Course No: DMEC1201 University of Palestine Instructor Name: ______________

Course Title: Medical Terminology Student No.: _________________

Date: 03/11/2012 Student Name: _______________
No. of Questions: (3) Midterm Exam College Name: _______________
Time: one hour First 2012/2013 Dep. / Specialist: ______________
Using Calculator (No) Total Grade:20 Marks Using Dictionary (No)

Question One:
Medical Terminology EMED1201/ Mid- Term Exam

PART I: Multiple Choice Questions - Select the one best answer:

1. The main part of a medical term is the

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

2. When analyzing a medical word to determine the meaning, you should identify
and define the
A. root first.
B. suffix first.
C. combining form first.
D. prefix first.

3. A combining vowel is used when the

A. suffix starts with a vowel.
B. prefix starts with a consonant.
C. prefix ends with a vowel.
D. suffix starts with a consonant.

4. Appendicitis is a/an _____.

A. tumor of the appendix
B. bursting of the appendix
C. inflamed appendix
D. collection of blood in the appendix

5. The surgical procedure that involves removal of the spleen is a/an

A. splenotomy
B. splenostomy
C. splenoplasty
D. splenectomy

6. The study of how the human body works is

A. anatomy.
B. histology.
C. physiology.
D. scientology.

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Course No: DMEC1201 University of Palestine Instructor Name: ______________
Course Title: Medical Terminology Student No.: _________________
Date: 03/11/2012 Student Name: _______________
No. of Questions: (3) Midterm Exam College Name: _______________
Time: one hour First 2012/2013 Dep. / Specialist: ______________
Using Calculator (No) Total Grade:20 Marks Using Dictionary (No)

7. The organization of the human body:

A. organs, body systems, human body, tissues
B. human body, cells, organs, body systems
C. cells, tissues, organs, body systems
D. cells, tissues, human body, organs

8. Cutting into the skin for a surgical procedure involves a/an _____.
A. incision
B. knifectomy
C. surgicalotomy
D. excision

9. The physician removes a lipoma from the patient in surgery. This type of
Procedure is a/an _____.
A. tumorostomy
B. tumorectomy
C. excision
D. incision

10. The study of the blood is called __________.

A. anthropology
B. hematology
C. endocrinology
D. dermatology.

11. A bronchoscopy involves _____

A. using an instrument to look into the bronchi (lungs).
B. removing a mass from the bronchus.
C. incising an abnormality of the bronchi.
D. using X-ray to diagnose a condition of the bronchi

12. The term “Myeloma” means

A. tumor in bone marrow.
B. disease of bone marrow.
C. tumor in spinal cord.
D. tumor in melanin.

13. Pneumothorax is _____

A. air in the chest cavity.
B. breathing in air.
C. injection of air.
D. air in the lungs.

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Course No: DMEC1201 University of Palestine Instructor Name: ______________
Course Title: Medical Terminology Student No.: _________________
Date: 03/11/2012 Student Name: _______________
No. of Questions: (3) Midterm Exam College Name: _______________
Time: one hour First 2012/2013 Dep. / Specialist: ______________
Using Calculator (No) Total Grade:20 Marks Using Dictionary (No)

14. The prefix “post-“ means ____

A. around
B. after
C. before
D. against

15. A symptom or symptoms occurring before the onset of disease is a/the ____
A. prognosis
B. post mortem
C. perimortem
D. prodrome

16. Dyspnea is _____

A. difficulty digesting food
B. difficulty breathing
C. painful activity
D. worsening pain

17. A sublingual medication is given _____

A. under the skin
B. via inhalation
C. under the tongue
D. in the rectum

18. A patient with a urinary tract infection has dysuria and hematuria. You know
this means _____
A. difficult, painful urination and blood in the urine.
B. pain in the kidneys and a stone in the bladder.
C. pain in the bladder and burning on urination.
D. urine that is abnormal in appearance with mucous.

19. The nurse notices the patient has a blue color of the lips and nail beds; this
condition is called _____
A. onychomycosis
B. cyanosis
C. tonsillitis
D. thrombosis

20. _____ is increased calcium in the blood.

