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Test Bank for Medical Terminology Systems: A Body Systems Approach Eighth Edition
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,MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY SYSTEMS: A Body Systems Approach 8TH EDITION BY
BARBARA A. GYLYS TEST BANK
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. Basic Elements of a Medical Word Chapter 2.
Suffixes
Chapter 3. Prefixes Chapter 4.
Body Structure
Chapter 5. Integumentary System Chapter
6. Digestive System Chapter 7. Respiratory
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System Chapter 8. Cardiovascular System
Chapter 9. Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems Chapter 10.
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Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 11. Urinary System
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Chapter 12. Female Reproductive System Chapter 13.
Male Reproductive System Chapter 14. Endocrine
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Chapter 15. Nervous System
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Chapter 1: Basic Elements of a Medical Word
(Answers at the end of every chapter)
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Most medical word roots are derived from
A. Latin and French.
B. German and Latin.
C. Spanish and French.
D. Latin and Greek.
E. Russian and Latin.
2. The word root for liver is
A. mast.
B. hepat.
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C. oste.
D. my.
E. trache.
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3. Which is an example of a word root linking a suffix that begins with a vowel?
A. Cardi/o/centesis
B. Enter/o/lysis
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C. Therm/o/meter
D. Scler/osis
E. Cardi/o/megaly
4. The word root in a medical term usually indicates a(n)
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A. position.
B. number.
C. condition.
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D. anatomical structure.
E. procedure.
5. Which element is a word root?
A. nephr
B. nephro
C. nephros
D. nephrotomy
E. tomy
6. Arthr/o is an example of a
A. suffix.
B. combining form.
C. word root.
D. prefix.
E. combining vowel
, 7. The term stomat/itis means
A. inflammation of the stomach.
B. inflammation of the liver.
C. inflammation of the face.
D. inflammation of the mouth.
E. inflammation of the skin.
8. A combining form (CF) is a word root plus a
A. prefix.
B. suffix.
C. vowel.
D. word root.
E. consonant.
9. The CF for joint is
A. oste/o.
B. chondr/o.
C. -ist.
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D. arthr/o.
E. -osis.
10. A CF is used to link a suffix that begins with a/the
A. letter o.
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B. connecting vowel.
C. prefix.
D. vowel.
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E. consonant.
11. In cardi/o/centesis, cardi/o is a
A. combining form.
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B. prefix.
C. word root.
D. suffix.
E. vowel.
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12. In the word pelvimetry, the combining vowel is
A. i.
B. e.
C. y.
D. pelvi.
E. metry.
13. In mast/o/pexy, the o is a
A. combining form.
B. prefix.
C. combining vowel.
D. suffix.
E. word root.
Test Bank for Medical Terminology Systems: A Body Systems Approach Eighth Edition
St
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cn
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TEST BANK
,MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY SYSTEMS: A Body Systems Approach 8TH EDITION BY
BARBARA A. GYLYS TEST BANK
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. Basic Elements of a Medical Word Chapter 2.
Suffixes
Chapter 3. Prefixes Chapter 4.
Body Structure
Chapter 5. Integumentary System Chapter
6. Digestive System Chapter 7. Respiratory
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System Chapter 8. Cardiovascular System
Chapter 9. Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems Chapter 10.
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Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 11. Urinary System
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Chapter 12. Female Reproductive System Chapter 13.
Male Reproductive System Chapter 14. Endocrine
System
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Chapter 15. Nervous System
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,Gylys: Medical Terminology Systems: A Body Systems Approach
Chapter 1: Basic Elements of a Medical Word
(Answers at the end of every chapter)
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Most medical word roots are derived from
A. Latin and French.
B. German and Latin.
C. Spanish and French.
D. Latin and Greek.
E. Russian and Latin.
2. The word root for liver is
A. mast.
B. hepat.
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C. oste.
D. my.
E. trache.
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3. Which is an example of a word root linking a suffix that begins with a vowel?
A. Cardi/o/centesis
B. Enter/o/lysis
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C. Therm/o/meter
D. Scler/osis
E. Cardi/o/megaly
4. The word root in a medical term usually indicates a(n)
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A. position.
B. number.
C. condition.
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D. anatomical structure.
E. procedure.
5. Which element is a word root?
A. nephr
B. nephro
C. nephros
D. nephrotomy
E. tomy
6. Arthr/o is an example of a
A. suffix.
B. combining form.
C. word root.
D. prefix.
E. combining vowel
, 7. The term stomat/itis means
A. inflammation of the stomach.
B. inflammation of the liver.
C. inflammation of the face.
D. inflammation of the mouth.
E. inflammation of the skin.
8. A combining form (CF) is a word root plus a
A. prefix.
B. suffix.
C. vowel.
D. word root.
E. consonant.
9. The CF for joint is
A. oste/o.
B. chondr/o.
C. -ist.
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D. arthr/o.
E. -osis.
10. A CF is used to link a suffix that begins with a/the
A. letter o.
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B. connecting vowel.
C. prefix.
D. vowel.
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E. consonant.
11. In cardi/o/centesis, cardi/o is a
A. combining form.
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B. prefix.
C. word root.
D. suffix.
E. vowel.
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12. In the word pelvimetry, the combining vowel is
A. i.
B. e.
C. y.
D. pelvi.
E. metry.
13. In mast/o/pexy, the o is a
A. combining form.
B. prefix.
C. combining vowel.
D. suffix.
E. word root.
