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Medical Terminology Textbook 2025: A Body Systems Approach | Anatomy & Physiology Terms Guide

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Master medical terminology in 2025 with a body systems approach. This comprehensive textbook and guide covers essential A&P terms, prefixes, suffixes, and word roots for healthcare students, nurses, and medical professionals. Build a strong foundation for clinical communication.

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MEDICALkTERMINOLOGYkSYSTEMS:kAkBodykSystemskApproachk8THkE
DITIONkBYkBARBARAkA.kGYLYSkTESTkBANK
TablekofkContents:

Chapterk1.kBasickElementskofkakMedicalkWordkChapt
erk2.kSuffixes
Chapterk3.kPrefixeskChapt
erk4.kBodykStructure
Chapterk5.kIntegumentarykSystemkC
hapterk6.kDigestivekSystemkChapter
k7.kRespiratorykSystemkChapterk8.kC
ardiovascularkSystem
Chapterk9.kBlood,kLymphatic,kandkImmunekSystemsk
Chapterk10.kMusculoskeletalkSystem
Chapterk11.kUrinarykSystem
Chapterk12.kFemalekReproductivekSystemkCha
pterk13.kMalekReproductivekSystemkChapterk14
.kEndocrinekSystem
Chapterk15.kNervouskSystem

,Gylys:kMedicalkTerminologykSystems:kAkBodykSystemskApproachk8thkEditionkTestkBank
Chapterk1:kBasickElementskofkakMedicalkWord

MultiplekChoice
Identifykthekchoicekthatkbestkcompleteskthekstatementkorkanswerskthekquestion.

1. Mostkmedicalkwordkrootskarekderivedkfrom
A. LatinkandkFrench.
B. GermankandkLatin.
C. SpanishkandkFrench.
D. LatinkandkGreek.
E. RussiankandkLatin.

2. Thekwordkrootkforkliverkis
A. mast.
B. hepat.
C. oste.
D. my.
E. trache.

3. Whichkiskankexamplekofkakwordkrootklinkingkaksuffixkthatkbeginskwithkakvowel?
A. Cardi/o/centesis
B. Enter/o/lysis
C. Therm/o/meter
D. Scler/osis
E. Cardi/o/megaly

4. Thekwordkrootkinkakmedicalktermkusuallykindicateska(n)
A. position.
B. number.
C. condition.
D. anatomicalkstructure.
E. procedure.

5. Whichkelementkiskakwordkroot?
A. nephr
B. nephro
C. nephros
D. nephrotomy
E. tomy

6. Arthr/okiskankexamplekofka
A. suffix.
B. combiningkform.
C. wordkroot.
D. prefix.
E. combiningkvowel

, 7. Thektermkstomat/itiskmeans
A. inflammationkofkthekstomach.
B. inflammationkofkthekliver.
C. inflammationkofkthekface.
D. inflammationkofkthekmouth.
E. inflammationkofkthekskin.

8. Akcombiningkformk(CF)kiskakwordkrootkpluska
A. prefix.
B. suffix.
C. vowel.
D. wordkroot.
E. consonant.

9. ThekCFkforkjointkis
A. oste/o.
B. chondr/o.
C. -ist.
D. arthr/o.
E. -osis.

10. AkCFkiskusedktoklinkkaksuffixkthatkbeginskwithka/the
A. letterko.
B. connectingkvowel.
C. prefix.
D. vowel.
E. consonant.

11. Inkcardi/o/centesis,kcardi/okiska
A. combiningkform.
B. prefix.
C. wordkroot.
D. suffix.
E. vowel.

12. Inkthekwordkpelvimetry,kthekcombiningkvowelkis
A. i.
B. e.
C. y.
D. pelvi.
E. metry.

13. Inkmast/o/pexy,kthekokiska
A. combiningkform.
B. prefix.
C. combiningkvowel.
D. suffix.
E. wordkroot.

, 14. Whichkelementkiskcommonlykusedkforkeasekofkpronunciation?
A. Combiningkform
B. Combiningkvowel
C. Prefix
D. Suffix
E. Wordkroot

15. WhichkvowelkiskmostkcommonlykattachedktokwordkrootsktokcreatekakCF?
A.k a
B.k k e
C.k k i
D.k o
E.k k u

16. Whichksuffixkmeanskinflammation?
A. -megaly
B. -oma
C. -ia
D. -itis
E. -ous

17. Inkthekwordkthermometer,kmeterkiska(n)
A. adjective.
B. prefix.
C. combiningkform.
D. compoundkword.
E. suffix.

18. Wordkendingskarekcalled
A. prefixes.
B. suffixes.
C. vowels.
D. consonants.
E. wordkroots.

19. Inkmedicalkterminology,k aksuffixkusuallykindicates
A. position,kdirection,kcolor,knumber,korknegation.
B. procedure,kcondition,kdisease,korkpartkofkspeech.
C. position,kdirection,korkcolor.
D. color,knumber,kcondition,korkdisease.
E. procedure,kcondition,korknegation.
20. Akmedicalkwordkconsistingkofkmorekthankonekwordkrootkjoinedktogetherkwithkankokiska(n)
A. simplekword.
B. adjective.
C. compoundkword.
D. disease.

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Bonnie F. Fremgen, Suzanne S. Frucht Medical Terminology
Publisher: 2017 ISBN: 9780134460352 Edition: Unknown

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