A. Hyperkalemia
B. Leukemia
C. Hypercalcemia
D. Calcimia
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Course No: DMEC1201 University of Palestine Instructor Name: ______________
Course Title: Medical Terminology Student No.: _________________
Date: 03/11/2012 Student Name: _______________
No. of Questions: (3) Midterm Exam College Name: _______________
Time: one hour First 2012/2013 Dep. / Specialist: ______________
Using Calculator (No) Total Grade:20 Marks Using Dictionary (No)

21. The diagnostic test that records the electrical activity of the heart is called
A. electromyography.
B. electroencephalography.
C. electrocardiography.
D. electroacoustic.

22. The patient who is having an emesis _____

A. has gallstones.
B. has difficulty swallowing.
C. is having diarrhea.
D. is having vomiting

23. The medical term hypoglycemia means _____

A. low blood sugar
B. high blood sugar)
C. absence of sugar in urine
D. low blood pressure

24. Absence of menstruation is called

A. dysmenorrheal
B. menorrhea
C. menorrhagia
D. amenorrhea

Question Two:

PART II: True/False

Answer each question true (T) or false (F).
1- In medical language, the root is almost always written in the combining form.
T(True) or F (False)

2- The ante partum patient is expecting a baby.

T(True) or F (False)

3- The surgical repair of the stomach is called gastroplasty.

T (True) or F (False)

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Course No: DMEC1201 University of Palestine Instructor Name: ______________
Course Title: Medical Terminology Student No.: _________________
Date: 03/11/2012 Student Name: _______________
No. of Questions: (3) Midterm Exam College Name: _______________
Time: one hour First 2012/2013 Dep. / Specialist: ______________
Using Calculator (No) Total Grade:20 Marks Using Dictionary (No)

4- . Hyperthermic patient has a high fever.

T (True) or F (False)

5- . A patient with bilateral cataracts (clouding of the lens) has cataracts in both eyes.
T (True) or F (False)

6-. Nurses in the post anesthesia care unit (PACU) care for patients who are recovering after being
given anesthesia.
T (True) or F (False)

7- The heart is surrounded by a sac called the precardium

True (T) or False (F)

8. Arteriostenosis is hardening of the arteries and loss of vessel elasticity.

True (T) or False (F)

9- Bradycardia is a slow heartbeat.

True (T) or False (F)

10- Bronchiectasis is dilatation or stretching out of bronchus.

True (T) or False (F)

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Course No: DMEC1201 University of Palestine Instructor Name: ______________
Course Title: Medical Terminology Student No.: _________________
Date: 03/11/2012 Student Name: _______________
No. of Questions: (3) Midterm Exam College Name: _______________
Time: one hour First 2012/2013 Dep. / Specialist: ______________
Using Calculator (No) Total Grade:20 Marks Using Dictionary (No)

Question Three:

PART III: Match the definition in column A with the correct term in column B

Column A Column B
1. ----------- Tracheostomy A. Presence of stones in gallbladder or CBD

2. ---------- Hemorrhage B. joints pain

3. ---------- Thrombolysis C. forming an opening (mouth) in the trachea

.
4. ----------Arthralgia D. Slow heart beats.

5. ---------- Osteoblasts E. vomiting a blood

.

6. ---------- Cholecystolithiasis F. bursting forth of blood within short period.

7. ---------- hematemesis G. destruction or loosening of blood cloth.

8. --------- Bradycardia H. immature bone cells

End of Questions
Good Luck

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Course No: DMEC1201 University of Palestine Instructor Name: ______________
Course Title: Medical Terminology Student No.: _________________
Date: 03/11/2012 Student Name: _______________
No. of Questions: (3) Midterm Exam College Name: _______________
Time: one hour First 2012/2013 Dep. / Specialist: ______________
Using Calculator (No) Total Grade:20 Marks Using Dictionary (No)

Answer Sheet
PART I: MCQs

1. a b c d 10. a b c d 19. a b c d

2. a b c d 11. a b c d 20. a b c d

3. a b c d 12. a b c d 21. a b c d

4. a b c d 13. a b c d 22. a b c d

5. a b c d 14. a b c d 23. a b c d

6. a b c d 15. a b c d 24. a b c d

7. a b c d 16. a b c d

8. a b c d 17. a b c d

9. a b c d 18. a b c d

PART II: True ( T ) and False ( F )

1. T F 6. T F

2. T F 7. T F

3. T F 8. T F

4. T F 9. T F

5. T F 10. T F

PART III: Matching

1- ( ) 2- ( ) 3- ( ) 4- ( )

5- ( ) 6- ( ) 7- ( ) 8- ( )

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