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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY c1




SYSTEMS:
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A Body Systems Approach
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8th Edition By Barbara A. Gylys
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,MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY SYSTEMS: A Body Systems Approach 8TH
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EDITION BY BARBARA A. GYLYS TEST BANK
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Table of Contents:
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Chapter 1. Basic Elements of a Medical Word
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Chapter 2. Suffixes
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Chapter 3. Prefixes
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Chapter 4. Body Structure
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Chapter 5. Integumentary System
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Chapter 6. Digestive System
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Chapter 7. Respiratory System
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Chapter 8. Cardiovascular System
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Chapter 9. Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems
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Chapter 10. Musculoskeletal System
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Chapter 11. Urinary System
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Chapter 12. Female Reproductive System
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Chapter 13. Male Reproductive System
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Chapter 14. Endocrine System
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Chapter 15. Nervous System
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,Gylys: Medical Terminology Systems: A Body Systems Approach 8th Edition Test
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Bank Chapter 1: Basic Elements of a Medical Word
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Multiple Choice c1


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. Latin and French. c1 c1


B. German and Latin. c1 c1


C. Spanish and French. c1 c1


D. Latin and Greek. c1 c1


E. Russian and Latin. c1 c1




2. The word root for liver is
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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
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.
B. number.
C. condition.
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E. procedure.

5. Which element is a word root?
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A. nephr
B. nephro
C. nephros
D. nephrotomy
E. tomy

6. Arthr/o is an example of a c1 c1 c1 c1 c1


A. suffix.
B. combining form. c1


C. word root. c1


D. prefix.
E. combining vowel c1

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A. inflammation of the stomach. c1 c1 c1


B. inflammation of the liver. c1 c1 c1


C. inflammation of the face. c1 c1 c1


D. inflammation of the mouth. c1 c1 c1


E. inflammation of the skin. c1 c1 c1




c 1 c 1 8. c 1 A combining form (CF) is a word root plus a
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A. prefix.
B. suffix.
C. vowel.
D. word root. c1


E. consonant.
c 1 c 1 9. c 1 The CF for joint is
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A. oste/o.
B. chondr/o.
C. -ist.
D. arthr/o.
E. -osis.
c1 10. c 1 c 1 A CF is used to link a suffix that begins with a/the
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A. letter o. c1


B. connecting vowel. c1


C. prefix.
D. vowel.
E. consonant.
c1 11. c 1 c 1 In cardi/o/centesis, cardi/o is a
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A. combining form. c1


B. prefix.
C. word root. c1


D. suffix.
E. vowel.
c1 12. c 1 In the word pelvimetry, the combining vowel is
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A. i.
B. e.
C. y.
D. pelvi.
E. metry.
c1 13. c 1 In mast/o/pexy, the o is a
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A. combining form. c1


B. prefix.
C. combining vowel. c1


D. suffix.
E. word root. c1

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