QUICK AND EASY MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 10 TH
EDITION BY LEONARD
, CONTENTS
PART I: THE BASICS
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CHAPTER 01: SIMPLIFIED MEDICAL LANGUAGE
CHAPTER 02: SUFFIXES AND COMBINING FORMS MADE EASY
CHAPTER 03: ESSENTIAL PREFIXES AND MORE
CHAPTER 04: DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES AND THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS
CHAPTER 05: THE BODY AS A WHOLE
PART II: THE BODY SYSTEM
CHAPTER 06: MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
CHAPTER 07: CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
CHAPTER 8: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
CHAPTER 9: DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
CHAPTER 10: URINARY SYSTEM
CHAPTER 11: REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
CHAPTER 12: INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM
CHAPTER 13: NERVOUS SYSTEM AND PSYCHOLOGIC DISORDERS
CHAPTER 14: SPECIAL SENSE ORGANS OF THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
CHAPTER 15: ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
,CHAPTER 01: SIMPLIFIED MEDICAL LANGUAGE
Multiple choice
1. The main body of a word is called a:
a. Suffix.
b. Word root.
c. Combining vowel.
d. Combining form.
Ans: b ref: p. 2 top: word roots and combining forms
2. Latin roots are used to write words naming and describing:
a. Diseases.
b. Conditions.
c. Diagnosis.
d. Structures of the body.
Ans: d ref: p. 3 top: word roots and combining forms
3. When written alone, a prefix is usually followed by this to indicate that another word
follows the prefix t suffix.
b. Comma.
c. Hyphen.
d. Word root.
Ans: c ref: p. 4 top: prefixes and suffixes
4. A combining vowel is used:
a. When the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
b. When the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
c. When there is no prefix.
d. When there is a prefix.
Ans: a ref: p. 5 top: combining word parts to write terms
5. Which word root is greek for “stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
Ans: b ref: p. 2 top: word roots and combining forms
6. The punctuation mark that designates a combining form is a:
a. Comma.
b. Parenthesis.
, c. Diagonal slash.
d. Semicolon.
Ans: c ref: p. 3 top: word roots and combining forms
7. The most frequently used combining vowel is:
a. O.
b. A.
c. I.
d. E.
Ans: a ref: p. 3
a. Word root
b. Prefix
c. Combining vowel
d. Suffix
Ans: d ref: p. 4 top: prefixes and suffixes
11. Learning the meanings of word parts:
a. Is not important as long as every word is memorized.
b. Is one of the most difficult tasks to master in health care.
c. Should be done only if time allows.
d. Eliminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered.
Ans: d ref: p. 5 top: word parts
12. Borrowing of medical words from latin or green began around the year:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
Ans: a ref: p. 1 top: simplifying medical terms
13. Latin and green combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms?
a. 40 %
b. 50 %
c. 70 %
d. 90 %
Ans: d ref: p. 1 top: simplifying medical terms
14. The suffix “-itis” means:
a. Excision.
b. Inflammation.
c. Reverse.
d. Repair.