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1
Q 
Medical language is made up primarily (but not exclusively) of words taken from which two ancient languages?
Select one:
a. Greek and Latin 
b. Greek and Old English
c. Hebrew and Greek
d. German and French
A

a. Greek and Latin

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Thinking of medical language as sentences to be translated instead of words to be memorized allows one to
Select one:
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.

A

a. break down and understand new words.

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Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable in the term cyanosis.
Select one:
a. kai
b. sai

A

b. sai

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Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable in the term pterygium.
Select one:
a. puh-te
b. tuh

A

b. tuh

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Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllables in the term xiphoid process.
Select one:
a. eks-foid
b. eks-poid
c. zih-foid 
d. zih-poid
A

c. zih-foid

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Which syllable is emphasized when pronouncing the word myodynia?
Select one:
a. MIE-oh-dih-nee-ah (first syllable)
b. mie-OH-dih-nee-ah (second syllable)
c. mie-oh-DIH-nee-ah (third syllable) 
d. mie-oh-dih-NEE-ah (fourth syllable)
A

c. mie-oh-DIH-nee-ah (third syllable)

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The root enter/o means\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Select one:
a. joint.
b. liver.
c. nerve.
d. small intestine.
A

d. small intestine.

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Which root would be used in medical terms that pertain to suffering or disease?
Select one:
a. gen/o
b. morph/o
c. path/o 
d. troph/o
A

c. path/o

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Which of the following roots mean the same thing?

Select one:

a. arthr/o and angi/o
b. enter/o and gastr/o
c. hem/o and vas/o
d. my/o and muscul/o

A

d. my/o and muscul/o

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Which of the following pairs of prefixes have opposite meanings?
Select one:
a. brady-, tachy- 
b. circum-, peri-
c. mono-, uni-
d. poly-, multi-
A

a. brady-, tachy-

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The root hepat/o means
Select one:
a. fungus
b. liver 
c. lung
d. narrowing
A

b. liver

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What is the meaning of the root hydr/o?
Select one:
a. Water 
b. Blood
c. Formation
d. Generation, cause
A

a. Water

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Which of the following pairs of prefixes are synonyms that mean around?
Select one:
a. circum-, trans-
b. circum-, peri- 
c. circum-, dia-
d. contra-, peri-
A

b. circum-, peri-

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Identify and define the root in the term eugenic.
Select one:
a. eu– bad
b. gen– generation, cause
c. eu– good 
d. eugen– cause
A

b. gen– generation, cause

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Select the correct plural form of the word nucleus.
Select one:
a. Nucleae
b. Nuclei 
c. Nuclemata
d. Nucles
A

b. Nuclei

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Which of these words represents a medical term built with the prefix hypo-, the root glyc/o and the suffix -emia?
Select one:
a. Hypglycoemia
b. Hypoglycemia 
c. Hypoglycoemia
d. Hypglycemia
A

b. Hypoglycemia

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17
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Which of the following is the proper breakdown of the word parts in the term dialysis?
Select one:
a. dia/lysis 
b. dia/lys/is
c. di/al/ysis
d. di/al/y/sis
A

a. dia/lysis

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Which of the following is the proper breakdown of the word parts in the term polyneuropathy?
Select one:
a. poly/neuropathy
b. polyneuro/pathy
c. poly/neuro/pathy 
d. poly/neur/opath/y
A

c. poly/neuro/pathy

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Q 
Which of the following terms means surgical reconstruction of a vessel?
Select one:
a. Angiopexy
b. Angioplasty 
c. Angiopoieses
d. Angiorrhaphy
A

b. Angioplasty

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20
Q 
Which of the following terms means condition of nerve hardening?
Select one:
a. Neurolysis
b. Neuroma
c. Neurosclerosis 
d. Neurosis
A

c. Neurosclerosis

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21
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To make a medical word that means pertaining to between the ribs, the correct prefix to use is
Select one:
a. inter. 
b. peri.
c. hemi.
d. hypo.
A

a. inter.

22
Q 
A patient with aphagia has a condition of
Select one:
a. eating too much.
b. eating too little.
c. not eating.
d. not speaking.
A

c. not eating.

23
Q 
The suffix in the term pediatrics means
Select one:
a. study of.
b. medical science.
c. specialist in medicine of.
d. specialist in the study of.
A

b. medical science.

24
Q 
A patient with nephroptosis had a
Select one:
a. removal of the kidney.
b. repair of the kidney.
c. suture of the kidney.
d. drooping of the kidney.
A

d. drooping of the kidney.

25
Q 
The medical term epidermis translates as
Select one:
a. skin upon. 
b. skin between.
c. skin over.
d. skin through.
A

a. skin upon.

26
Q 
The part of the medical record that outlines a course of action consistent with a health care provider's assessment is the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Select one:
a. subjective
b. objective
c. assessment
d. plan
A

d. plan

27
Q 
The story of the patient’s problem is known as the\_\_\_\_\_
Select one:
a. chief complaint.
b. family history
c. history of present illness. 
d. review of history.
A

c. history of present illness.

