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Basic Medical Language
7th Edition by Danielle LaFleur Brooks
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,Lesson 01: Introduction to Medical Language, Body Structure, Oncology, and
Laboratory Tests
LaFleur: Basic Medical Language, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A medical term composed of the first letters of several words that can be pronounced as a
whole word is called a(n)
a. eponym.
b. acronym.
c. medical term built from Greek and Latin word parts.
d. None of the above
ANS: B PTS: 1 OBJ: 1
TOP: Origins of Medical Language
2. Parkinson disease is an example of what type of medical term?
a. Eponym
b. Acronym
c. Medical term built from Greek and Latin word parts
d. Modern or technological language
ANS: A PTS: 1 OBJ: 1
TOP: Origins of Medical Language
3. The primary meaning of a term is conveyed by the
a. suffix.
b. prefix.
c. word root.
d. combining vowel.
ANS: C PTS: 1 OBJ: 1 TOP: Medical Term Building
4. The word part attached to the beginning of a word is the
a. prefix.
b. suffix.
c. combining vowel.
d. word root.
ANS: A PTS: 1 OBJ: 1 TOP: Medical Term Building
5. A suffix meaning pertaining to is
a. -al.
b. -oid.
c. -oma.
d. -logy.
ANS: A PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts
6. The meaning of the suffix -genic is
a. pertaining to.
, b. enlargement.
c. study of.
d. producing, originating, causing.
ANS: D PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts
7. The combining form referring to the tissue that is the major covering of the external surface of
the body is
a. hist/o.
b. epitheli/o.
c. sarc/o.
d. neur/o.
ANS: B PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts
8. The combining form that refers to the basic unit of all living things is
a. cyt/o.
b. onc/o.
c. viscer/o.
d. hist/o.
ANS: A PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts
9. A combining form meaning tumor is
a. cyt/o.
b. path/o.
c. onc/o.
d. sarc/o.
ANS: C PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts
10. The combining form carcin/o means
a. disease.
b. tumor.
c. cancer.
d. flesh.
ANS: C PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts
11. The suffix -stasis means
a. out of control.
b. tumor.
c. cancer.
d. control, stop.
ANS: D PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts
12. The combining form referring to the cells that have the ability to produce movement is
a. neur/o.
b. plasm/o.
c. lip/o.
d. my/o.
Basic Medical Language
7th Edition by Danielle LaFleur Brooks
Complete Lessons Test Bank are
included (Lesson 1 to 12)
** Immediate Download
** Swift Response
** All Chapters included
,Lesson 01: Introduction to Medical Language, Body Structure, Oncology, and
Laboratory Tests
LaFleur: Basic Medical Language, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A medical term composed of the first letters of several words that can be pronounced as a
whole word is called a(n)
a. eponym.
b. acronym.
c. medical term built from Greek and Latin word parts.
d. None of the above
ANS: B PTS: 1 OBJ: 1
TOP: Origins of Medical Language
2. Parkinson disease is an example of what type of medical term?
a. Eponym
b. Acronym
c. Medical term built from Greek and Latin word parts
d. Modern or technological language
ANS: A PTS: 1 OBJ: 1
TOP: Origins of Medical Language
3. The primary meaning of a term is conveyed by the
a. suffix.
b. prefix.
c. word root.
d. combining vowel.
ANS: C PTS: 1 OBJ: 1 TOP: Medical Term Building
4. The word part attached to the beginning of a word is the
a. prefix.
b. suffix.
c. combining vowel.
d. word root.
ANS: A PTS: 1 OBJ: 1 TOP: Medical Term Building
5. A suffix meaning pertaining to is
a. -al.
b. -oid.
c. -oma.
d. -logy.
ANS: A PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts
6. The meaning of the suffix -genic is
a. pertaining to.
, b. enlargement.
c. study of.
d. producing, originating, causing.
ANS: D PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts
7. The combining form referring to the tissue that is the major covering of the external surface of
the body is
a. hist/o.
b. epitheli/o.
c. sarc/o.
d. neur/o.
ANS: B PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts
8. The combining form that refers to the basic unit of all living things is
a. cyt/o.
b. onc/o.
c. viscer/o.
d. hist/o.
ANS: A PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts
9. A combining form meaning tumor is
a. cyt/o.
b. path/o.
c. onc/o.
d. sarc/o.
ANS: C PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts
10. The combining form carcin/o means
a. disease.
b. tumor.
c. cancer.
d. flesh.
ANS: C PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts
11. The suffix -stasis means
a. out of control.
b. tumor.
c. cancer.
d. control, stop.
ANS: D PTS: 1 OBJ: 2 TOP: Word Parts
12. The combining form referring to the cells that have the ability to produce movement is
a. neur/o.
b. plasm/o.
c. lip/o.
d. my/o.
