Introduction to Medical Language Exam Review
Course Introduction
Introduction to Medical Language provides students with foundational knowledge of the terminology used in the healthcare field. The course focuses on the structure and meaning of medical words, including roots, prefixes, and suffixes, with an emphasis on pronunciation, spelling, and comprehension. Students learn to interpret and use medical vocabulary in context, enabling effective communication within clinical and academic environments. The course also explores common abbreviations, essential anatomical terms, and the language of disease processes and diagnostics, preparing learners for further studies in health sciences.
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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) The most common combining vowel is A) a
B) i
C) e
D) o
Answer: D
Q2) A medical term formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase, which can be spoken as a whole word and usually contains a vowel, such as laser, is A) an eponym
B) modern language
C) built from the English language
D) an acronym
Answer: D
Q3) When defining a medical term, one usually begins the definition with the A) word root
B) prefix
C) suffix
D) combining vowel
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Body Structure, Color, and Oncology
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Q1) The term carcinoma is defined as a
A) black tumor
B) cancerous tumor (malignant)
C) tumor containing fat
D) tumor of green color
Answer: B
Q2) The combining form carcin/o means
A) disease
B) mass
C) tumor
D) cancer
Answer: D
Q3) The plural form for carcinoma is
A) carcinomae
B) carcinomata
C) carcinomy
D) carcinomies
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Directional Terms, Planes, Positions, Regions, and Quadrants
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Q1) The term that means pertaining to below is
A) posterior
B) dorsal
C) inferior
D) distal
Answer: C
Q2) RUQ means
A) right under quadrant
B) right upper quotient
C) right upper quadrant
D) rite upper quadrant
Answer: C
Q3) The region inferior to the umbilical region is called
A) iliac
B) epigastric
C) hypogastric
D) hypochondriac
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Integumentary System
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Q1) The term that means paleness is
A) pruritus
B) keloid
C) pallor
D) papule
Q2) The physician observed that the patient's injury site had tissue death or
A) xeroderma
B) necrosis
C) cicatrix
D) induration
Q3) The combining form that means grapelike clusters is
A) staphyl/o
B) strept/o
C) xer/o
D) pachy/o
Q4) The term that means wart is
A) verruca
B) macule
C) wheal
D) keloid
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Chapter 5: Respiratory System and Introduction to Diagnostic Procedures
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Q1) Which of the following carries air from the trachea to the lung?
A) bronchioles
B) larynx
C) bronchus
D) pleura
Q2) A mucopurulent discharge contains
A) mucus and pus
B) sputum and pus
C) pus and blood
D) blood and sputum
Q3) Accumulation of fluid in the alveoli and bronchioles is called
A) pulmonary edema
B) pulmonary embolism
C) cor pulmonale
D) pleural effusion
Q4) With which disease is an acid-fast bacilli smear used for diagnosis?
A) tuberculosis
B) upper respiratory infection
C) pulmonary embolism
D) pleural effusion
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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) IVP
Q2) The term that means incision of the bladder is
A) cystotomy
B) cystolithotomy
C) cystostomy
D) cystorrhaphy
Q3) A noninvasive surgical procedure to crush stone(s) in the kidney or ureter by administration of repeated shock waves is called
A) ureterotomy
B) fulguration
C) vesicourethral suspension
D) extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
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Chapter 7: Male Reproductive System
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Q1) The term orchidopexy is defined as
A) surgical fixation of a testicle
B) excision of the seminal vesicles
C) incision into the testes
D) surgical repair of the glans penis
Q2) The term that means lack of live sperm in the semen is
A) artificial insemination
B) azoospermia
C) genitalia
D) ejaculation
Q3) The medical term that means disease specific to the male is
A) priapism
B) oligospermia
C) spermatolysis
D) andropathy
Q4) The term that means incision into the prostate gland to remove stone(s) is
A) prostatocystotomy
B) prostatolithotomy
C) prostatovesiculectomy
D) prostatectomy
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Chapter 8: Female Reproductive System
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Q1) The combining form salping/o means
A) cervix
B) vagina
C) breast
D) uterine tube
Q2) The term that means blood in the uterine tubes is
A) hydrosalpinx
B) salpingocele
C) pyosalpinx
D) hematosalpinx
Q3) The combining form that means woman is
A) episi/o
B) uter/o
C) gynec/o
D) arche/o
Q4) The pigmented area at the center of the breast is called
A) the papilla
B) the areola
