Medical Terminology
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Course Introduction
Medical Terminology is a foundational course designed to introduce students to the language of medicine. Through the study of word roots, prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms, students will learn to interpret and construct medical terms related to anatomical structures, physiological processes, diseases, diagnoses, and treatments. Emphasis is placed on accurate spelling, pronunciation, and comprehension of terminology used in healthcare settings, equipping learners with essential skills for effective communication and success in health science professions.
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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 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
Q2) 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
Q3) All medical terms have at least one
A) prefix
B) combining vowel
C) suffix
D) word root
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Body Structure, Color, and Oncology
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Q1) The term that means an increase in the severity of a disease or its symptoms is A) morbidity
B) exacerbation
C) remission
D) encapsulated
Answer: B
Q2) The combining form hist/o is defined as
A) fat
B) nucleus
C) organ
D) tissue
Answer: D
Q3) The plural ending for "-ix" is
A) -aces
B) -e
C) -ices
D) -nges
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Directional Terms, Planes, Positions, Regions, and Quadrants
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Q1) The term ventral has a meaning similar to A) lateral
B) distal
C) dorsal
D) anterior
Answer: D
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) The term lateral describes movement toward the A) front
B) side
C) top
D) back
Answer: B
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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 medical term for hives is
A) urticaria
B) verruca
C) tinea
D) impetigo
Q3) The combining form rhytid/o means
A) dry
B) wrinkles
C) fungus
D) dust
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Chapter 5: Respiratory System and Introduction to Diagnostic Procedures
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Q1) The act of using a stethoscope to listen for sounds within the body is called
A) pulse oximetry
B) auscultation
C) percussion
D) pulmonary function tests
Q2) The term that means narrowing of the trachea is
A) tracheitis
B) atelectasis
C) tracheostenosis
D) bronchopneumonia
Q3) The term that means difficult breathing is
A) hyperpnea
B) eupnea
C) apnea
D) dyspnea
Q4) A device that creates a mist is called a(n)
A) nebulizer
B) ventilator
C) spirometer
D) airway
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Chapter 6: Urinary System
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Q1) The term pyelolithotomy is defined as the
A) incision into the renal pelvis to remove stone(s)
B) separation of the kidney from other body structures
C) surgical fixation of the kidney
D) creation of an artificial opening into the renal pelvis
Q2) The term that means scanty urine is
A) dysuria
B) pyuria
C) polyuria
D) oliguria
Q3) An instrument used for visual examination of the bladder is called a
A) urethroscope
B) cystoscope
C) cystoscopy
D) urethroscopy
Q4) The combining form that means water is
A) glyc/o
B) urin/o
C) hydr/o
D) hem/o
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Chapter 7: Male Reproductive System
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Q1) The term balanoplasty is defined as
A) the surgical fixation of a testicle
B) the surgical repair of the glans penis
C) an excision of the prostate gland
D) an incision into a testicle
Q2) The surgical procedure that renders an individual unable to produce offspring is A) coitus
B) sterilization
C) circumcision
D) vasovasostomy
Q3) The suffix -ism is defined as A) pertaining to
B) state of
C) resembling D) without
Q4) Sperm originate in the A) vas deferens
B) seminal vesicles
C) epididymis
D) seminiferous tubules
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Chapter 8: Female Reproductive System
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Q1) The combining form that means uterus is
A) arche/o
B) mast/o
C) metr/i
D) men/o
Q2) The large central portion of the uterus is called the
A) corpus
B) fundus
C) pouch
D) myometrium
Q3) The term menometrorrhagia refers to
A) rapid flow of blood from the uterus
B) rapid flow of blood at menstruation
C) rapid flow of blood from the uterus at menstruation (and between menstrual cycles)
D) scanty menstrual flow
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Chapter 9: Obstetrics and Neonatology
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Q1) The cell formed by the union of the sperm and the ovum is the
A) embryo
B) fetus
C) gamete
D) zygote
Q2) Which of the following means study of malformations?
