Medical Terminology
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Course Introduction
Medical Terminology is an essential course designed to introduce students to the language of medicine, providing a strong foundation in the vocabulary used by healthcare professionals. The course covers the basic structure of medical terms, including prefixes, suffixes, root words, and combining forms, and explains how these components are used to construct terms related to body systems, diseases, diagnostic procedures, treatments, and medical specialties. Students will develop skills in analyzing, interpreting, and accurately using medical terms in both written and verbal communication, which is crucial for effective communication in clinical settings and for success in further studies within healthcare and allied health programs.
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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) 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
Q2) The word part that is attached to the end of a word root to modify its meaning is the A) combining vowel
B) suffix
C) word root
D) prefix
Answer: B
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) Groups of similar cells that perform specific functions make up A) systems
B) organs
C) cavities
D) tissues
Answer: D
Q2) The combining form onc/o is defined as A) cancer B) disease C) tumor
D) organ
Answer: C
Q3) The study of disease is called A) visceral B) etiology
C) somatogenic
D) pathology
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Directional Terms, Planes, Positions, Regions, and Quadrants
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Q1) The term that means pertaining to the middle and side is
A) anteroposterior
B) bilateral
C) mediolateral
D) posteroanterior
Answer: C
Q2) The umbilical region is the area located
A) superior to the navel region
B) to the right and left of the epigastric region
C) around the navel
D) to the right and left of the hypogastric region
Answer: C
Q3) A vertical plane passing through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides (any plane parallel to the midsagittal plane) is called
A) frontal
B) ventral
C) transverse
D) sagittal
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Integumentary System
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Q1) The term that means wart is
A) verruca
B) macule
C) wheal
D) keloid
Q2) The combining form that means dust is
A) coni/o
B) necr/o
C) myc/o
D) crypt/o
Q3) The term leiodermia is defined as
A) basal cell carcinoma
B) condition of smooth skin
C) white skin
D) fungus of the hair
Q4) The term that means bruise is
A) contusion
B) laceration
C) erythema
D) ecchymosis
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Chapter 5: Respiratory System and Introduction to Diagnostic Procedures
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Q1) The combining form rhin/o refers to the A) nose
B) sinus
C) septum
D) air
Q2) The prefix that means without, absence of is
A) an-
B) endo-
C) intra-
D) eu-
Q3) Because of the near drowning, the young man experienced a temporary absence of oxygen, or
A) anoxia
B) acapnia
C) apnea
D) eupnea
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Chapter 6: Urinary System
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Q1) The term that means excessive development of the kidney is
A) pyelonephritis
B) nephrolithiasis
C) nephrohypertrophy
D) nephromegaly
Q2) The suffix that means loosening, dissolution, separating is
A) -esis
B) -lysis
C) -trophy
D) -tripsy
Q3) The combining form vesic/o is defined as
A) glomerulus
B) meatus
C) bladder, sac
D) kidney
Q4) The combining form that means sugar is
A) glycos/o
B) hydr/o
C) azot/o
D) albumin/o
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Chapter 7: Male Reproductive System
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Q1) Testicular torsion is the medical term that means
A) persistent abnormal erection
B) cancer of the testicle
C) twisting of the spermatic cord
D) tightness of the prepuce
Q2) The term that means incision into the prostate gland to remove stone(s) is
A) prostatocystotomy
B) prostatolithotomy
C) prostatovesiculectomy
D) prostatectomy
Q3) The combining form for vessel, duct is
A) vas/o
B) orchid/o
C) balan/o
D) vesicul/o
Q4) The gland(s) that secrete a thick fluid that becomes part of the semen is the
A) seminal vesicles
B) epididymis
C) seminiferous vesicles
D) vas deferens
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Chapter 8: Female Reproductive System
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Q1) The study of women (a branch of medicine dealing with health and diseases of the female reproductive system) is
A) urology
B) obstetrics
C) gynecology
D) gynecologist
Q2) Which of the following means abnormal passageway between two organs?
