Test Bank –
Medical Insurance in a Flash! An Interactive,
Flash-Card Approach,
By Alice Anne Andress
1st edition
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Medical Terminology Basics
Chapter 2: Anatomy And Physiology Basics
Chapter 3: Evaluation And Management Services
Chapter 4: CPT Coding
Chapter 5: ICD-9-CM Coding
Chapter 6: HCPCS Codes And Modifiers
Chapter 7: Introduction To Health Insurance
Chapter 9: Medicare
Chapter 9: Medicaid
Chapter 10: Managed Care
Chapter 11: TRICARE, Workers’ Comp, And Other Insurances
Chapter 12: Insurance Claims
Chapter 13: Insurance And Reimbursement
Chapter 14: Healthcare Technology
Chapter 15: Healthcare Ethics, Law, And Compliance
,TEST BANK
Medical Insurance in a Flash! An Interactive, Flash-Card Approach, 1st Edition
By Andress
Answer key
CHAPTER 1: MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY BASICS
1. Which of the following best defines a "prefix" in medical terminology?
A) The ending of a word that modifies its meaning
B) The core of a word that gives its essential meaning
C) A word part attached to the beginning of a root to modify its meaning
D) A combining vowel used to link two word parts
2. The combining form "cardi/o" refers to the:
A) Brain
B) Liver
C) Heart
D) Kidney
3. The suffix "-itis" indicates:
A) Surgical removal
B) Inflammation
C) Enlargement
D) Tumor
4. What does the prefix "hyper-" mean?
A) Below normal
B) Above normal or excessive
C) Within
, D) Around
5. The medical term "hepatitis" means:
A) Enlargement of the liver
B) Surgical removal of the liver
C) Inflammation of the liver
D) Tumor of the liver
6. Which suffix means "surgical removal"?
A) -otomy
B) -ostomy
C) -ectomy
D) -plasty
7. The root word "nephro" refers to the:
A) Lung
B) Kidney
C) Stomach
D) Spleen
8. The prefix "brady-" means:
A) Fast
B) Slow
C) Normal
D) Irregular
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Medical Insurance in a Flash! An Interactive,
Flash-Card Approach,
By Alice Anne Andress
1st edition
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Medical Terminology Basics
Chapter 2: Anatomy And Physiology Basics
Chapter 3: Evaluation And Management Services
Chapter 4: CPT Coding
Chapter 5: ICD-9-CM Coding
Chapter 6: HCPCS Codes And Modifiers
Chapter 7: Introduction To Health Insurance
Chapter 9: Medicare
Chapter 9: Medicaid
Chapter 10: Managed Care
Chapter 11: TRICARE, Workers’ Comp, And Other Insurances
Chapter 12: Insurance Claims
Chapter 13: Insurance And Reimbursement
Chapter 14: Healthcare Technology
Chapter 15: Healthcare Ethics, Law, And Compliance
,TEST BANK
Medical Insurance in a Flash! An Interactive, Flash-Card Approach, 1st Edition
By Andress
Answer key
CHAPTER 1: MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY BASICS
1. Which of the following best defines a "prefix" in medical terminology?
A) The ending of a word that modifies its meaning
B) The core of a word that gives its essential meaning
C) A word part attached to the beginning of a root to modify its meaning
D) A combining vowel used to link two word parts
2. The combining form "cardi/o" refers to the:
A) Brain
B) Liver
C) Heart
D) Kidney
3. The suffix "-itis" indicates:
A) Surgical removal
B) Inflammation
C) Enlargement
D) Tumor
4. What does the prefix "hyper-" mean?
A) Below normal
B) Above normal or excessive
C) Within
, D) Around
5. The medical term "hepatitis" means:
A) Enlargement of the liver
B) Surgical removal of the liver
C) Inflammation of the liver
D) Tumor of the liver
6. Which suffix means "surgical removal"?
A) -otomy
B) -ostomy
C) -ectomy
D) -plasty
7. The root word "nephro" refers to the:
A) Lung
B) Kidney
C) Stomach
D) Spleen
8. The prefix "brady-" means:
A) Fast
B) Slow
C) Normal
D) Irregular
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