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Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 Exercises

front 1

An example of an eponym is a medical term named after a famous patient who had the disease. True or False.

back 1

True

front 2

An example of an eponym is a medical term named after a famous patient who had the disease.

  • roo
  • rhee-yoo

back 2

roo

front 3

Indicate which syllable receives emphasis when pronounced.

oncology

  • on
  • col
  • o
  • gy

back 3

col

Ex.

To emphasize: starting at the end of the word, count back three syllables.

front 4

Select from the drop-down whether the answer is True or False.

MRI is an example of an eponym.

back 4

False

front 5

Select from the drop-down whether the answer is True or False.

Latin and Greek provide an excellent basis for medical terminology because dead languages do not change.

back 5

True

front 6

Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable(s).

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pterion

  • tir
  • puh-tir

back 6

tir

front 7

Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable.

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dermatology

  • jee
  • gee

back 7

jee

front 8

Indicate which syllable receives emphasis when pronounced.

catheter

  • cath
  • e
  • ter

back 8

cath

front 9

Select the correct answer.

Medical language allows health care professionals to comfort patients because

Multiple Choice

  • it communicates a sense that the health care professionals are in control of the situation.
  • it lets the patients know that the health care professionals are not caught off guard by the symptoms at hand.
  • it lets the patients know that the health care professionals know what is going on.
  • all of these.

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all of these.

front 10

Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable(s).

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xerosis

  • zer
  • ex-er

back 10

zer

front 11

Select from the drop-down whether the answer is True or False.

Greek and Latin provide the basis of the language of medicine because Western medicine has its foundations in the Greek and Roman cultures.

back 11

True

front 12

Select from the drop-down whether the answer is True or False.

Acronyms are used to say things more quickly.

back 12

True

front 13

Indicate which syllable receives emphasis when pronounced.

cornea

  • cor
  • ne
  • a

back 13

cor

front 14

Indicate which syllable receives emphasis when pronounced.

anemia

  • a
  • ne
  • mi
  • a

back 14

ne

front 15

Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllables.

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encephalitis

  • kep-ah
  • sef-ah

back 15

sef-ah

front 16

Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable(s).

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pneumatocele

  • noo
  • puh-noo

back 16

noo

front 17

Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable.

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pneumatocele

  • keel
  • seel

back 17

seel

front 18

Indicate which syllable receives emphasis when pronounced.

cholera

  • cho
  • ler
  • a

back 18

cho

front 19

Indicate which syllable receives emphasis when pronounced.

dermatology

  • der
  • ma
  • tol
  • o
  • gy

back 19

tol

front 20

Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable.

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cholera

  • kaw
  • choh

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kaw

front 21

Indicate which syllable receives emphasis when pronounced.

collagen

  • col
  • la
  • gen

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col

front 22

Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable.

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digit

  • jit
  • git

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jit

front 23

Indicate which syllable receives emphasis when pronounced.

optometry

  • op
  • tom
  • e
  • try

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tom

front 24

Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllables.

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cirrhosis

  • kir-hoh
  • sir-oh

back 24

sir-oh

front 25

Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable.

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catheter

  • kath
  • sath

back 25

kath

front 26

Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable.

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cuticle

  • kyoo
  • suh

back 26

kyoo

front 27

Select from the drop-down whether the answer is True or False.

A dead language is a language that people do not like to hear or speak anymore because it is no longer useful to a society.

back 27

False

front 28

Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable.

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cystic fibrosis

  • kis
  • sis

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sis

front 29

Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable.

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gonad

  • joh
  • goh

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goh

front 30

Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable.

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gag reflex

  • jag
  • gag

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gag

front 31

Select from the drop-down whether the answer is True or False.

Some other sources of medical language include eponyms, acronyms, and modern languages.

back 31

True

front 32

Indicate which syllable receives emphasis when pronounced.

cuticle

  • cu
  • ti
  • cle

back 32

cu

front 33

Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable.

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geneticist

  • kist
  • sist

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sist

front 34

Indicate which syllable receives emphasis when pronounced.

rheumatoid multiple choice

  • rheu
  • ma
  • toid

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rheu

front 35

Select from the drop-down whether the answer is True or False.

The first people to systematically study the human body and develop theories about health and disease were the ancient Greeks.

back 35

True

front 36

Select the correct answer.

Medical language allows health care professionals to be clear because

  • few people really understand medical terminology, so at least everyone is speaking the same way.
  • health care professionals are in control of the situation and don’t want to scare patients with a language that they could understand.
  • we live in a multicultural society with a variety of languages, and medical language is a way of speaking the same way about the same thing despite your native language.
  • none of these.

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we live in a multicultural society with a variety of languages, and medical language is a way of speaking the same way about the same thing despite your native language.

front 37

Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable.

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psychosis

  • koh
  • choh

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koh

front 38

Select the correct answer.

Medical language allows health care professionals to communicate quickly because

  • it is a quick way to speak to other health care professionals without taking the time to describe symptoms or examine findings.
  • the patients are usually baffled by the terminology and do not ask additional questions.
  • words with many syllables always communicate more information than words with few syllables.
  • none of these.

back 38

it is a quick way to speak to other health care professionals without taking the time to describe symptoms or examine findings.

front 39

Select from the drop-down whether the answer is True or False.

Even though German was the global language of the scientific revolution, the Catholic Church forced all academics to use Latin, a language unknown to most people.

back 39

False

front 40

Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable.

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cornea

  • kor
  • sor

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kor

front 41

Indicate which syllable receives emphasis when pronounced.

geneticist

Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable.

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geneticist

  • ge
  • net Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable. Press the PLAY button next to each answer choice to hear the syllable being pronounced. geneticist
  • i
  • cist

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net

front 42

Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable.

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geneticist

  • jen
  • gen

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jen

front 43

Indicate which syllable receives emphasis when pronounced.

psychotherapist multiple choice

  • psy
  • cho
  • ther
  • a
  • pist

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ther

front 44

Identify the correct pronunciation for the underlined syllable.

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gut

  • jut
  • gut

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gut

front 45

Select from the drop-down whether the answer is True or False.

Medical language is made up primarily, but not exclusively, of words taken from two ancient languages: Greek and Latin.

back 45

True

front 46

Select from the drop-down whether the answer is True or False.

The first people to systematically study the human body and develop theories about health and disease were the ancient Greeks.

back 46

True