A) menopause
B) fistula
C) speculum
D) dyspareunia
Q3) The term for inflammation of the inner (lining) of the uterus is
A) endometritis
B) myometritis
C) vaginitis
D) perimetritis
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Chapter 9: Obstetrics and Neonatology
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Q1) The term that means more than the normal amount of amniotic fluid is called
A) polyhydramnios
B) oligohydramnios
C) choriocarcinoma
D) chorioamnionitis
Q2) The suffix -tocia is defined as
A) birth, labor
B) before
C) rupture
D) false
Q3) The expulsion of a mature ovum from an ovary is called
A) ovulation
B) implantation
C) conception
D) fertilization
Q4) The prefix that means small is
A) nulli-
B) post-
C) multi-
D) micro-
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Chapter 10: Cardiovascular, Immune, and Lymphatic
Systems and Blood
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Q1) An angioscope is a(n)
A) radiographic imaging of a blood vessel
B) visual examination of a blood vessel
C) instrument used for visual examination (of the lumen) of a blood vessel
D) radiographic image of an artery
Q2) The combining form thromb/o is defined as
A) sound
B) heat
C) electricity
D) clot
Q3) The combining form angi/o is defined as
A) vessel
B) duct
C) vein
D) artery
Q4) Excision within the artery (of plaque from the arterial wall) is called
A) pericardiostomy
B) phlebectomy
C) atherectomy
D) endarterectomy
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Chapter 11: Digestive System
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Q1) The combining form for intestine is
A) col/o
B) or/o
C) ile/o
D) enter/o
Q2) Inflammation of the colon with the formation of ulcers that produces bloody diarrhea is a condition called
A) intussusception
B) appendicitis
C) ulcerative colitis
D) irritable bowel syndrome
Q3) A radiographic image of the esophagus is called
A) endoscope
B) esophagogram
C) esophagoscopy
D) esophagogastroduodenoscopy
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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) The instrument used to measure (the curvature of) the cornea in order to fit a contact lens is the
A) optometry
B) pupillometer
C) optometer
D) keratometer
Q3) A procedure to repair tears in the retina by use of an intense beam of light from a laser is
A) LASIK
B) enucleation
C) phacoemulsification
D) retinal photocoagulation
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Chapter 13: Ear
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Q1) The term that means study of the ear is
A) aural
B) otology
C) audiology
D) otologist
Q2) In a mastoidectomy, the surgical procedure is a(n)
A) excision
B) repair
C) incision
D) drainage
Q3) The combining form aur/i is defined as
A) ear
B) hearing
C) eardrum
D) ear bone
Q4) An instrument used for visual examination of the ear is
A) an ophthalmoscope
B) a stethoscope
C) an otoscope
D) otoscopy
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Chapter 14: Musculoskeletal System
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Q1) To assist in the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, the doctor may use a procedure involving a surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from a joint called an
A) arthroclasis
B) arthrodesis
C) arthroplasty
D) arthrocentesis
Q2) The term that means abnormal loss of bone density, which may lead to fractures from slight trauma, is
A) osteopetrosis
B) osteopenia
C) osteoporosis
D) osteoarthritis
Q3) The small, fluid-filled sac that allows for easy movement of one part of a joint over another is called the
A) bursa
B) synovia
C) aponeurosis
D) meniscus
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Chapter 15: Nervous System and Behavioral Health
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Q1) The combining form encephal/o is defined as
A) spinal cord
B) brain
C) nerve root
D) cerebellum
Q2) The abbreviation for a sudden deficient supply of blood to the brain lasting a short time is
A) CVA
B) CP
C) TIA
D) ALS
Q3) The term hyperesthesia is defined as
A) without (loss of) feeling or sensation
B) pain in the head
C) excessive sensitivity (to stimuli)
D) slight paralysis of half of the body
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Chapter 16: Endocrine System
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Q1) The endocrine gland, located above each kidney and divided into portions called the medulla and cortex, is the
A) thyroid gland
B) parathyroid gland
C) adrenal gland
D) islets of Langerhans
Q2) The abbreviation representing the hormone that stimulates the kidney to reabsorb water is
A) ACTH
B) GH
C) FSH
D) ADH
Q3) The endocrine gland that is approximately the size of a pea and located at the base of the brain is the
A) pituitary
B) thyroid
C) parathyroid
D) adrenal
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