A) dia-
B) hyper-
C) dys-
D) pro-
Answer: A
Q3) The term that means cancer in the early stage, before invading the surrounding tissue is
A) carcinoma in situ
B) in vivo
C) benign
D) encapsulated
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Directional Terms, Planes, Positions, Regions,
and Quadrants
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Q1) The combining form dist/o means A) near B) below C) away D) back
Answer: C
Q2) The suffix -ad means A) one B) two C) toward D) pertaining to
Answer: C
Q3) The term that means toward the head is A) ventral
B) cephalad
C) caudal
D) caudad
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Integumentary System
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Q1) The abbreviation BCC indicates
A) view of life
B) herpes type virus that causes disease when immunity is low
C) malignant growth that develops from scalelike epithelial tissue
D) an epithelial tumor arising from the epidermis
Q2) The combining form hidr/o is defined as
A) oil
B) sweat
C) hair
D) thick
Q3) The combining form myc/o is defined as
A) fungus
B) muscle
C) oil
D) dust
Q4) The term that means a small, solid skin elevation is a A) papule
B) vesicle
C) pustule
D) macule
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Chapter 5: Respiratory System and Introduction to Diagnostic
Procedures and Tests
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Q1) A device that creates a mist is called a(n)
A) nebulizer
B) ventilator
C) spirometer
D) airway
Q2) The combining form rhin/o refers to the
A) nose
B) sinus
C) septum
D) air
Q3) With which disease is an acid-fast bacilli smear used for diagnosis?
A) tuberculosis
B) upper respiratory infection
C) pulmonary embolism
D) pleural effusion
Q4) The partition separating the right and left cavities of the nose is the A) nasal septum
B) paranasal sinus
C) epiglottis
D) adenoids
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Chapter 6: Urinary System
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Q1) The study of the urinary tract is called
A) urologist
B) urology
C) nephrology
D) nephrologist
Q2) The abnormal accumulation of urine in the bladder because of an inability to urinate is called
A) renal hypertension
B) polycystic kidney disease
C) urinary suppression
D) urinary retention
Q3) The suffix that means nourishment, development is
A) -ptosis
B) -esis
C) -trophy
D) -iasis
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Chapter 7: Male Reproductive System
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Q1) The dissolution of sperm is called
A) priapism
B) oligospermia
C) spermatolysis
D) andropathy
Q2) The term circumcision is defined as
A) surgical removal of the prepuce
B) male sterilization
C) fixation of the testis
D) penile implant
Q3) The combining form that means testicle is
A) balan/o
B) vas/o
C) orchid/o
D) vesicul/o
Q4) The term vesiculectomy is defined as
A) male sterilization
B) excision of the seminal vesicle
C) incision into the testes
D) excision of the prostate gland
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Chapter 8: Female Reproductive System
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Q1) The term that means a visual examination of the uterus (uterine cavity) is
A) hysteroscopy
B) Pap smear
C) sonohysterography
D) pelviscopy
Q2) TVS is the abbreviation for
A) total vaginal hysterectomy
B) transvaginal hysterectomy
C) total vaginal hymenectomy
D) transvaginal sonography
Q3) The large central portion of the uterus is called the A) corpus
B) fundus
C) pouch
D) myometrium
Q4) The term that means sagging breasts is
A) mastalgia
B) reduction mammoplasty
C) mastodynia
D) mastoptosis
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Chapter 9: Obstetrics and Neonatology
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Q1) A condition caused by an incompatibility of the infant's blood and the mother's blood is
A) tracheoesophageal fistula
B) fetal alcohol syndrome
C) respiratory distress syndrome
D) erythroblastosis fetalis
Q2) The term that means pertaining to immediately after childbirth is
A) gravidopuerperal
B) antepartum
C) puerperal
D) puerpera
Q3) The term nulligravida refers to a woman who
A) is in her first pregnancy
B) is about to give birth
C) has not given birth to a viable offspring
D) has never been pregnant
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Chapter 10: Cardiovascular, Immune, and Lymphatic
Systems and Blood
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Q1) The cells that carry oxygen are called A) erythrocytes
B) platelets
C) leukocytes
D) thrombocytes
Q2) A malignant disease characterized by an excessive increase in leukocytes formed in the bone marrow is
A) Hodgkin disease
B) anemia
C) hemophilia
D) leukemia
Q3) The abbreviation for disorder of the heart brought about by persistent high blood pressure is
A) MI
B) AFib
C) HHD
D) DVT
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Chapter 11: Digestive System
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Q1) The term that means frequent discharge of liquid stool is A) ascites
B) diarrhea
C) dysentery
D) melena
Q2) The term rectocele is defined as
A) inflammation of the uvula
B) prolapse of the rectum
C) protrusion of the rectum
D) disturbance of bowel function
Q3) The proximal domed portion of the stomach is the A) body
B) cardia
C) fundus
D) pylorus
Q4) The combining form that means mouth is
A) stomat/o
B) ile/o
C) esophag/o
D) lingu/o
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Chapter 12: Eye
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Q1) The opening in the center of the iris is the
A) lens
B) pupil
C) retina
D) cornea
Q2) A combining form that means lens is
A) kerat/o
B) dacry/o
C) phac/o
D) phot/o
Q3) Impaired vision as a result of aging is called
A) hyperopia
B) myopia
C) astigmatism
D) presbyopia
Q4) The term xerophthalmia means
A) condition of the eye caused by dryness
B) condition of dry eye
C) double vision
D) condition of white eye
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Chapter 13: Ear
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Q1) A cystlike mass composed of epithelial cells and cholesterol occurring in the middle ear is called
A) presbycusis
B) cholesteatoma
C) acoustic neuroma
D) ceruminoma
Q2) The term that means surgical repair of the middle ear is
A) stapedectomy
B) tympanoplasty
C) stapedoplasty
D) tympanectomy
Q3) Vestibulocochlear means pertaining to the
A) vestibul and choclea
B) vestibule and cochlea
C) vestebule and cochlea
D) vestibule and chochlae
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Chapter 14: Musculoskeletal System
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Q1) The term spondylarthritis is defined as inflammation of the A) vertebral joints
B) lumbar vertebrae
C) sacroiliac joints
D) intervertebral disks
Q2) A malignant tumor of the bone is called
A) synoviosarcoma
B) osteofibroma
C) osteosarcoma
D) myeloma
Q3) The term rhabdomyolysis is defined as _____ of striated muscle.
A) weakness
B) split
C) dissolution
D) surgical fixation
Q4) The combining form that means lower jawbone is
A) maxill/o
B) mandibul/o
C) radi/o
D) ischi/o
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Chapter 15: Nervous System and Behavioral Health
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Q1) The disease that means (any) disease of the mind is
A) psychopathy
B) psychosis
C) psychosomatic
D) psychogenic
Q2) The area of the brain responsible for respiration, heart rate, and blood pressure is the
A) cerebellum
B) medulla oblongata
C) pons
D) cerebral cortex
Q3) The term coma is defined as
A) loss of cognitive abilities
B) inability to express thought or ideas in an orderly, intelligible manner
C) state of mental confusion as to time, place, or identity
D) state of profound unconsciousness
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Chapter 16: Endocrine System
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Q1) The hormone that helps to maintain the level of calcium in the blood is
A) thyroxine
B) parathyroid hormone
C) insulin
D) aldosterone
Q2) The abbreviation representing the hormone that promotes development of glandular tissue during pregnancy and produces milk after birth of an infant is
A) GH
B) PRH
C) ADH
D) FSH
Q3) Hormones are distributed throughout the body by
A) tissue fluid
B) lymph
C) blood
D) secretions
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