Quiz - Week 28
Directions: Choose the best answer from the options provided.
1. The combining form meaning vertebrae is:
a. rachi/o
b. thorac/o
c. dors/o
d. ischi/o
2. The combining form for the lateral flaring portion of the hip bone is:
a. ischi/o
b. ile/o
c. ili/o
d. femor/o
3. The combining form for the lower portion of the hip bone is:
a. ischi/o
b. ile/o
c. ili/o
d. pelv/i
4. The combining form for the inferior portion of the hip bone is:
a. pub/o
b. ile/o
c. ili/o
d. pelv/i
5. The combining form for the bones of the hand is:
a. phalang/o
b. dactyl/o
c. metacarp/o
d. carp/o
6. The combining form for bones of the fingers and toes is:
a. phalang/o
b. dactyl/o
c. metacarp/o
d. carp/o
7. The combining form for a digit, a finger or toe is:
a. phalang/o
b. dactyl/o
c. metacarp/o
d. carp/o
8. The combining form chrondr/o means:
a. cartilage
b. muscle
c. rib
d. joint
9. The combining form for muscle is:
a. myel/o
b. myo/o
c. leiomy/o
d. myom/o
10. The combining form for the smaller, outer bone of the lower leg is:
a. fibul/o
b. tibi/o
c. oste/o
d. femor/o
Study Tip - Week 28
Decision-Making
When it comes to making good decisions, how would you rate yourself? Good, bad, so-so? Well, consider this: In medical transcription, every word transcribed is a decision made, a problem solved. Can you see that decision-making is very important in medical transcription?
Perhaps the first thing to recognize is that sometimes it’s okay not to make a decision. Well, actually, not making a decision IS a decision. As Vera Pyle, author of Current Medical Terminology, has said, “A blank is an honorable thing.” However, you mustn’t let the option of leaving a blank become an excuse for failure of due diligence. Leaving a blank is a last resort, a decision reluctantly but objectively made. Before you leave a blank, make sure you’ve exhausted all other options. Here are some techniques that will help you decipher difficult words.
When you cannot decipher a word, first consider what kind of word would fit the structure (syntax) of the sentence: Is it a noun, verb, adjective or some other part of speech? Look at the context, not just the sentence, but the paragraph or the entire report. Is it an English or a medical word? What part of the report are you in? Are you hearing a symptom, the name of a disease, a physical finding, or a drug or a lab test? Listen several times, perhaps at different speeds. Take your foot off the pedal in different places, such as in the middle of the word. Listen several words before and several words after the part you can’t understand. Say what you’re hearing out loud. Consider whether you’re hearing a single word of multiple syllables or multiple words. Break out the syllables as you hear them. Write them down, putting an underline or an asterisk for the parts you cannot hear well. Can you identify the components—a combining form or a prefix or suffix? Can you define the parts you can hear? Do surrounding words give you a clue to the meaning? Sometimes, it’s helpful to leave a blank and finish the report; you may hear the word repeated later more clearly. Future tips will discuss research techniques that will further help you decipher difficult-to-hear words and phrases.
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Answers to Quiz - Week 28
Directions: Choose the best answer from the options provided.
1. The combining form meaning vertebrae is:
a. rachi/o
b. thorac/o
c. dors/o
d. ischi/o
2. The combining form for the lateral flaring portion of the hip bone is:
a. ischi/o
b. ile/o
c. ili/o
d. femor/o
3. The combining form for the lower portion of the hip bone is:
a. ischi/o
b. ile/o
c. ili/o
d. pelv/i
4. The combining form for the inferior portion of the hip bone is:
a. pub/o
b. ile/o
c. ili/o
d. pelv/i
5. The combining form for the bones of the hand is:
a. phalang/o
b. dactyl/o
c. metacarp/o
d. carp/o
6. The combining form for bones of the fingers and toes is:
a. phalang/o
b. dactyl/o
c. metacarp/o
d. carp/o
7. The combining form for a digit, a finger or toe is:
a. phalang/o
b. dactyl/o
c. metacarp/o
d. carp/o
8. The combining form chrondr/o means:
a. cartilage
b. muscle
c. rib
d. joint
9. The combining form for muscle is:
a. myel/o
b. myo/o
c. leiomy/o
d. myom/o
10. The combining form for the smaller, outer bone of the lower leg is:
a. fibul/o
b. tibi/o
c. oste/o
d. femor/o