,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
f f f f
MULTIPLE fCHOICE
1. The fmain fbody fof fa fword fis fcalled fa:
a. suffix.
b. word froot.
c. combining fvowel.
d. combining fform.
ANS: fB f REF: fp. f2 TOP: fWord fRoots fand fCombining fForms
2. Latin froots fare fused fto fwrite fwords fnaming fand fdescribing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures fof fthe fbody.
ANS: fD f REF: fp. f3 TOP: fWord fRoots fand fCombining fForms
3. When fwritten falone, fa fprefix fis fusually ffollowed fby fthis fto findicate fthat fanother fword ffollows fthe fprefix
to
f suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word froot.
ANS: fC f REF: fp. f4 TOP: fPrefixes fand fSuffixes
4. A fcombining fvowel fis fused:
a. when fthe fsuffix fthat ffollows fbegins fwith fa fconsonant.
b. when fthe fsuffix fthat ffollows fbegins fwith fa fconsonant.
c. when fthere fis fno fprefix.
d. when fthere fis fa fprefix.
ANS: fA f REF: fp. f5 TOP: fCombining fWord fParts fto fWrite fTerms
5. Which fword froot fis fGreek ffor f“stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS: fB f REF: fp. f2 TOP: fWord fRoots fand fCombining fForms
6. The fpunctuation fmark fthat fdesignates fa fcombining fform fis fa:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal fslash.
d. semicolon.
ANS: fC f REF: fp. f3 TOP: fWord fRoots fand fCombining fForms
7. The fmost ffrequently fused fcombining fvowel fis:
a. o.
b. a.
,c. i.
d. e.
ANS: fA f REF: fp. f3 TOP: fCombining fWord fParts fto fWrite fTerms
, a. Word froot
b. Prefix
c. Combining fvowel
d. Suffix
ANS: fD f REF: fp. f4 TOP: fPrefixes fand fSuffixes
11. Learning fthe fmeanings fof fword fparts:
a. is fnot fimportant fas flong fas fevery fword fis fmemorized.
b. is fone fof fthe fmost fdifficult ftasks fto fmaster fin fhealth fcare.
c. should fbe fdone fonly fif ftime fallows.
d. eliminates fthe fnecessity fof fmemorizing feach fnew fword fencountered.
ANS: fD f REF: fp. f5 TOP: fWord fParts
12. Borrowing fof fmedical fwords ffrom fLatin for fGreen fbegan faround fthe fyear:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS: fA f REF: fp. f1 TOP: fSimplifying fMedical fTerms
13. Latin fand fGreen fcombined fare fthe forigin fof fwhat fpercentage fof fmedical fterms?
a. 40 f%
b. 50 f%
c. 70 f%
d. 90 f%
ANS: fD f REF: fp. f1 TOP: fSimplifying fMedical fTerms
14. The fsuffix f“-itis” fmeans:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS: fB f REF: fp. f2 TOP: fPrefixes fand fSuffixes
15. A fcompound fword fis fa fword fin fwhich ftwo fof fwhat fare fcombined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining fvowels
d. Word froots
ANS: fD f REF: fp. f2 TOP: fWord fParts
16. Eponyms fare:
a. diseases, forgans, fprocedures, for fbodily ffunctions fnamed fafter fa fperson.
b. diseases, forgans, fprocedures, for fbodily ffunctions fnamed fafter fa fplace.
c. always fcapitalized.
d. never fcapitalized.
ANS: fB f REF: fp. f8 TOP: fProper fNames
17. MD fstands ffor:
a. modern fdoctor.
f f f f
MULTIPLE fCHOICE
1. The fmain fbody fof fa fword fis fcalled fa:
a. suffix.
b. word froot.
c. combining fvowel.
d. combining fform.
ANS: fB f REF: fp. f2 TOP: fWord fRoots fand fCombining fForms
2. Latin froots fare fused fto fwrite fwords fnaming fand fdescribing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures fof fthe fbody.
ANS: fD f REF: fp. f3 TOP: fWord fRoots fand fCombining fForms
3. When fwritten falone, fa fprefix fis fusually ffollowed fby fthis fto findicate fthat fanother fword ffollows fthe fprefix
to
f suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word froot.
ANS: fC f REF: fp. f4 TOP: fPrefixes fand fSuffixes
4. A fcombining fvowel fis fused:
a. when fthe fsuffix fthat ffollows fbegins fwith fa fconsonant.
b. when fthe fsuffix fthat ffollows fbegins fwith fa fconsonant.
c. when fthere fis fno fprefix.
d. when fthere fis fa fprefix.
ANS: fA f REF: fp. f5 TOP: fCombining fWord fParts fto fWrite fTerms
5. Which fword froot fis fGreek ffor f“stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS: fB f REF: fp. f2 TOP: fWord fRoots fand fCombining fForms
6. The fpunctuation fmark fthat fdesignates fa fcombining fform fis fa:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal fslash.
d. semicolon.
ANS: fC f REF: fp. f3 TOP: fWord fRoots fand fCombining fForms
7. The fmost ffrequently fused fcombining fvowel fis:
a. o.
b. a.
,c. i.
d. e.
ANS: fA f REF: fp. f3 TOP: fCombining fWord fParts fto fWrite fTerms
, a. Word froot
b. Prefix
c. Combining fvowel
d. Suffix
ANS: fD f REF: fp. f4 TOP: fPrefixes fand fSuffixes
11. Learning fthe fmeanings fof fword fparts:
a. is fnot fimportant fas flong fas fevery fword fis fmemorized.
b. is fone fof fthe fmost fdifficult ftasks fto fmaster fin fhealth fcare.
c. should fbe fdone fonly fif ftime fallows.
d. eliminates fthe fnecessity fof fmemorizing feach fnew fword fencountered.
ANS: fD f REF: fp. f5 TOP: fWord fParts
12. Borrowing fof fmedical fwords ffrom fLatin for fGreen fbegan faround fthe fyear:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS: fA f REF: fp. f1 TOP: fSimplifying fMedical fTerms
13. Latin fand fGreen fcombined fare fthe forigin fof fwhat fpercentage fof fmedical fterms?
a. 40 f%
b. 50 f%
c. 70 f%
d. 90 f%
ANS: fD f REF: fp. f1 TOP: fSimplifying fMedical fTerms
14. The fsuffix f“-itis” fmeans:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS: fB f REF: fp. f2 TOP: fPrefixes fand fSuffixes
15. A fcompound fword fis fa fword fin fwhich ftwo fof fwhat fare fcombined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining fvowels
d. Word froots
ANS: fD f REF: fp. f2 TOP: fWord fParts
16. Eponyms fare:
a. diseases, forgans, fprocedures, for fbodily ffunctions fnamed fafter fa fperson.
b. diseases, forgans, fprocedures, for fbodily ffunctions fnamed fafter fa fplace.
c. always fcapitalized.
d. never fcapitalized.
ANS: fB f REF: fp. f8 TOP: fProper fNames
17. MD fstands ffor:
a. modern fdoctor.
