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Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
TESTBANK For Quick and Easy Medical Terminology 9th Edition B
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
YPEGGYC.LEONARD
|CompleteChapter1-15|
,MULTIPLE52CHOICE
1. The52main52body52of52a52word52is52called52a:
a. suffix.
b. word52root.
c. combining52vowel.
d. combining52form.
ANS:52B5 2 REF:52 p.522 TOP:52Word52Roots52and52Combining52Forms
2. Latin52roots52are52used52to52write52words52naming52and52describing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures52of52the52body.
ANS:52D5 2 REF:52 p.52 3 TOP:52Word52Roots52and52Combining52Forms
3. When52written52alone,52a52prefix52is52usually52followed52by52this52to52indicate52that52another52word52follo
ws52the52prefix52to52suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word52root.
ANS:52C5 2 REF:52 p.524 TOP:52Prefixes52and52Suffixes
4. A52combining52vowel52is52used:
a. when52the52suffix52that52follows52begins52with52a52consonant.
b. when52the52suffix52that52follows52begins52with52a52consonant.
c. when52there52is52no52prefix.
d. when52there52is52a52prefix.
ANS:52A5 2 REF:52 p.52 5 TOP:52Combining52Word52Parts52to52Write52Terms
5. Which52word52root52is52Greek52for52“stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS:52B5 2 REF:52 p.522 TOP:52Word52Roots52and52Combining52Forms
6. The52punctuation52mark52that52designates52a52combining52form52is52a:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal52slash.
d. semicolon.
ANS:52C5 2 REF:52 p.523 TOP:52Word52Roots52and52Combining52Forms
,7. The52most52frequently52used52combining52vowel52is:
a. o.
b. a.
c. i.
d. e.
Downloaded5 2 by:5 2 Sophiie5 2 |5 2
ANS:52A5 2 REF:52 p.523 TOPD:i52stCri52boumt i obninoif 5 2 nt hgi s W
d ooc ur d
m 52ePnatqri st sillteogaW
l uq5 2 riteuTerms
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2-
a. Wordqroot
b. Prefix
c. Combining52vowel
d. Suffix
ANS:52D5 2 REF:52 p.52 4 TOP:52Prefixes52and52Suffixes
11. Learning52the52meanings52of52word52parts:
a. is52not52important52as52long52as52every52word52is52memorized.
b. is52one52of52the52most52difficult52tasks52to52masteruin52health52care.
c. should52be52done52only52if52time52allows.
d. eliminates52the52necessity52of52memorizing52each52new52word52encountered.
ANS:52D5 2 REF:52 p.52 5 TOP:52Word52Parts
12. Borrowing52of52medical52words52from52Latin52or52Green52began52around52the52 year:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS:52A5 2 REF:52 p.52 1 TOP:52Simplifying52Medical52Terms
13. Latin52and52Green52combined52are52the52origin52of52what52percentage52of52medical52terms?
a. 4052%
b. 5052%
c. 7052%
d. 9052%
ANS:52D5 2 REF:52 p.52 1 TOP:52Simplifying52Medical52Terms
14. The52suffix52“-itis”52means:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS:52B5 2 REF:52 p.522 TOP:52Prefixes52and52Suffixes
15. A52compound52word52is52a52word52in52which52two52of52what52are52combined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining52vowels
d. Wordqroots
ANS:52D5 2 REF:52 p.52 2 TOP:52Word52Parts
16. Eponyms52are:
a. diseases,52organs,52procedures,52orqbodily52functions52named52after52a52person.
b. diseases,52organs,52procedures,52orqbodily52functions52named52after52a52place.
c. always52capitalized.
d. never52capitalized.
ANS:52B5 2 REF:52 p.528 TOP:52Proper52Names
17. MD52stands52for:
a. modern52doctor.
b. medical52dentistry.
c. doctor52of52medicineD.ownloaded5 2 by:5 2 Sophiie5 2 |5 2
d. medical52derivative. Distribution5 2 of5 2 this5 2 document5 2 is5 2 illegal
Test bank-
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Quick and Easy Medical Terminology 9th Edition Le
u u u u u uu u
onard-Grades A+-2023-2024
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Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
TESTBANK For Quick and Easy Medical Terminology 9th Edition B
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
YPEGGYC.LEONARD
|CompleteChapter1-15|
,MULTIPLE52CHOICE
1. The52main52body52of52a52word52is52called52a:
a. suffix.
b. word52root.
c. combining52vowel.
d. combining52form.