A) neonatology
B) teratology
C) gynecology
D) obstetrics
Q3) The combining form that means the tube that leads from the pharynx to the stomach is
A) pylor/o
B) lact/o
C) bronch/o
D) esophag/o
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Chapter 10: Cardiovascular, Immune, and Lymphatic
Systems and Blood
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Q1) Chest pain that occurs when there is an insufficient supply of blood to the heart is called
A) cardiac tamponade
B) heart failure
C) coarctation of the aorta
D) angina pectoris
Q2) A sudden cessation of cardiac output and effective circulation is called
A) angina pectoris
B) myocardial infarction
C) heart failure
D) cardiac arrest
Q3) The blood test for determining coagulation activity defects is called
A) platelet count
B) prothrombin time
C) complete blood count
D) hemoglobin
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Chapter 11: Digestive System
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Q1) Bile is produced in the
A) liver
B) pancreas
C) gallbladder
D) spleen
Q2) The term that means softening of the stomach is
A) gastromalacia
B) dyspepsia
C) gastritis
D) steatosis
Q3) The term hepatomegaly is defined as
A) pertaining to the liver
B) enlargement of the liver
C) pertaining to the abdomen
D) inflammation of the liver
Q4) The term stomatogastric is defined as pertaining to the
A) nose and stomach
B) mouth and stomach
C) abdomen
D) stomach and intestines
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Chapter 12: Eye
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Q1) The watery liquid located in the anterior cavity of the eye is the A) aqueous humor
B) vitreous humor
C) sebum
D) miotic
Q2) Which of the following means pertaining to two or both eyes?
A) pupillary
B) binocular
C) nasolacrimal
D) retinal
Q3) The IOL placed during the patient's cataract surgery is referred to as
A) pinguecula
B) emmetropia
C) pseudophakia
D) isocoria
Q4) The word part that means tension, pressure is
A) -plegia
B) -phobia
C) ton/o
D) phot/o
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Chapter 13: Ear
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Q1) A discharge of pus from the ear is called
A) otalgia
B) otopyorrhea
C) otorrhea
D) otomycosis
Q2) The combining form staped/o means
A) ossicles
B) mastoid bone
C) stapes
D) malleus
Q3) An instrument used for visual examination of the ear is
A) an ophthalmoscope
B) a stethoscope
C) an otoscope
D) otoscopy
Q4) The process of recording the electrical activity in the cochlea is called
A) electrocochleography
B) tympanometry
C) audiometry
D) otoscopy
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Chapter 14: Musculoskeletal System
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Q1) A type of bone cell that works in balance with osteoblasts to maintain healthy bone tissue is
A) osteoclast
B) crepitus
C) osteopath
D) exostosis
Q2) The term that means inflammation of a tendon is
A) tenosynovitis
B) polymyositis
C) tendinitis
D) tenorrhaphy
Q3) The term spondylarthritis is defined as inflammation of the A) vertebral joints
B) lumbar vertebrae
C) sacroiliac joints
D) intervertebral disks
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Chapter 15: Nervous System and Behavioral Health
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Q1) A condition characterized by a lack of muscle control and partial paralysis is A) cerebral palsy
B) epilepsy
C) sciatica
D) multiple sclerosis
Q2) Paralysis of four limbs is
A) panplegia
B) quadriplegia
C) monoplegia
D) hemiplegia
Q3) A viral disease that affects the peripheral nerves and causes blisters on the skin that follow the course of the affected nerves is
A) sciatica
B) multiple sclerosis
C) shingles
D) cerebral palsy
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Chapter 16: Endocrine System
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Q1) The hormone that stimulates uterine contractions during labor is
A) growth hormone
B) thyroid-stimulating hormone
C) oxytocin
D) adrenocorticotropic hormone
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 hormone that stimulates the adrenal cortex is _____ hormone.
A) growth
B) adrenocorticotropic
C) oxytocin
D) antidiuretic
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