Quick & Easy Medical Terminology
Test Bank – Quick & Easy Medical Terminology, 9th Edition by Leonard | Complete MCQ,
T/F & Fill-in Exam Guide
📑 Content & Chapter Structure (Test Bank Outline)
Chapters Covered & Focus Areas
1. Introduction to Medical Terminology
o Word parts: prefix, root, suffix
o Building and defining terms
2. Body Structure & Directional Terms
o Anatomical position, planes, cavities
o Terms of direction, regions, quadrants
3. The Integumentary System
o Skin layers, lesions, diagnoses
o Medical terms for dermatologic conditions
4. The Musculoskeletal System
o Bones, muscles, joints
o Orthopedic terminology
5. The Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
o Heart, vessels, blood, lymph nodes
o Disorders and diagnostic terms
6. The Respiratory System
o Airways, lungs, breathing terms
o Pulmonary disease terminology
7. The Digestive System
o Organs of digestion, accessory glands
o Terms for GI disorders
8. The Urinary System
o Kidneys, bladder, ureters, urethra
o Renal disease and urinary terms
9. The Reproductive System
o Male and female reproductive organs
o Disorders, pregnancy, fertility terms
10. The Nervous System & Special Senses
o Brain, spinal cord, nerves
o Eye & ear, sensory organs terminology
11. The Endocrine System
o Glands, hormones, endocrine disorders
12. The Blood & Immune System
o Hematology, immunity, blood disorders
13. Diagnostic Tests, Therapeutic Procedures, & Pharmacology
o Lab tests, imaging, drug suffixes, procedures
14. Terminology in Practice & Review
o Case-based review
o Combining all system
,Quick & Easy Medical Terminology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The main body of a word is called a:
a. suffix.
b. word root.
c. combining vowel.
d. combining form.
ANS: 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.
ANS: 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 prefix
to suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root.
ANS: 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.
ANS: 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
ANS: B REF: p. 2 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
6. The punctuation mark that designates a combining form is a:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal slash.
d. semicolon.
ANS: C REF: p. 3 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
7. The most frequently used combining vowel is:
a. o.
b. a.
,Quick & Easy Medical Terminology
c. i.
d. e.
ANS: A REF: p. 3 TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
,Quick & Easy Medical Terminology
a. Word root
b. Prefix
c. Combining vowel
d. Suffix
ANS: D REF: p. 4 TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
11. Learning the meanings of word parts:
a. is not important as long as every word is memorized.
b. is one of the most difficult tasks to master in health care.
c. should be done only if time allows.
d. eliminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered.
ANS: D REF: p. 5 TOP: Word Parts
12. Borrowing of medical words from Latin or Green began around the year:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS: A REF: p. 1 TOP: Simplifying Medical Terms
13. Latin and Green combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms?
a. 40 %
b. 50 %
c. 70 %
d. 90 %
ANS: D REF: p. 1 TOP: Simplifying Medical Terms
14. The suffix “-itis” means:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS: B REF: p. 2 TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
15. A compound word is a word in which two of what are combined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining vowels
d. Word roots
ANS: D REF: p. 2 TOP: Word Parts
16. Eponyms are:
a. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a person.
b. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a place.
c. always capitalized.
d. never capitalized.
ANS: B REF: p. 8 TOP: Proper Names
17. MD stands for:
a. modern doctor.
Test Bank – Quick & Easy Medical Terminology, 9th Edition by Leonard | Complete MCQ,
T/F & Fill-in Exam Guide
📑 Content & Chapter Structure (Test Bank Outline)
Chapters Covered & Focus Areas
1. Introduction to Medical Terminology
o Word parts: prefix, root, suffix
o Building and defining terms
2. Body Structure & Directional Terms
o Anatomical position, planes, cavities
o Terms of direction, regions, quadrants
3. The Integumentary System
o Skin layers, lesions, diagnoses
o Medical terms for dermatologic conditions
4. The Musculoskeletal System
o Bones, muscles, joints
o Orthopedic terminology
5. The Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
o Heart, vessels, blood, lymph nodes
o Disorders and diagnostic terms
6. The Respiratory System
o Airways, lungs, breathing terms
o Pulmonary disease terminology
7. The Digestive System
o Organs of digestion, accessory glands
o Terms for GI disorders
8. The Urinary System
o Kidneys, bladder, ureters, urethra
o Renal disease and urinary terms
9. The Reproductive System
o Male and female reproductive organs
o Disorders, pregnancy, fertility terms
10. The Nervous System & Special Senses
o Brain, spinal cord, nerves
o Eye & ear, sensory organs terminology
11. The Endocrine System
o Glands, hormones, endocrine disorders
12. The Blood & Immune System
o Hematology, immunity, blood disorders
13. Diagnostic Tests, Therapeutic Procedures, & Pharmacology
o Lab tests, imaging, drug suffixes, procedures
14. Terminology in Practice & Review
o Case-based review
o Combining all system
,Quick & Easy Medical Terminology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The main body of a word is called a:
a. suffix.
b. word root.
c. combining vowel.
d. combining form.
ANS: 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.
ANS: 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 prefix
to suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root.
ANS: 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.
ANS: 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
ANS: B REF: p. 2 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
6. The punctuation mark that designates a combining form is a:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal slash.
d. semicolon.
ANS: C REF: p. 3 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
7. The most frequently used combining vowel is:
a. o.
b. a.
,Quick & Easy Medical Terminology
c. i.
d. e.
ANS: A REF: p. 3 TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
,Quick & Easy Medical Terminology
a. Word root
b. Prefix
c. Combining vowel
d. Suffix
ANS: D REF: p. 4 TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
11. Learning the meanings of word parts:
a. is not important as long as every word is memorized.
b. is one of the most difficult tasks to master in health care.
c. should be done only if time allows.
d. eliminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered.
ANS: D REF: p. 5 TOP: Word Parts
12. Borrowing of medical words from Latin or Green began around the year:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS: A REF: p. 1 TOP: Simplifying Medical Terms
13. Latin and Green combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms?
a. 40 %
b. 50 %
c. 70 %
d. 90 %
ANS: D REF: p. 1 TOP: Simplifying Medical Terms
14. The suffix “-itis” means:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS: B REF: p. 2 TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
15. A compound word is a word in which two of what are combined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining vowels
d. Word roots
ANS: D REF: p. 2 TOP: Word Parts
16. Eponyms are:
a. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a person.
b. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a place.
c. always capitalized.
d. never capitalized.
ANS: B REF: p. 8 TOP: Proper Names
17. MD stands for:
a. modern doctor.
