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Chapter 5: Learning the Language

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. The origin of medical language is based on the languages of:

A.	French and German
B.	Greek and Latin
C.	Israeli and Arabic
D.	English and Scottish

____ 2. An example of an obsolete medical term is “apoplexy.” It has been changed to modern terminology known as:

A.	Choking from food
B.	Chest pain due to a heart attack
C.	Paralysis secondary to a stroke
D.	Shortness of breath as a result of lung diseases

____ 3. The “word root” indicates the:

A.	Basic meaning of the word
B.	Modification of the meaning
C.	Language origination of the word
D.	Total medical word

____ 4. Which of these medical terms is a combination of two word roots?

A.	Muscular
B.	Phalanges
C.	Orthopedist
D.	Enteritis

____ 5. Which of the following is a prefix?

A.	Gastr/
B.	-pexy
C.	Intra-
D.	-itis

____ 6. Which of the following is a suffix?

A.	Hyper-
B.	Post-
C.	Cardi/
D.	-scopy

____ 7. Which of the following contains a combining form?

A.	Phlebotomy
B.	Cardiology
C.	Gastroenteritis
D.	All of the above

____ 8. Which of the following medical terms is misspelled?

A.	Tachycardia
B.	Phalanxes
C.	Gastropexy
D.	Cardiovascular

____ 9. Which is the word root?

A.	Cardi/
B.	-scope
C.	Gastric
D.	Hypo-

____ 10. The suffix that defines the process of viewing is:

A.	-pexy
B.	-graph
C.	-itis
D.	-scopy

____ 11. A directional term defines a/an:

A.	System
B.	Cavity
C.	Extremity
D.	Area

____ 12. All organs are contained in a:

A.	Cavity
B.	Frame
C.	Plane
D.	Field

____ 13. Proximal may be defined as:

A.	Away from the center
B.	Closer to the center
C.	The center
D.	Toward the back

____ 14. Distal may be defined as:

A.	The center
B.	Closer to the center
C.	Away from the center
D.	Toward the front

____ 15. Abduction means:

A.	Looking upward
B.	Looking backward
C.	Moving toward the body
D.	Moving away from the body

____ 16. “Flexion” is a term that indicates:

A.	Bending a limb inward
B.	Outstretching a leg or arm
C.	Turning one’s body to the side
D.	Placing a limb in a straight position

____ 17. Which of the following medical terms is spelled correctly?

A.	Neumonia
B.	Laryngectomy
C.	Soas
D.	Anjina

____ 18. Which of the following terms is in its correct plural state?

A.	Appendix
B.	Appendici
C.	Appendices
D.	Appendixes

____ 19. An orthopedist is a:

A.	Doctor who specializes in conditions of the musculoskeletal system
B.	Specialist in abnormal conditions of the feet
C.	Doctor who uses manipulation therapy of the spinal column
D.	Specialist who prescribes foot arches and supports to use in the shoe

____ 20. To combine the word parts below, which one requires the combining vowel “o”

A.	Gastr + ectomy
B.	Cardi + logist
C.	Gastr + itis
D.	Hemat + ic

Completion

Complete each statement.

1.The movement of drawing toward the center of the body is known as _______________.

2.The baseline position of standing forward with hands at the side, palms forward is known as _______________ position.

3.To change a word root to an adjective, you add _______________ as a suffix.

4.The word that indicates turning outward is _______________.

5._______________ indicates a movement that bends a limb.

6.A word part at the beginning of a word root to modify the meaning is the _______________.

7.The _______________ is the word part attached at the end of a word root to modify its meaning.

8.The motion that turns the palm upward is _______________.

9.The word _______________ is the foundation of all medical terms.

10.The correct plural form of thorax is _______________.

Matching

Match the following medical terms with their corresponding antonyms.

