Test Bank Quick & Easy Medical Terminology 10th Edition Peggy C. Leonard all 9 chapters

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1. b Themainbbodyofab wordb isbcalledb a:
a. suffix.
b. wordroot.
c. combiningbvowel.
d. combiningb form.
ANS:b B REF:b p.b2 TOP:bWordb Rootsb andb CombiningbForms


2. Latinbrootsbarebusedbtobwritebwordsbnamingandbdescribing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structuresbofbthebbody.
ANS:b D REF:b p.b3 TOP:bWordb Rootsb andb CombiningbForms


3. Whenbwrittenbalone,babprefixbisbusuallyfollowedb bythisbtobindicatebthatbanotherbwordbfollowsbtheb
prefixbtob suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. wordroot.
ANS:b C REF:b p.b4 TOP:bPrefixesb andb Suffixes


4. Abcombiningbvowelbisbused:
a. whenbthebsuffixbthatbfollowsbbeginsbwithbabco
nsonant.bb.b whenbthebsuffixbthatbfollowsbbeginsbwi
thbabconsonant.
c. whenbtherebisbnobprefix.
d. whenbtherebisbabprefix.
ANS:b A REF:b p.b5 TOP:bCombiningbWordb Partsb tobWriteb Terms


5. Whichbwordbrootb isbGreekbfor"stone"?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda

ANS:b B REF:b p.b2 TOP:bWordb Rootsb andbCombiningbForms


6. Thepunctuationbmarkbthatbdesignatesbabcombiningbformbisba:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonalbslash.
d. semicolon.

ANS:b C REF:b p.b3 TOP:bWordb Rootsb andb CombiningbForms

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a. o.
b. a.
c. i.
d. e.
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otbb.bPrefix
c. Combiningvowel
d. Suffix

ANS:b D REF:b p.b4 TOP:bPrefixesb andb Suffixes


11. Leamingbthebmeaningsbofbwordbparts:
a. isbnotbimportantb asblongbasbeverywordbisbmemorized.
b. isbonebofbthebmostbdifficultbtasksbtobmasterbinbhealthbcare.
c. shouldbbebdonebonlyifbtimeballows.
d. eliminatesb theb necessitybofb memorizingb eachbnewb wordb encountered.

ANS:b D REF:b p.b5 TOP:bWordb Parts


12. BorrowingbofbmedicalbwordsbfrombLatinborbGreenbbeganbaroundbtheb year:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS:b A REF:b p.b 1 TOP:b Simplifyingb Medicalb Terms


13. LatinbandbGreenbcombinedbarebtheboriginbofbwhatbpercentagebofbmedicalbterms?
a. 40b%
b. 50b%
c. 70b%
d. 90b%

ANS:b D REF:b p.b 1 TOP:b Simplifyingb Medicalb Terms


14. Thesuffixb "-itis"means:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.

ANS:b B REF:b p.b2 TOP:bPrefixesb andb Suffixes


15. Abcompoundbwordbisbabwordbinbwhichbtwobofbwhatb arebcombined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combiningbvowels
d. Wordb roots

ANS:b D REF:b p.b2 TOP:bWordb Parts


16. Eponymsare:
a. diseases,borgans,bprocedures,borbbodilyfunctionsbnamedbafter
b aperson.b b.
diseases,borgans,bprocedures,b orbbodilyfunctionsbnamedbafte
rbaplace.