Test Bank for Medical Language Accelerated 2nd Edition By Jones

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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

             

A)          medical professionals can communicate clearly with each other no matter what their first language is. 

B)           patients can be comforted and assured that health care professionals understand their symptoms and are in control of the diagnosis and treatment process.

C)           medical professionals can communicate quickly with each other.

D)          all the following statements are correct.

 

 

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)           Hebrew and Greek

D)          German and French

E)           Old English and Hebrew 

 

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)           palindrome 

 

4)                  The diagnostic imaging process   magnetic resonance imaging is frequently referred to as an MRI. This is an example of a (n)

A)          acronym. 

B)           antonym.

C)           eponym.

D)          synonym.

E)           palindrome 

 

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)          Because neither language is spoken any longer, their meanings do not change over time.

E)           Because neither language is spoken any longer, they can serve as a common language for medical professionals who may speak different modern languages.

 

 

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.

 

 

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

A)          first syllable.       

B)           last syllable.

C)           second-to-last syllable.

D)          third-to-last syllable.

E)           fourth-to-last syllable.

 

 

8)                  Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable in the term   cardiovascular.

             

A)          Kar          

B)           Sar 

 

9)                  Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable in the term   cephalic.

             

A)          Keh         

B)           Seh 

 

 

             

A)          Few         

B)           Half

C)           Many

D)          Over

E)           One 

 

55)              What is the meaning of the prefix   syn-?

             

A)          Against 

B)           Before, on behalf of

C)           Between

D)          Through

E)           With, together 

 

56)              Identify and define the prefix in the term   antigen.

             

A)          An - not 

B)           Anti- against

C)           Anti- before

D)          Gen- creation, cause

E)           Gen- suffering, disease 

 

57)              Identify and define the root in the term   eugenic.

A)          Eu– bad 

B)           Gen– generation, cause

C)           Eu– good

D)          Eugen– cause

E)           Ic– pertaining to 

 

58)              Identify and define the prefix in the term   transdermal.

             

A)          Al - across           

B)           Al - pertaining to

C)           Derm- skin

D)          Trans- through

E)           Trans - across 

 

59)              Identify and define the prefix in the term   heminephrectomy.

             

A)          Hemi- half           

B)           Hemi- out

C)           Nephr- kidney

D)          Ectomy - incision           E)    Ectomy - removal 

 

60)              Identify and define the prefix in the term   hypertrophic.

             

A)          Hyper– over        

B)           Hyper– under

C)           Ic- condition

D)          Ic - pertaining to

E)           Troph - nourishment, development 

 

61)              The suffixes -  algia and -  dynia both mean

A)          abnormal softening.        

B)           inflammation.

C)           pain.

D)          presence of.

E)           resembling.

 

 

62)              The suffix –logy means

             

A)          medical science. 

B)           specialist in medicine of.

C)           specialist.

D)          specialist in the study of.

E)           study of.

 

 

63)              The suffix –graph means

             

A)          instrument used to look. 

B)           instrument used to produce a record.

C)           process of recording.

D)          process of looking.

E)           written record.

 

 

64)              The suffix -emia means

             

A)          blood condition. 

B)           flow.

C)           process of measuring.

D)          rupture.

E)           tissue, structure.

 

 

65)              What is the meaning of the suffix   -oid?

A)          Involuntary contraction 

B)           Resembling

C)           Rupture

D)          Suture

E)           Tumor 

 

66)              What is the meaning of the suffix   -oma?

             

A)          Involuntary contraction 

B)           Resembling

C)           Rupture

D)          Suture    E)    Tumor 

 

67)              What is the meaning of the suffix   -rrhaphy?

             

A)          Excessive flow 

B)           Resembling

C)           Rupture

D)          Suture

E)           Binding 

 

68)              What is the meaning of the suffix   -rrhexis?

             

A)          Drooping 

B)           Resembling

C)           Rupture

D)          Suture

E)           Excessive flow 

 

69)              What is the meaning of the suffix   -spasm?

