TEST BANK For Quick and Easy Medical Terminology 9th
Edition BY PEGGY C. LEONARD
|Complete Chapter 1 - 15 |
,Chapter0101:01Simplified01Medical01Language
MULTIPLE01CHOICE
1. The01main01body01of01a01word01is01called01a:
a. suffix.
b. word01root.
c. combining01vowel.
d. combining01form.
ANS: B0 1 REF:01p.012 TOP:01Word01Roots01and01Combining01Forms
2. Latin01roots01are01used01to01write01words01naming01and01describing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures01of01the01body.
ANS: D0 1 REF:01p.013 TOP:01Word01Roots01and01Combining01Forms
3. When01written01alone,01a01prefix01is01usually01followed01by01this01to01indicate01that01another01wo
rd01follows01the01prefix01to0 1 suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word01root.
ANS: C0 1 REF:01p.014 TOP:01Prefixes01and01Suffixes
4. A01combining01vowel01is01used:
a. when01the01suffix01that01follows01begins01with01a01consonant.
b. when01the01suffix01that01follows01begins01with01a01consonant.
c. when01there01is01no01prefix.
d. when01there01is01a01prefix.
ANS: A0 1 REF:01p.015 TOP:01Combining01Word01Parts01to01Write01Terms
5. Which01word01root01is01Greek01for01“stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS: B0 1 REF:01p.012 TOP:01Word01Roots01and01Combining01Forms
6. The01punctuation01mark01that01designates01a01combining01form01is01a:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal01slash.
d. semicolon.
ANS: C0 1 REF:01p.013 TOP:01Word01Roots01and01Combining01Forms
7. The01most01frequently01used01combining01vowel01is:
a. o.
b. a.
,c. i.
d. e.
ANS:01A0 1 REF:01p.013 TOP:01Combining01Word01Parts01to01Write01Terms
, a. Word01root
b. Prefix
c. Combining01vowel
d. Suffix
ANS: D0 1 REF:01p.014 TOP:01Prefixes01and01Suffixes
11. Learning01the01meanings01of01word01parts:
a. is01not01important01as01long01as01every01word01is01memorized.
b. is01one01of01the01most01difficult01tasks01to01master01in01health01care.
c. should01be01done01only01if01time01allows.
d. eliminates01the01necessity01of01memorizing01each01new01word01encountered.
ANS: D0 1 REF:01p.015 TOP:01Word01Parts
12. Borrowing01of01medical01words01from01Latin01or01Green01began01around01the01year:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS: A0 1 REF:01p.011 TOP:01Simplifying01Medical01Terms
13. Latin01and01Green01combined01are01the01origin01of01what01percentage01of01medical01terms?
a. 4001%
b. 5001%
c. 7001%
d. 9001%
ANS: D0 1 REF:01p.011 TOP:01Simplifying01Medical01Terms
14. The01suffix01“-itis”01meANS:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS: B0 1 REF:01p.012 TOP:01Prefixes01and01Suffixes
15. A01compound01word01is01a01word01in01which01two01of01what01are01combined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining01vowels
d. Word01roots
ANS: D0 1 REF:01p.012 TOP:01Word01Parts
16. Eponyms01are:
a. diseases,01organs,01procedures,01or01bodily01functions01named01after01a01person.
b. diseases,01organs,01procedures,01or01bodily01functions01named01after01a01place.
c. always01capitalized.
d. never01capitalized.
ANS: B0 1 REF:01p.018 TOP:01Proper01Names
17. MD01stands01for:
a. modern01doctor.
Edition BY PEGGY C. LEONARD
|Complete Chapter 1 - 15 |
,Chapter0101:01Simplified01Medical01Language
MULTIPLE01CHOICE
1. The01main01body01of01a01word01is01called01a:
a. suffix.
b. word01root.
c. combining01vowel.
d. combining01form.
ANS: B0 1 REF:01p.012 TOP:01Word01Roots01and01Combining01Forms
2. Latin01roots01are01used01to01write01words01naming01and01describing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures01of01the01body.
ANS: D0 1 REF:01p.013 TOP:01Word01Roots01and01Combining01Forms
3. When01written01alone,01a01prefix01is01usually01followed01by01this01to01indicate01that01another01wo
rd01follows01the01prefix01to0 1 suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word01root.
ANS: C0 1 REF:01p.014 TOP:01Prefixes01and01Suffixes
4. A01combining01vowel01is01used:
a. when01the01suffix01that01follows01begins01with01a01consonant.
b. when01the01suffix01that01follows01begins01with01a01consonant.
c. when01there01is01no01prefix.
d. when01there01is01a01prefix.
ANS: A0 1 REF:01p.015 TOP:01Combining01Word01Parts01to01Write01Terms
5. Which01word01root01is01Greek01for01“stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS: B0 1 REF:01p.012 TOP:01Word01Roots01and01Combining01Forms
6. The01punctuation01mark01that01designates01a01combining01form01is01a:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal01slash.
d. semicolon.
ANS: C0 1 REF:01p.013 TOP:01Word01Roots01and01Combining01Forms
7. The01most01frequently01used01combining01vowel01is:
a. o.
b. a.
,c. i.
d. e.
ANS:01A0 1 REF:01p.013 TOP:01Combining01Word01Parts01to01Write01Terms
, a. Word01root
b. Prefix
c. Combining01vowel
d. Suffix
ANS: D0 1 REF:01p.014 TOP:01Prefixes01and01Suffixes
11. Learning01the01meanings01of01word01parts:
a. is01not01important01as01long01as01every01word01is01memorized.
b. is01one01of01the01most01difficult01tasks01to01master01in01health01care.
c. should01be01done01only01if01time01allows.
d. eliminates01the01necessity01of01memorizing01each01new01word01encountered.
ANS: D0 1 REF:01p.015 TOP:01Word01Parts
12. Borrowing01of01medical01words01from01Latin01or01Green01began01around01the01year:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS: A0 1 REF:01p.011 TOP:01Simplifying01Medical01Terms
13. Latin01and01Green01combined01are01the01origin01of01what01percentage01of01medical01terms?
a. 4001%
b. 5001%
c. 7001%
d. 9001%
ANS: D0 1 REF:01p.011 TOP:01Simplifying01Medical01Terms
14. The01suffix01“-itis”01meANS:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS: B0 1 REF:01p.012 TOP:01Prefixes01and01Suffixes
15. A01compound01word01is01a01word01in01which01two01of01what01are01combined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining01vowels
d. Word01roots
ANS: D0 1 REF:01p.012 TOP:01Word01Parts
16. Eponyms01are:
a. diseases,01organs,01procedures,01or01bodily01functions01named01after01a01person.
b. diseases,01organs,01procedures,01or01bodily01functions01named01after01a01place.
c. always01capitalized.
d. never01capitalized.
ANS: B0 1 REF:01p.018 TOP:01Proper01Names
17. MD01stands01for:
a. modern01doctor.