Medical Language Immerse Yourself 6th Edition By Turley – Test Bank

Medical Language Immerse Yourself 6th Edition By Turley – Test Bank

Medical Language, 6e (Tuzley)

Chapter 1 Medical Language: Its Structure and Meaning

1.1 Multiple Choice Questions

1) Select the abbreviation that would NOT appear in a history and physical examination report.

A) ROS

B) CC

C) HIPAA

D) HPI

Answer: C

Explanation: A) ROS does appear in a history and physical examination report.

B) CC does appear in a history and physical examination report

C) Correct!

D) HPI does appear in a history and physical examination report.

LOD: Comprehension

Question Type: Abbreviations

2) Anesthesia is defined as

A) state of unawareness

B) state of unconsciousness

C) condition of being without sensation

D) condition without pain

Answer: C

Explanation: A) Based on its word part meanings, this is not the correct definition of anesthesia

B) Based on its word part meanings, this is not the correct definition of anesthesia.

C) Correct!

D) Based on its word part meanings, this is not the correct definition of anesthesia.

LOD: Knowledge

Question Type: Word Building

3) With bradycardia, there is a

A) fast heart rate

B) reversal of an abnormal heart

C) process of recording the heart

D) condition of a slow heart

Answer: D

Explanation: A) This does not describe bradycardia.

B) This does not describe bradycardia

C) This does not describe bradycardia.

D) Correct!

LOD: Knowledge

Question Type: Word Building

4) Which suffix means “process of using an instrument to examine”?

А)-огору

B)-gram

C-oma

D)-graply

Answer: A

Explanation: A) Correct!

B) The suffix-grom does not mean this.

C) The suffix-oma does not mean this.

D) The suffix-graphy does not mean this.

LOD: Knowledge

Question Type: Word Building

5) The prefix that means “after behind is

A) pob

B) post

pre

D) peri

Answer: B

Explanation: A) The prefix poly does not mean this.

B) Correct!

C) The prefix pre- does not mean this.

D) The prefix peri- does not mean this.

LOD: Knowledge

Question Type: Word Building

6) Which word means “inflammation of the lung”?

A) neuritis

B) hepatitis

C) pneumonitis

D) laryngitis

Answer: C

Explanation: A) Neuritis is inflammation of a nerve.

B) Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver.

C) Correct!

D) Laryngitis is inflammation of the larynx.

LOD: Comprehension

Question Type: Wood Building

7) Vertebroe means

A) one bone of the spine

B) more than one bone of the spine

C) pertaining to the spine

D) in the direction of the spine

Answer: B

Explanation: A) Vertebrae is the plural form-more than one bone of the spine.

B) Correct!

C) Vertebrae is a noun, not an adjective.

D) Vertebrae does not mean in the direction of the spine.

LOD: Knowledge

Question Type: Word Building

8) Which is the plural form of oper?

A) apexs

B) apices

C) apis

D) apae

Answer: B

Explanation: A) This is not the plural of opex.

B) Correct!

C) This is not the plural of apex.

D) This is not the plural of opex.

LOD: Knowledge

Question Type: Word Building