TEST BANK FOR COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY, 5TH EDITION, BETTY DAVIS JONES
Name: Class: Date: Chapter 01 Word Building Rules 1. Medical terms must have a word root and a suffix. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 2. The word root often identifies the body part or system described by the medical term. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 3. Word roots change meaning as the prefixes and suffixes change. ANSWER: False - Word roots keep their same meaning throughout. 4. Combining vowels aid the pronunciation of medical terms. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 5. A compound medical term contains a prefix, word root, and a suffix. ANSWER: False - Compound words are usually composed in the following order: combining form + word root + suffix; they do not always have a prefix. 6. A word root is the basic foundation of a word to which component parts are added. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 7. A combining form is created when a word root is combined with a consonant. ANSWER: False - A combining form is created when a word root is combined with a vowel. 8. A suffix is a word element attached at the end of the word root. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 9. If a suffix begins with a consonant, the root will attach directly to it. ANSWER: False - If a suffix begins with a consonant (anything other than a, e, i, o, u, y), the root will need a combining vowel before attaching to the suffix. 10. Prefixes are attached directly to the beginning of the word. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 11. Which prefix means “around”? a. intra b. peri
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