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Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 . Basic Elements of a Medical Word
Chapter 2. Sufixes
Chapter 3. Prefixes
Chapter 4. Body Structure
Chapter S. Integumentary System
Chapter 6. Digestive System
Chapter 7. Respiratory System
Chapter 8. Cardiovascular System
Chapter 9. Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems
Chapter 1 0. Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 1 1 . Urinary System
Chapter 1 2. Female Reproductive System
Chapter 1 3. Male Reproductive System
Chapter 1 4. Endocrine System
Chapter 1 S. Nervous System
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Gylys: Medical Terminology Systems: A 8odySysfems Approach 8th Edition Test Bank
Chapter 1 : Basic Elements of a Medical Word
Multiple Choice
ldentifythe choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Most medical word roots are derived from
A. Latin and French.
B. German and Latin.
C. Spanish and French.
D. Latin and Greek.
E. Russian and Latin.
2. The word root for liver is
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?
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)
A. position.
B. number.
C. condition.
D. anatomical structure.
E. procedure.
5. Which element is a word root?
A. nephr
B. nephro
C. nephros
D. nephrotomy
E. tomy
6. Arthr/o is an example of a
A. suffix.
B. combining form.
C. word root.
D. prefix.
E. combining vowel
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7. The term stomat/itis means
A. inflammation ofthe stomach.
B. inflammation ofthe liver.
C. inflammation ofthe face.
D. inflammation ofthe mouth.
E. inflammation ofthe skin.
8. A combining form (CF) is a word root plus a
A. prefix.
B. suffix.
C. vowel.
D. word root.
E. consonant.
9. The CF for joint is
A. oste/o.
B. chondr/o.
C. -ist.
D. arthr/o.
E. -osis.
1 0. A CF is used to link a suffix that begins with a/the
A. letter o.
B. connecting vowel.
C. prefix.
D. vowel.
E. consonant.
1 1 . In cardi/o/centesis, cardi/o is a
A. combining form.
B. prefix.
C. word root.
D. suffix.
E. vowel.
1 2. In the word pelvimetry, the combining vowel is
A. i.
B. e.
C. y.
D. pelvi.
E. metry.
1 3. In mast/o/pexy, the o is a
A. combining form.
B. prefix.
C. combining vowel.
D. suffix.
E. word root.
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