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West Coast University
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HA 100 | Medical Terminology
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2022
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Chapter 1 Quiz Questions 1. With bradycardia, there is a _____________. a. Process of recording the heart b. Fast heart rate c. Condition of a slow heart d. Reversal of an abnormal heart 2. Which suffix means “process of using an instrument to examine”? a. -oma b. -graphy c. -gram d. -scopy 3. For a patient who is ready to be sent home from the hospital, the doctor dictates a DS. The abbreviation DS as used here means ____________. a. Delirium seizures b. Dietary schedule c. Discharge summary d. Dental surgery 4. 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. Combining form b. Suffix c. Prefix d. Latin singular 5. The study of word origins is: a. Greekology b. Etymology c. Logistics d. Medicology 6. Which is the foundation of a medical word? a. Combining form b. Suffix c. Combining vowel d. Prefix 7. Which syllable is the primary accented syllable in the medical word arthropathy? a. Thee b. Pah c. Ar d. Thraw 8. Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means "medical treatment for the mind"? a. -iatry, psych/ob. -ia, an- esthes/oc. -ist, therap/o d. -ia, de-, ment/o 9. The origin of medical language is in ________. a. Latin and Greek b. Greek c. Latin d. Many languages, including Latin and Greek 10. The combining form thyroid/o- means ________. a. “joint” b. “gallbladder” c. “therapy” d. “thyroid gland” 11. Etymology is the study of word origins. a. True b. False 12. Select the abbreviation that would NOT appear in a history and physical examination report. a. ROS b. HIPAA c. HPI d. CC 13. The medical word intrahepatic means "________ the liver." a. Below b. Within c. Beside d. Between 14. Five separate language skills are critical to communication. Which skill involves the processing of medical language? a. Reading b. Speaking c. Thinking and analyzing d. Listening 15. HIPAA assures the patient that his or her medical information is ____________. a. Legible b. Secure c. Documented in a certain format d. Accurate 16. Which is the plural form of apex? a. Apexs b. Apis c. Apae d. Apices 17. The suffix –ous means “pertaining to”? a. True b. False 18. The prefix that means “after; behind” is __________. a. Polyb. Peric. Postd. Pre- 19. Vertebrae means ___________. a. In the direction of the spine b. Pertaining to the spine c. More than one bone of the spine d. One bone of the spine 20. The word part sub- is a ___________. a. Combining form b. Suffix c. Prefix d. Root 21. All of the following are TRUE about a medical record EXCEPT ___________. a. It has more expansive documentation in the physician’s office than in the hospital b. It can be used in a court of law c. It is a medicolegal record d. It contains medical documents 22. The prefix dys- means ______________. a. “abnormal; difficult; painful” b. “before; in front of” c. “bad; inadequate” d. “below; underneath” 23. Which of the following is a disadvantage of the paper medical record? a. Only one person can access information at a time b. It can take time to retrieve it if it is stored in an off-site location c. It can become lost d. All of the above 24. The suffix –stomy means “surgically created opening” a. True b. False 25. Pericardial means “pertaining to ___________ the heart” a. Around b. In front of c. Within d. Below