A)          Involuntary contraction 

B)           Drooping

C)           Rupture

D)          Suture

E)           Narrowing 

 

70)              Identify and define the suffix in the term   colostomy.

             

A)          Colo- colon         

B)           Col- cave-like structure

C)           Ostomy- removal

D)          Stomy- creation of an opening

E)           Tomy- incision 

 

71)              Identify and define the suffix in the term   cardiomalacia.

             

A)          Cardio – heart     

B)           Acia – condition

C)           Malacia – hernia

D)          Mal – bad

E)           Malacia – abnormal softening 

 

72)              Identify and define the suffix in the term   arthritis.

             

A)          Arthr– cartilage 

B)           Arthr– joint

C)           Itis– disease

D)          Itis– inflammation

E)           Tis– condition 

 

73)              Identify and define the suffix in the term   dysmenorrhea.

A)          Dys– bad 

B)           Dys– not

C)           Meno– menstruation

D)          Rrhea– flow

E)           Rrhea– excessive flow 

 

74)              Select the correct plural form of the word   diagnosis.

             

A)          Diagnosa 

B)           Diagnosae

C)           Diagnoses

D)          Diagnosi

E)           Diagnosies 

 

75)              Select the correct plural form of the word   nucleus.

             

A)          Nucleae 

B)           Nuclei

C)           Nuclemata

D)          Nucles

E)           Nuclices 

 

76)              When combining word parts, a combining vowel is used

             

A)          to join a root to any suffix beginning with a consonant.            

B)           to join two roots together.

C)           to join two roots together even when the second root begins with a vowel.

D)          All these statements are correct.

E)           None of these statements is correct.

 

 

77)              When combining word parts, a combining vowel is NOT used to join

A)          a root to a suffix that begins with a vowel.        

B)           a root to a suffix beginning with a consonant.

C)           two roots together.

D)          two roots together even when a second root begins with a vowel.

E)           a root to a suffix when there is no prefix.

 

 

78)              Which of the following terms includes a combining vowel?

             

A)          Bradycardia        

B)           Endocardium

C)           Gastric

D)          Gastritis

E)           Neuropathy 

 

79)              Which of the following represents the correct medical term built with the roots gastr/o and esophag/o and the suffix -eal?

             

A)          Gastroesophageal            

B)           Gastresophageal

C)           Gastroesophagoeal

D)          Gastresophagoeal 

 

80)              Which of these words correctly represents a medical term built with the root   vas/o and the suffix -  spasm?

             

A)          Vasspasm            

B)           Vaspasm

C)           Vasospasm 

 

81)              Which of these words represents a medical term built with the prefix   hypo-, root   glyc/o and suffix -  emia?

A)          Hypglycoemia     

B)           Hypoglycemia

C)           Hypoglycoemia

D)          Hypglycemia 

 

82)              Which of these words represents a medical term built with the roots   cardi/o and   my/o and the suffix -  pathy?

             

A)          Cardimyopathy 

B)           Cardiomyopathy

C)           Cardimypathy

D)          Cardiomypathy 

 

83)              When translating a medical term, one can usually figure out the definition by interpreting the

             

A)          prefix first (if one is present), then the root or roots, and finally the suffix.      

B)           roots first, then the prefix (if one is present), and finally the suffix.

C)           roots first, then the suffix, and finally the prefix (if one is present).

D)          suffix first, then the prefix (if one is present), and finally the root or roots.

 

 

84)              Which of the following is the proper breakdown of the word parts in the term   dialysis?

             

A)          Dia/lysis 

B)           Dia/lys/is

C)           Di/al/ysis

D)          Di/al/y/sis

E)           Dia/ly/sis 

 

85)              Which of the following is the proper breakdown of the word parts in the term   pathogenic?

A)          Patho/genic         

B)           Patho/gen/ic

C)           Path/o/genic

D)          Path/o/gen/ic

E)           Pa/tho/gen/ic 

 

86)              Which of the following is the proper breakdown of the word parts in the term   hemarthrosis?

