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

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,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
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MULTIPLE CHOICE WL




1. The main body of a word is called a:
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a. suffix.
b. word root. WL


c. combining vowel. WL


d. combining form. WL




ANS: B WL W L REF: p. 2 WL WL TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
WL WL WL WL WL




2. Latin roots are used to write words naming and describing:
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a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures of the body. WL WL WL




ANS: D WL W L REF: p. 3 WL WL TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
WL WL WL WL WL




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


the prefix to
WL WL suffix. W
L


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




ANS: C WL W L REF: p. 4 WL WL TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
WL WL WL




4. A combining vowel is used:
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a. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
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b. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
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c. when there is no prefix. WL WL WL WL


d. when there is a prefix. WL WL WL WL




ANS: A REF: p. 5
WL W L WL WL TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
WL WL WL WL WL WL




5. Which word root is Greek for “stone”?
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a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS: B WL W L REF: p. 2 WL WL TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
WL WL WL WL WL




6. The punctuation mark that designates a combining form is a:
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a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal slash. WL


d. semicolon.
ANS: C WL W L REF: p. 3 WL WL TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
WL WL WL WL WL




7. The most frequently used combining vowel is:
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a. o.
b. a.

, c. i.
d. e.
ANS: A REF: p. 3
WL W L WL WL TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
WL WL WL WL WL WL