TEST BANK FOR QUICK
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AND EASY MEDICAL
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TERMINOLOGY 9TH n
EDITION BY LEONARD
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ALL CHAPTERS
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,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
n n n n
MULTIPLEnCHOICE
1. Thenmainnbodynofnanwordnisncalledna:
a. suffix.
b. wordnroot.
c. combiningnvowel.
d. combiningnform.
ANS:nBn REF:np.n2 TOP:nWordnRootsnandnCombiningnForms
2. Latinnrootsnarenusedntonwritenwordsnnamingnandndescribing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structuresnofnthenbody.
ANS:nDn REF:np.n3 TOP:nWordnRootsnandnCombiningnForms
3. Whennwrittennalone,nanprefixnisnusuallynfollowednbynthisntonindicatenthatnanothernwordnfollowsnthenprefixnt
o suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. wordnroot.
ANS:nCn REF:np.n4 TOP:nPrefixesnandnSuffixes
4. Ancombiningnvowelnisnused:
a. whennthensuffixnthatnfollowsnbeginsnwithnanconsonant.
b. whennthensuffixnthatnfollowsnbeginsnwithnanconsonant.
c. whenntherenisnnonprefix.
d. whenntherenisnanprefix.
ANS:nAn REF:np.n5 TOP:nCombiningnWordnPartsntonWritenTerms
5. WhichnwordnrootnisnGreeknforn“stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS:nBn REF:np.n2 TOP:nWordnRootsnandnCombiningnForms
6. Thenpunctuationnmarknthatndesignatesnancombiningnformnisna:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonalnslash.
d. semicolon.
ANS:nCn REF:np.n3 TOP:nWordnRootsnandnCombiningnForms
7. Thenmostnfrequentlynusedncombiningnvowelnis:
a. o.
b. a.
,c. i.
d. e.
ANS:nAn REF:np.n3 TOP:nCombiningnWordnPartsntonWritenTerms
, a. Wordnroot
b. Prefix
c. Combiningnvowel
d. Suffix
ANS:nDn REF:np.n4 TOP:nPrefixesnandnSuffixes
11. Learningnthenmeaningsnofnwordnparts:
a. isnnotnimportantnasnlongnasneverynwordnisnmemorized.
b. isnonenofnthenmostndifficultntasksntonmasterninnhealthncare.
c. shouldnbendonenonlynifntimenallows.
d. eliminatesnthennecessitynofnmemorizingneachnnewnwordnencountered.
ANS:nDn REF:np.n5 TOP:nWordnParts
12. BorrowingnofnmedicalnwordsnfromnLatinnornGreennbegannaroundnthenyear:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS:nAn REF:np.n1 TOP:nSimplifyingnMedicalnTerms
13. LatinnandnGreenncombinednarenthenoriginnofnwhatnpercentagenofnmedicalnterms?
a. 40n%
b. 50n%
c. 70n%
d. 90n%
ANS:nDn REF:np.n1 TOP:nSimplifyingnMedicalnTerms
14. Thensuffixn“-itis”nmeans:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS:nBn REF:np.n2 TOP:nPrefixesnandnSuffixes
15. Ancompoundnwordnisnanwordninnwhichntwonofnwhatnarencombined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combiningnvowels
d. Wordnroots
ANS:nDn REF:np.n2 TOP:nWordnParts
16. Eponymsnare:
a. diseases,norgans,nprocedures,nornbodilynfunctionsnnamednafternanperson.
b. diseases,norgans,nprocedures,nornbodilynfunctionsnnamednafternanplace.
c. alwaysncapitalized.
d. neverncapitalized.
ANS:nBn REF:np.n8 TOP:nPropernNames
17. MDnstandsnfor:
a. modernndoctor.
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AND EASY MEDICAL
n n n
TERMINOLOGY 9TH n
EDITION BY LEONARD
n n
ALL CHAPTERS
n
,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
n n n n
MULTIPLEnCHOICE
1. Thenmainnbodynofnanwordnisncalledna:
a. suffix.
b. wordnroot.
c. combiningnvowel.
d. combiningnform.
ANS:nBn REF:np.n2 TOP:nWordnRootsnandnCombiningnForms
2. Latinnrootsnarenusedntonwritenwordsnnamingnandndescribing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structuresnofnthenbody.
ANS:nDn REF:np.n3 TOP:nWordnRootsnandnCombiningnForms
3. Whennwrittennalone,nanprefixnisnusuallynfollowednbynthisntonindicatenthatnanothernwordnfollowsnthenprefixnt
o suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. wordnroot.
ANS:nCn REF:np.n4 TOP:nPrefixesnandnSuffixes
4. Ancombiningnvowelnisnused:
a. whennthensuffixnthatnfollowsnbeginsnwithnanconsonant.
b. whennthensuffixnthatnfollowsnbeginsnwithnanconsonant.
c. whenntherenisnnonprefix.
d. whenntherenisnanprefix.
ANS:nAn REF:np.n5 TOP:nCombiningnWordnPartsntonWritenTerms
5. WhichnwordnrootnisnGreeknforn“stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS:nBn REF:np.n2 TOP:nWordnRootsnandnCombiningnForms
6. Thenpunctuationnmarknthatndesignatesnancombiningnformnisna:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonalnslash.
d. semicolon.
ANS:nCn REF:np.n3 TOP:nWordnRootsnandnCombiningnForms
7. Thenmostnfrequentlynusedncombiningnvowelnis:
a. o.
b. a.
,c. i.
d. e.
ANS:nAn REF:np.n3 TOP:nCombiningnWordnPartsntonWritenTerms
, a. Wordnroot
b. Prefix
c. Combiningnvowel
d. Suffix
ANS:nDn REF:np.n4 TOP:nPrefixesnandnSuffixes
11. Learningnthenmeaningsnofnwordnparts:
a. isnnotnimportantnasnlongnasneverynwordnisnmemorized.
b. isnonenofnthenmostndifficultntasksntonmasterninnhealthncare.
c. shouldnbendonenonlynifntimenallows.
d. eliminatesnthennecessitynofnmemorizingneachnnewnwordnencountered.
ANS:nDn REF:np.n5 TOP:nWordnParts
12. BorrowingnofnmedicalnwordsnfromnLatinnornGreennbegannaroundnthenyear:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS:nAn REF:np.n1 TOP:nSimplifyingnMedicalnTerms
13. LatinnandnGreenncombinednarenthenoriginnofnwhatnpercentagenofnmedicalnterms?
a. 40n%
b. 50n%
c. 70n%
d. 90n%
ANS:nDn REF:np.n1 TOP:nSimplifyingnMedicalnTerms
14. Thensuffixn“-itis”nmeans:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS:nBn REF:np.n2 TOP:nPrefixesnandnSuffixes
15. Ancompoundnwordnisnanwordninnwhichntwonofnwhatnarencombined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combiningnvowels
d. Wordnroots
ANS:nDn REF:np.n2 TOP:nWordnParts
16. Eponymsnare:
a. diseases,norgans,nprocedures,nornbodilynfunctionsnnamednafternanperson.
b. diseases,norgans,nprocedures,nornbodilynfunctionsnnamednafternanplace.
c. alwaysncapitalized.
d. neverncapitalized.
ANS:nBn REF:np.n8 TOP:nPropernNames
17. MDnstandsnfor:
a. modernndoctor.
