Linguistics CLC 201 Midterm
- A carcinogenic substance causes: cancer 18. In an autoimmune disease (choose one) the body
2. Choose all the terms that pertain to blood or blood cells |
hemostasis granulocytes leukocytes erythrocytes |
3. Choose all the words that relate to some aspect of pregnancy or related diagnostic procedures. |
psedocyesis neonatal postpartum ultrasonography |
4. Chose among the following words to fill int he blanks: dorsal, transverse, anterior, distal, posterior, ventral, supine, proximal. The shoulder is [a] to the body, whereas the wrist is [b] |
a - proximal b - distal |
5. A condition when someone has blood low in platelets (clotting agents) is called |
thrombocytopenia |
6. The digestive system has the following functions |
digestion elimination absorption |
7. The diminutive of any word is the _____ of any given word. |
"little" version |
8. The earliest form of English, Old English, is also known as |
Anglo-Saxon |
9. English belongs to which branch of its language family? |
Germanic |
10. English belongs to which language family? |
Indo-European |
11. The English word "muscle" is the diminutive of the Latin word 'mus', which means: |
mouse |
12. The English word "myriad" is derived from the Greek 'myrias', 'myriados' means which of the following |
10,000 countless infinite |
13. Etymology is the study of word |
origins |
14. Except for third conjugation deponents, you do what to this to find the present stem of a Latin verb? |
remove -re/ri from the ending |
15. The Greek base "arche" means "rule", but it also means |
beginning, first in authority |
16. The Greek word "aggelos" means "messenger" and the English word ____ comes from it |
angel |
17. An important phase in the evolution of English began with the Norman Conquest which brought it what language? |
French |
19. In English the function of words in sentences is determined primarily by their |
order |
20. In its strictest sense, autopsy refers to |
looking at something for oneself |
21. An injury caused in the normal Assignment of treating another is called _____ (type answer) |
iatrogenic |
22. In Latin, the function of words in sentences is determined primarily by their |
ending |
23. Jake lay on his back in the ____ position |
supine |
24. Joe had a stroke in the left hemisphere of his brain, and ever since, he encountered paralysis in his left hand. The effect was clearly ____ |
ipsilateral |
25. Languages derived from Latin are called what type of languages? |
Romance |
26. A learned borrowing is an amalgam of two Greek or Latin roots to create a word that did not exist in that language. Which of the following is NOT a learned borrowing? Manufacture Coniferous Television Auditorium Omnivore |
Auditorium |
27. Literally meaning "on the nipples" this type of cell lies on on body surfaces, externally and internally |
epithelial |
28. The longest existing work in Old English is |
Beowulf |
29. A malignant tumor of the muscle is called |
myosarcoma |
30. Noun and adjective patterns are called |
declensions |
31. Order the divisions of the back from top to bottom thoracic, cervical, sacral, coccygeal, lumbar |
cervical thoracic lumbar sacral coccygeal |
32. Order the following layers of a tooth from outside to inside: crown, pulp, dentin, enamel |
enamel crown dentin pulp |
makes
antibodies against its own good cells and tissues
34. Order the following pathways of food from first to last: duodenum, transverse colon, ileum, stomach |
stomach duodenum ileum transverse colon |
35. Order the parts of the stomach from first to last: fundus, body, antrum, pylorus, cardiac sphincter |
cardiac sphincter fundus body antrum pylorus |
36. Order the quadrants from your left to right going clockwise |
1. RUQ 2. LUQ 3. LLQ 4. RLQ |
37. The pituitary gland is located inside the ____ cavity |
cranial |
38. The present stem of a Latin verb is derived from |
the infinitive |
39. Properly speaking, an apology is |
a speech defending oneself |
40. Rewrite electroencephalograph with slashes to denote the prefixes, combining forms, and sufixes |
electro/en/cehalo/graph |
41. The root and suffix of the word Chromosomes designate the following two English words |
color bodies |
42. The root "gram" means both |
a small weight thing written |
43. Select the two regions that are equal in height in the abdominal cavity |
epigastric hypochondriac |
44. Someone with an inflamed liver suffers from _____ itis |
hepat |
45. The stem of the Latin word rex, regis (king) is? |
reg- |
46. The study of English grammar was modeled on which language? |
Latin |
47. Syntax is the study of |
rules for sentence formation |