             

A)          Hemarthr/osis      

B)           Hem/arthr/osis

C)           Hem/arthros/is

D)          Hem/arthr/o/sis

E)           Hem/arth/ros/is 

 

87)              Which of the following is the proper breakdown of the word parts in the term   polyneuropathy?

             

A)          Poly/neuropathy 

B)           Poly/neuro/path/y

C)           Poly/neuro/pathy

D)          Poly/neur/opath/y

E)           Poly/neur/o/pathy 

 

88)              Which of the following is the proper translation of the term   subcutaneous?

             

A)          Condition above the skindura    

B)           Condition beneath the skindura

C)           Pertaining to above the skindura

D)          Pertaining to around the skindura

E)           Pertaining to beneath the skindura

 

89)              Which of the following is the proper translation of the term   gastritis?

             

A)          Disease of the heart        

B)           Disease of the stomach

C)           Inflammation of the intestines

D)          Inflammation of the muscles

E)           Inflammation of the stomach 

 

90)              Which of the following is the proper translation of the term   cardiomegaly?

             

A)          Abnormal hardening of the heart           

B)           Abnormal softening of the heart

C)           Disease of the heart

D)          Enlargement of the heart

E)           Inflammation of the heart 

 

91)              Which of the following is the proper translation of the term   angiogram?

             

A)          Instrument used to produce a record of the blood vessels         

B)           Instrument used to produce a record of the heart

C)           Record of the blood

D)          Written record of vessels

E)           Record of the heart 

 

92)              Which of the following is the proper translation of the term   polyneuropathy?

             

A)          Condition affecting one nerve 

B)           Deficiency of the brain

C)           Disease of many nerves

D)          Involuntary contraction of the nerves in the brain

E)           Structure of many brain cells

93)              Which of the following is the proper translation of the term   cardiomyotomy?

             

A)          Incision into the heart     

B)           Incision into the heart muscle

C)           Reconstruction of the heart

D)          Removal of the structure around the heart

E)           Surgical fixation of the heart 

 

94)              Which of the following is the proper translation of the term   mycodermatitis?

             

A)          Condition of the muscles in the skin.     

B)           Condition of the skin caused by fungus.

C)           Inflammation of the skin caused by fungus.

D)          Inflammation of the muscles of the skin.

E)           Pertaining to the muscle in the skin.

 

 

95)              Which of the following terms translates as the process of looking into a joint?

             

A)          Arthrograph        

B)           Arthrogram

C)           Arthrography

D)          Arthroscopy

E)           Arthroscope 

 

96)              Which of the following terms translates as reconstruction of a blood vessel?

             

A)          Angiopexy          

B)           Angioplasty

C)           Angiorrhexis

D)          Angiorrhaphy

E)           Angiosclerosis

97)              Which of the following terms translates as a condition of slow heart?

             

A)          Subcardia            

B)           Decardosis

C)           Hypocardosis

D)          Bradycardia

E)           Tachycardia 

 

98)              Which of the following terms translates as a condition of bad formation?

             

A)          Aplasia 

B)           Aphagia

C)           Dysplasia

D)          Dysphagia

E)           Euplasia 

 

99)              Which of the following terms translates as pertaining to inside the skin?

             

A)          Interdermal         

B)           Epidermal

C)           Intradermal

D)          Subdermal

E)           Transdermal 

 

100)          Which of the following terms translates as a condition of nerve hardening?

             

A)          Neurolysis           

B)           Neuroma

C)           Neurosclerosis

D)          Neurostenosis

E)           Neurotomy

101)          Which of the following terms translates as a structure, tissue around the heart?

             

A)          Antecardium       

B)           Intracardia

C)           Pericarditis

D)          Pericardium

E)           Circumcardia 

 

102)          In the medical term   hematoma, the suffix means

             

A)          flow.       

B)           excessive discharge.

C)           tumor.

D)          blood.

E)           liver.

 

 

103)          Which of the following words translates as removal of a lung?

