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EASY MEDICAL
TERMINOLOGY 9TH
EDITION BY LEONARD
,Cℎapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
. . . .
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.
c. i.
d. e.
Downloaded.by:.Sopℎiie.|.
ANS:.A..REF:.p..3 TOPD:isC oumtiobninoif ntℎgisW
trib doo
curdmePnat.ristsillteogaW
l..rite.Terms
, 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.
b. medical.dentistry.
c. doctor.of.medicineD.ownloaded.by:.Sopℎiie.|.
d. medical.derivative. Distribution.of.tℎis.document.is.illegal
AND
EASY MEDICAL
TERMINOLOGY 9TH
EDITION BY LEONARD
,Cℎapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
. . . .
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.
c. i.
d. e.
Downloaded.by:.Sopℎiie.|.
ANS:.A..REF:.p..3 TOPD:isC oumtiobninoif ntℎgisW
trib doo
curdmePnat.ristsillteogaW
l..rite.Terms
, 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.
b. medical.dentistry.
c. doctor.of.medicineD.ownloaded.by:.Sopℎiie.|.
d. medical.derivative. Distribution.of.tℎis.document.is.illegal
