english in medicine 2 FINAL REVISION 1 Circle the best answer for the following sentences 1 Vitamins are organic food substances, needed only in minute quantities but essential for the normal of other.
Prepared by Ms Nguyen Thi Thanh Hong [ENGLISH IN MEDICINE 2] FINAL REVISION Circle the best answer for the following sentences Vitamins are organic food substances, needed only in minute quantities but essential for the normal of other nutrients A absorb B metabolism C need D use Vitamin A, for example, also called retinol, is essential for A bone B skin C teeth D good eyesight Vitamin D, as is well -known, is used to build strong A nervous system B skin C teeth and bone D good eyesight We get from liver, butter, egg, and milk A vitamin A B vitamin B C vitamin C D vitamin D Vitamin D also helps us calcium A absorb B metabolism C need D use Vitamin D is mainly formed in the through the action of sunlight A bone B skin C teeth D blood are found in foods like wholegrain bread and cereals A vitamin A B vitamin B C vitamin C D vitamin D If you not get enough iron, you will be pale and tired and you may get A leukocytopenia B erythrocytosis C anaemia D hematosis is found in shellfish, nuts, and seeds A Calcium B Iron C Zinc D Omega-3 10 Our body makes Vitamin D when our skin is to sunlight A under B contact C exposed D exposure 11 are also the building blocks of hormones, and they insulate nervous system tissue in the body A Calcium B Iron C Zinc D Fat 12 Oranges and lemons are two fruits with lots of juice A banana is different It is not A juice B juicy C juiced D juicer 13 Cholesterol is thought to be the part of the cause of disease if there is too much of it A lung B liver C blood D heart 14 Fresh fruit and vegetables form an important part of a diet A health B healthy C healthily D unhealthy 15 Dietary fiber, also known as bulk and roughage, is also an essential element in the diet even though it provides no A nutrition B nutritional C nutrients D nutritionist 16 If you prepare food for yourself or others, it's important to know how to clean, store, prepare and cook food A hygiene B hygienical C hygienically D hygienic 17 Contaminated foods often present visual and scent cues which should make a food server very concerned about their A safe B safety C unsafe D safer 18 Most cases of food born illness are caused from A contaminate B contaminated C contamination C uncontaminated Prepared by Ms Nguyen Thi Thanh Hong [ENGLISH IN MEDICINE 2] 19 The best to ensure that food is safe is to follow principles of good food A hygiene B hygienical C hygienically D hygienic 20 The dinking water has become with lead A contaminate B contaminated C contamination C uncontaminated 21 In humans, viruses cause such as the common cold, flu and measles A ill B illness C illnesses D ill feelings 22 Can you tell me the difference between mushrooms and edible varieties? A poison B poisoning C poisonous D poisoned 23 Children with whooping cough have difficulty and often cough up a plug of sticky mucus A breath 24 Any B breathe C breathing D breathlessness should be controlled and the victim should be keep warm and comfortable until help arrives A blood B bloody C bleed D bleeding 25 Patients over age 60 and those who have had numerous bowel are at especially high risk A operate B opertaion C operated D operator 26 A baby who cries a lot or pulls at his ear often has an ear A infect B infection C infectious D infected 27 If you think a person has heart trouble, seek help A medicine B medical C medicinal D medicines 28 Vitamin A plays an important role in structuring helps bones and vision, avoid dry eyes A strong B strength C strengthen D strengthens 29 Connective tissue replaces the dead muscle and this the heart A weak B weakness C weaken D weakens 30 She was described as a “macrosomia” because she 10 1b at birth A weigh B weight C weighs D weights 31 Before becoming a _ I was working as a general practitioner in a small village A cardiology B cardiologist C cardiological D cardiologically 32 I expect the will improve your pain at least and may get rid of it completely A treat B treating C treated D treatment 33 Hypertension is one of the most common problems in practice A clinic B clinical C clinics D clinically 34 This is due to the continuous pressure on the nerve root supplying to the muscles of your leg A weak B weakness C weaken D weakens 35 Ten percent of the population are thought to carry the A bacteria B bacterium C bacterial D bacterially 36 My uncle is very fat He must go to a hospital for _ A treat D treatment B treating C treated Prepared by Ms Nguyen Thi Thanh Hong [ENGLISH IN MEDICINE 2] 37 Influenza is a viral disease of the _ tract A respitation B respiratory C respirations D respirator 38 Food poisoning caused by infections, on the other hand, often causes headaches and vomiting A virus B viruses C viral D virally 39 Mr Anderson hurt his leg and now it is A pain B pains C painful D painless 40 Some antibiotics cell walls and some block protein synthesis of DNA synthesis A weak B weakness C weaken D weakens 41 A good diet and plenty of exercise will help you to keep your body A health B healthy C healthily D unhealthy 42 Chemical sweeteners, like preservatives and colorings, have no value A nutrition