Student name:__________
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) Medical language is necessary and useful because
with each other.
A) medical professionals can communicate clearly D) all the
with each other no matter what their first language is. following statements are
B) patients can be comforted and assured that health correct.
care professionals understand their symptoms and are in
control of the diagnosis and treatment process.
C) medical professionals can communicate quickly
2) Medical language is made up primarily (but not
exclusively) of words taken from which two ancient
languages?
E) Old English
A) Greek and Latin and Hebrew
B) Greek and Old English
C) Hebrew and Greek
D) German and French
3) A (n)______ is a word formed by including the name
of the person who discovered or invented what is being
described.
D) synonym
A) acronym E) palindrome
B) antonym
C) eponym
4) The diagnostic imaging process magnetic resonance
imaging is frequently referred to as an MRI. This is an
example of a (n)
A) acronym.
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, B) antonym. E) palindrome
C) eponym.
D) synonym.
5) Which of the following is NOT a reason why Greek
and Latin form the backbone and foundation of medical
language?
E) Because
A) Foundations of Western medicine were in ancient neither language is spoken
Greece and Rome. any longer, they can serve
B) Latin was the global language of the scientific as a common language for
revolution. medical professionals who
C) Medical research of the scientific revolution was may speak different
in Greek. modern languages.
D) Because neither language is spoken any longer,
their meanings do not change over time.
6) Thinking of medical language as sentences to be
translated instead of words to be memorized allows one to
E) understand
A) break down and understand new words. only the most commonly
B) describe all aspects of health care. used medical phrases.
C) prescribe medication to patients.
D) translate a few stock medical phrases.
7) When it comes to emphasizing the right syllable in a
medical term, the basic rule is that in most words, the
emphasis usually falls on the
D) third-to-last
A) first syllable. syllable.
B) last syllable. E) fourth-to-last
C) second-to-last syllable.
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,syllable.
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, 8) Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined
syllable in the term cardiovascular.
B) Sar
A) Kar
9) Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined
syllable in the term cephalic.
B) Seh
A) Keh
10) Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined
syllable in the term gamophobia.
B) Jam
A) Gam
11) Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined
syllable in the term glyco gen.
B) Jen
A) Gen
12) Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined
syllable in the term pharynx.
B) Pair
A) Fair
13) Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined
syllable in the term pneumothorax.
B) Puh-noo
A) Noo
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MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) Medical language is necessary and useful because
with each other.
A) medical professionals can communicate clearly D) all the
with each other no matter what their first language is. following statements are
B) patients can be comforted and assured that health correct.
care professionals understand their symptoms and are in
control of the diagnosis and treatment process.
C) medical professionals can communicate quickly
2) Medical language is made up primarily (but not
exclusively) of words taken from which two ancient
languages?
E) Old English
A) Greek and Latin and Hebrew
B) Greek and Old English
C) Hebrew and Greek
D) German and French
3) A (n)______ is a word formed by including the name
of the person who discovered or invented what is being
described.
D) synonym
A) acronym E) palindrome
B) antonym
C) eponym
4) The diagnostic imaging process magnetic resonance
imaging is frequently referred to as an MRI. This is an
example of a (n)
A) acronym.
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, B) antonym. E) palindrome
C) eponym.
D) synonym.
5) Which of the following is NOT a reason why Greek
and Latin form the backbone and foundation of medical
language?
E) Because
A) Foundations of Western medicine were in ancient neither language is spoken
Greece and Rome. any longer, they can serve
B) Latin was the global language of the scientific as a common language for
revolution. medical professionals who
C) Medical research of the scientific revolution was may speak different
in Greek. modern languages.
D) Because neither language is spoken any longer,
their meanings do not change over time.
6) Thinking of medical language as sentences to be
translated instead of words to be memorized allows one to
E) understand
A) break down and understand new words. only the most commonly
B) describe all aspects of health care. used medical phrases.
C) prescribe medication to patients.
D) translate a few stock medical phrases.
7) When it comes to emphasizing the right syllable in a
medical term, the basic rule is that in most words, the
emphasis usually falls on the
D) third-to-last
A) first syllable. syllable.
B) last syllable. E) fourth-to-last
C) second-to-last syllable.
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,syllable.
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, 8) Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined
syllable in the term cardiovascular.
B) Sar
A) Kar
9) Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined
syllable in the term cephalic.
B) Seh
A) Keh
10) Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined
syllable in the term gamophobia.
B) Jam
A) Gam
11) Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined
syllable in the term glyco gen.
B) Jen
A) Gen
12) Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined
syllable in the term pharynx.
B) Pair
A) Fair
13) Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined
syllable in the term pneumothorax.
B) Puh-noo
A) Noo
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