Medical Terminology Challenge Exam

Advanced Standing Exam

2453 Medical Terminology

The Medical Terminology Challenge Exam is available as an advanced standing exam. Students will have two hours to complete the exam, which includes 200 questions. A minimum score of 70 percent (140/200) is required for passing. Students who pass the exam may receive credit on their SWOSU transcript for the 2453 Medical Terminology course. The test may be taken at the SWOSU Assessment Center (1001 N. 7th St. inside the Assessment building), or it may be proctored at another College/University (proctoring fees are the responsibility of the student).

Rationale

The challenge exam is designed to provide those students who have a background in Medical Terminology a mechanism to show proficiency by demonstrating ability to accomplish the following:

1. Translate the meaning of complex medical terms via the analysis of simpler components.
2. Use a medical word building system to write medical terms.
3. Choose applicable terminologies based on pathology, surgical operations, and diagnostic procedures related to specific body systems.
4. Describe terminologies associated with the various medical, dental, ophthalmologic and other allied health disciplines.
5. Spell medical terms with a high degree of accuracy.
6. Pronounce medical terms correctly and recognize that some terms have more than one acceptable pronunciation.
7. Relate an understanding of the basic principles of human anatomy and physiology, and apply this understanding to the use of appropriate medical terms.
8. Translate the meaning of common medical abbreviations.
9. Relate knowledge of the principal terms used in pharmacology.
10. Categorize medical terms as anatomical, diagnostic, radiological, surgical or therapeutic.

Proficiency

The student should have knowledge of the various medical "word parts" (i.e., prefixes, suffixes and word roots) which are combined to build medical terms.

Textbook

Please consult with Allied Health Sciences (580.774.3249) for the current textbook.

Eligibility

Students who pass this test may be awarded credit on their SWOSU transcript after completing a minimum of 12 regular hours at SWOSU.No re-testing is allowed.

Major Program Acceptance

Successful challenge of 2453 Medical Terminology is currently recognized by the SWOSU majors of nursing, health information management, health care administration, athletic training, occupational therapy assistant, and physical therapist assistant. Students transferring to other institutions should be aware that other institutions may or may not accept the challenge credit.

Sample questions may be requested by e-mailing: assessment@swosu.edu

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Proctoring fees required by another College/University are the responsibility of the student. Watch for an email to accept the Medical Terminology Challenge Exam Auxiliary Course. At your testing appointment:

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• Click Courses
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• Click Take the Quiz

Proctor will need to enter an Access Code If you pass the exam with a 70 percent you will need to pay the advanced credit fee in Marketplace in order for 2453 Medical Terminology credit to be placed on your transcript with a grade of “S” for Satisfactory. (Credit will appear on your SWOSU transcript after completing a minimum of 12 regular hours at SWOSU.) This credit will not count in overall total semester hours or GPA but may meet program requirements.

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Medical Terminology Sample Questions

1. Interpret medical terms based on knowledge of medical word building utilizing common definitions for prefixes, word roots, and suffixes.

EXAMPLE

1A. Inflammation of the throat is

1. laryngitis
2. otitis
3. pharyngitis
4. rhinitis

1B. Excision of a portion of the bladder

1. cystectomy
2. nephrectomy
3. renectomy
4. vesicectomy

2. Recognize the meaning of common medical terms, which is not built on a word building framework.

EXAMPLE

2A. The term for congenital, incomplete expansion of the lung or portion of the lung is

1. atelectasis
2. emphysema
3. pneumogenesis
4. pulmonary aplasia

2B. The medical term for chickenpox is

1. coryza
2. herpes zoster
3. pertussis
4. varicella

3. Recognize appropriate, acceptable spelling of medical terms.

EXAMPLE

3A. Which of the following terms is misspelled?

1. anorchidism
2. hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy
3. menorrhagia
4. ostioarthritis

3B. Which of the following terms is spelled correctly?

1. antinflammatory
2. condrocostal
3. coccgectomy
4. tarsoptosis

4. Know the meaning of various eponyms used in Medical Terminology.

EXAMPLE

4A. Which of the following is another name for amyotropic lateralizing sclerosis?

1. Addison’s Disease
2. Alzheimer’s Disease
3. Lou Gehrig’s Disease
4. Tay-Sachs Disease

4B. Which of the following is a congenital sac or blind pouch sometimes found in the lower portion of the ileum?

1. Crohn’s Disease
2. Hanson’s Disease
3. Huntington’s Chorea
4. Meckel’s Diverticulum

5. Be familiar with common abbreviations and acronyms used in healthcare.

EXAMPLE

5A. Which of the following has to do with the musculoskeletal system?

1. ADH
2. GERD
3. LMP
4. TENS

5B. Which of the following is a laboratory test?

1. EGD
2. HDN
3. PTT
4. STD

Answers

1A:C, 1B:A, 2A:A, 2B:D, 3A:D, 3B:D, 4A:C, 4B:D, 5A:D, 5B: C