Deck 1: The Structure of Medical Language

Question 1

The definition of tachycardia is a condition:

A) behind the heart.
B) of a painful heart.
C) within the heart.
D) of a fast heart.

Answer 1

of a fast heart.

Question 2

The study of word origins is:

A) etymology.
B) medicology.
C) logistics.
D) greekology.

Answer 2

etymology.

Question 3

Which of the following is the skill that involves relaying the medical language?

A) thinking and analyzing
B) reading
C) writing
D) listening

Answer 3

writing

Question 4

Select the abbreviation that would not appear in a history and physical examination report.

A) ROS
B) CC
C) HIPAA
D) HPI

Question 5

Which word means inflammation of the lungs?

A) neuritis
B) hepatitis
C) pneumonitis
D) laryngitis

Question 6

Which is the plural form of apex?

A) apexs
B) apices
C) apis
D) apae

Question 7

Anesthesia is defined as:

A) a state of unawareness.
B) being unconscious.
C) a condition of not feeling.

Question 8

HIPAA assures the patient that his/her medical information is:

A) legible.
B) accurate.
C) documented in a certain format.
D) secure.

Question 9

Vertebrae 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.

Question 10

Pericardial means pertaining to ____________ the heart.

A) within
B) below
C) around
D) in front of

Question 11

A gastroscopy is the process of:

A) examining the stomach with an instrument.
B) recording the activity of the stomach.
C) creating an image of the stomach using x-ray.
D) removing a part of the stomach.

Question 12

In the word intrahepatic,the prefix intra- means ____________ the liver.

A) between
B) below
C) beside
D) within

Question 13

The word part sub- is a:

A) root.
B) suffix.
C) prefix.
D) combining form.

Question 14

The plural of the Latin word bronchus is:

A) bronchi.
B) bronchae.
C) bronchus.
D) broncha.

Question 15

The prefix that means after or behind is:

A) poly-.
B) post-.
C) pre-.
D) peri-.

Question 16

The physician describes the purpose of the surgery to the patient and informs the patient of the ________.

A) risks
B) alternatives
C) possible complications
D) all of the above

Question 17

The surgeon performed a laryngectomy on the:

A) skin.
B) lungs.
C) voice box.
D) nose.

Question 18

With bradycardia,there is a:

A) fast heart rate.
B) reversal of an abnormal heart rate.
C) process of recording the heart rate.
D) condition of a slow heart rate.

Question 19

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

Question 20

Which suffix means the process of using an instrument to examine?

A) -scopy
B) -gram
C) -oma
D) -graphy

Question 21

The suffix -gram means :

A) process of recording.
B) a record or picture.
C) x-ray.
D) instrument used to examine.

Question 22

The suffix -oma means :

A) tumor, mass.
B) enlargement.
C) cancer.
D) disease.

Question 23

Which word means enlargement of the liver?

A) hepatomegaly
B) cardiomegaly
C) intestinomegaly
D) mammomegaly

Question 24

If a physician wanted to put the plural form of the Latin word vertebra in a patient's medical record,he/she would write:

A) vertebrices.
B) vertebrax.
C) vertebraes.
D) vertebrae.

Question 25

The plural form for the word phalanx is:

A) phalanxs.
B) phalanices.
C) phalanges.
D) phalanx.

Question 26

The abbreviation HIPAA means :

A) Health Improvement for Pediatric and Adults Act.
B) Healthcare Improvement for Performance, Accountability, and Assessment.
C) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
D) Health Insurance Performance and Accuracy Act.

Question 27

The origin of medical language is in:

A) Latin.
B) Greek.
C) Latin and Greek.
D) many languages, including Latin and Greek.

Question 28

The combining form hepat/o- means :

A) blood.
B) liver.
C) kidney.
D) urine.

Question 29

The prefix brady- means :

A) enlargement.
B) fast.
C) many.
D) slow.

Question 30

Which is the plural form for the Latin word testis?

A) testes
B) testium
C) testises
D) testices

Question 31

The word endotracheal means pertaining to within the:

A) stomach.
B) trachea.
C) vein.
D) blood vessel.

Question 32

The abbreviation CPR means :

A) computerized patient record.
B) computerized patient report.
C) computerized paper record.
D) central paper repository.

Question 33

All of the following is 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.

Question 34

The prefix dys- means :

A) bad.
B) good or normal.
C) painful, difficult, or abnormal.
D) new.

Question 35

The combining form mamm/o- means :

A) nose.
B) retina.
C) face.
D) breast.

Question 36

The combining form ven/o- means :

A) vein.
B) artery.
C) blood vessel.
D) leg.

Question 37

The medical word part that gives a medical word its meaning is the:

A) prefix.
B) suffix.
C) hyphen.
D) combining form.

Question 38

The abbreviation CC means :

A) clinical copy.
B) central complaint.
C) chief complaint.
D) computerized copy.

Question 39

Which is the foundation of a medical word?

A) prefix
B) combining vowel
C) suffix
D) combining form

Question 40

Which basic rule is correct for building medical words?

A) Join the prefix to the beginning of the combining form.
B) Join the prefix to the end of the combining form.
C) Join the suffix to the beginning of the combining form.
D) Always add a hyphen along with the prefix.

Question 41

The medical word diverticulum is a Latin noun.You would make the plural form by changing the word ending -um to:

A) -a.
B) -ices.
C) -us.
D) -ae.

