HLHS 101: Midterm Review| Ques ons and answers |
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Medical language is made up primarily (but not exclusively) of words taken from which two
ancient languages?
Greek and La n
Iden fy the correct pronuncia on for the underlined syllable in pneumothorax. (pneu)
-noo
Iden fy and define the prefix in the term an gen
an , against
When pu&ng medical terms together, use a combining vowel:
all of these; to join a root to any suffix beginning with a consonant, to join two roots together
and, to join two roots together even when the second root begins with a vowel
When transla ng a medical term, one can usually figure out the defini on by:
interpre ng the suffix first, then the prefix, and finally the root or roots.
Which part of the SOAP method most accurately describes the following excerpt from a
pa ent's clinic note?
T: 99.0; HR: 60; RR: 20; BP: 112/70.
General: Pleasant, responsive. No acute distress.
HEENT: PERRLA. Mucous membranes moist and pink.
Resp: CTA. No wheezes, rales, rhonchi, or crackles. Good air exchange. No increased work of
breathing.
-Objec ve
Which of the following roots means thick?
pachy/o
What of the following roots means fat?
- all of these: adip/o, lip/0 and, steat/o
What is the correct breakdown of the term hypohidrosis into its component parts?
, - hypo/hidr/osis
What is the correct breakdown of the term hypopigmenta on into its component parts?
- hypo/pigment/a on
The medical term for a freckle is:
macule, macula
Chose the correct transla on for the root ankyl/o.
-S ff, bent
Choose the correct transla on for the root femor/o.
-Femur
Which of the following roots describes the fibrous connec ve ssue that binds muscles
together?
-fasci/o
Which of the following roots describes the small fluid-filled sac found near the body's joints?
-burs/o
Iden fy the correct pronuncia on for the term costochondri s.
- KAW-stoh-kawn-DRAI- s
Which is the correct breakdown and transla on of the medical term cervicodynia?
- cervico (neck)+ dynia (pain)= neck pain
Which is the correct breakdown of the medical term endarterectomy into its component parts?
- end/arter/ectomy
Which is the correct breakdown and transla on of the medical term polyneuri s?
- poly (many)+ neur (nerve)+ i s (inflamma on)= inflamma on
Build a medical term that means "removal of a piece of the skull."
- Craniectomy
Iden fy what the leGers SOAP stand for.
a. Subjec ve
b. Objec ve
Updated RATED A+ | NEW 2026
Medical language is made up primarily (but not exclusively) of words taken from which two
ancient languages?
Greek and La n
Iden fy the correct pronuncia on for the underlined syllable in pneumothorax. (pneu)
-noo
Iden fy and define the prefix in the term an gen
an , against
When pu&ng medical terms together, use a combining vowel:
all of these; to join a root to any suffix beginning with a consonant, to join two roots together
and, to join two roots together even when the second root begins with a vowel
When transla ng a medical term, one can usually figure out the defini on by:
interpre ng the suffix first, then the prefix, and finally the root or roots.
Which part of the SOAP method most accurately describes the following excerpt from a
pa ent's clinic note?
T: 99.0; HR: 60; RR: 20; BP: 112/70.
General: Pleasant, responsive. No acute distress.
HEENT: PERRLA. Mucous membranes moist and pink.
Resp: CTA. No wheezes, rales, rhonchi, or crackles. Good air exchange. No increased work of
breathing.
-Objec ve
Which of the following roots means thick?
pachy/o
What of the following roots means fat?
- all of these: adip/o, lip/0 and, steat/o
What is the correct breakdown of the term hypohidrosis into its component parts?
, - hypo/hidr/osis
What is the correct breakdown of the term hypopigmenta on into its component parts?
- hypo/pigment/a on
The medical term for a freckle is:
macule, macula
Chose the correct transla on for the root ankyl/o.
-S ff, bent
Choose the correct transla on for the root femor/o.
-Femur
Which of the following roots describes the fibrous connec ve ssue that binds muscles
together?
-fasci/o
Which of the following roots describes the small fluid-filled sac found near the body's joints?
-burs/o
Iden fy the correct pronuncia on for the term costochondri s.
- KAW-stoh-kawn-DRAI- s
Which is the correct breakdown and transla on of the medical term cervicodynia?
- cervico (neck)+ dynia (pain)= neck pain
Which is the correct breakdown of the medical term endarterectomy into its component parts?
- end/arter/ectomy
Which is the correct breakdown and transla on of the medical term polyneuri s?
- poly (many)+ neur (nerve)+ i s (inflamma on)= inflamma on
Build a medical term that means "removal of a piece of the skull."
- Craniectomy
Iden fy what the leGers SOAP stand for.
a. Subjec ve
b. Objec ve