B nutritional C nutrients D nutritionist 43 He has just given his out-patient a A prescribe B prescribing C prescribed D prescription 44 Doctors can prevent many like polio, smallpox, and cholera A ill B illness 45 Insulin is another important drug that C illnesses people use D ill feelings A diabete C diabetic D diabetics 46 In a B diabetes body, special cells in the pancreas secrete the hormones insullin and glycogen, which help to store sugar A health B healthy C healthily D unhealthy 47 On examination, the patient was found to have warm, skin A sweat B sweated C sweater D sweaty 48 The patients -> patient with difficulty and coughs and sneezes constantly A breath B breaths C breathes D breathing 49 The containers are then placed into a pantry or reside on a kitchen counter where they are relatively safe from and extreme temperatures A humid B humidity C humidify 50 If you want to lose weight, you should try to avoid eating A fat B fatness C fatty Rewrite the following sentences in the passive: Someone washes the trolley with soap and water The trolley is washed with soap and water The hoist transports dry ingredients to the granulator Dry ingredients are transported to the granulator People carry out many sterile procedures in the ward D humidifier food D unfat Prepared by Ms Nguyen Thi Thanh Hong [ENGLISH IN MEDICINE 2] Many sterile procedures in the ward are carried out People use antiseptics for sterilizing inanimate objects Antiseptics are used for sterilizing inanimate objects The surgeon examines John’s wound every morning John’s wound is examined every morning by the surgeon If people don’t cook food at a high enough temperature, bacteria can still survive If food isn’t cooked at a high enough temperature, bacteria can still survive A strong flow of hot air dries the granules The granules are dried by a strong flow of hot air A shaker loosens the excess powder The excess powder is loosened by a shaker A vacuum system sucks up the excess powder The excess powder is sucked up by a vacuum system 10 A drum holds the pressed tablets until it is time to coat them The pressed tablets are held by a drum until it is time to coat them 11 Someone washes the trolley with soap and water The trolley is washed with soap and water 12 People carry out many sterile procedures in the ward Many sterile procedures in the ward are carried out 13 People use antiseptics for sterilizing inanimate objects Antiseptics are used for sterilizing inanimate objects 14 We need numerous volunteers and social workers at the hospital Numerous volunteers and social workers are needed at the hospital Exercise: Put the verbs in bracket into the correct form 1) I’ll look for your notebook and if I (find) find it I (give) will give you a ring 2) You (fail) will fail the exam if you don’t work hard 3) If he (not go) doesn’t go back now, he will be late 4) We (go) will go camping if the weather is nice 5) If he drives carelessly, he (have) will have an accident 6) What (happen) will happen if I press this red button? 7) If my dream (come) comes true, I’ll be very happy 8) There are a lot of mice in the kitchen If she has a cat, the mice (disappear) will disappear 9) If you (lend) lend me some money, It’ll I’ll be able to buy that handbag Prepared by Ms Nguyen Thi Thanh Hong [ENGLISH IN MEDICINE 2] 10) What will our life be like if there (be) is nuclear war? 11) If the earth (get) gets warmer, the sea will get warmer 12) What (you/do) will you if you miss the plane? 13) “I’ve lost my bag” “If I find it, I (let) will let you know 14) If you lose your job, what (you/do) will you do? 15) If it (not rain) doesn’t rain, we will go sightseeing TEST ON MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Circle the best answer for the following sentences In the term myopathy, the suffix –pathy means A Abnormal condition C disease B Inflammation D swelling Which of the following is the plural form of the medical term that means pleura? A pleuras B pleures C pleuraes D pleurae Inflammation of the muscle of the heart is known as A Myotomy B myocarditis C endocarditis D myocardial The suffix -gram means A record of data B instrument for recording data C act of recording data D instrument for measuring data The term meaning decreasing in red blood cells is A .Erythropenia B erythrocytopenia C erythrocyte D A & B Inflammation of the inner linning of the heart is known as A Myocarditis B pericarditis C endocarditis D valvulitis Inflammation of a vein is known as A Angiitis B arteritis C phlebitis D phlebostenosis The pumps blood into the pulmonary artery, which carries it to the lungs A Left atrium B left ventricle C right atrium D right ventricle Dr Lee surgicallly removed a portion of Pleura This procedure is known as A Pleurectomy B pleurodynia C pleuropathy D pneumothorax 10 The term meaning bleeding from the lungs is A Pneumonia B hyperpnea C pneumonia D pneumorrhagia 11 The prefix sub- in medical term sublingual means: A over B back C less D under 12 A sudden blocking or occlusion of the coronary vessel of the heart by a blood clot is a/an A thrombosis B thrombocynopenia C coronary thrombosis D thromboid 13 The term meaning white blood cells is A erythrocytes B leukocytes C plaletes D thombocytes 14 The _ are the smallest formed