TEST BANK
ACQUIRING MEDICAL LANGUAGE
3RD EDITION
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL LANGUAGE
1) Medical language is necessary and useful because
A) medical professionals can communicate clearly and quickly with each other using a
common language.
B) medical professionals can easily communicate with patients in words they
understand.
C) patients can be comforted and assured that the medical professional understands their
symptoms and is in control of the diagnosis and treatment process.
D) medical professionals can communicate clearly and quickly with each other using a
common language, and medical professionals can easily communicate with patients
in words they understand.
E) medical professionals can communicate clearly and quickly with each other using a
common language, and patients can be comforted and assured that the medical
professional understands their symptoms and is in control of the diagnosis and
treatment process.
ANSWER: E
2) Medical language is made up primarily (but not exclusively) of words taken from which two
ancient languages?
A) Greek and Latin
B) Greek and Old English
C) Greek and Hebrew
D) Hebrew and Latin
E) Hebrew and Old English
ANSWER: A
3) A(n) ______ is a word formed by including the name of the person who discovered or
invented what is being described.
A) acronym
B) antonym
C) eponym
D) synonym
E) none of these
ANSWER: C
,4) The diagnostic imaging process called magnetic resonance imaging is frequently called MRI.
This is an example of a(n)
A) acronym.
B) antonym.
C) eponym.
D) synonym.
E) none of the these.
ANSWER: A
5) Which of the following is NOT a reason why Greek and Latin form the backbone and
foundation of medical language?
A) Foundations of Western medicine were in ancient Greece and Rome.
B) Latin was the global language of the scientific revolution.
C) Medical research of the scientific revolution was in Greek.
D) They are no longer spoken and therefore do not change meaning over time.
E) They are no longer spoken and can therefore serve as a common language for medical
professionals who may speak different modern languages.
ANSWER: C
6) Thinking of medical language as sentences to be translated instead of words to be memorized
allows one to
A) break down and understand new words.
B) describe all aspects of health care.
C) prescribe medication to patients.
D) translate a few stock medical phrases.
E) understand only the most commonly used medical phrases.
ANSWER: A
7) What is the basic rule for emphasizing syllables?
A) In most words, the emphasis usually falls on the first syllable.
B) In most words, the emphasis usually falls on the last syllable.
C) In most words, the emphasis usually falls on the second-to-last syllable.
D) In most words, the emphasis usually falls on the third-to-last syllable.
E) There is no basic rule for pronunciation.
ANSWER: D
8) Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable in cardiovascular.
A) kar
B) sar
ANSWER: A
,9) Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable in cyanosis.
A) kai
B) sai
ANSWER: B
10) Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable in gamophobia.
A) gam
B) jam
ANSWER: A
11) Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable in pharynx.
A) fair
B) pair
ANSWER: A
12) Which is the proper syllabic breakdown for the word cardiac arrest?
A) card/iac a/rrest
B) card/iac arr/est
C) car/di/ac a/rrest
D) car/di/ac arr/est
ANSWER: C
13) Which is the proper syllabic breakdown for the word catheter?
A) ca/th/e/ter
B) ca/thet/er
C) cat/het/er
D) cath/e/ter
ANSWER: D
14) Which syllable is emphasized when pronouncing the word hypotonia?
A) HAI-poh-toh-nee-yah (first syllable)
B) hai-POH-toh-nee-yah (second syllable)
C) hai-poh-TOH-nee-yah (third syllable)
D) hai-poh-toh-NEE-yah (fourth syllable)
E) hai-poh-toh-nee-YAH (fifth syllable)
ANSWER: C
, 15) Which syllable is emphasized when pronouncing the word myodynia?
A) MIE-oh-dih-nee-ah (first syllable)
B) mie-OH-dih-nee-ah (second syllable)
C) mie-oh-DIH-nee-ah (third syllable)
D) mie-oh-dih-NEE-ah (fourth syllable)
E) mie-oh-dih-nee-AH (fifth syllable)
ANSWER: C
16) Which syllable is emphasized when pronouncing the word arthroscope?
A) AR-throh-skohp (first syllable)
B) ar-THROH-skohp (second syllable)
C) ar-throh-SKOHP (last syllable)
ANSWER: A
17) In medical terminology, what is a root?
A) a beginning that gives essential meaning to the term
B) an ending that gives essential meaning to the term
C) the foundation or subject of the term
D) the part of the word added to the beginning of a term when needed to further modify
the foundation of the term
E) None of these.
ANSWER: C
18) What is NOT a difference between a suffix and a prefix?
A) A prefix is at the beginning of the term and a suffix is at the end of the term.
B) A suffix is at the beginning of the term and a prefix is at the end of a term.
C) A prefix is used to further modify the root.
D) A suffix often gives essential meaning to the term.
E) Prefixes can be added to a suffix to create a complete suffix.