             

A)          Pneumonostomy 

B)           Pneumectomy

C)           Pulmonectomy

D)          Pulmonotomy

E)           Pneumonectomy 

 

104)          The correct term that translates into pertaining to beneath the skin is

             

A)          hypocutaneous. 

B)           epidermic.

C)           subdermatary.    D)    subcutaneous.

            E)    hypodermatic.

105)          To make a medical word that means pertaining to between the ribs, the correct prefix to use is

             

A)          intra.        

B)           inter.

C)           peri.

D)          sub.

E)           hypo.

 

 

106)          A patient with   hemiplegia is paralyzed

             

A)          in all four extremities.     

B)           only in one arm.

C)           in the upper extremities only.

D)          only in one leg.

E)           in an arm and leg on the same side.

 

 

107)          A patient with   oligomenorrhea has a menstrual flow that is

             

A)          light or scanty. 

B)           irregular.

C)           heavy.

D)          painful.

E)           malodorous.

 

 

108)          The medical term that translates as deficiency of all cells is

             

A)          cytopenia.           

B)           hypocytopenia.

C)           pancytopenia.

D)          oligocytopenia.

E)           multicytopenia.

 

 

109)          The doctor has written the medical term   euthyroid on a patient’s chart. The interpretation is that the patient’s thyroid gland

             

A)          is good, normal. 

B)           is enlarged.

C)           is smaller than normal.

D)          has been removed.

E)           has many lobes.

 

 

110)          A patient with   aphagia has a condition of

             

A)          eating too much. 

B)           eating too little.

C)           not eating.

D)          not speaking.

E)           bad speaking.

 

 

111)          The translation of the medical term   hepatosclerosis is

             

A)          a condition of liver narrowing. 

B)           a condition of liver hardening.

C)           a process of vessel hardening.

D)          a blockage of arteries.

E)           a condition of vessel narrowing.

 

112)          The suffix in the term   psychologist means

             

A)          medical science. 

B)           specialist in medicine of.

C)           study of.

D)          specialist in the study of.

E)           specialist.

 

 

113)          The suffix in the term   pediatrics means

             

A)          study of. 

B)           medical science.

C)           specialist in medicine of.

D)          specialist.

E)           specialist in the study of.

 

 

114)          In the medical term   hydrocele, the suffix means

             

A)          hernia.     

B)           water.

C)           discharge, flow.

D)          puncture.

E)           softening.

 

 

115)          Which of the following is the correct term that translates as inflammation of a joint?

             

A)          Arthralgia            

B)           Arthroitis

C)           Arthroplasty

D)          Arthritis

E)           Arthrorrhexis

 

116)          The suffix in the medical term   hemolysis means

             

A)          blood.      

B)           hernia.

C)           loosen, break down.

D)          drooping.

E)           deficiency.

 

 

117)          A patient with   nephroptosis had a

             

A)          removal of the kidney. 

B)           repair of the kidney.

C)           suture of the kidney.

D)          drooping of the kidney.

E)           tumor of the kidney.

 

 

118)          The suffix that means excessive flow is

             

A)          -rrhea.      

B)           -rrhexis.

C)           - rrhagia.

D)          -rrhaphy.

E)           -penia.

 

 

119)          A patient is scheduled for an   arthrocentesis. This means the patient will have a (n)

             

A)          surgical repair of the joint.          

B)           puncture of the joint.

C)           removal of the joint.

D)          suture of the joint.

E)           opening into the joint.

120)          The suffix   -ectomy means

             

A)          removal. 

B)           incision.

C)           creating an opening.

D)          inflammation.

E)           puncture.

 

 

121)          Which of the following terms means instrument used to measure body temperature?

             

A)          Thermoscopy      

B)           Thermoscope

C)           Thermometer

D)          Thermometry

E)           Thermography 

 

122)          The suffix that means process of recording is

             

A)          -scopy.    

B)           -gram

C)           -graph.

D)          -graphy.

E)           -metry.

 

 

123)          A patient is scheduled for an   arthrodesis. In this procedure, the joint will be

             

A)          removed. 

