Test bank for quick and easy medical terminology 10th
,edition by leonard chapter 1-17 · medical lab science
,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
Leonard: Quick & Easy Medical Terminology, 10th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The main body of a word is called a:
a. suffix.
b. word root.
c. combining vowel.
d. combining form.
CORRECT ANSWER : 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.
CORRECT ANSWER : 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 prefi
a. suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root.
CORRECT ANSWER : 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.
CORRECT ANSWER : 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
,edition by leonard chapter 1-17 · medical lab science
,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
Leonard: Quick & Easy Medical Terminology, 10th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The main body of a word is called a:
a. suffix.
b. word root.
c. combining vowel.
d. combining form.
CORRECT ANSWER : 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.
CORRECT ANSWER : 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 prefi
a. suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root.
CORRECT ANSWER : 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.
CORRECT ANSWER : 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
