FOR QUICK & EASY MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 9TH EDITION
BY PEGGY C. LEONARD MT MED (AUTHOR) LATEST UPDATE
GRADED A+
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 01: simplified medical language ................................................................................................ 4
chapter 02: suffixes and combining forms made easy leonard: quick & easy medical terminology, 8th
edition .................................................................................................................................................... 9
chapter 03: essential prefixes and more ................................................................................................ 22
chapter 04: diagnostic procedures and therapeutic interventionsleonard: quick & easy medical
terminology, 8th edition ....................................................................................................................... 35
chapter 05: the body as a whole ........................................................................................................... 48
chapter 06: musculoskeletal system ..................................................................................................... 61
chapter 07: circulatory system .............................................................................................................. 74
chapter 8: respiratory system ................................................................................................................ 88
chapter 9: digestive system................................................................................................................. 102
chapter 10: urinary system ................................................................................................................. 116
chapter 11: reproductive system ......................................................................................................... 129
chapter 12: integumentary system ...................................................................................................... 143
chapter 13: nervous system and psychologic disorders leonard: quick & easy medical terminology,
7th edition........................................................................................................................................... 157
chapter 14: special sense organs of the peripheral nervous systemleonard: quick & easy medical
terminology, 7th edition ..................................................................................................................... 172
chapter 15: endocrine system ............................................................................................................. 186
,chapter 01: simplified medical language
manifold choice
1. the main body of a word is called a:
a. suffix.
b. word root.
c. combining vowel.
d. combining form.
answer:b ref ref p. 2 upper: 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.
answer:d ref ref p. 3 upper: word roots and combining forms
3. when written alone, a prefix is usually followed by this to indicate that another word follows the prefix t
suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root.
answer:c ref ref p. 4 upper: 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.
answer:a ref ref p. 5 upper: combining word parts to write terms
5. which word root is greek for “stone”?
a. psyche
b. lithos
c. oris
d. cauda
answer:b ref ref p. 2 upper: 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.
answer:c ref ref p. 3 upper: word roots and combining forms
7. the most frequently used combining vowel is:
a. o.
b. a.
c. i.
d. e.
, answer:a ref ref p. 3 upperd:i