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This document covers the core medical terminology taught in Medical Terminology Systems: A Body Systems Approach (8th Edition) by Gylys and Wedding, organized by body systems. It includes explanations of word parts, anatomy, pathology, diagnostic procedures, and treatments as used in healthcare education. The content is suitable as a comprehensive study guide for exams, quizzes, and foundational medical terminology courses.

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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY SYSTEMS: A Body Systems Approach 8TH
EDITION BY BARBARA A. GYLYS TEST BANK
Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. Basic Elements of a Medical Word
Chapter 2. Suffixes
Chapter 3. Prefixes
Chapter 4. Body Structure
Chapter 5. Integumentary System
Chapter 6. Digestive System
Chapter 7. Respiratory System
Chapter 8. Cardiovascular System
Chapter 9. Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems
Chapter 10. Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 11. Urinary System
Chapter 12. Female Reproductive System
Chapter 13. Male Reproductive System
Chapter 14. Endocrine System
Chapter 15. Nervous System

,Gylys: Medical Terminology Systems: A Body Systems Approach 8th Edition Test Bank
Chapter 1: Basic Elements of a Medical Word

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1. Most medical word roots are derived from
A. Latin and French.
B. German and Latin.
C. Spanish and French.
D. Latin and Greek.
E. Russian and Latin.

2. The word root for liver is
A. mast.
B. hepat.
C. oste.
D. my.
E. trache.

3. Which is an example of a word root linking a suffix that begins with a vowel?
A. Cardi/o/centesis
B. Enter/o/lysis
C. Therm/o/meter
D. Scler/osis
E. Cardi/o/megaly

4. The word root in a medical term usually indicates a(n)
A. position.
B. number.
C. condition.
D. anatomical structure.
E. procedure.

5. Which element is a word root?
A. nephr
B. nephro
C. nephros
D. nephrotomy
E. tomy

6. Arthr/o is an example of a
A. suffix.
B. combining form.
C. word root.
D. prefix.
E. combining vowel

, 7. The term stomat/itis means
A. inflammation of the stomach.
B. inflammation of the liver.
C. inflammation of the face.
D. inflammation of the mouth.
E. inflammation of the skin.

8. A combining form (CF) is a word root plus a
A. prefix.
B. suffix.
C. vowel.
D. word root.
E. consonant.

9. The CF for joint is
A. oste/o.
B. chondr/o.
C. -ist.
D. arthr/o.
E. -osis.

10. A CF is used to link a suffix that begins with a/the
A. letter o.
B. connecting vowel.
C. prefix.
D. vowel.
E. consonant.

11. In cardi/o/centesis, cardi/o is a
A. combining form.
B. prefix.
C. word root.
D. suffix.
E. vowel.

12. In the word pelvimetry, the combining vowel is
A. i.
B. e.
C. y.
D. pelvi.
E. metry.

13. In mast/o/pexy, the o is a
A. combining form.
B. prefix.
C. combining vowel.
D. suffix.
E. word root.

, 14. Which xelement xis xcommonly xused xfor xease xof xpronunciation?
A. Combining xform
B. Combining xvowel
C. Prefix
D. Suffix
E. Word xroot

15. Which xvowel xis xmost xcommonly xattached xto xword xroots xto xcreate xa xCF?
A. x a
B. x x e
C. x x i
D. x o
E. x x u

16. Which xsuffix xmeans xinflammation?
A. -megaly
B. -oma
C. -ia
D. -itis
E. -ous

17. In xthe xword xthermometer, xmeter xis xa(n)
A. adjective.
B. prefix.
C. combining xform.
D. compound xword.
E. suffix.

18. Word xendings xare xcalled
A. prefixes.
B. suffixes.
C. vowels.
D. consonants.
E. word xroots.

19. In xmedical xterminology, x a xsuffix xusuallyxindicates
A. position, xdirection, xcolor, xnumber, xor xnegation.
B. procedure, xcondition, xdisease, xor xpart xof xspeech.
C. position, xdirection, xor xcolor.
D. color, xnumber, xcondition, xor xdisease.
E. procedure, xcondition, xor xnegation.
20. A xmedical xword xconsisting xof xmore xthan xone xword xroot xjoined xtogether xwith xan xo xis xa(n)
A. simple xword.
B. adjective.
C. compound xword.
D. disease.

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