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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g TERMINOLOGY 10th EDITION BY LEONARD ALL
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CHAPTERS
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,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
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MULTIPLE CHOICE g




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



c. combining vowel. g



d. combining form. g




ACCURATE CHOICE:- B REF: page. 2 gg g g g g 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. g g g




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




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




ACCURATE CHOICE:- C gg g g




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



d. when there is a prefix. g g g g




ACCURATE CHOICE:- A gg g g




REF: page. 5 g g 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 gg g g




REF: page. 2 g g 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. g



d. semicolon.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- C REF: page. 3 gg g g g g 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 g



b. Prefix
c. Combining vowel g



d. Suffix
ACCURATE CHOICE:- D REF: page. 4 gg g g g g TOPIC: Prefixes and Suffixes g g g




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. g g g g g g



d. eliminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered. g g g g g g g g




ACCURATE CHOICE:- D gg g g




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




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 gg g g g g TOPIC: Simplifying Medical Termsg g g




13. Latin and Green combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms?
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a. 40 % g



b. 50 % g



c. 70 % g



d. 90 % g




ACCURATE CHOICE:- D gg g g




REF: page. 1 g g TOPIC: Simplifying Medical Terms g g g




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




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




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 g



d. Word roots g




ACCURATE CHOICE:- D gg g g




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




16. Eponyms are: g



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.g



d. never capitalized.
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ACCURATE CHOICE:- B gg g g




REF: page. 8
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17. MD stands for:
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a. modern doctor. g



b. medical dentistry. g


c.
doctor of medicine
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