TEST BANK For Quick and Easy Medical Terminology 9th Edition BY PEGGY C. LEONARD

TEST BANK For Quick and Easy Medical Terminology 9thE
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|Complete Chapter 1 - 15 |

,Chapter1201:12Simplified12Medical12Language

MULTIPLE12CHOICE

1. The12main12body12of12a12word12is12called12a:
a. suffix.
b. word12root.
c. combining12vowel.
d. combining12form.
ANS: B1 2 REF:12p.122 TOP:12Word12Roots12and12Combining12Forms

2. Latin12roots12are12used12to12write12words12naming12and12describing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures12of12the12body.
ANS: D1 2 REF:12p.123 TOP:12Word12Roots12and12Combining12Forms

3. When12written12alone,12a12prefix12is12usually12followed12by12this12to12indicate12that12another12wo
rd12follows12the12prefix12to1 2 suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word12root.
ANS: C1 2 REF:12p.124 TOP:12Prefixes12and12Suffixes

4. A12combining12vowel12is12used:
a. when12the12suffix12that12follows12begins12with12a12consonant.
b. when12the12suffix12that12follows12begins12with12a12consonant.
c. when12there12is12no12prefix.
d. when12there12is12a12prefix.
ANS: A1 2 REF:12p.125 TOP:12Combining12Word12Parts12to12Write12Terms

5. Which12word12root12is12Greek12for12“stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS: B1 2 REF:12p.122 TOP:12Word12Roots12and12Combining12Forms

6. The12punctuation12mark12that12designates12a12combining12form12is12a:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal12slash.
d. semicolon.
ANS: C1 2 REF:12p.123 TOP:12Word12Roots12and12Combining12Forms

7. The12most12frequently12used12combining12vowel12is:
a. o.
b. a.

,c. i.
d. e.
ANS:12A1 2 REF:12p.123 TOP:12Combining12Word12Parts12to12Write12Terms

, a. Word12root
b. Prefix
c. Combining12vowel
d. Suffix
ANS: D1 2 REF:12p.124 TOP:12Prefixes12and12Suffixes

11. Learning12the12meanings12of12word12parts:
a. is12not12important12as12long12as12every12word12is12memorized.
b. is12one12of12the12most12difficult12tasks12to12master12in12health12care.
c. should12be12done12only12if12time12allows.
d. eliminates12the12necessity12of12memorizing12each12new12word12encountered.
ANS: D1 2 REF:12p.125 TOP:12Word12Parts

12. Borrowing12of12medical12words12from12Latin12or12Green12began12around12the12year:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS: A1 2 REF:12p.121 TOP:12Simplifying12Medical12Terms

13. Latin12and12Green12combined12are12the12origin12of12what12percentage12of12medical12terms?
a. 4012%
b. 5012%
c. 7012%
d. 9012%
ANS: D1 2 REF:12p.121 TOP:12Simplifying12Medical12Terms

14. The12suffix12“-itis”12meANS:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS: B1 2 REF:12p.122 TOP:12Prefixes12and12Suffixes

15. A12compound12word12is12a12word12in12which12two12of12what12are12combined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining12vowels
d. Word12roots
ANS: D1 2 REF:12p.122 TOP:12Word12Parts

16. Eponyms12are:
a. diseases,12organs,12procedures,12or12bodily12functions12named12after12a12person.
b. diseases,12organs,12procedures,12or12bodily12functions12named12after12a12place.
c. always12capitalized.
d. never12capitalized.
ANS: B1 2 REF:12p.128 TOP:12Proper12Names

17. MD12stands12for:
a. modern12doctor.