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Chapter 1. BasicElements ofaMedicalWord Chapter 2.
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c Suffixes
Chapter 3. Prefixes Chapter
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c 4. Body Structure
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Chapter 5. Integumentary System
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c Chapter 6. Digestive System Chapter
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c 7. Respiratory System Chapter 8.
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c Cardiovascular System c
Chapter9.Blood,Lymphatic,and Immune Systems
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c Chapter 10. Musculoskeletal System
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Chapter 11. Urinary System
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Chapter12.Female Reproductive System
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c Chapter 13. Male Reproductive System Chapter
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c 14. Endocrine System
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Chapter 15. Nervous System
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, Gylys:MedicalTerminologySystems:ABodySystemsApproach 8thEditionTestBa nk
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Chapter 1: Basic Elements of a Medical Word
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Multiple Choice c
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Most medical word roots are derived from
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A. LatinandFrench. c c
B. Germanand Latin. c c
C. Spanish and French. c c
D. Latin andGreek. c c
E. Russian and Latin. c c
2. Thewordroot for liveris
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A. mast.
B. hepat.
C. oste.
D. my.
E. trache.
3. Which is an example of a word root linking a suffix that begins with a vowel
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? A. Cardi/o/centesis
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B. Enter/o/lysis
C. Therm/o/meter
D. Scler/osis
E. Cardi/o/megaly
4. The word root in a medical term usually indicates a(n
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) A. position.
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B. number.
C. condition.
D. anatomical structure. c
E. procedure.
5. Which element is a word root?c c c c c
A. nephr
B. nephro
C. nephros
D. nephrotomy
E. tomy
6. Arthr/o is an example of a c c c c c
A. suffix.
B. combining form. c
C. wordroot. c
D. prefix.
E. combining vowel c