elements in the blood, and they play an important role in blood clotting A erythrocytes B leukocytes C monocytes D thombocytes 15 The term meaning deficiency of white blood cells is A leukopenia B leukopiesis C leukemia D leukoblast 16 The pumps blood into the pulmonary artery, which carries it to the lungs A left atrium B left ventricle C right atrium D right ventricle Prepared by Ms Nguyen Thi Thanh Hong [ENGLISH IN MEDICINE 2] 17 The carries blood to all parts of the body except the lungs A left atrium B left ventricle C right atrium D right ventricle 18 What does the suffix "itis" mean? A Disease B skin C inflammation D secreting 19 The medical term for an abnormally fast heartbeat is A bradycardia B tarchycardia C fibrillation D cyanosis 20 is an investigation which involves looking down into your lungs through a tube A Colonoscopy B Bronchoscopy C Duodenoscopy D Gastroscopy 21 The fluid part of the blood is called? A Red blood cells B Platelets C White blood cells D Plasma 22 Angioedema refers to the of a blood vessel A swelling B constriction C enlargement D infection 23 The medical term used to describe pain in the windpipe is A pharyngalgia 24 B trachealgia C laryngalgia D bronchoalgia Which of the following terms refers to the ability to breathe comfortably only when in an upright position? A Apnea 25 C Eupnea D Hypercapnia E Orthopnea Which of the following terms means drainage from the nose? A Rhinolalia 26 B Dyspnea B Rhinomycosis C Rhinophyma C Rhinorrhaphy D Rhinorrhea Which of the following is the plural form of the medical term that means chest? A Alveoli B bronchi C Pleurae D Thoraces 27 Which of the following physicians specializes in treating patients with diseases of the blood? A Hematologist B Hepatologist C Nephrologist D Oncologist 28 The medical term expressing rupture of a vessel, especially blood vessel is A angioplasty B angiorrhexis C angioma D angiorrhaphy 29 The suffix “-megaly” in the medical term cardiomegaly means A widening B tumor C rupture D hardening 30 The medical term expressing plastic surgery to repair blood vessel is A angioplasty B angiorrhexis C angioma D angiorrhaphy Prepared by Ms Nguyen Thi Thanh Hong [ENGLISH IN MEDICINE 2] TEST ON VOCABULARY ABOUT SYSTEMS The respiratory system is made up of the trachea, the lungs, and the: A Liver B Diaphragm C Esophagus D Pancreas When you breathe in air, you bring oxygen into your lungs and blow out: A) Carbon dioxide B) Carbon monoxide C) Oxygen D) Hydrogen C) Alveoli D) Bronx C) Windpipe D) Bronchus What is the name of the tiny air sacs in your lungs? A) Bronchioles B) Ravioli The trachea is also called the: A) Lung B) Diaphragm The tiny hairs that keep mucus and dirt out of your lungs are called: A) Lung hairs B) Stubble C) Bronchioles D) Cilia C) Trachea D) Motormouth The voice box is also known as the: A) Alveoli B) Larynx As you breathe, this contracts and flattens to give your lungs room to fill up with air: A) Larynx B) Lung balloon C) Diaphragm D) Bronchiole C trachea D nasal What is the cavity at the rear of the mouth called? A larynx B pharynx Which of the following is the correct pathway through which air travels in the human respiratory system? A nose, lungs, pharynx, trachea B nose, pharynx, trachea, lungs B pharynx, nose, trachea, lungs D larynx, lungs, pharynx, trachea 10 Which blood vessel provides oxygenated blood? A the pulmonary artery B the aorta C the vena cava D artery C veins D capillaries 11 Which type of vessel contains valves? A arteries B lacteals 12 What is the function of a valve in a vein? A to encourage reverse blood flow B to prevent forward blood flow C to prevent reverse blood flow D to to prevent blood flow 13 Which vessels supply the heart with blood? A the coronary arteries B the pulmonary artery C the aorta D capillaries C white blood cells D thrombocytes 14 Which type of cell carries oxygen around the body? A platelets B red blood cells 15 What is the function of white blood cells? Prepared by Ms Nguyen Thi Thanh Hong [ENGLISH IN MEDICINE 2] A to carry nutrients around the body C to carry oxygen around the body B to be part of the immune system D to prevent blood clot 16 Which of these is NOT a function of blood? A the transportation of nutrients B the digestion of nutrients C coagulation D carry oxygen around the body 17 Where does the right ventricle pump blood to? A the left ventricle B the lungs C the rest of the body D left atrium 18 What is plasma? A a substance used in digestion B the liquid component of blood C the collective term for blood cells D the solid component of blood 19 Why arteries have thick walls of smooth muscle? A to withstand high pressure B to allow gas exchange C to prevent back flow D to absorb nutrients 20 What does the pulmonary vein supply the heart with? A oxygenated blood from the lungs B deoxygenated blood from the body C oxygenated blood from the body D deoxygenated blood from the lungs 21 Which component of blood is crucial to clotting? A the plasma B the platelets C the white blood cells D erythrocytes C biconcave disks D ball shape 22 What shape are red blood cells? A biconvex disks B flat disks 23 What heart chamber does the vena cava empty into? A the right atrium B the left atrium C the right ventricle D the left ventricle