Test Bank – Quick & Easy Medical Terminology 10th Edition | Exam Questions & Answers | Peggy C. Leonard

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Chapter01: Simplified Medical Language

MULTIPLECHOICE

1. The main body of a word is called a:
a. suffix.
b. word root.
c. combining vowel.
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d. combining form.
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Actual Answer:B REF: p. 2 TOP:WordRoots andCombiningForms

2. Latin roots are used to write words naming and describing:
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a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures ofthebody.
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Actual Answer: D REF: p. 3 TOP:WordRootsandCombiningForms

3. When written alone, a prefix is usuallyfollowed by thisto indicate that another word followsthe prefixto suffix.
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b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root.

Actual Answer:C REF: p. 4 TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes

4. A combining vowel is used:
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a. when the suffix thatfollows begins with a consonant.
b. when the suffix thatfollows begins with a consonant.
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Actual Answer:A REF: p. 5 TOP:CombiningWordPartsto Write Terms .. ..




5. Which word root is Greek for “stone”?
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a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda

Actual Answer:B REF: p. 2 TOP:WordRootsandCombiningForms

6. Thepunctuationmark that designates a combining formis a:
.. .. ..




a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonalslash.
d. semicolon.

Actual Answer:C REF: p. 3 TOP:WordRootsandCombiningForms

7. Themost frequentlyused combining vowel is:
a. o.
b. a.
c. i.
d. e.
Actual Answer:A REF: p. 3 TOP:CombiningWordPartsto WriteTerms ..




a. Wordroot
b. Prefix
c. Combining vowel
d. Suffix

Actual Answer: D REF: p. 4 TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes

11. Learning the meanings of word parts:
a. is not important aslong as everyword is memorized.
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b. isone ofthe most difficult taskstomasterin health care.
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c. should be done only if time allows.
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d. eliminatesthenecessity of memorizing each new word encountered. Actual

Answer: D REF: p. 5 TOP:Word Parts ..




12. Borrowing of medical wordsfrom Latin or Green began around the year: a. ..




1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.

Actual Answer:A REF: p. 1 TOP:Simplifying MedicalTerms ..




13. Latin and Green combined arethe origin of what percentage ofmedical terms? a. 40
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%
b. 50 %
c. 70 %
d. 90 %

Actual Answer: D REF: p. 1 TOP:SimplifyingMedicalTerms

14. Thesuffix “-itis” meActual Answer:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.

Actual Answer:B REF: p. 2 TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes ..




15. A compound word is a word in which two of what are combined? a.
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b. Prefixes
c. Combining vowels ..




d. Word roots
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Actual Answer: D REF: p. 2 TOP:WordParts

16. Eponyms are:
a. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a person. b.
diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a place. c.
always capitalized.
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d. never capitalized.

Actual Answer:B REF: p. 8 TOP: Proper Names

17. MDstands for:
a. moderndoctor.
b. medicaldentistry.
c. doctor ofmedicine.
d. medicalderivative.
Actual Answer:C REF: p. 9 TOP:Abbreviations
20. In pharmacology, drugs are grouped into classes based on their:
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a. majoreffects.
b. potentialfor abuse.
c. color.
d. method of administration.

Actual Answer:A REF: p. 9 TOP:Abbreviations


COMPLETION

1. Aplural expressesthat there ismorethan _ ofsomething. (Useonly numeric charactersin your answer. Actual

Answer: 1

REF: p. 9 TOP: Plurals

2. Everymedical term contains at least _ component parts. ( Useonly numericcharactersinyour answer. ) Actual

Answer: 2

REF: p. 7 TOP:Word Parts ..




3. Pronunciation of medical terms mayvary by .
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Actual Answer: geographical region

REF: p. 11 TOP: Pronunciation ofMedicalTerms

4. Many nouns that end with s, ch, and sh form their plurals by adding _.
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Actual Answer: es

REF: p. 9 TOP: Plurals

5. Theplural of a noun ending in nx is . ..




Actual Answer: nges

REF: p. 9 TOP: Plurals

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MULTIPLECHOICE

1. Sutureof a blood vessel is called:
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a. angiectomy
b. angioplasty
c. angiorrhaphy
d. angiotomy




Actual Answer: C REF: p. 29 TOP: Surgical Suffixes

2. Surgical puncture of the thin membrane that surrounds the fetusis called: a.
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adenectomy
b. amniocentesis
c. angiorrhexis
d. glycolysis




Actual Answer: B REF: p. 29 TOP: Surgical Suffixes


3. Pain along the course of a nerveis called:
a. neuralgia
b. neurocele
c. neuroplasty
d. neurosis



Actual Answer: A REF: p. 36NTOP:Symptoms and Diagnostic SuffixesOM


4. Protrusion of all or part of an organ through the wall of a cavity that contains it is called: a. a hernia b.
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dilatation
c. edema
d. emesis




Actual Answer:A REF: p. 36 TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes


5. Aterm that means stretching of a structure is:
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a. dilatation
b. ptosis
c. prolapse
d. spasm




Actual Answer:A REF: p. 36 TOP: Symptoms andDiagnostic Suffixes
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6. Thepresenceof abnormallylarge amounts offluid in the tissuesthatresultsin swelling is called: a.
dilatation
b. edema
c. emesis
d. ptosis
Actual Answer: B REF: p. 36 TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes

7. Excessivepreoccupation with fire istermed:
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