C) the nipple
D) glands
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Chapter 9: Obstetrics and Neonatology
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Q1) The term pelvic sonography is defined as
A) surgical puncture to aspirate amniotic fluid
B) pertaining to the pelvis, process of recording sound
C) an instrument for visual examination of the mother's pelvis
D) the visual examination of amniotic fluid
Q2) The suffix that means rupture is
A) -rrhexis
B) -rrhea
C) -rrhagia
D) -rrhaphy
Q3) A pregnancy occurring outside the uterus, commonly in the uterine tube, is called
A) ectopic pregnancy
B) abruptio placentae
C) placenta previa
D) preeclampsia
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Chapter 10: Cardiovascular, Immune, and Lymphatic
Systems and Blood
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Q1) To evaluate the patient's anemia, the hematologist recommended a needle aspiration to obtain a sample of bone marrow for study or a
A) bone marrow transplant
B) cardiac catheterization
C) complete blood count
D) bone marrow biopsy
Q2) The term that means abnormal reduction of all blood cells is
A) leukocytopenia
B) thrombocytopenia
C) pancytopenia
D) erythrocytopenia
Q3) A sudden cessation of cardiac output and effective circulation is called
A) angina pectoris
B) myocardial infarction
C) heart failure
D) cardiac arrest
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Chapter 11: Digestive System
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Q1) The combining form for gall, bile is
A) cheil/o
B) choledoch/o
C) chol/e
D) cholangi/o
Q2) The creation of an artificial opening between the stomach and the jejunum is called
A) enterorrhaphy
B) gastrojejunostomy
C) anastomosis
D) jejunostomy
Q3) Bile is produced in the A) liver
B) pancreas
C) gallbladder
D) spleen
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Chapter 12: Eye
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Q1) Which of the following means pertaining to within the eye?
A) lacrimal
B) intraocular
C) pupillary
D) binocular
Q2) Administration of a miotic agent causes
A) paralysis of the iris
B) pupillary constriction
C) ocular movement
D) pupillary dilation
Q3) The structure that carries visual impulses from the retina to the brain is the
A) pupil
B) cornea
C) retina
D) optic nerve
Q4) The term blepharitis means inflammation
A) of the eyelid
B) of the tear duct
C) within the eye
D) of the cornea
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Chapter 13: Ear
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Q1) One complication of the patient's upper respiratory infection was inflammation of the inner ear or
A) mastoiditis
B) myringitis
C) labyrinthitis
D) otitis media
Q2) A physician who studies and treats diseases of the ear, nose, and larynx (throat) is an
A) ophthalmologist
B) audiologist
C) otologist
D) otorhinolaryngologist
Q3) The external auditory canal and middle ear cavity are separated by the A) stapes
B) vestibule
C) tympanic membrane
D) oval window
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Chapter 14: Musculoskeletal System
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Q1) The term rachiotomy is defined as an incision
A) into the vertebral column
B) of a bone
C) of a bursa
D) of a joint
Q2) The term arthrodesis is defined as
A) surgical breaking of a stiff joint
B) incision of a bone
C) excision of articular cartilage
D) surgical fixation of a joint
Q3) The term that means upper leg bone is
A) tibia
B) patella
C) fibula
D) femur
Q4) The term vertebroplasty is defined as
A) incision into the vertebral column
B) fusing together of vertebrae
C) excision of an intervertebral disk
D) surgical repair of a vertebra
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Chapter 15: Nervous System and Behavioral Health
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Q1) The term that means paralysis of one (limb) is
A) hemiplegia
B) hemiparesis
C) monoplegia
D) quadriplegia
Q2) A condition characterized by a lack of muscle control and partial paralysis is
A) cerebral palsy
B) epilepsy
C) sciatica
D) multiple sclerosis
Q3) The largest portion of the brain is the
A) cerebrum
B) cerebellum
C) medulla oblongata
D) cerebral cortex
Q4) Inflammation of the membranous coverings of the brain and spinal cord is called
A) duritis
B) poliomyelitis
C) polyneuritis
D) meningitis
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Chapter 16: Endocrine System
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Q1) The term that means state of total deficient pituitary gland activity is
A) hypopituitarism
B) panhypopituitarism
C) hyperpituitarism
D) hyperglycemia
Q2) Hormones are distributed throughout the body by
A) tissue fluid
B) lymph
C) blood
D) secretions
Q3) A blood test used to diagnose diabetes and monitor its treatment by measuring the amount of glycosylated hemoglobin in the blood, providing an indication of blood sugar level over the past three months, was ordered by the endocrinologist.The name of the blood test is
A) fasting blood sugar
B) radioactive uptake test
C) HbA1C
D) thyroxine level
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