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CC306M: Information for Test 1
I. What does the test cover?
i. The test covers the material presented in class (e.g. terms, etymologies, historical information) and the chapters on ‘Basic Term Components’ and ‘Health Care Records’, which are chap. 1 and 2 in your textbook.
ii. You are responsible for the following information in chapter 1: ‘Basic Term Components’. (25 questions from the lectures and chapter 1)
1. You should memorize all the ‘Common Prefixes’, ‘Common Combining Forms’ and ‘Common Suffixes’ which appear at the end of this chapter. pp. 13-26.
2. Pay attention to the book’s categorization of prefixes, suffixes and combining forms (e.g. operative, diminutives).
3. Pay attention to what was stated in class in regards to the ‘Five Basic Rules for Constructing Terms’.
4. Pay attention to ‘Rules of Pronunciation’ and ‘Singular and Plural Forms’. pp. 10-12
5. In regards to the Blackboard reading ‘Anatomical Latin’, know the definition of inflection, declension, and case. Also know the most common cases used in anatomical terminology
iii. You are responsible for the following information in chapter 2: ‘The Medical Record’. (20 questions total from the lectures and chapter 2)
1. History and Physical, pp. 41-43
2. Progress Note (SOAP format), pp. 43-44
3. Prescription, pp. 73-76
4. ‘Common Abbreviations Used in the History and Physical and Progress Notes’, pp. 44-45
5. ‘Disease Terms’, pp. 64-65
6. ‘Medical Facilities and Patient Care Abbreviations’, pp. 67-68
7. ‘Routes of Medication Administration’, p. 72
8. ‘Common Prescription and Abbreviation and Symbols’, pp. 74-76, * Be able to recognize the Latin phrase
iv. Historical questions (5 questions total from lecture)
1. Be able to explain the origins of medical terms
2. Define what is the Hippocratic Corpus
3. The Rod of Asclepius vs. The Caduceus of Hermes
4. Basic types of ancient ‘medical’ records
5. Medical definitions in antiquity
6. Ways of defining disease in antiquity (forthcoming)
7. Practices of ancient pharmacology (forthcoming)
II. What you don’t need to know for the test.
1. The information on ‘Common Diagnostic Tests and Procedures’ and ‘Hospital Records’ (pp. 49-63)
2. You don’t need to memorize the endings for all of the declensions presented in the Blackboard reading ‘Anatomical Latin’.
3. You don’t need to know whether a term comes from Greek or Latin.
III. When, where, what and rules for the test.
a. When
i. The test is on Friday (2/4)
ii. You need to come during the class time you registered for (i.e. 8-9am or 9-10am section of cc306M). Otherwise, your test will not be graded.
b. Where
i. The test will be in the same room that we hold class.
c. What to bring
i. Bring your Student ID
ii. Bring a No. 2 pencil. (Bring an extra pencil too.)
iii. We will provide you with a scantron.
d. Rules
i. Leave an empty seat between you and your neighbor.
ii. No hats
iii. No electronic devices out (turn all phones off)
iv. No notes or books out
v. Print your full name on the scantron and test sheet.
vi. You will need to bubble in on your scantron your name, UT EID and the version of the test (i.e. A or B). Otherwise, your test will not be graded.
vii. When you finish the test, you must turn in both your scantron and the test sheet. You will need to show your Student ID when you turn in your test.
viii. Turn in scantron and test-sheet face-up.
ix. No student may begin a test late once a completed test has been turned in. Don’t be late because you risk receiving a 0 for the test.
x. Tests end promptly at 50 minutes after the hour.
xi. Remain in your seat while taking a test. No writing after standing up from seat. Stand up only to turn in test. Raise hand while seated for answer to a question.
xii. N.B. The answer to most questions is: "You must figure that out by yourself."
Updated 1/29/11
Dr. Curtis