Test Bank - Quick and Easy Medical Terminology, 10th Edition (Leonard, 2026), Chapter 1-15 | All Chapters

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,Chapter 01: simplified medical language


Multiple choice


1. The main body of a word is called a:
a. Suffix.
b. Word root.
c. Combining vowel.
d. Combining form.

Ans: b ref: p. 2 top: word roots and combining forms


2. Latin roots are used to write words naming and describing:
a. Diseases.
b. Conditions.
c. Diagnosis.
d. Structures of the body.

Ans: d ref: p. 3 top: word roots and combining forms

3. When written alone, a prefix is usually followed by this to indicate that another word
follows the prefix to suffix.
b. Comma.
c. Hyphen.
d. Word root.

Ans: c ref: p. 4 top: prefixes and suffixes

4. A combining vowel is used:
a. When the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
b. When the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
c. When there is no prefix.
d. When there is a prefix.

Ans: a ref: p. 5 top: combining word parts to write terms




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

, D. Cauda

Ans: b ref: p. 2 top: word roots and combining forms


6. The punctuation mark that designates a combining form is a:
a. Comma.
b. Parenthesis.
c. Diagonal slash.
d. Semicolon.

Ans: c ref: p. 3 top: word roots and combining forms


7. The most frequently used combining vowel is:
i i i i i i




a. O.
b. A.
c. I.
d. E.
Ans: a ref:p.3 i i i i topd:i sct ri bo umt i obninoif nthgis wd ooc ur dm epnat ri stsillteog aw
l rite terms i i i




a. Ord root i




b. Prefix
c. Combining vowel i




d. Suffix

Ans: d i i ref: p. 4 i i top: prefixes and suffixes
i i i




11. Learning the meanings of word parts:
i i i i i




a. Is not important as long as every word is memorized.
i i i i i i i i i




b. Is one of the most difficult tasks to master in health care.
i i i i i i i i i i i




c. Should be done only if time allows. i i i i i i




d. Eliminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered. i i i i i i i i




Ans: d i i ref: p. 5 i i top: w ord parts i i




12. Borrowing of medical words from latin or green began around the year:
i i i i i i i i i i i




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

Ans: a i i ref: p. 1 i i top:simplifying medical terms
i i i

, 13. Latina nd green combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms?
i i i i i i i i i i i i




a. 40 % i




b. 50 % i




c. 70 % i




d. 90 % i




Ans: d i i ref: p. 1 i i top:simplifying medical terms
i i i




14. The suffix “-itis” means:
i i i




a. Excision.
b. Inflammation.
c. Reverse.
d. Repair.

Ans: b i i ref: p. 2 i i top: prefixes and suffixes
i i i




15. A compound word is a word in which two of what are combined?
i i i i i i i i i i i i




a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes

c. Combining vowels i




d. Word roots i




Ans: d i i ref: p. 2 i i top: w ord parts
i i




16. Eponyms are: i




a. Diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a person. i i i i i i i i i




b. Diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a place. i i i i i i i i i




c. Always capitalized. i




d. Never capitalized. i




Ans: b i i ref: p. 8 i i top: proper names
i i




17. Md stands for:
i i




a. Moderndoctor. i




b. Medical dentistry. i




C. Docto ro fmedicined i i




D. Distribution of th i i




Ans: c i i ref: p. 9 i i top: abbreviations
i




20. In phar macology, drugs are grouped into classes based on their:
i i i i i i i i i




a. Major effects. i