28
Q 
Which of the following pairs of terms are opposites?
Select one:
a. acute, abrupt
b. exacerbation, symptom
c. febrile, afebrile 
d. genetic, hereditary
A

c. febrile, afebrile

29
Q 
The medical term \_\_\_\_\_\_ describes a patient concern that just started recently, or has sudden onset.
Select one:
a. acute 
b. chronic
c. febrile
d. lethargic
A

a. acute

30
Q 
The medical term given to describe a patient’s symptoms or disease as becoming more and more severe or evident each day is
Select one:
a. abrupt.
b. progressive. 
c. acute.
d. genetic.
A

b. progressive.

31
Q 
In the patient’s medical record, a note states that the patient has unremarkable symptoms. Unremarkable is a medical term used to mean that the symptoms
Select one:
a. get progressively worse.
b. get progressively better.
c. do not bother the patient.
d. are normal.
A

d. are normal.

32
Q

The best definition of a systemic infection is an infection that
Select one:
a. infects all or most of the body.
b. is a dangerous problem.
c. is a problem resulting from disease or injury.
d. is easy to treat.

A

a. infects all or most of the body.

33
Q

When a medical professional gives the patient a prognosis, he/she is telling the patient
Select one:
a. the chances for things getting better or worse.
b. the organism that causes the problem.
c. the risk for being sick.
d. the risk for dying.

A

a. the chances for things getting better or worse.

34
Q

The medical term prophylaxis refers to
Select one:
a. extremely clean, germ-free conditions.
b. observation of a patient.
c. preventive treatment.
d. telling the patient that the problem is not serious or dangerous.

A

c. preventive treatment.

35
Q 
Which of the following terms is the correct opposite for the proximal part of the body?
Select one:
a. dorsum
b. ipsilateral
c. prone
d. distal
A

d. distal

36
Q 
A(n)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ scan of the body divides the body in slices from right to left.
Select one:
a. coronal
b. ipsilateral
c. sagittal 
d. supine
A

c. sagittal

37
Q 
The medical term for the cause of a disease is
Select one:
a. diagnosis.
b. etiology. 
c. impression.
d. remission.
A

b. etiology.

38
Q

The patient had tympanostomy tubes placed bilaterally. Which is the correct breakdown and definition of the term bilateral?
Select one:
a. bi (side) + later (toward the middle) + al (condition) = condition toward the middle of the side
b. bi (side) + later (toward the side) + al (pertaining to) = pertaining to toward the side
c. bi (two) + later (side) + al (pertaining to) = pertaining to two sides
d. bi (two) + lateral (toward the middle) = towards the middle of both ears

A

c. bi (two) + later (side) + al (pertaining to) = pertaining to two sides

39
Q 
The umbilicus (belly button) is located on the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ part of one’s body.
Select one:
a. anterior, medial 
b. dorsal, lateral
c. dorsal, medial
d. lateral, medial
A

a. anterior, medial

40
Q 
The plane that divides the body into slices, front to back, is the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ plane.
Select one:
a. sagittal
b. transverse
c. horizontal
d. coronal
A

d. coronal

41
Q 
In a medical record, the main reason for the patient’s visit is the
Select one:
a. history of present illness.
b. chief complaint. 
c. social history.
d. review of systems.
A

b. chief complaint.

42
Q 
A synonym for the term hereditary is
Select one:
a. chronic.
b. non-contributory.
c. genetic. 
d. idiopathic.
A

c. genetic.

43
Q 
The physical examination technique that involves hitting something and listening to the resulting sound or feeling the resulting vibration is called
Select one:
a. percussion. 
b. auscultation.
c. palpation.
d. palpitation.
A

a. percussion.

44
Q 
The medical term that means what the health care professional thinks the patient has is
Select one:
a. prognosis. 
b. etiology.
c. remission.
d. diagnosis.
A

d. diagnosis.

45
Q

An infant died of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The physician told the parents that the cause of the infant’s death was idiopathic. This means that
Select one:
a. the infant died from a hereditary condition.
b. the infant died from a localized infection.
c. the cause of the infant’s death is pending.
d. the cause of the infant’s death is unknown.

A

d. the cause of the infant’s death is unknown.

46
Q

The definition for the medical term sterile is
Select one:
a. preventative treatment.
b. extremely clean, germ-free environment.
c. treating the symptoms.
d. free of blood-borne pathogens.

A

b. extremely clean, germ-free environment.

47
Q 
The medical term that means pertaining to the same side is
Select one:
a. unilateral.
b. contralateral.
c. ipsilateral. 
d. monolateral.
A

c. ipsilateral.

48
Q 
The body plane that divides the body from top to bottom is the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ plane.
Select one:
a. transverse 
b. coronal
c. sagittal
d. midsaggital
A

a. transverse

49
Q 
The findings from the techniques of auscultation, percussion, and palpation would be found in which part of the patient’s medical record?
Select one:
a. S
b. O
c. A 
d. P
A

b. O

50
Q

The term that means toward the top is

Select one:

a. caudal.
b. superior.
c. cranial.
d. anterior.

A

c. cranial.

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