Exploring Medical Language 9th Edition Brooks Test Bank
Test Bank for Exploring Medical Language 9th Edition by Myrna LaFleur Brooks, Danielle LaFleur Brooks, ISBN: 9780323221245
Table of Contents
Part 1: Introduction to Word Parts and Human Body Structure
1. Introduction to Medical Language and Online Learning
2. Body Structure, Color, and Oncology
3. Directional Terms, Planes, Positions, Regions, and Quadrants
Part 2: Body Systems
4. Integumentary System
5. Respiratory System and Introduction to Diagnostic Procedures and Tests
6. Urinary System 7. Male Reproductive System
8. Female Reproductive System
9. Obstetrics and Neonatology
10. Cardiovascular, Immune, and Lymphatic Systems and Blood
11. Digestive System
12. Eye
13. Ear
14. Musculoskeletal System
15. Nervous System and Behavioral Health
16. Endocrine System
Chapter 01: Introduction to Medical Language and Online Learning
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Medical language includes terms built from which of the following languages?
a. German and Russian
b. Italian and French
c. Greek and Latin
d. Chinese and Japanese
ANS: C REF: 3 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language
2. A medical term formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase, which can be spoken as a whole word and usually contains a vowel, such as laser, is
a. an eponym
b. modern language
c. built from the English language
d. an acronym
ANS: D REF: 4-5 | 14 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language
3. A term built from the name of a person, often a physician or scientist who was the first to identify a technique or condition, such as Alzheimer disease, is
a. an acronym
b. built from the English language
c. an eponym
d. modern language
ANS: C REF: 4-5 | 14 OBJ: 2
TOP: Origins of Medical Language
4. The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of the word is the
a. prefix
b. word root
c. suffix
d. combining vowel
ANS: B REF: 5 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
5. The word part that is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning is the
a. word root
b. suffix
c. prefix
d. combining vowel
ANS: C REF: 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Word Parts