ANSWER: B
ACQUIRING MEDICAL LANGUAGE
3RD EDITION
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL LANGUAGE
1) Medical language is necessary and useful because
A) medical professionals can communicate clearly and quickly with each other using a
common language.
B) medical professionals can easily communicate with patients in words they
understand.
C) patients can be comforted and assured that the medical professional understands their
symptoms and is in control of the diagnosis and treatment process.
D) medical professionals can communicate clearly and quickly with each other using a
common language, and medical professionals can easily communicate with patients
in words they understand.
E) medical professionals can communicate clearly and quickly with each other using a
common language, and patients can be comforted and assured that the medical
professional understands their symptoms and is in control of the diagnosis and
treatment process.
ANSWER: E
2) Medical language is made up primarily (but not exclusively) of words taken from which two
ancient languages?
A) Greek and Latin
B) Greek and Old English
C) Greek and Hebrew
D) Hebrew and Latin
E) Hebrew and Old English
ANSWER: A
3) A(n) ______ is a word formed by including the name of the person who discovered or
invented what is being described.
A) acronym
B) antonym
C) eponym
D) synonym
E) none of these
ANSWER: C
,4) The diagnostic imaging process called magnetic resonance imaging is frequently called MRI.
This is an example of a(n)
A) acronym.
B) antonym.
C) eponym.
D) synonym.
E) none of the these.
ANSWER: A
5) Which of the following is NOT a reason why Greek and Latin form the backbone and
foundation of medical language?
A) Foundations of Western medicine were in ancient Greece and Rome.
B) Latin was the global language of the scientific revolution.
C) Medical research of the scientific revolution was in Greek.
D) They are no longer spoken and therefore do not change meaning over time.
E) They are no longer spoken and can therefore serve as a common language for medical
professionals who may speak different modern languages.
ANSWER: C
6) Thinking of medical language as sentences to be translated instead of words to be memorized
allows one to
A) break down and understand new words.
B) describe all aspects of health care.
C) prescribe medication to patients.
D) translate a few stock medical phrases.
E) understand only the most commonly used medical phrases.
ANSWER: A
7) What is the basic rule for emphasizing syllables?
A) In most words, the emphasis usually falls on the first syllable.
B) In most words, the emphasis usually falls on the last syllable.
C) In most words, the emphasis usually falls on the second-to-last syllable.
D) In most words, the emphasis usually falls on the third-to-last syllable.
E) There is no basic rule for pronunciation.
ANSWER: D
8) Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable in cardiovascular.
A) kar
B) sar
ANSWER: A
,9) Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable in cyanosis.
A) kai
B) sai
ANSWER: B
10) Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable in gamophobia.
A) gam
B) jam
ANSWER: A
11) Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable in pharynx.
A) fair
B) pair
ANSWER: A
12) Which is the proper syllabic breakdown for the word cardiac arrest?
A) card/iac a/rrest
B) card/iac arr/est
C) car/di/ac a/rrest
D) car/di/ac arr/est
ANSWER: C
13) Which is the proper syllabic breakdown for the word catheter?
A) ca/th/e/ter
B) ca/thet/er
C) cat/het/er
D) cath/e/ter
ANSWER: D
14) Which syllable is emphasized when pronouncing the word hypotonia?
A) HAI-poh-toh-nee-yah (first syllable)
B) hai-POH-toh-nee-yah (second syllable)
C) hai-poh-TOH-nee-yah (third syllable)
D) hai-poh-toh-NEE-yah (fourth syllable)
E) hai-poh-toh-nee-YAH (fifth syllable)
ANSWER: C
, 15) Which syllable is emphasized when pronouncing the word myodynia?
A) MIE-oh-dih-nee-ah (first syllable)
B) mie-OH-dih-nee-ah (second syllable)
C) mie-oh-DIH-nee-ah (third syllable)
D) mie-oh-dih-NEE-ah (fourth syllable)
E) mie-oh-dih-nee-AH (fifth syllable)
ANSWER: C
16) Which syllable is emphasized when pronouncing the word arthroscope?
A) AR-throh-skohp (first syllable)
B) ar-THROH-skohp (second syllable)
C) ar-throh-SKOHP (last syllable)
ANSWER: A
17) In medical terminology, what is a root?
A) a beginning that gives essential meaning to the term
B) an ending that gives essential meaning to the term
C) the foundation or subject of the term
D) the part of the word added to the beginning of a term when needed to further modify
the foundation of the term
E) None of these.
ANSWER: C
18) What is NOT a difference between a suffix and a prefix?
A) A prefix is at the beginning of the term and a suffix is at the end of the term.
B) A suffix is at the beginning of the term and a prefix is at the end of a term.
C) A prefix is used to further modify the root.
D) A suffix often gives essential meaning to the term.
E) Prefixes can be added to a suffix to create a complete suffix.
ANSWER: B
