Medical Terminology Systems:
A Body Systems Approach 8th Edition
By Gylys and Wedding chapters 1-15 covered
,TableYofYContents:
ChapterY1.YBasicYElementsYofYaYMedicalYWordY ChapterY2.Y
Suffixes
ChapterY3.YPrefixesY ChapterY
4.YBodyYStructure
ChapterY5.YIntegumentaryYSystemY Cha
pterY6.YDigestiveYSystemY ChapterY7.YRe
spiratoryYSystemY ChapterY8.YCardiovas
cularYSystem
ChapterY9.YBlood,YLymphatic,YandYImmuneYSystemsY Chap
terY10.YMusculoskeletalYSystem
ChapterY11.YUrinaryYSystem
ChapterY12.YFemaleYReproductiveYSystemY ChapterY
13.YMaleYReproductiveYSystemY ChapterY14.YEndocr
ineYSystem
ChapterY15.YNervousYSystem
,Y ChapterY1:YBasicYElementsYofYaYMedicalYWord
MultipleYChoice
IdentifyYtheYchoiceYthatYbestYcompletesYtheYstatementYorYanswersYtheYquestion.
Y YY 1.YY MostYmedicalYwordYrootsYareYderivedYfrom
A. LatinYandYFrench.
B. GermanYandYLatin.
C. SpanishYandYFrench.
D. LatinYandYGreek.
E. RussianYandYLatin.
Y YY 2.YY TheYwordYrootYforYliverYis
A. mast.
B. hepat.
C. oste.
D. my.
E. trache.
Y YY 3.YY WhichYisYanYexampleYofYaYwordYrootYlinkingYaYsuffixYthatYbeginsYwithYaYvowel?
A. Cardi/o/centesis
B. Enter/o/lysis
C. Therm/o/meter
D. Scler/osis
E. Cardi/o/megaly
Y YY 4.YYY TheYwordYrootYinYaYmedicalYtermYusuallyYindicatesYa(n)
A. position.
B. number.
C. condition.
D. anatomicalYstructure.
E. procedure.
Y YY 5.YY WhichYelementYisYaYwordYroot?
A. nephr
B. nephro
C. nephros
D. nephrotomy
E. tomy
Y YY 6.YY Arthr/oYisYanYexampleYofYa
A. suffix.
B. combiningYform.
C. wordYroot.
D. prefix.
E. combiningYvowel
, Y YY 7.YY TheYtermYstomat/itisYmeans
A. inflammationYofYtheYstomach.
B. inflammationYofYtheYliver.
C. inflammationYofYtheYface.
D. inflammationYofYtheYmouth.
E. inflammationYofYtheYskin.
Y YY 8.YY AYcombiningYformY(CF)YisYaYwordYrootYplusYa
A. prefix.
B. suffix.
C. vowel.
D. wordYroot.
E. consonant.
Y YY 9.YY TheYCFYforYjointYis
A. oste/o.
B. chondr/o.
C. -ist.
D. arthr/o.
E. -osis.
Y 10.YYY AYCFYisYusedYtoYlinkYaYsuffixYthatYbeginsYwithYa/the
A.YYY letterYo.
B. connectingYvowel.
C. prefix.
D. vowel.
E. consonant.
Y 11.YYY InYcardi/o/centesis,Ycardi/oYisYa
A. combiningYform.
B. prefix.
C. wordYroot.
D. suffix.
E. vowel.
Y 12.YY InYtheYwordYpelvimetry,YtheYcombiningYvowelYis
A. i.
B. e.
C. y.
D. pelvi.
E. metry.
Y 13.YY InYmast/o/pexy,YtheYoYisYa
A. combiningYform.
B. prefix.
C. combiningYvowel.
D. suffix.
E. wordYroot.