TEST BANK For Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition by Myrna LaFleur Brooks, Verified Chapters 1 - 16, Complete Newest Version .

,Chapter j01: jIntroduction jto jMedical jLanguage jand jEvolve jStudent
jResourcesjLaFleur: jExploring jMedical jLanguage, j11th jEdition



MULTIPLE jCHOICE

1. Medical jlanguage jincludes jterms jbuilt jfrom jwhich jof jthe jfollowing jlanguages?
a. German jand jRussian
b. Italian jand jFrench
c. Greek jand jLatin
d. Chinese jand jJapanese

ANS: j C REF: j j j3 OBJ: j 2
TOP: j Origins jof jMedical jLanguage

2. A jmedical jterm jformed jfrom jthe jfirst jletters jof jthe jwords jin ja jphrase, jwhich jcan jbe
jspoken jasja jwhole jword jand jusually jcontains ja jvowel, jsuch jas jlaser, jis
a. an jeponym.
b. modern jlanguage.
c. built jfrom jthe jEnglish jlanguage.
d. an jacronym.
ANS: j D REF: j j j4 OBJ: j 2
TOP: j Origins jof jMedical jLanguage

3. A jterm jnamed jfor ja jperson jor ja jplace, jsuch jas jAlzheimer jdisease jnamed jfor jthe jphysician
jwhojfirst jdescribed jthe jsymptoms jas jseen jin ja jpatient, jis
a. an jacronym. NURSINGTB.COM
b. built jfrom jthe jEnglish jlanguage.
c. an jeponym.
d. modern jlanguage.
ANS: j C REF: j j j4 OBJ: j 2
TOP: j Origins jof jMedical jLanguage

4. The jword jpart jthat jcontains jthe jfundamental jmeaning jof jthe jword jis jthe
a. prefix.
b. word jroot.
c. suffix.
d. combining jvowel.
ANS: j B REF: j j j6 OBJ: j j j 4 TOP: j Word jParts

5. The jword jpart jthat jis jattached jto jthe jbeginning jof ja jword jroot jto jmodify jits jmeaning jis jthe
a. word jroot.
b. suffix.
c. prefix.
d. combining jvowel.
ANS: j C REF: j j j7 OBJ: j j j 4 TOP: j Word jParts

6. The jword jpart jthat jis jattached jto jthe jend jof ja jword jroot jto jmodify jits jmeaning jis jthe

, Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition Brooks Test Bank

a. combining jvowel.
b. suffix.
c. word jroot.
d. prefix.
ANS: j B REF: j j j7 OBJ: j j j 4 TOP: j Word jParts

7. All jmedical jterms jhave jat jleast jone
a. prefix.
b. combining jvowel.
c. suffix.
d. word jroot.
ANS: j D REF: j j j6 OBJ: j j j 4 TOP: j Word jParts

8. A jcombining jform jis jmade jup jof ja
a. word jroot jand ja jcombining jvowel.
b. prefix jand ja jcombining jvowel.
c. combining jvowel jand ja jsuffix.
d. prefix jand ja jword jroot.
ANS: j A REF: j j j9 OBJ: j j j 4 TOP: j Word jParts

9. A jcombining jvowel jis jused
jto
a. ease jword jpronunciation.
b. modify jthe jmeaning jof ja jword.
c. make janalyzing ja jword jeasier.
d. make jdefining ja jword jeasN ier.R jI B.C jM
jG
U jS jN jT O
ANS: j A REF: j j j8 OBJ: j j j 4 TOP: j Word jParts

10. The jmost jcommon jcombining jvowel jis
a. a.
b. i.
c. e.
d. o.
ANS: j D REF: j j j8 OBJ: j j j 4 TOP: j Word jParts

11. In jthe jterm jarthr/itis, jitis jis jthe
a. word jroot.
b. prefix.
c. combining jvowel.
d. suffix.
ANS: j D REF: j j j7 OBJ: j j j 4 TOP: j Word jParts

12. In jthe jterm jsub/hepat/ic, jwhich jpart jis jthe jprefix?
a. ic
b. sub
c. hepat
d. hepat/o

, Exploring Medical Language 11th Edition Brooks Test Bank

ANS: j B REF: j j j7 OBJ: j j j 4 TOP: j Word jParts

13. In jthe jterm joste/o/arthr/o/pathy, jwhich jpart jis jthe jsuffix?
a. the jsecond jo
b. oste
c. arthr
d. pathy
ANS: j D REF: j j j8 OBJ: j j j 4 TOP: j Word jParts

14. The jo jin jarthr/o/pathy jis jthe
a. combining jvowel.
b. prefix.
c. word jroot.
d. suffix.
ANS: j A REF: j j j8 OBJ: j j j 4 TOP: j Word jParts

15. When jdefining ja jmedical jterm, jone jusually jbegins jthe jdefinition jwith jthe
a. word jroot.
b. prefix.
c. suffix.
d. combining jvowel.
ANS: j C REF: j j j11 OBJ: j 5
TOP: j Analyze jand jDefine jMedical jTerms


MATCHING NURSINGTB.COM
Match jeach jitem jwith jthe jcorrect jdescription jbelow.
a. Terms jbuilt jfrom jword jparts
b. Terms jnot jbuilt jfrom jword jparts
c. Acronym
d. Modern jlanguage
e. Eponym
f. Greek jand jLatin

1. Languages jused jin jmedical jterms
2. Name jof ja jplace jor ja jperson, joften ja jphysician jor jscientist, jused jto jname ja
jcondition jorjtechnique
3. Use jof jEnglish jlanguage jto jform ja jterm
4. Can jbe jtranslated jliterally jto jfind jtheir jmeaning
5. The jfirst jletters jof jthe jwords jin ja jphrase jthat jcan jbe jspoken jas ja jwhole jword jand
jusuallyjcontains ja jvowel, jare jused jto jform ja jmedical jterm
6. Cannot jbe jeasily jtranslated jliterally jto jfind jtheir jmeaning

1. ANS: j F REF: j j j3 OBJ: j 2 j| j3
TOP: j Origins jof jMedical jLanguage jand jCategories jof jMedical jTerms
2. ANS: j E REF: j j j4 OBJ: j 2 j| j3
TOP: j Origins jof jMedical jLanguage jand jCategories jof jMedical jTerms
3. ANS: j D REF: j j j4 OBJ: j 2 j| j3