48. T F A "kilo" in English denotes 100 units of something |
fasle |
49. T F Endocrine glands secrete chemicals to the outside body |
False |
- Order the following medial phenomena from cephalic to caudal in location: eruction, nausea, borborygmus, flatus eruction 50. T F Ordinal numbers are the ones you use False nausea to "count" things with
51. T F The Latin word patior-pati-passus gives rise to all three English words 'patient,' 'passive' and 'passion' |
True |
52. The thoracic cavity is ______ to the spinal cavity |
anterior |
53. To find the perfect stem of a Latin verb, remove the -um from |
The last principal part |
54. To find the present stem of third conjugation deponent Latin verbs |
drop the "-i" from the ending and add "e" |
55. To find the stem of a Latin noun or adjective, drop the ending of which case? |
genitive |
56. The transition from Middle to Modern English was mainly induced by |
the printing press |
57. When someone coins a new word, it is, technically speaking, a ____ |
neologism |
58. When the final consonant of a prefix changes to match the first consonant of the word it is added to, this is called |
Assimilation |
59. When the negative prefix "a" encounters a vowel at the beginning of a word it is added to, what happens? |
An "n" is inserted between the two vowels |
60. Which combining forms/suffixes are necessary to describe painful bones? |
oste/o -algia |
61. Which language does not belong o the same language family English does? |
Basque |
62. Which of ONE of the following words is NOT derived from a Latin word? porch tank vehicle feminine czar |
tank |
63. Which of the following are English transliterations of Greek words? Axiom Ocean Campaign Pagination Dialysis |
Axiom Dialysis Ocean |
borborygmus
flatus
64. Which of the following are English transliterations of Greek words? Emphasis Ardent Corruption Icon Corpulent |
Emphasis Icon |
65. Which of the following are English transliterations of Greek words? Mnemonic Homogeny Waterfall Chocolate Nymph |
Mnemonic Homogeny Nymph |
66. Which of the following are English transliterations of Greek words? Parabola Character Brazen Little Bookcase |
Character Parabola |
67. Which of the following are English transliterations of Greek words? Polygamy Creepy Knife Charisma Barter |
Polygamy Charisma |
68. Which of the following are English transliterations of Greek words? Shelf Comedy Lethargy Sandpaper Tabulature |
Comedy Lethargy |
69. Which of the following are English transliterations of Greek words? synthesis squander method murder gaggle |
Method Synthesis |
70. Which of the following combining forms correspond to the abdomen? Choose all that apply |
lapar/o ceil/o abdomin/o |
71. Which of the following conditions are associated with the liver? Choose all that apply |
viral hepatitis cirrhosis |
73. Which of the following could be congenital? Choose 3 |
syndactyly fetal alcohol syndrome cocaine addiction |
74. Which of the following is NOT derived from the Latin verb 'sedeo-sedere-sessum' (to sit) |
secession |
75. Which of the following means "joining of the bile duct to the small intestine"? |
choledochojejunostomy |
76. Which of the following number words are NOT Greek or Latin derived |
google zero |
77. Which of the following terms refer to the kidneys? |
nephrectomy renal failure nephrology |
78. Which of the following words are derived from the perfect stem of the Latin word 'moveo-moveremotum'? |
motor motive motion |
79. Which of the following words are derived from the present stem of the Latin verb curro-currerecursum? curriculum current cursor currency cursory |
Currency curriculum current |
80. Which of the following words are Latin derivative? Fracture Mundane Puppy Vocation Bakery |
Vocation Mundane Fracture |
81. Which ONE of the following English words is not derived from the same Latin root as the rest? corporal corps corpse court incorporate |
court |
- Which of the following conditions achalasia result from peristalsis? Choose all ileus that apply. diverticulosis achalasia esophagial varices volvulus ileus
- Which one of the following is not derived from a Greek or Latin root meaning "breast"? maternal
83. Which ONE of the following is not derived from the same Latin root biannual annuity annual annotate anniversary |
annotate |
84. Which TWO of the following are involve derivation from a Latin verbal suffix? abulate verbose navigation pacification omnivirous |
navigation pacification |
85. Which word is NOT derived from the Latin verb 'ago-agere-actum'? actor act agnostic active agent |
agnostic |
86. Words in different languages that look the same but mean different things are called |
faux amis |