Question 1

The specialist in a branch of medicine that concentrates on the care, diagnosis, and treatment of the newborn is a(n) ____________________.

Accepted Answer

neonatologist

Question 2

Surgically forming a joint is called ____________________.

Accepted Answer

arthroplasty

Question 3

Match each definition with the correct term below.
-Word root

Accepted Answer

A) Subjective indication of disease 
B) A condition that results from an injury or disease 
C) Term that can be analyzed and defined 
D) Word component that is the subject of a term 
E) Pronounceable word from the initial letters of a healthcare term
F)An outward demonstration or perception
G)A grouping of procedures
H)The disease or condition named after evaluating the patient's signs, symptoms, and history
I)Word component that appears at the end of a term
J)Term that cannot be divided into component parts
K)A technique that is performed to diagnose or treat a patient 
A) Subjective indication of disease 
B) A condition that results from an injury or disease 
C) Term that can be analyzed and defined 
D) Word component that is the subject of a term 
E) Pronounceable word from the initial letters of a healthcare term
F)An outward demonstration or perception
G)A grouping of procedures
H)The disease or condition named after evaluating the patient's signs, symptoms, and history
I)Word component that appears at the end of a term
J)Term that cannot be divided into component parts
K)A technique that is performed to diagnose or treat a patient D

Question 4

The suffix -opsy means "viewing."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The term ophthalmalgia is an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  diagnosis/condition. 
B)  procedure. 
C)  instrument. 
D)  specialist. 
E)  discipline. 
A)  diagnosis/condition. 
B)  procedure. 
C)  instrument. 
D)  specialist. 
E)  discipline.

Question 6

What is an inflammation of the tongue? ____________________

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is an inflammation of the tongue?...

Question 7

Match each definition with the correct term below.
-Manifestation

Accepted Answer

A) Subjective indication of disease 
B) A condition that results from an injury or disease 
C) Term that can be analyzed and defined 
D) Word component that is the subject of a term 
E) Pronounceable word from the initial letters of a healthcare term
F)An outward demonstration or perception
G)A grouping of procedures
H)The disease or condition named after evaluating the patient's signs, symptoms, and history
I)Word component that appears at the end of a term
J)Term that cannot be divided into component parts
K)A technique that is performed to diagnose or treat a patient 
A) Subjective indication of disease 
B) A condition that results from an injury or disease 
C) Term that can be analyzed and defined 
D) Word component that is the subject of a term 
E) Pronounceable word from the initial letters of a healthcare term
F)An outward demonstration or perception
G)A grouping of procedures
H)The disease or condition named after evaluating the patient's signs, symptoms, and history
I)Word component that appears at the end of a term
J)Term that cannot be divided into component parts
K)A technique that is performed to diagnose or treat a patient

Question 8

Match each definition with the correct term below.
-Acronym

Accepted Answer

A) Subjective indication of disease 
B) A condition that results from an injury or disease 
C) Term that can be analyzed and defined 
D) Word component that is the subject of a term 
E) Pronounceable word from the initial letters of a healthcare term
F)An outward demonstration or perception
G)A grouping of procedures
H)The disease or condition named after evaluating the patient's signs, symptoms, and history
I)Word component that appears at the end of a term
J)Term that cannot be divided into component parts
K)A technique that is performed to diagnose or treat a patient 
A) Subjective indication of disease 
B) A condition that results from an injury or disease 
C) Term that can be analyzed and defined 
D) Word component that is the subject of a term 
E) Pronounceable word from the initial letters of a healthcare term
F)An outward demonstration or perception
G)A grouping of procedures
H)The disease or condition named after evaluating the patient's signs, symptoms, and history
I)Word component that appears at the end of a term
J)Term that cannot be divided into component parts
K)A technique that is performed to diagnose or treat a patient

Question 9

Most healthcare terms are derived from Greek and Latin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A suffix that means "inflammation" is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A suffix that means "inflammation" is ____________________....

Question 11

What term pertains to on top of the stomach? ____________________

Accepted Answer

The answer of What term pertains to on top of...

Question 12

Match each definition with the correct word part below.
-Nat/o

Accepted Answer

A) Stomach 
B) Joint, articulation 
C) Disease 
D) Through 
E) Bone
F)Colon, large intestine
G)Birth, born
H)No, not, without
I)Recording
J)Surgically forming
K)Against
L)Within
M)Uterus
N)Bad, difficult, painful, abnormal
O)Deficient, below, under
P)Heart 
A) Stomach 
B) Joint, articulation 
C) Disease 
D) Through 
E) Bone
F)Colon, large intestine
G)Birth, born
H)No, not, without
I)Recording
J)Surgically forming
K)Against
L)Within
M)Uterus
N)Bad, difficult, painful, abnormal
O)Deficient, below, under
P)Heart

Question 13

What is the term for a structure within the heart? ____________________

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the term for a structure...

Question 14

What is enlargement of the heart? ____________________

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is enlargement of the heart? ____________________...

Question 15

The term biopsy is an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  diagnosis/condition. 
B)  procedure. 
C)  instrument. 
D)  specialist. 
E)  discipline. 
A)  diagnosis/condition. 
B)  procedure. 
C)  instrument. 
D)  specialist. 
E)  discipline.

Question 16

A medical term that ends with -tome denotes an instrument to measure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A prefix that means "excessive or above" is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A prefix that means "excessive or above"...

Question 18

A prognosis is a prediction of the probable outcome of a disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Asthma is an example of a translatable term.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The word root hyster- means "female."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 16: Introduction to Healthcare Terminology

The specialist in a branch of medicine that concentrates on the care, diagnosis, and treatment of the newborn is a(n) ____________________.

Surgically forming a joint is called ____________________.

Match each definition with the correct term below. -Word root

The suffix -opsy means "viewing."

The term ophthalmalgia is an example of a(n)

What is an inflammation of the tongue? ____________________

Match each definition with the correct term below. -Manifestation

Match each definition with the correct term below. -Acronym

Most healthcare terms are derived from Greek and Latin.

A suffix that means "inflammation" is ____________________.

What term pertains to on top of the stomach? ____________________

Match each definition with the correct word part below. -Nat/o

What is the term for a structure within the heart? ____________________

What is enlargement of the heart? ____________________

The term biopsy is an example of a(n)

A medical term that ends with -tome denotes an instrument to measure.

A prefix that means "excessive or above" is ____________________.

A prognosis is a prediction of the probable outcome of a disease.

Asthma is an example of a translatable term.

The word root hyster- means "female."

Introduction to Healthcare Terminology

Body Structure and Directional Terminology

Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue

Digestive System

Genitourinary System

Obstetric, Perinatal, and Congenital Conditions

Blood, Blood-Forming Organs, and the Immune Mechanism

Circulatory System

Respiratory System

Nervous System

Mental and Behavioral Disorders

Eye and Adnexa

Ear and Mastoid Process

Endocrine System and Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Body Structure and Directional Terminology

Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue

Digestive System

Genitourinary System

Genitourinary System

Genitourinary System

Obstetric, Perinatal, and Congenital Conditions

Blood, Blood-Forming Organs, and the Immune Mechanism

Circulatory System

Respiratory System

Nervous System

Mental and Behavioral Disorders

Eye and Adnexa

Ear and Mastoid Process

Endocrine System and Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

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