Question 42

Which abbreviation stands for the federal regulation that says that health information must be kept secure?

A) CPR
B) HIPAA
C) EHR
D) HPI

Question 43

The prefixes anti- and dys- belong to a category that describes:

A) degree or quality.
B) amount or size.
C) time or speed.
D) all of the above.

Question 44

Medical words are derived from ancient or older versions of languages such as:

A) Greek and Latin.
B) English.
C) French and Dutch.
D) all of the above

Question 45

The combining form in the word pneumonia means :

A) mind.
B) lung or air.
C) condition; state; thing.
D) infection.

Question 46

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

A) intra-
B) -ectomy
C) ven/o-
D) poly-

Question 47

The combining form arthr/o- means :

A) artery.
B) abdomen.
C) bone.
D) joint.

Question 48

Which suffix means process of recording?

A) -pathy
B) -graphy
C) -ation
D) -iatry

Question 49

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

A) medical specialties or specialists.
B) procedures or instruments.
C) diseases.
D) colors.

Question 50

The combining form append/o means :

A) surgical excision.
B) appendix.
C) hanging.
D) intestine.

Question 51

The parts of a combining form include the:

A) root and a suffix.
B) prefix and a hyphen.
C) root and the combining vowel.
D) suffix and a combining vowel.

Question 52

Which of the following is a disadvantage of the paper medical record?

A) Only one person at a time can access information from it.
B) It can become lost.
C) It can take time to retrieve it, if it is stored in an off-site location.
D) all of the above

Question 53

Which word is an example of a Greek singular noun?

A) ganglion
B) atrium
C) bronchi
D) testis

Question 54

Which word is an example of a Latin singular noun?

A) diagnoses.
B) phalanx
C) carcinoma
D) nucleus

Question 55

The combining form cardi/o- means :

A) chest.
B) heart.
C) lungs.
D) rib.

Question 56

Prefixes such as hypo- and poly- indicate:

A) time or speed.
B) a characteristic.
C) amount or number.
D) weight.

Question 57

Knowledge and use of medical language includes:

A) spelling medical words.
B) analyzing medical words.
C) pronouncing medical words.
D) all of the above

Question 58

The combining form communicat/o- means :

A) communication.
B) impart; transmit.
C) listening; hearing.
D) speech.

Question 59

Medical words are defined by analyzing them,beginning with the meaning of the:

A) prefix.
B) combining form.
C) suffix.
D) Latin singular.

Question 60

Which of the following is an example of a suffix?

A) -ia
B) post-
C) dys-
D) nas/o-

Question 61

The combining form gastr/o- means :

A) abdomen.
B) gas.
C) nerve.
D) stomach.

Question 62

The combining form tonsill/o- means :

A) infection.
B) mouth.
C) throat.
D) tonsil.

Question 63

The combining form cutane/o- means :

A) connective tissue.
B) medicine.
C) skin.
D) underneath.

Question 64

The combining form medic/o- means :

A) nourishment.
B) drug; prescription.
C) health.
D) physician; medicine.

Question 65

The combining form for uterus is:

A) lapar/o-.
B) cholecyst/o-.
C) hyster/o-.
D) muscul/o-.

Question 66

A healthcare facility can release a patient's medical record information only to:

A) an authorized healthcare provider.
B) the patient's insurance company.
C) a healthcare quality monitoring organization.
D) all of the above.

Question 67

The suffix -al means :

A) enlargement.
B) pertaining to.
C) state of.
D) surgical excision.

Question 68

Communication in any language consists of:

A) two language skills.
B) three language skills.
C) four language skills.
D) five language skills.

Question 69

The combining form neur/o- means :

A) nerve.
B) sensation; feeling.
C) pressure.
D) pain.

Question 70

The combining form psych/o- means :

A) brain.
B) head.
C) mind.
D) thinking.

Question 71

The combining form esthes/o- means :

A) medicine; drug.
B) sensation; feeling.
C) surgery.
D) touch.

Question 72

Which of the following is not a medical word part?

A) combining form
B) plural
C) prefix
D) suffix

Question 73

The combining form laryng/o- means :

A) breast.
B) larynx (voice box).
C) abdomen.
D) digestion.

Question 74

Combining forms:

A) modify the meaning of the prefix and the suffix.
B) modify the meaning of the prefix.
C) modify the meaning of the suffix.
D) provide the medical meaning of the word.

Question 75

If a medical word has a suffix,the suffix is found:

A) at the beginning of the medical word.
B) at the ending of the medical word.
C) in the middle of the medical word.
D) anywhere in the medical word.

Question 76

A suffix:

A) can be a single letter or a group of letters.
B) can be placed anywhere in the medical word.
C) must be a single letter.
D) modifies the meaning of the prefix in the word.

Question 77

The combining form thyroid/o- means :

A) thyroid gland.
B) joint.
C) gallbladder.
D) therapy.

Question 78

The combining form urin/o- means :

A) urinary system.
B) urine.
C) urine; urinary system.
D) kidney.

Question 79

The combining form pneumon/o- means :

A) breathe.
B) eating; swallowing.
C) paralysis.
D) lung; air.

Question 80

The suffix -ac means :

A) condition.
B) disease.
C) pertaining to.
D) process.