ANS:52B5 2 REF:52 p.522 TOP:52Word52Roots52and52Combining52Forms
2. Latin52roots52are52used52to52write52words52naming52and52describing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures52of52the52body.
ANS:52D5 2 REF:52 p.52 3 TOP:52Word52Roots52and52Combining52Forms
3. When52written52alone,52a52prefix52is52usually52followed52by52this52to52indicate52that52another52word52follo
ws52the52prefix52to52suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word52root.
ANS:52C5 2 REF:52 p.524 TOP:52Prefixes52and52Suffixes
4. A52combining52vowel52is52used:
a. when52the52suffix52that52follows52begins52with52a52consonant.
b. when52the52suffix52that52follows52begins52with52a52consonant.
c. when52there52is52no52prefix.
d. when52there52is52a52prefix.
ANS:52A5 2 REF:52 p.52 5 TOP:52Combining52Word52Parts52to52Write52Terms
5. Which52word52root52is52Greek52for52“stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS:52B5 2 REF:52 p.522 TOP:52Word52Roots52and52Combining52Forms
6. The52punctuation52mark52that52designates52a52combining52form52is52a:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal52slash.
d. semicolon.
ANS:52C5 2 REF:52 p.523 TOP:52Word52Roots52and52Combining52Forms
,7. The52most52frequently52used52combining52vowel52is:
a. o.
b. a.
c. i.
d. e.
Downloaded5 2 by:5 2 Sophiie5 2 |5 2
ANS:52A5 2 REF:52 p.523 TOPD:i52stCri52boumt i obninoif 5 2 nt hgi s W
d ooc ur d
m 52ePnatqri st sillteogaW
l uq5 2 riteuTerms
, Stuvia.com5
2-
a. Wordqroot
b. Prefix
c. Combining52vowel
d. Suffix
ANS:52D5 2 REF:52 p.52 4 TOP:52Prefixes52and52Suffixes
11. Learning52the52meanings52of52word52parts:
a. is52not52important52as52long52as52every52word52is52memorized.
b. is52one52of52the52most52difficult52tasks52to52masteruin52health52care.
c. should52be52done52only52if52time52allows.
d. eliminates52the52necessity52of52memorizing52each52new52word52encountered.
ANS:52D5 2 REF:52 p.52 5 TOP:52Word52Parts
12. Borrowing52of52medical52words52from52Latin52or52Green52began52around52the52 year:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS:52A5 2 REF:52 p.52 1 TOP:52Simplifying52Medical52Terms
13. Latin52and52Green52combined52are52the52origin52of52what52percentage52of52medical52terms?
a. 4052%
b. 5052%
c. 7052%
d. 9052%
ANS:52D5 2 REF:52 p.52 1 TOP:52Simplifying52Medical52Terms
14. The52suffix52“-itis”52means:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS:52B5 2 REF:52 p.522 TOP:52Prefixes52and52Suffixes
15. A52compound52word52is52a52word52in52which52two52of52what52are52combined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining52vowels
d. Wordqroots
ANS:52D5 2 REF:52 p.52 2 TOP:52Word52Parts
16. Eponyms52are:
a. diseases,52organs,52procedures,52orqbodily52functions52named52after52a52person.
b. diseases,52organs,52procedures,52orqbodily52functions52named52after52a52place.
c. always52capitalized.
d. never52capitalized.
ANS:52B5 2 REF:52 p.528 TOP:52Proper52Names
17. MD52stands52for:
a. modern52doctor.
b. medical52dentistry.
c. doctor52of52medicineD.ownloaded5 2 by:5 2 Sophiie5 2 |5 2
d. medical52derivative. Distribution5 2 of5 2 this5 2 document5 2 is5 2 illegal
