TEST BANK
Medical Terminology: A Short
Course 9th Edition by Davi-Ellen
Chabner
TEST BANK
,Chapter 01: Basic Word Structure
Chabner: Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A combining form is the:
a. word ending
b. root plus combining vowel
c. prefix
d. prefix plus combining vowel
e. root plus suffix
ANS: B
2. The combining form meaning “joint” is:
a. aden/o
b. -itis
c. -algia
d. arthr/o
e. oste/o
ANS: D
3. A suffix meaning “inflammation” is:
a. -itis
b. -osis
c. -ac
d. -al
e. -tomy
ANS: A
4. A word part meaning “below”,“less than normal,” or “under” is:
a. re-
b. hyper-
c. trans-
d. -emia
e. hypo-
ANS: E
5. A suffix meaning “study of” is:
a. -pathy
b. -logy
c. -gram
d. -scopy
e. -osis
ANS: B
6. A tumor of a gland is called:
, a. arthrosis
b. arthroscope
c. adenoma
d. nephroma
e. hepatitis
ANS: f C
7. Visual fexamination fof fthe furinary fbladder f is fcalled:
a. cystoscopy
b. cytology
c. cystogram
d. nephroscopy
e. cystoscope
ANS: f A
8. Prediction fabout fthe foutcome fof fan fillness for ftreatment f is fcalled:
a. prognosis
b. psychosis
c. diagnosis
d. biopsy
e. pathology
ANS: f A
9. (Condition fof) fnerve fpain fis fcalled:
a. neural
b. arthralgia
c. cephalgia
d. neueralgia
e. neuralgia
ANS: f E
10. Ren/o fand fnephr/o fboth fmean:
a. heart
b. liver
c. blood
d. kidney
e. intestine
ANS: f D
11. Which fterm frelates fto fthe fbrain?
a. anemia
b. cerebral
c. rhinitis
d. thrombosis
e. gastrotomy
ANS: f B
,12. A fcancerous ftumor fis fa(n):
