Full Test Bank - Medical Terminology: A Living Language
8th Edition, By Bonnie Fremgen With All Chapters 1-14/
Latest Version With Detailed And Verified Answers
,chapter 1: introduction to medical terminology ______________________________________3
chapter 2: body organization and medical care _____________________________________92
chapter 3: integumentary system _______________________________________________146
chapter 4: musculoskeletal system ______________________________________________198
chapter 5: cardiovascular system________________________________________________251
chapter 6: blood and the lymphatic and immune systems ____________________________305
chapter 7: respiratory system __________________________________________________360
chapter 8: digestive system ____________________________________________________416
chapter 9: urinary system______________________________________________________470
chapter 10: reproductive system ________________________________________________524
chapter 11: endocrine system __________________________________________________579
chapter 12: nervous system and mental health ____________________________________632
chapter 13: special senses: the eye and ear _______________________________________688
chapter 14: special topics ______________________________________________________742
note: chapters 1-14 each have
1. fill-in-the-blank questions
2. true/false questions
3. multiple choice questions
4. matching questions
5. short answer questions
,chapter 1: introduction to medical terminology
medical terminology: a living language 8th edition, test bank
1.1 fill-in-the-blank questions
write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
all answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining
form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. for example, a combining form meaning
heart is cardi/o. all answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form,
meaning a hyphen before your answer. for example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. all
answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a
hyphen after your answer. for example, a prefix meaning two is bi-.
1. the combining form that means air is:
A) aer/o
B) pneumat/o
C) pulmon/o
D) vent/o
answer: a)
"aer/o" is the combining form that refers to air or gas, as seen in terms like "aeration."
while "pneumat/o" refers to air or gas as well, "aer/o" is the more common term used in
medical terminology.
page ref: 528
learning obj.: 1
taxonomy: remembering
question type: word building
, 2. the combining form that means cheek is:
A) bucc/o
B) or/o
C) gnath/o
D) maxill/o
answer: a)
"bucc/o" refers specifically to the cheek, as seen in terms like "buccal cavity." other
choices like "or/o" refer to the mouth, and "gnath/o" to the jaw.
page ref: 528
learning obj.: 1
taxonomy: remembering
question type: word building
3. a combining form that means drug is:
A) chem/o
B) pharmaceut/o
C) pharm/o
D) medic/o
answer: a), c)
"chem/o" refers to chemicals or drugs, and "pharm/o" also relates to drugs or medication.
"pharmaceut/o" is closely related but isn't as widely used in medical terms, while
"medic/o" refers to medicine in a broader sense.
page ref: 528
learning obj.: 1
taxonomy: remembering
question type: word building
4. the combining form that means tongue is:
8th Edition, By Bonnie Fremgen With All Chapters 1-14/
Latest Version With Detailed And Verified Answers
,chapter 1: introduction to medical terminology ______________________________________3
chapter 2: body organization and medical care _____________________________________92
chapter 3: integumentary system _______________________________________________146
chapter 4: musculoskeletal system ______________________________________________198
chapter 5: cardiovascular system________________________________________________251
chapter 6: blood and the lymphatic and immune systems ____________________________305
chapter 7: respiratory system __________________________________________________360
chapter 8: digestive system ____________________________________________________416
chapter 9: urinary system______________________________________________________470
chapter 10: reproductive system ________________________________________________524
chapter 11: endocrine system __________________________________________________579
chapter 12: nervous system and mental health ____________________________________632
chapter 13: special senses: the eye and ear _______________________________________688
chapter 14: special topics ______________________________________________________742
note: chapters 1-14 each have
1. fill-in-the-blank questions
2. true/false questions
3. multiple choice questions
4. matching questions
5. short answer questions
,chapter 1: introduction to medical terminology
medical terminology: a living language 8th edition, test bank
1.1 fill-in-the-blank questions
write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
all answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining
form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. for example, a combining form meaning
heart is cardi/o. all answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form,
meaning a hyphen before your answer. for example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. all
answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a
hyphen after your answer. for example, a prefix meaning two is bi-.
1. the combining form that means air is:
A) aer/o
B) pneumat/o
C) pulmon/o
D) vent/o
answer: a)
"aer/o" is the combining form that refers to air or gas, as seen in terms like "aeration."
while "pneumat/o" refers to air or gas as well, "aer/o" is the more common term used in
medical terminology.
page ref: 528
learning obj.: 1
taxonomy: remembering
question type: word building
, 2. the combining form that means cheek is:
A) bucc/o
B) or/o
C) gnath/o
D) maxill/o
answer: a)
"bucc/o" refers specifically to the cheek, as seen in terms like "buccal cavity." other
choices like "or/o" refer to the mouth, and "gnath/o" to the jaw.
page ref: 528
learning obj.: 1
taxonomy: remembering
question type: word building
3. a combining form that means drug is:
A) chem/o
B) pharmaceut/o
C) pharm/o
D) medic/o
answer: a), c)
"chem/o" refers to chemicals or drugs, and "pharm/o" also relates to drugs or medication.
"pharmaceut/o" is closely related but isn't as widely used in medical terms, while
"medic/o" refers to medicine in a broader sense.
page ref: 528
learning obj.: 1
taxonomy: remembering
question type: word building
4. the combining form that means tongue is:
