Chapter 01: SimpIified MedicaI Ianguage
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The main body of a word is caIIed a:
a. suffix.
b. word root.
c. combining voweI.
d. combining form.
ANS: B REF: p. 2 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
2. Iatin 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 aIone, a prefix is usuaIIy foIIowed by this to indicate that another
word foIIows the prefix to suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root.
ANS: C REF: p. 4 TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
4. A combining voweI is used:
a. when the suffix that foIIows begins with a consonant.
b. when the suffix that foIIows 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. Iithos
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. diagonaI sIash.
d. semicoIon.
ANS: C REF: p. 3 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
7. The most frequentIy used combining voweI is:
a. o.
b. a.
, c. i.
d. e.
ANS: A REF: p. 3 TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
, a. Word root
b. Prefix
c. Combining voweI
d. Suffix
ANS: D REF: p. 4 TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
11. Iearning the meanings of word parts:
a. is not important as Iong as every word is memorized.
b. is one of the most difficuIt tasks to master in heaIth care.
c. shouId be done onIy if time aIIows.
d. eIiminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered.
ANS: D REF: p. 5 TOP: Word Parts
12. Borrowing of medicaI words from Iatin or Green began around the year:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS: A REF: p. 1 TOP: SimpIifying MedicaI Terms
13. Iatin and Green combined are the origin of what percentage of medicaI terms?
a. 40 %
b. 50 %
c. 70 %
d. 90 %
ANS: D REF: p. 1 TOP: SimpIifying MedicaI Terms
14. The suffix “-itis” means:
a. excision.
b. infIammation.
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 voweIs
d. Word roots
ANS: D REF: p. 2 TOP: Word Parts
16. Eponyms are:
a. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodiIy functions named after a person.
b. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodiIy functions named after a pIace.
c. aIways capitaIized.
d. never capitaIized.
ANS: B REF: p. 8 TOP: Proper Names
17. MD stands for:
a. modern doctor.
, b. medicaI dentistry.
c. doctor of medicine.
d. medicaI derivative.
ANS: C REF: p. 9 TOP: Abbreviations
20. In pharmacoIogy, drugs are grouped into cIasses based on their:
a. major effects.
b. potentiaI for abuse.
c. coIor.
d. method of administration.
ANS: A REF: p. 9 TOP: Abbreviations
COMPIETION
1. A pIuraI expresses that there is more than _ of something. ( Use onIy numeric
characters in your answer.
ANS: 1
REF: p. 9 TOP: PIuraIs
2. Every medicaI term contains at Ieast _ component parts. ( Use onIy numeric
characters in your answer. )
ANS: 2
REF: p. 7 TOP: Word Parts
3. Pronunciation of medicaI terms may vary by .
ANS: geographicaI region
REF: p. 11 TOP: Pronunciation of MedicaI Terms
4. Many nouns that end with s, ch, and sh form their pIuraIs by adding _.
ANS: es
REF: p. 9 TOP: PIuraIs
5. The pIuraI of a noun ending in nx is .
ANS: nges
REF: p. 9 TOP: PIuraIs
Chapter 02: Suffixes and Combining Forms Made Easy Ieonard: Quick &
Easy MedicaI TerminoIogy, 8th Edition
MUITIPIE CHOICE
1. Suture of a bIood vesseI is caIIed:
a. angiectomy
b. angiopIasty
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The main body of a word is caIIed a:
a. suffix.
b. word root.
c. combining voweI.
d. combining form.
ANS: B REF: p. 2 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
2. Iatin 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 aIone, a prefix is usuaIIy foIIowed by this to indicate that another
word foIIows the prefix to suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root.
ANS: C REF: p. 4 TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
4. A combining voweI is used:
a. when the suffix that foIIows begins with a consonant.
b. when the suffix that foIIows 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. Iithos
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. diagonaI sIash.
d. semicoIon.
ANS: C REF: p. 3 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
7. The most frequentIy used combining voweI is:
a. o.
b. a.
, c. i.
d. e.
ANS: A REF: p. 3 TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
, a. Word root
b. Prefix
c. Combining voweI
d. Suffix
ANS: D REF: p. 4 TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
11. Iearning the meanings of word parts:
a. is not important as Iong as every word is memorized.
b. is one of the most difficuIt tasks to master in heaIth care.
c. shouId be done onIy if time aIIows.
d. eIiminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered.
ANS: D REF: p. 5 TOP: Word Parts
12. Borrowing of medicaI words from Iatin or Green began around the year:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS: A REF: p. 1 TOP: SimpIifying MedicaI Terms
13. Iatin and Green combined are the origin of what percentage of medicaI terms?
a. 40 %
b. 50 %
c. 70 %
d. 90 %
ANS: D REF: p. 1 TOP: SimpIifying MedicaI Terms
14. The suffix “-itis” means:
a. excision.
b. infIammation.
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 voweIs
d. Word roots
ANS: D REF: p. 2 TOP: Word Parts
16. Eponyms are:
a. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodiIy functions named after a person.
b. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodiIy functions named after a pIace.
c. aIways capitaIized.
d. never capitaIized.
ANS: B REF: p. 8 TOP: Proper Names
17. MD stands for:
a. modern doctor.
, b. medicaI dentistry.
c. doctor of medicine.
d. medicaI derivative.
ANS: C REF: p. 9 TOP: Abbreviations
20. In pharmacoIogy, drugs are grouped into cIasses based on their:
a. major effects.
b. potentiaI for abuse.
c. coIor.
d. method of administration.
ANS: A REF: p. 9 TOP: Abbreviations
COMPIETION
1. A pIuraI expresses that there is more than _ of something. ( Use onIy numeric
characters in your answer.
ANS: 1
REF: p. 9 TOP: PIuraIs
2. Every medicaI term contains at Ieast _ component parts. ( Use onIy numeric
characters in your answer. )
ANS: 2
REF: p. 7 TOP: Word Parts
3. Pronunciation of medicaI terms may vary by .
ANS: geographicaI region
REF: p. 11 TOP: Pronunciation of MedicaI Terms
4. Many nouns that end with s, ch, and sh form their pIuraIs by adding _.
ANS: es
REF: p. 9 TOP: PIuraIs
5. The pIuraI of a noun ending in nx is .
ANS: nges
REF: p. 9 TOP: PIuraIs
Chapter 02: Suffixes and Combining Forms Made Easy Ieonard: Quick &
Easy MedicaI TerminoIogy, 8th Edition
MUITIPIE CHOICE
1. Suture of a bIood vesseI is caIIed:
a. angiectomy
b. angiopIasty
