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TEST BANK FOR QUICK AND EASY MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 9TH EDITION BY LEONARD S - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material Downloaded by: Sophiie | Distribution of this document is illegal S - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material Copyright © 2020, Elsevier Inc. All Rights Reserved. 1 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 to make a complete word: a. 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 TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms 8. The largest organ in the human body is the: a. lungs. b. heart. c. brain. d. skin. ANS: D REF: p. 3 TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms 9. The prefix “a-” means: a. without. b. with. c. under. d. between. ANS: A REF: p. 4 TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes 10. What is attached to the end of a word to modify its meaning? Downloaded by: Sophiie | Distribution of this document is illegal S - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material Copyright © 2020, Elsevier Inc. All Rights Reserved. 2 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. ANS: B REF: p. 2 TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes 15. A compound word is a word in which two of what are combined? a. Suffixes b. Prefixes c. Combining vowels d. Word roots ANS: D REF: p. 2 TOP: Word Parts 16. Eponyms are: a. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a person. b. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a place. c. always capitalized. d. never capitalized. ANS: B REF: p. 8 TOP: Proper Names 17. MD stands for: a. modern doctor. b. medical dentistry. c. doctor of medicine. d. medical derivative. ANS: A REF: p. 8 TOP: Abbreviations 18. Which term is an example of an eponym and an abbreviation? a. Stat b. Pap smear c. Foley catheter d. CABG ANS: B REF: p. 8 TOP: Abbreviations 19. One common cause of misinterpretation of abbreviations is: a. inconsistent standards for abbreviations. b. incompetence of medical professionals. c. misreading of handwriting. d. incompatibility with computer systems. Downloaded

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