, Shiland: Mastering Healthcare Terminology, 4th Edition
Chapter 1-1: Introduction to Healthcare Terminology
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Alzheimer disease is an example of a(n):
a. prefix. c. eponym.
b. word root. d. decodable term.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 4
OBJ: Derivations & Recognition of Types of Terms
TOP: Nondecodable Terms
2. Arthr/o is an example of a:
a. prefix. c. suffix.
b. word root. d. combining form.
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 6
OBJ: Rules to Build¸ Spell¸ & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
3. In the term hypodermic, the prefix is:
a. hypo. c. dermo.
b. derm. d. ic.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 17
OBJ: Rules to Build¸ Spell¸ & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
4. In the term neonatology, the suffix is:
a. neo. c. nato.
b. nat. d. logy.
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 15
OBJ: Rules to Build¸ Spell¸ & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
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, Test Bank 1-2
5. A word root for “bone” is:
a. osis. c. ophthalm.
b. oste. d. opsy.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 21
OBJ: Rules to Build¸ Spell¸ & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
6. The word component that refers to the stomach is:
a. gastr/o. c. enter/o.
b. col/o. d. path/o.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 21
OBJ: Rules to Build¸ Spell¸ & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
7. The prefix anti- means:
a. before. c. near.
b. after, behind. d. against.
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 16
OBJ: Rules to Build¸ Spell¸ & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
8. If a patient is being treated for hypothermia, he/she has abnormally:
a. high body temperature. c. high blood pressure.
b. low body temperature. d. low blood pressure.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 10 | 17 | 21
OBJ: Rules to Build¸ Spell¸ & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
9. A patient who has a prenatal visit sees her practitioner:
a. after the birth of her child.
b. before the birth of her child.
c. the time surrounding the birth of her child.
d. at the time of delivery.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 17
OBJ: Rules to Build¸ Spell¸ & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
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, Test Bank 1-3
10. A patient has a surgical procedure described as an arthrotomy. You know that the joint:
a. was incised. c. had a new opening made.
b. was removed. d. was visually examined.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 13
OBJ: Rules to Build¸ Spell¸ & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
11. A notation is made about an instrument to be ordered for the hospital. It makes a record
of the electrical activity of the heart. The instrument is called an:
a. electrocardioscope. c. electrocardiograph.
b. electrocardiogram. d. electrocardiography.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 14
OBJ: Rules to Build¸ Spell¸ & Pronounce | Sort Word Parts Into Healthcare
Vocabulary
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
12. You are checking a report for errors and find that one of the procedures listed is
misspelled. Which one is it?
a. esophagogastroduodenoscopy c. ileotomy
b. colostomy d. ostetomy
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 8
OBJ: Rules to Build¸ Spell¸ & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell | Word Parts & Decodable Terms
13. Neurology is a discipline that would most likely treat patients with disorders of the:
a. nerves. c. stomach.
b. teeth. d. joints.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 21
OBJ: Rules to Build¸ Spell¸ & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
14. An instrument used to cut bone is an:
a. osteotome. c. osteotripter.
b. osteoscope. d. osteometer.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 14
Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2006, 2003 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc.
Chapter 1-1: Introduction to Healthcare Terminology
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Alzheimer disease is an example of a(n):
a. prefix. c. eponym.
b. word root. d. decodable term.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 4
OBJ: Derivations & Recognition of Types of Terms
TOP: Nondecodable Terms
2. Arthr/o is an example of a:
a. prefix. c. suffix.
b. word root. d. combining form.
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 6
OBJ: Rules to Build¸ Spell¸ & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
3. In the term hypodermic, the prefix is:
a. hypo. c. dermo.
b. derm. d. ic.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 17
OBJ: Rules to Build¸ Spell¸ & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
4. In the term neonatology, the suffix is:
a. neo. c. nato.
b. nat. d. logy.
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 15
OBJ: Rules to Build¸ Spell¸ & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2006, 2003 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc.
, Test Bank 1-2
5. A word root for “bone” is:
a. osis. c. ophthalm.
b. oste. d. opsy.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 21
OBJ: Rules to Build¸ Spell¸ & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
6. The word component that refers to the stomach is:
a. gastr/o. c. enter/o.
b. col/o. d. path/o.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 21
OBJ: Rules to Build¸ Spell¸ & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
7. The prefix anti- means:
a. before. c. near.
b. after, behind. d. against.
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 16
OBJ: Rules to Build¸ Spell¸ & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
8. If a patient is being treated for hypothermia, he/she has abnormally:
a. high body temperature. c. high blood pressure.
b. low body temperature. d. low blood pressure.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 10 | 17 | 21
OBJ: Rules to Build¸ Spell¸ & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
9. A patient who has a prenatal visit sees her practitioner:
a. after the birth of her child.
b. before the birth of her child.
c. the time surrounding the birth of her child.
d. at the time of delivery.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 17
OBJ: Rules to Build¸ Spell¸ & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2006, 2003 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc.
, Test Bank 1-3
10. A patient has a surgical procedure described as an arthrotomy. You know that the joint:
a. was incised. c. had a new opening made.
b. was removed. d. was visually examined.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 13
OBJ: Rules to Build¸ Spell¸ & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
11. A notation is made about an instrument to be ordered for the hospital. It makes a record
of the electrical activity of the heart. The instrument is called an:
a. electrocardioscope. c. electrocardiograph.
b. electrocardiogram. d. electrocardiography.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 14
OBJ: Rules to Build¸ Spell¸ & Pronounce | Sort Word Parts Into Healthcare
Vocabulary
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
12. You are checking a report for errors and find that one of the procedures listed is
misspelled. Which one is it?
a. esophagogastroduodenoscopy c. ileotomy
b. colostomy d. ostetomy
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 8
OBJ: Rules to Build¸ Spell¸ & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell | Word Parts & Decodable Terms
13. Neurology is a discipline that would most likely treat patients with disorders of the:
a. nerves. c. stomach.
b. teeth. d. joints.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 21
OBJ: Rules to Build¸ Spell¸ & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
14. An instrument used to cut bone is an:
a. osteotome. c. osteotripter.
b. osteoscope. d. osteometer.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 14
Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2006, 2003 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc.
