Deck 5: Medical Terminology, Abbreviations, and Specialties

Question 1

Combining vowels make it easier to pronounce long medical terms.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

What is the difference between a specialist and a medical doctor (MD)or doctor of osteopathy (DO)?

A)Being a specialist requires more training.
B)Specialists treat diseases and conditions related to one particular system or area of the body.
C)both A and B
D)none of the above

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Combining vowels are used first between a root word and a suffix,and secondly between:

A)a prefix and a suffix.
B)a prefix and a root word.
C)two root words.
D)root word and a combining form.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following facts about abbreviations is NOT true?

A)Abbreviations can be confusing.
B)Using the wrong abbreviation can have terrible consequences.
C)The Joint Commission encourages the use of abbreviations in hospitals.
D)It is always best to follow your facility's policy regarding abbreviations.

Question 5

Every medical term needs a prefix and a suffix.

Question 6

Adding a prefix changes the overall meaning of a term.

Question 7

All medical terms have a root word.

Question 8

Health care professionals use abbreviations

A)as a way to save time.
B)as a way to save space on charts.
C)because its usually hospital policy.
D)to keep patient records and medical facts private except to other medical professionals.

Question 9

Some medical terms have more than one root word.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about plural medicals terms is correct?

A)Many medical terms come from Hebrew.
B)The rules for creating plurals more closely follow the rules of Greek and Latin.
C)The rules for creating plurals more closely follow the rules of English.
D)There is no set rule to apply when creating plurals; you must just memorize the answers.

Question 11

Medical terminology is NOT used in documentation.

Question 12

Medical terminology is a professional language.

Question 13

Which of the following step would the personal care provider not use to help interpret medical terms and clarify the Word's meaning?

A)define each word part
B)divide the term into its word parts
C)combine the meaning of the word parts
D)place a hyphen after every third letter

Question 14

Medical terminology is a professional language that:

A)all medical professionals must know.
B)is specific to each work environment.
C)is constantly changing.
D)helps medical workers communicate effectively and quickly to provide the best patient care.

Question 15

Medical terms are:

A)specialized words.
B)root words.
C)just a regular word unless they have a prefix.
D)none of the above

Question 16

Medical terms are just like other words.

Question 17

What usually attaches to the end of a word?

A)prefix
B)suffix
C)combining vowel
D)root word

Question 18

What changes the overall meanings of a term?

A)adding a suffix
B)adding a prefix
C)using a different combining vowel
D)all of the above

Question 19

Putting together two or more word elements

A)is necessary to build a medical word.
B)forms a term with meaning.
C)both A and B
D)none of the above

Question 20

What is the purpose of the root word in medical terminology?

A)It makes it easier to pronounce long medical terms.
B)It gives information about the location of a body part or the number of parts.
C)It is the foundation of a medical term and usually the general meaning of a word.
D)It adds a new or different meaning to the word.

Question 21

The front of a person is referred to as the dorsal side

Question 22

Chiropody is the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the hand.

Question 23

The prefix epi means center.

Question 24

The diagnosis and treatment of disorders and diseases of the musculoskeletal system is known as orthopedics.

Question 25

Oncology is the diagnosis and treatment of cancer

Question 26

The common suffix -algia means nerve pain.