Ch.1 Self Paced Study

Question 1

A combining form is defined as…

A. a word part that is always at the beginning of a medical word
B. a word part that has a root and a combining vowel
C. a word part that is always at the end of a medical word
D. a word part that is usually a single vowel

Answer 1

B. a word part that has a root and a combining vowel

Question 2

The word part -tomy that means “process of making an incision” is an example of a…

• A. combining form
• B. word root
• c. suffix
• D. prefix

Answer 2

• C. suffix

Question 3

In the word cardiology, the word part -logy means…
• A. person who specializes in
• B. process of measuring
• C. study of
• D. surgical removal

Answer 3

C. study of

Question 4

What does the word part hepat/o- mean in the word hepatoma?…
A. Blood
B. Bladder
C. Rib
D. Liver

Answer 4

D. Liver

Question 5

The combining form nas/o- means…
A. nose
B. nerve
C. spine
D. joint

Answer 5

A.nose

Question 6

The suffix -ary in the word urinary means…
A. action; condition
B. picture; record
C. pertaining to
D. person who specializes in

Answer 6

C. pertaining to

Question 7

The word intravenous means…
• A. pertaining to within a vein
• B. pertaining to around a vein
• C. pertaining to between the veins
• D. pertaining to beneath a vein

Answer 7

• A. pertaining to within a vein

Question 8

The correct meaning of the word epidermal is…
A. pertaining to upon the skin
B. the study of the skin
C. inflammation of the skin
D. pertaining to below the skin

Answer 8

A. pertaining to upon the skin

Question 9

What is the meaning of the word arthrotomy?

• A. Process of making an incision into a joint
• B. Process of recording a joint
• C. Surgical removal of an artery
• D. Picture or record of an artery

Answer 9

• A. Process of making an incision into a joint

Question 10

What is the medical language definition of the word subgastric?
• A.
• B. Pertaining to below the stomach
• C. Infection or inflammation of the stomach
• D. Pertaining to below the liver

Answer 10

• B. Pertaining to below the stomach

Question 11

Which answer below lists the CORRECT word parts for the term tachycardia?
A. tach, y, card, ia
B. tachy, card, ia
C.tach, y, cardia
D. tachy, cardi, a

Answer 11

B. tachy, card, ia

Question 12

What is the CORRECT spelling of the word that means inflammation of the stomach and intestines?
A. Gastroenteroitis
B. Gastroenteritis
C.Gastrenteroitis
D. Gastrenteritis

Answer 12

B. Gastroenteritis

Question 13

If bacteria is the plural form of the noun, what is the singular form?
• A. Bacteriae
• B. Bacterides
• C. Bacterium
• D. Bacterion

Answer 13

• C. Bacterium

Question 14

The HIPAA law was enacted in order to…
A. assure the privacy of patient records
B. prevent insurance companies from seeing medical records
C. prevent drug errors in hospitals
D. make the use of medical words uniform across agencies

Answer 14

A. assure the privacy of patient records

Question 15

The prefixes hemi-, bi, tri-, and poly- all have meanings that have to do with…
A. amount or number
B. location or direction
C. medical specialties
D. diseases and conditions

Answer 15

A. amount or number

Question 16

In the patient’s record, the abbreviation Dx stands for…
• A. drugs used by the patient
• B. drugs prescribed
• C. day by day record
• D. diagnosis

Answer 16

• D. diagnosis

Question 17

When admission notes are written in the patient’s medical record, the abbreviation CC stands for…
A. credit card
B. critical care
C. chief complaint
D. coronary care

Answer 17

C. chief complaint

Question 18

When the physician explains a surgery to the patient and the patient signs a form agreeing to the surgery, this process is called…
A. signing away rights
B. consent to treatment
C. battery
D. computerized patient record

Answer 18

B. consent to treatment

Question 19

The plural form of the word that is a bone of the spine is…
A. vertebrae
B. vertebrum
C. vertebrai
D. vertebra

Answer 19

A. vertebrae

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT part of the anatomical position?
A. Eyes forward
B. Toes forward
C. Standing up
D. Fingernails forward

Answer 20

D. Fingernails forward

Question 21

Which plane divides the body into upper and lower parts?
A. Transverse
B. Frontal
C. Coronal
D. Sagittal

Answer 21

A. Transverse

Question 22

Going up the arm from the wrist toward the shoulder is going in which direction?
• A. Distal
• B. Proximal
• C. Medial
• D. Lateral

Answer 22

• B. Proximal

Question 23

The region of the abdomen that includes the waist on the right or left side is called the…
A. lumbar region
B. hypogastric region
C. hypochondriac region
D. umbilical region

Answer 23

A. lumbar region

Question 24

The majority of the liver is found in what quadrant?
A. LUQ
B. RUQ
C. RLQ
D. LLQ

Answer 24

B. RUQ

Question 25

A person found lying face down on the sidewalk would be lying in what position?
A. Ventral
B. Dorsal supine
C. Prone
D. Dorsal

Answer 25

C. Prone

Question 26

Which organ is NOT located in the abdominopelvic cavity?
A. Stomach
B. Bladder
C. Lungs
D. Large intestine

Answer 26

C. Lungs

Question 27

What organ is part of the urinary system?
A. Rectum
B. Kidney
C. Adrenal gland
D. Lymph nodes

Answer 27

B. Kidney

Question 28

A hematologist is a specialist who studies the…
• A. liver
• B. body tissues
• C. heart
• D. blood

Answer 28

• D. blood

Question 29

A disorder that is asymptomatic is one that has…
A.unusual symptoms
B. no symptoms
C. a group of symptoms
D. symptoms with no cause

Answer 29

B. no symptoms

Question 30

A congenital disorder is one that started…
• A. after puberty
• B. before birth
• c. during a hospitalization
• D. in early childhood

Answer 30

• B. before birth