a. hematoma
b. adenoma
c. oncology
d. gastralgia
e. carcinoma
ANS: f E
13. A fred fblood fcell fis fa(n):
a. platelet
b. thrombocyte
c. erythrocyte
d. leukocyte
e. resection
ANS: f C
14. Abnormal fcondition fof fclot fformation:
a. gastritis
b. osteitis
c. adenosis
d. dermatitis
e. thrombosis
ANS: f E
15. An finstrument fto fvisually fexamine fthe furinary fbladder fis fcalled fa(n):
a. cystoscopy
b. cystoscope
c. gastroscope
d. arthroscopy
e. excision
ANS: f B
16. An fexcessive f(more fthan fnormal) famount fof fsugar fin fthe f blood fis fcalled:
a. hypothyroidism
b. hyperthyroidism
c. hyperglycemia
d. hypoglycemia
e. hypodermic
ANS: f C
17. A fgastrectomy fis fa(n):
a. gastric fexcision
b. gastroscopy
c. visual fexamination fof fthe
fabdomen
d. incision fof fthe fstomach
e. incision fof fa fgland
, ANS: f A
18. Glands fthat fsecrete fhormones fare f glands.
a. enteral
b. endocrine
c. exocrine
d. adenoma
e. neural
ANS: f B
19. Increase fin fcancerous fwhite fblood fcells fin fblood fand fbone fmarrow:
a. leukemia
b. anemia
c. adenosis
d. leukocytosis
e. osteoma
ANS: f A
20. A flarge f incision facross fthe fabdomen fis fcalled:
a. laparoscopy
b. rhinotomy
c. laparotomy
d. gastrotomy
e. gastroscopy
ANS: f C
21. A fmalignant f(cancerous) ftumor fof fflesh f(connective) ftissue f is:
a. carcinoma
b. sarcoma
c. neuroma
d. hepatoma
e. nephroma
ANS: f B
22. A fdoctor fwho fperforms fautopsies fand fexamines fbiopsy fsamples fis fa(n):
a. oncologist
b. gynecologist
c. hematologist
d. endocrinologist
e. pathologist
ANS: f E
23. A frecord fof fthe felectricity fin fthe f brain fis fa(n):
a. arthrogram
b. electrocardiogram
c. resection
d. electroencephalogram
, e. nephrectomy
ANS: f D
24. Inflammation fof fthe fsmall fintestine f is fcalled:
a. osteitis
b. hepatitis
c. rhinitis
d. adenitis
e. enteritis
ANS: f E
25. Protein ffound fin fred fblood fcells fis:
a. sarcoma
b. hemoglobin
c. hematoma
d. erythrocyte
e. hepatoma
ANS: f B
26. The fcombining fform fcyt/o fmeans:
a. urinary fbladder
b. platelet
c. gland
d. cell
e. red
ANS: f D
27. The fcombining fform frhin/o fmeans:
a. nose
b. knowledge
c. cell
d. tumor
e. flesh
ANS: f A
28. The fcombining f form fhemat/o fmeans:
a. liver
b. white
c. blood
d. kidney
e. red
ANS: f C
29. The fcombining fform fglyc/o f means:
a. knowledge
b. sugar
c. woman
, d. stomach
e. white
ANS: f B
30. The fcombining f form faden/o fmeans:
a. joint
b. head
c. cerebrum
d. intestines
e. gland
ANS: f E
31. The fcombining f form foste/o fmeans:
a. bone
b. brain
c. joint
d. electricity
e. stomach
ANS: f A
32. The fcombining fform farthr/o fmeans:
a. cancerous
b. head
c. joint
d. intestines
e. blood
ANS: f C
33. The fcombining fform fthromb/o fmeans:
a. cell
b. clotting
c. flesh
d. mind
e. disease
ANS: f B
34. The fcombining fform flapar/o fmeans:
a. intestines
b. stomach
c. abdomen
d. kidney
e. liver
ANS: f C
35. The fcombining f form fcephal/o fmeans:
a. joint
b. head
Medical Terminology: A Short
Course 9th Edition by Davi-Ellen
Chabner
TEST BANK
,Chapter 01: Basic Word Structure
Chabner: Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A combining form is the:
a. word ending
b. root plus combining vowel
c. prefix
d. prefix plus combining vowel
e. root plus suffix
ANS: B
2. The combining form meaning “joint” is:
a. aden/o
b. -itis
c. -algia
d. arthr/o
e. oste/o
ANS: D
3. A suffix meaning “inflammation” is:
a. -itis
b. -osis
c. -ac
d. -al
e. -tomy
ANS: A
4. A word part meaning “below”,“less than normal,” or “under” is:
a. re-
b. hyper-
c. trans-
d. -emia
e. hypo-
ANS: E
5. A suffix meaning “study of” is:
a. -pathy
b. -logy
c. -gram
d. -scopy
e. -osis
ANS: B
6. A tumor of a gland is called:
, a. arthrosis
b. arthroscope
c. adenoma
d. nephroma
e. hepatitis
ANS: f C
7. Visual fexamination fof fthe furinary fbladder f is fcalled:
a. cystoscopy
b. cytology
c. cystogram
d. nephroscopy
e. cystoscope
ANS: f A
8. Prediction fabout fthe foutcome fof fan fillness for ftreatment f is fcalled:
a. prognosis
b. psychosis
c. diagnosis
d. biopsy
e. pathology
ANS: f A
9. (Condition fof) fnerve fpain fis fcalled:
