Recent Lessons

Show all results for ""

Feature Overview

Ace your exams with our all-in-one platform for creating and sharing quizzes and tests.

Quizzes

Create quizzes and tests automatically from your content using AI.

Flashcards

Automatically turn your notes into digital flashcards.

Share, Export & Embed

Share with classmates or export to Excel and your learning management system.

Stats & Reporting

Auto-grading quizzes and tests with detailed stats and reports.

Mobile Apps

The smarter way to study – wherever you are.

Pricing Schools Business

Features Pricing Schools Business

16 Questions

3 Views

GRD 133 Medical Terminology Quiz

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz

Study Flashcards

Spaced Repetition

Chat to lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

What is medical terminology?

The language used only by medical doctors

The language used to describe components and processes of the human body (correct)

The language used for computer programming in healthcare

The language used by pharmacists to communicate with doctors

Why do healthcare students need to develop a strong understanding of medical terminology?

To write lengthy medical reports

To understand complex medical terms (correct)

To communicate in a foreign language

To impress their professors

What is the origin of most medical terminology?

German word parts

English word parts

Latin or ancient Greek word parts (correct)

Chinese word parts

What purpose does agreed upon medical terminology serve?

To speed up written and verbal communication (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does medical terminology help explain?

Body parts, body processes, diseases, procedures, and diagnoses (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does learning medical terminology help in reducing?

Mistakes due to misunderstanding (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term 'AIDS' (Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) an example of?

Terms built from word parts (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of medical terminology is derived from the name of a person who was the first to identify the technique or condition?

Eponym (C) Signup and view all the answers

What are acronyms in medical terminology?

Acronym (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of medical terminology is derived from human language that is currently in use?

Term taken from modern language (A) Signup and view all the answers

Why are ancient languages used as the basis for medical terminology?

To lend stability as the meanings of the words no longer change radically (B) Signup and view all the answers

What makes word roots in medical terms different from standalone words?

They can stand alone without suffixes (B) Signup and view all the answers

What do combining vowels do in medical terminology?

Link word roots together (D) Signup and view all the answers

Why is learning the meaning of commonly used word parts important in medical terminology?

It makes memorization of new words unnecessary (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of a prefix in a medical term?

It changes the meaning of the root word (D) Signup and view all the answers

Why are eponyms important in medical terminology?

They honor influential physicians and scientists (D) Signup and view all the answers