A.	Abduction
B.	Distal
C.	Eversion
D.	Inferior
E.	Medial
F.	Posterior
G.	Pronation
H.	Prone
I.	Ventral

____ 1. Anterior

____ 2. Superior

____ 3. Lateral

____ 4. Adduction

____ 5. Supine

____ 6. Inversion

____ 7. Supination

____ 8. Proximal

____ 9. Dorsal

Match the following word parts with their corresponding meaning.

A.	Fast
B.	Above
C.	Surgical excision of
D.	After
E.	Before
F.	Suspension
G.	Specialist
H.	A view of
I.	Three
J.	Inflammation of

____ 10. -ectomy

____ 11. -scopy

____ 12. -logist

____ 13. Post-

____ 14. Tri-

____ 15. Pre-

____ 16. Epi-

Match the following root words with their corresponding meaning.

A.	Nerve
B.	Spinal cord
C.	Dry
D.	Meninges
E.	Brain
F.	Fat
G.	Nail
H.	Skin
I.	Hair
J.	Hardening

____ 17. derm/; dermat/; cutane/

____ 18. adip/

____ 19. onych/

____ 20. pil/; trich/

____ 21. scler/

____ 22. xer/

____ 23. cerebr/; encephal/

____ 24. mening/

____ 25. myel/

____ 26. neur/

Match the following medical terms with their corresponding meaning.

A.	Surgical fixation of the uterus
B.	Removal of a nail
C.	Inflammation of the gallbladder
D.	Study of hair
E.	Removal of fallopian tubes and ovaries
F.	Surgical excision of the breast
G.	Surgical opening into urinary bladder
H.	Inflammation of the lymph glands
I.	Hardening of the arteries
J.	Inflammation of the tongue and pharynx

____ 27. Cholecystitis

____ 28. Arteriosclerosis

____ 29. Onychectomy

____ 30. Lymphadenitis

____ 31. Hysteropexy

____ 32. Trichology

____ 33. Glossopharyngitis

____ 34. Mastectomy

____ 35. Cystostomy

____ 36. Salpingo-oophorectomy

Using your knowledge of word building, match each of the following definitions with the corresponding medical term.

A.	Colposcopy
B.	Epigastric
C.	Hematuria
D.	Intravenous
E.	Laryngoscopy
F.	Meningomyelitis
G.	Nephrology
H.	Orchidectomy
I.	Phlebitis
J.	Rhinitis
K.	Thoracotomy
L.	Ureterostomy

____ 37. Study of the kidney

____ 38. Surgical opening into the ureter

____ 39. Blood in the urine

____ 40. Pertaining to above the stomach

____ 41. Examination of vaginal and cervical tissues

____ 42. Surgical removal of a testicle

____ 43. Inflammation of the nasal cavity

____ 44. Inflammation of a vein

____ 45. Pertaining to within a vein

____ 46. Surgical opening into the thorax

____ 47. Look into the larynx using a scope

____ 48. Inflammation of meninges and spinal cord

Chapter 5: Learning the Language

Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.ANS:BPTS:1KEY:Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering

2.ANS:CPTS:1KEY:Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering

3.ANS:APTS:1KEY:Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding

4.ANS:CPTS:1KEY:Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding

5.ANS:CPTS:1KEY:Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding

6.ANS:DPTS:1KEY:Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding

7.ANS:DPTS:1KEY:Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering

8.ANS:BPTS:1KEY:Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding

9.ANS:APTS:1KEY:Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding

10.ANS:DPTS:1KEY:Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding

11.ANS:DPTS:1KEY:Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering

12.ANS:APTS:1KEY:Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering

13.ANS:BPTS:1KEY:Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering

14.ANS:CPTS:1KEY:Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering

15.ANS:DPTS:1KEY:Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering

16.ANS:APTS:1KEY:Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering

17.ANS:BPTS:1KEY:Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding

18.ANS:CPTS:1KEY:Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering

19.ANS:APTS:1KEY:Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering

20.ANS:BPTS:1KEY:Bloom’s Taxonomy: Analyzing

COMPLETION

1.ANS:adduction