TEST BANK for quick and easy medical terminology (10th edition 2024)by leonard/ ALL CHAPTERS INCLUDED AND UPDATED

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,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
n3 n3 n3 n3




MULTIPLE CHOICE n3




1. The main body of a word is called a:
n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3


a. suffix.
b. word root. n3


c. combining vowel. n3


d. combining form. n3




ANS: B REF: p. 2 n3 n 3 n3 n3 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
n3 n3 n3 n3 n3




2. Latin roots are used to write words naming and describing:
n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3


a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures of the body. n3 n3 n3




ANS: D REF: p. 3 n3 n 3 n3 n3 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
n3 n3 n3 n3 n3




3. When written alone, a prefix is usually followed by this to indicate that another word follows the pr
n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3


efixto 3
n suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root. n3




ANS: C REF: p. 4 n3 n 3 n3 n3 TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
n3 n3 n3




4. A combining vowel is used:
n3 n3 n3 n3


a. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3


b. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3


c. when there is no prefix. n3 n3 n3 n3


d. when there is a prefix. n3 n3 n3 n3




ANS: A REF: p. 5 n3 n 3 n3 n3 TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3




5. Which word root is Greek for “stone”?
n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3


a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS: B REF: p. 2 n3 n 3 n3 n3 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
n3 n3 n3 n3 n3




6. The punctuation mark that designates a combining form is a:
n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3


a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal slash. n3


d. semicolon.
ANS: C REF: p. 3 n3 n 3 n3 n3 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
n3 n3 n3 n3 n3




7. The most frequently used combining vowel is:
n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3


a. o.
b. a.

, c. i.
d. e.
ANS: A REF: p. 3
n3 n 3 n3 n3 TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
n3 n3 n3 n3 n3 n3