a. neural
b. arthralgia
c. cephalgia
d. neueralgia
e. neuralgia
ANS: f E
10. Ren/o fand fnephr/o fboth fmean:
a. heart
b. liver
c. blood
d. kidney
e. intestine
ANS: f D
11. Which fterm frelates fto fthe fbrain?
a. anemia
b. cerebral
c. rhinitis
d. thrombosis
e. gastrotomy
ANS: f B
,12. A fcancerous ftumor fis fa(n):
a. hematoma
b. adenoma
c. oncology
d. gastralgia
e. carcinoma
ANS: f E
13. A fred fblood fcell fis fa(n):
a. platelet
b. thrombocyte
c. erythrocyte
d. leukocyte
e. resection
ANS: f C
14. Abnormal fcondition fof fclot fformation:
a. gastritis
b. osteitis
c. adenosis
d. dermatitis
e. thrombosis
ANS: f E
15. An finstrument fto fvisually fexamine fthe furinary fbladder fis fcalled fa(n):
a. cystoscopy
b. cystoscope
c. gastroscope
d. arthroscopy
e. excision
ANS: f B
16. An fexcessive f(more fthan fnormal) famount fof fsugar fin fthe f blood fis fcalled:
a. hypothyroidism
b. hyperthyroidism
c. hyperglycemia
d. hypoglycemia
e. hypodermic
ANS: f C
17. A fgastrectomy fis fa(n):
a. gastric fexcision
b. gastroscopy
c. visual fexamination fof fthe
fabdomen
d. incision fof fthe fstomach
e. incision fof fa fgland
, ANS: f A
18. Glands fthat fsecrete fhormones fare f glands.
a. enteral
b. endocrine
c. exocrine
d. adenoma
e. neural
ANS: f B
19. Increase fin fcancerous fwhite fblood fcells fin fblood fand fbone fmarrow:
a. leukemia
b. anemia
c. adenosis
d. leukocytosis
e. osteoma
ANS: f A
20. A flarge f incision facross fthe fabdomen fis fcalled:
a. laparoscopy
b. rhinotomy
c. laparotomy
d. gastrotomy
e. gastroscopy
ANS: f C
21. A fmalignant f(cancerous) ftumor fof fflesh f(connective) ftissue f is:
a. carcinoma
b. sarcoma
c. neuroma
d. hepatoma
e. nephroma
ANS: f B
22. A fdoctor fwho fperforms fautopsies fand fexamines fbiopsy fsamples fis fa(n):
a. oncologist
b. gynecologist
c. hematologist
d. endocrinologist
e. pathologist
ANS: f E
23. A frecord fof fthe felectricity fin fthe f brain fis fa(n):
a. arthrogram
b. electrocardiogram
c. resection
d. electroencephalogram
, e. nephrectomy
ANS: f D
24. Inflammation fof fthe fsmall fintestine f is fcalled:
a. osteitis
b. hepatitis
c. rhinitis
d. adenitis
e. enteritis
ANS: f E
25. Protein ffound fin fred fblood fcells fis:
a. sarcoma
b. hemoglobin
c. hematoma
d. erythrocyte
e. hepatoma
ANS: f B
26. The fcombining fform fcyt/o fmeans:
a. urinary fbladder
b. platelet
c. gland
d. cell
e. red
ANS: f D
27. The fcombining fform frhin/o fmeans:
a. nose
b. knowledge
c. cell
d. tumor
e. flesh
ANS: f A
28. The fcombining f form fhemat/o fmeans:
a. liver
b. white
c. blood
d. kidney
e. red
ANS: f C
29. The fcombining fform fglyc/o f means:
a. knowledge
b. sugar
c. woman
, d. stomach
e. white
ANS: f B
30. The fcombining f form faden/o fmeans:
a. joint
b. head
c. cerebrum
d. intestines
e. gland
ANS: f E
31. The fcombining f form foste/o fmeans:
a. bone
b. brain
c. joint
d. electricity
e. stomach
ANS: f A
32. The fcombining fform farthr/o fmeans:
a. cancerous
b. head
c. joint
d. intestines
e. blood
ANS: f C
33. The fcombining fform fthromb/o fmeans:
a. cell
b. clotting
c. flesh
d. mind
e. disease
ANS: f B
34. The fcombining fform flapar/o fmeans:
a. intestines
b. stomach
c. abdomen
d. kidney
e. liver
ANS: f C
35. The fcombining f form fcephal/o fmeans:
a. joint
b. head
