Digestion begins in the mouth.

All medical terms have affixes (prefixes or suffixes).

The main function of the respiratory system is to enable humans to breathe.

The root of a word is the primary lexical unit and contains its core meaning. 

The left lung has two lobes, instead of three, to make room for the heart. 

Which of the following are parts of the endocrine system? 

The site where two bones meet is called:

A common condition of the digestive system is:

Tests are used to do the following:

Symptoms are difficult to interpret because:

List the four-step process for breaking down an unfamiliar medical term derived from Greek or Latin.

List at least four ways that you will continue to study medical terminology.

You should simplify the message when you realize that the doctor is using difficult terms that your client/patient many not understand.

Medical interpreters can avoid the need to master very difficult medical terms by asking for clarification.

The use of high register by healthcare is a very common cause of miscommunication with limited English proficient patients. 

When doctors use a high-register term, you many ask them to re-explain the message to avoid misunderstanding. 

It is important that patients receive the message as the doctor says it, even if s/he uses technical or complicated terms.

Which of these terms are NOT related to the nervous system? 

a) Diabetic Polyneuropathy

b) Nephrologist

c) Epilepsy

d) Urologist

e) Meningoencephalitis

Match up the problem with the appropriate specialist: 

1. You are suspected to have cataracts

2. You are found to have bronchiectasis

3. You need a hip replacement

4. You need a liver biopsy

5. Your primary care physician wants you to be considered for a coronary angiogram

6. You have a stone in the left ureter

7. You have kidney failure

8. You have a suspicious mole on your arm that bleeds and is growing

9. You have a bleeding disorder with low platelet count

10. You have a deviated nasal septum.

Hematologist

Nephrologist

Dermatologist

Urologist

Otorhinolaryngologist

Pulmonologist

Orthopedic Surgeon

Cardiologist

Ophthalmologist

Hepatologist

Above the diaphragm

a. intradiaphragmatic

b. supradiaphragmatic

c. superdiaphragmatic

Incision to the trachea

a. tracheoplasty

b. tracheomalacia

c. tracheotomy

Surgical removal of the spleen

a. splenectomy

b. splenomegaly

c. splenorrhaphy

Instrument to measure temperature

a. thermometry

b. thermography

c. thermometer

Lining inside the uterus

a. myometrium

b. endometrium

c. endocardium