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

TEST BANK FOR QUICK AND EASY MEDICAL
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m TERMINOLOGY 10th EDITION BY LEONARD ALL
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CHAPTERS
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,Chapter 01:
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MULTIPLE CHOICE m




1. The main body of a word is called a:
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a. suffix.
b. word root. m



c. combining vowel. m



d. combining form. m




ACCURATE CHOICE:- B REF: page. 2 mm m m m m TOPIC: Word Roots and Combining Forms
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2. Latin roots are used to write words naming and describing:
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a. illnesss.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures of the body. m m m




ACCURATE CHOICE: - D m m m m m m m m m m m m m REF: page. 3 m m




TOPIC: Word Roots and Combining Forms
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3. When written alone, a prefix is usually followed by this to indicate that another word follows the prefix to
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suffix.
m



b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root. m




ACCURATE CHOICE:- C mm m m




REF: page. 4 m m TOPIC: Prefixes and Suffixes m m m




4. A combining vowel is used:
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a. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
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b. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
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c. when there is no prefix. m m m m



d. when there is a prefix. m m m m




ACCURATE CHOICE:- A mm m m




REF: page. 5 m m TOPIC: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
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5. Which word root is Greek for “stone”?
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a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ACCURATE CHOICE:- B mm m m




REF: page. 2 m m TOPIC: Word Roots and Combining Forms
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6. The punctuation mark that designates a combining form is a:
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a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal slash. m



d. semicolon.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- C REF: page. 3 mm m m m m TOPIC: Word Roots and Combining Forms
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7. The most frequently used combining vowel is:
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a. o.

, b. a.
c. i.
d. e.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- A REF: page. 3
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a. Word root m



b. Prefix
c. Combining vowel m



d. Suffix
ACCURATE CHOICE:- D REF: page. 4 mm m m m m TOPIC: Prefixes and Suffixes
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11. Learning the meanings of word parts:
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a. is not important as long as every word is memorized.
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b. is one of the most difficult tasks to master in health care.
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c. should be done only if time allows. m m m m m m



d. eliminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered.
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ACCURATE CHOICE:- D mm m m




REF: page. 5 m m TOPIC: Word Parts m m




12. Borrowing of medical words from Latin or Green began around the year:
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a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- A REF: page. 1 mm m m m m TOPIC: Simplifying Medical Terms
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13. Latin and Green combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms?
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a. 40 % m



b. 50 % m



c. 70 % m



d. 90 % m




ACCURATE CHOICE:- D mm m m




REF: page. 1 m m TOPIC: Simplifying Medical Termsm m m




14. The suffix “-itis” meaccurate choice:-
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a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- B mm m m




REF: page. 2 m m TOPIC: Prefixes and Suffixes m m m




15. A compound word is a word in which two of what are combined?
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a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining vowels m



d. Word roots m




ACCURATE CHOICE:- D mm m m




REF: page. 2 m m TOPIC: Word Parts m m




16. Eponyms are: m



a. illnesss, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a person.
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, b. illnesss, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a place.
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c. always capitalized.
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d. never capitalized.
m




ACCURATE CHOICE:- B mm m m




REF: page. 8
m m TOPIC: Proper Names
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17. MD stands for:
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a. modern doctor. m



b. medical dentistry. m


c.
doctor of medicine
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