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AND EASY MEDICAL
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TERMINOLOGY 9TH b
EDITION BY LEONARD
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ALL CHAPTERS
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,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
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MULTIPLEbCHOICE
1. Thebmainbbodybofbabwordbisbcalledba:
a. suffix.
b. wordbroot.
c. combiningbvowel.
d. combiningbform.
ANS:bBb REF:bp.b2 TOP:bWordbRootsbandbCombiningbForms
2. Latinbrootsbarebusedbtobwritebwordsbnamingbandbdescribing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structuresbofbthebbody.
ANS:bDb REF:bp.b3 TOP:bWordbRootsbandbCombiningbForms
3. Whenbwrittenbalone,babprefixbisbusuallybfollowedbbybthisbtobindicatebthatbanotherbwordbfollowsbthebprefixbt
o suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. wordbroot.
ANS:bCb REF:bp.b4 TOP:bPrefixesbandbSuffixes
4. Abcombiningbvowelbisbused:
a. whenbthebsuffixbthatbfollowsbbeginsbwithbabconsonant.
b. whenbthebsuffixbthatbfollowsbbeginsbwithbabconsonant.
c. whenbtherebisbnobprefix.
d. whenbtherebisbabprefix.
ANS:bAb REF:bp.b5 TOP:bCombiningbWordbPartsbtobWritebTerms
5. WhichbwordbrootbisbGreekbforb“stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS:bBb REF:bp.b2 TOP:bWordbRootsbandbCombiningbForms
6. Thebpunctuationbmarkbthatbdesignatesbabcombiningbformbisba:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonalbslash.
d. semicolon.
ANS:bCb REF:bp.b3 TOP:bWordbRootsbandbCombiningbForms
7. Thebmostbfrequentlybusedbcombiningbvowelbis:
a. o.
b. a.
,c. i.
d. e.
ANS:bAb REF:bp.b3 TOP:bCombiningbWordbPartsbtobWritebTerms
, a. Wordbroot
b. Prefix
c. Combiningbvowel
d. Suffix
ANS:bDb REF:bp.b4 TOP:bPrefixesbandbSuffixes
11. Learningbthebmeaningsbofbwordbparts:
a. isbnotbimportantbasblongbasbeverybwordbisbmemorized.
b. isbonebofbthebmostbdifficultbtasksbtobmasterbinbhealthbcare.
c. shouldbbebdonebonlybifbtimeballows.
d. eliminatesbthebnecessitybofbmemorizingbeachbnewbwordbencountered.
ANS:bDb REF:bp.b5 TOP:bWordbParts
12. BorrowingbofbmedicalbwordsbfrombLatinborbGreenbbeganbaroundbthebyear:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS:bAb REF:bp.b1 TOP:bSimplifyingbMedicalbTerms
13. LatinbandbGreenbcombinedbarebtheboriginbofbwhatbpercentagebofbmedicalbterms?
a. 40b%
b. 50b%
c. 70b%
d. 90b%
ANS:bDb REF:bp.b1 TOP:bSimplifyingbMedicalbTerms
14. Thebsuffixb“-itis”bmeans:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS:bBb REF:bp.b2 TOP:bPrefixesbandbSuffixes
15. Abcompoundbwordbisbabwordbinbwhichbtwobofbwhatbarebcombined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combiningbvowels
d. Wordbroots
ANS:bDb REF:bp.b2 TOP:bWordbParts
16. Eponymsbare:
a. diseases,borgans,bprocedures,borbbodilybfunctionsbnamedbafterbabperson.
b. diseases,borgans,bprocedures,borbbodilybfunctionsbnamedbafterbabplace.
c. alwaysbcapitalized.
d. neverbcapitalized.
ANS:bBb REF:bp.b8 TOP:bProperbNames
17. MDbstandsbfor:
a. modernbdoctor.