Chapter 1- Medical Terminology, Anatomy, And Physiology

Question 1

Acronym:

Answer 1

An abbreviation formed from the first letter of each word of a phrase and pronounced as a word.

RICE: Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation

Question 2

Eponym:

Answer 2

A word that comes from the name of a person, place or thing assigned with the word.

Example: Parkinson disease was named after James Parkinson.

Question 3

Parkinson disease was named after who?

Answer 3

James Parkinson

Question 4

Graves’ disease was named after who?

Answer 4

Dr. Robert James Graves

Question 5

Hashimoto disease was named after:

Answer 5

Dr. Hakaru Hashimoto

Question 6

Crushing disease was named after:

Answer 6

Dr. Harvey Crushing

Question 7

The Jackson- Pratt drain, in some surgical procedures was named after:

Answer 7

Dr. Fredrick Jackson, and Dr. Richard Pratt

Question 8

The snellen eye chart was named after:

Answer 8

Its inventor, Dr. Herman Snellen

Question 9

CBC:

Answer 9

Complete Blood Count

Question 10

CC:

Answer 10

Chief complaint

Question 11

HTN:

Answer 11

Hypertension

Question 12

Ca:

Answer 12

Cancer

Question 13

HA:

Answer 13

Headache

Question 14

PT:

Answer 14

Physical Therapy

Question 15

ACE: an-jee-ow-ten-sn

Answer 15

Angiotensin- converting- enzyme

Question 16

AIDS:

Answer 16

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Question 17

ARDS:

Answer 17

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Question 18

HIPPA:

Answer 18

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Question 19

LASER:

Answer 19

Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

Question 20

RICE:

Answer 20

Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation

Question 21

SIDS:

Answer 21

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Question 22

Medical term word parts are either:

Answer 22

Latin or Greek

Question 23

Prefix:

Answer 23

A word part found at the beginning of the word. Prefixes modify the meaning of the word.
Example: Bi- and Mal-

Question 24

Suffix: (Suffer)

Answer 24

A word part found at the end of the word.
Example: -is and -tic

Question 25

Root:

Answer 25

A word part that is the foundation of the term.

Question 26

Combining vowel:

Answer 26

A vowel that links the root of the suffix or a root to a root. Typically, it’s an “o”.

Question 27

When a root is added to the combing vowel it’s called:

Answer 27

Combing form

Question 28

s̅

Answer 28

without

Question 29

p̄

Answer 29

after

Question 30

ā

Answer 30

before

Question 31

Δ

Answer 31

change