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Test Bank For Basic Medical Language, 7th Edition by Danielle LaFleur Brooks, MEd, MA, Myrna LaFleur Brooks, RN, BEd and Dale Levinsky, MD Chapter 1-12
Test Bank For Basic Medical Language, 7th Edition by Danielle LaFleur Brooks, MEd, MA, Myrna LaFleur Brooks, RN, BEd and Dale Levinsky, MD Chapter 1-12
Test Bank F or Basic Medical Language, 7th Edition by Danielle LaFleur Brooks, MEd, MA, Myrna LaFleur Brooks, RN, BEd and Dale Levinsky, MD Chapter 1 -12 Lesson 01: Introduction to Medical Language, Body Structure, Oncology, and Laboratory Tests MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A medical term composed of the first letters of several words that can be pronou nced as a whole word is called a(n) a. eponym. b. acronym. c. medical term built from Greek and Latin word parts. d. None of the above ANS: B PTS: 1 OBJ: 1 TOP: Origins of Medical Language 2. Parkinson disease is an example of what type of medical term? a. Eponym b. Acronym c. Medical term built from Greek and Latin word parts d. Modern or technological language ANS: A PTS: 1 OBJ: 1 TOP: Origins of Medical Language 3. The primary meaning of a term is conveyed by the a. suffix. b. prefix. c. word root. d. combining vowel. ANS: C PTS: 1 OBJ: 1 TOP: Medical Term Building 4. The word part attached to the beginning of a word is the a. prefix. b. suffix. c. combining vowel. d. word root. ANS: A PTS: 1 OBJ: 1 TOP: Medical Term Building 5. A suffix meaning pertaining to is a. -al. b. -oid. c. -oma. d. -logy. ANS: A PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts 6. The meaning of the suffix -genic is a. pertaining to. b. enlargement. c. study of. d. producing, originating, causing. ANS: D PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts 7. The combining form referring to the tissue that is the major covering of the external surface of the body is a. hist/o. b. epitheli/o. c. sarc/o. d. neur/o. ANS: B PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts 8. The combining form that refers to the basic unit of all living things is a. cyt/o. b. onc/o. c. viscer/o. d. hist/o. ANS: A PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts 9. A combining form meaning tumor is a. cyt/o. b. path/o. c. onc/o. d. sarc/o. ANS: C PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts 10. The combining form carcin/o means a. disease. b. tumor. c. cancer. d. flesh. ANS: C PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts 11. The suffix -stasis means a. out of control. b. tumor. c. cancer. d. control, stop. ANS: D PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts 12. The combining form referring to the cells that have the ability to produce movement is a. neur/o. b. plasm/o. c. lip/o. d. my/o. ANS: D PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts 13. The combining form that refers to the body system that contains the brain, spinal cord, and nerves is a. my/o. b. cyt/o. c. neur/o. d. hist/o. ANS: C PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts 14. The suffix -plasm means a. a growth. b. plasma. c. new. d. blood. ANS: A PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts 15. The combining form meaning fat is a. path/o. b. sarc/o. c. organ/o. d. lip/o. ANS: D PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts 16. The combining form viscer/o means a. system. b. tissue. c. flesh. d. internal organs. ANS: D PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts 17. In the medical term pathology, the combining form means a. cell. b. epithelium. c. disease. d. tumor. ANS: C PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts 18. The combining form my/o means a. nerve. b. muscle. c. fat. d. cell. ANS: B PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts 19. In the medical term lipoid, the suffix means a. resembling. b. fat. c. pertaining to. d. tumor. ANS: A PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts 20. In the medical term pathology, the suffix means a. resembling. b. study of. c. pertaining to. d. disease. ANS: B PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts 21. In the medical term neoplasm, the prefix means a. disease. b. tumor. c. new. d. beyond. ANS: C PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts 22. The term meaning the study of cells is a. cytology. b. histology. c. pathology. d. oncology. ANS: A PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Medical Terms Built from Word Parts 23. The term meaning pertaining to the internal organs is a. histology. b. visceral. c. carcinoid. d. epithelial. ANS: B PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Medical Terms Built from Word Parts 24. The term meaning physician who studies diseases is a. radiologist. b. pathologist. c. oncology. d. oncologist. ANS: B PTS: 1 OBJ: 2
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