Test Bank - for Quick & Easy Medical Terminology 10th Edition by Peggy C. Leonard, All Chapters 1-15 C0vered | Complete Solution | Guide A+.

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,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
fv fv fv fv




MULTIPLE CHOICE fv




1. The main body of a word is called a:
fv fv fv fv fv fv fv fv


a. suffix.
b. word root. fv


c. combining vowel. fv


d. combining form. fv




ANS: B fv f v REF: p. 2 fv fv TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
fv fv fv fv fv




2. Latin roots are used to write words naming and describing:
fv fv fv fv fv fv fv fv fv


a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures of the body. fv fv fv




ANS: D fv f v REF: p. 3 fv fv TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
fv fv fv fv fv




3. When written alone, a prefix is usually followed by this to indicate that another word follows the
fv fv fv fv fv fv fv fv fv fv fv fv fv fv fv fv


prefixto suffix.
fv vf


b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root. fv




ANS: C fv f v REF: p. 4 fv fv TOP: Prefixes and Suffixesfv fv fv




4. A combining vowel is used:
fv fv fv fv


a. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
fv fv fv fv fv fv fv fv


b. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
fv fv fv fv fv fv fv fv


c. when there is no prefix. fv fv fv fv


d. when there is a prefix. fv fv fv fv




ANS: A REF: p. 5 fv f v fv fv TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
fv fv fv fv fv fv




5. Which word root is Greek for “stone”?
fv fv fv fv fv fv


a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS: B fv f v REF: p. 2 fv fv TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
fv fv fv fv fv




6. The punctuation mark that designates a combining form is a:
fv fv fv fv fv fv fv fv fv


a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal slash. fv


d. semicolon.
ANS: C fv f v REF: p. 3 fv fv TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
fv fv fv fv fv




7. The most frequently used combining vowel is:
fv fv fv fv fv fv


a. o.
b. a.

, c. i.
d. e.
ANS: A REF: p. 3
fv f v fv fv TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
fv fv fv fv fv fv