m10 | part 1

Question 1

Fill in the blanks.

Medical terminology uses what types of terms and abbreviations?

Answer 1

• anatomical
• medical

Question 2

Which two languages does the language of medicine primarily stem from?

Answer 2

• Latin
• Greek

Question 3

True or False: Medical terminology is used in international language.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

What are the four basic elements of a medical term?

Answer 4

• prefix
• root word
• combining form
• suffix

Question 5

Identify the element of a medical term given the description below.

• generally describes the location and intensity

Answer 5

prefix

Question 6

Identify the element of a medical term given the description below.

• conveys the essential meaning of the word
• indicates a body part

Answer 6

root word/word root

Question 7

Identify the element of a medical term given the description below.

• indicates a procedure, condition, disease, or part of speech

Answer 7

suffix

Question 8

Identify the element of a medical term given the description below.

• the combination of a root word and combining vowel

Answer 8

combining form

Question 9

Which vowel is the most commonly used combining vowel?

Answer 9

o

Question 10

When linking combining forms and suffixes…

Answer 10

Use a combining vowel if the suffix begins with a vowel.

Question 11

When a combining form is linked to a suffix with initial vowels…

Answer 11

Omit the combining vowel.

Question 12

These are medical terms that’s derived from the name of a person.

Answer 12

Eponym

Question 13

Eponyms are named after… who discovered and perfected….

Answer 13

• scientists (corresponding body part or disease)
• persons (procedures and tests)

Question 14

Alzheimer’s disease was named after who?

Answer 14

Alois Alzheimer

Question 15

Babinski sign was named after who?

Answer 15

Joseph Babinski

Question 16

What do you call a shortened form of a word or phrase?

Answer 16

abbreviation

Question 17

Abbreviations come in three forms, these being…

Answer 17

• letters
• shortened words
• acronyms

Question 18

Concepts related to drugs include the following…

Answer 18

• route of administration
• generic name
• trade name

Question 19

Provide the meaning of the bold word element.

anuria

Answer 19

lack of

Question 20

Provide the meaning of the bold word element.

scoliosis

Answer 20

crooked

Question 21

Provide the meaning of the bold word element.

splenectomy

Answer 21

surgical removal; excision

Question 22

Provide the meaning of the bold word element.

thermometer

Answer 22

heat

Question 23

Provide the meaning of the bold word element.

heterogeneous

Answer 23

different

Question 24

Provide the meaning of the bold word element.

endoscope

Answer 24

observe

Question 25

Provide the meaning of the bold word element.

oculomotor

Answer 25

eye

Question 26

Provide the meaning of the bold word element.

microbe

Answer 26

small

Question 27

Provide the meaning of the bold word element.

adipose

Answer 27

fat

Question 28

Provide the meaning of the bold word element.

agarophobia

Answer 28

abnormal fear

Question 29

Supply the plural forms of the following words.

cava

Answer 29

cavae

Question 30

Supply the plural forms of the following words.

apex

Answer 30

apices

Question 31

Supply the plural forms of the following words.

thorax

Answer 31

thoraces

Question 32

Supply the plural forms of the following words.

spermatozoon

Answer 32

spermatozoa

Question 33

Supply the plural forms of the following words.

atrium

Answer 33

atria

Question 34

Supply the plural forms of the following words.

bronchus

Answer 34

bronchi

Question 35

Supply the plural forms of the following words.

ovum

Answer 35

ova

Question 36

Supply the plural forms of the following words.

alveolus

Answer 36

alveoli

Question 37

Supply the plural forms of the following words.

appendix

Answer 37

appendices

Question 38

Supply the plural forms of the following words.

vertebra

Answer 38

vertebrae