Chapter 1 Review

Chapter 1 Review

Multiple Choice

Five separate language skills are critical to communication. Which skill involves the processing of medical language?

• A) Thinking and analyzing

• B) Reading

• C) Listening

• D) Speaking

Multiple Choice

The study of word origins is ________.

• A) etymology

• B) medicology

• C) logistics

• D) Greekology

Multiple Choice

Which is the plural form of apex?

• A) Apexs

• B) Apices

• C) Apis

• D) Apae

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a combining form?

• A) intra-

• B) -ectomy

• C) ven/o-

• D) poly-

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Which is the foundation of a medical word?

• A) Prefix

• B) Combining vowel

• C) Suffix

• D) Combining form

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Which describes the CORRECT order of word parts in a medical word?

• A) The prefix is joined to the beginning of the combining form.

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• B) The prefix is joined to the end of the combining form.

• C) The suffix comes at the beginning of the combining form.

• D) Hyphens are added when word parts are joined

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a suffix?

• A) -ia

• B) post-

• C) dys-

• D) nas/o-

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Suffixes such as -iatry, -ist, and -logy are related to ________.

• A) medical specialties or specialists

• B) procedures or instruments

• C) diseases

• D) processes

Multiple Choice

Prefixes such as hypo- and poly- indicate ________.

• A) degree or quality

• B) an adjective

• C) amount, number, or speed

• D) weight

Multiple Choice

After you divide a medical word into its word parts, you get the definition of the word by beginning with the meaning of the ________.

• A) prefix

• B) combining form

• C) suffix

• D) Latin singular

Multiple Choice

In what order should you put the meanings of the word parts in order to get the definition of the entire medical word?

• A) Combining form, combining form, prefix

• B) Suffix, combining form, prefix

• C) Prefix, suffix, combining form

• D) Suffix, prefix, combining form

Multiple Choice

The plane that divides the body into upper and lower sections is the ________ plane.

• A) frontal

• B) transverse

• C) coronal

• D) midsagittal

Multiple Choice

The front of the body is known as the anterior or ________ section.

• A) dorsal

• B) supine

• C) prone

• D) ventral

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The ________ region on the surface of the abdominopelvic cavity is inferior to the umbilical region and medial to the inguinal regions.

• A) hypochondriac

• B) hypogastric

• C) lumbar

• D) epigastric

Multiple Choice

The word lateral means "pertaining to the ________" of the body, an organ, or a structure.

• A) front

• B) side

• C) back

• D) head or top

Multiple Choice

The ________ internally divides the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity.

• A) spinal canal

• B) umbilicus

• C) sternum

• D) diaphragm

Multiple Choice

) Lying on the back is being in the ________ position.

• A) caudad

• B) distal

• C) dorsal supine

• D) prone

Multiple Choice

All of the following are TRUE about a medical record EXCEPT ________.

• A) it is a medicolegal record

• B) it contains medical documents

• C) it has more extensive documentation in the physician's office than in the hospital

• D) it can be used in a court of law

Multiple Choice

The abbreviation EHR means ________.

• A) electronic health record

• B) electronic patient report

• C) elective paper record

• D) elective health record

Multiple Choice

The abbreviation CC means ________.

• A) clinical copy

• B) central complaint

• C) chief complaint

• D) computerized copy