B)           repaired.

C)           sutured.

D)          bound, fixed in place.

E)           reconstructed.

124)          A patient is scheduled for a   retinopexy. In this procedure, the retina of the eye is

             

A)          removed. 

B)           reconstructed.

C)           surgically fixated.

D)          sutured.

E)           punctured.

 

 

125)          The plural form of the word   carcinoma is

             

A)          carcinomas.         

B)           carcinomae.

C)           carcinomum.

D)          carcinomata.

E)           carcinomaces.

 

 

126)          The plural form of the word   ovum is

             

A)          ovums.    

B)           ova.

C)           oves.

D)          ovis.

E)           ovae.

 

 

127)          The correct plural form of the word   vertebra is

             

A)          vertebras.

B)           vertebres.

C)           vertebrae.

D)          vertebrum.

E)           vertebraces.

128)          The prefix in the medical term   rehabilitation means

             

A)          down, away from.          

B)           after.

C)           before, on behalf of.

D)          again.

E)           before.

 

 

129)          The prefix in the term   dehydration means

             

A)          before.     

B)           down, away from.

C)           before, on behalf of.

D)          through.

E)           against.

 

 

130)          The prefix in the term   probiotic means

             

A)          before.     

B)           after.

C)           again.

D)          before, on behalf of.

E)           down, away from.

 

 

131)          A patient with   tachycardia has a condition of

             

A)          an irregular heart.            

B)           a slow heart.

C)           a fast heart.

D)          a weak heart.

E)           the heart not beating.

132)          A patient with   microcephaly has a condition, procedure, process of a _______ head.

             

A)          small.       

B)           large.

C)           normal shaped.

D)          abnormally shaped.

E)           bald.

 

 

133)          When a patient   adducts his arm, the arm is

             

A)          rotated 360 degrees.       

B)           flexed.

C)           moved away from the body.

D)          moved toward the body.

E)           extended.

 

 

134)          The medical term   epidermis translates as

             

A)          skin beneath.       

B)           skin upon.

C)           skin between.

D)          skin over.

E)           skin through.

 

 

135)          A patient with   macrotia has a condition of __________ ears.

             

A)          small        

B)           no

C)           misshapen

D)          large

E)           irregularly placed.

136)          A patient with a   heminephrectomy had a (n)

             

A)          removal of half the kidney.        

B)           removal of the kidney.

C)           tumor involving half the kidney.

D)          reconstruction of the kidney.

E)           enlargement of half the kidney.

 

 

Answer Key

 

Test name: CH-01: Test Bank

 

1)   D

2)   A 3) C 4) A 5) C

6)   A

7)   D

8)   A 9) B

10) A 11) B

12)   A

13)   A 14) B 15) A

16)   C

17)   C 18) D

19)   C

20)   C 21) A

22)   C

23)   B 24) D

25)   E

26)   B

27)   C

28)   C 29) A 30) E 31) B

32)   C

33)   C 34) A 35) B

36) C 37) A 38) C

39) B 40) E

41) E 42) B 43) A 44) C

45) B 46) E 47) C

48)   B

49)   C 50) D 51) C

52) B 53) A 54) C 55) E 56) B 57) B 58) D

59)   A

60)   A 61) C 62) E 63) B 64) A 65) B 66) E 67) D 68) C 69) A

70) D 71) E

72)   D

73)   D 74) C

75) B 76) D

77) A 78) E 79) A 80) C

81)   B

82)   B 83) D

84) A 85) B

86) B 87) C 88) E

89)   E

90)   D

91)   D 92) C

93)   B

94)   C 95) D 96) B 97) D 98) C

99)   C

100)    C 101) D 102) C 103) E 104) D 105) B 106) E 107) A 108) C 109) A 110) C

111) B 112) D 113) B 114) A

115) D 116) C 117) D 118) C

119) B 120) A 121) C 122) D

123) D 124) C 125) D 126) B

127) C 128) D 129) B 130) D 131) C 132) A

133) D 134) B 135) D

136) A