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

TEST BANK
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
SYSTEMS:
A Body Systems Approach
8th Edition By Barbara A. Gylys

,MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY SYSTEMS: A Body Systems Approach 8TH
EDITION BY BARBARA A. GYLYS TEST BANK
Table of Contents:
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Chapter 1. Basic Elements of a Medical Word
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Chapter 2. Suffixes
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Chapter 3. Prefixes
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Chapter 4. Body Structure
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Chapter 5. Integumentary System
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Chapter 6. Digestive System
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Chapter 7. Respiratory System
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Chapter 8. Cardiovascular System
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Chapter 9. Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems
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Chapter 10. Musculoskeletal System
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Chapter 11. Urinary System
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Chapter 12. Female Reproductive System
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Chapter 13. Male Reproductive System
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Chapter 14. Endocrine System
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Chapter 15. Nervous System
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,Gylys: Medical Terminology Systems: A Body Systems Approach 8th Edition Test Bank Cha
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pter 1: Basic Elements of a Medical Word
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Multiple Choice r



Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Most medical word roots are derived from
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A. Latin and French. r r



B. German and Latin. r r



C. Spanish and French. r r



D. Latin and Greek. r r



E. Russian and Latin. r r




2. The word root for liver is
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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?
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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)
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A. position.
B. number.
C. condition.
D. anatomical structure. r



E. procedure.

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

6. Arthr/o is an example of a r r r r r



A. suffix.
B. combining form. r



C. word root. r



D. prefix.
E. combining vowel r

, r r 7. The term stomat/itis means
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A. inflammation of the stomach. r r r



B. inflammation of the liver. r r r



C. inflammation of the face. r r r



D. inflammation of the mouth. r r r



E. inflammation of the skin. r r r




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



E. consonant.

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

r 10. A CF is used to link a suffix that begins with a/the
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A. letter o. r



B. connecting vowel. r



C. prefix.
D. vowel.
E. consonant.

r 11. In cardi/o/centesis, cardi/o is a
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A. combining form. r



B. prefix.
C. word root. r



D. suffix.
E. vowel.

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

r 13. In mast/o/pexy, the o is a
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A. combining form. r



B. prefix.
C. combining vowel. r



D. suffix.
E. word root. r