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Medical Terminology: An Illustrated Guide
Barbara Janson Cohen, and Shirley A. Jones
9th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology 1
Chapter 02 Body Structure 50
Chapter 03 Disease and Treatment 89
Chapter 04 Integumentary System 160
Chapter 05 Skeletal System 183
Chapter 06 Muscular System 207
Chapter 07 Nervous System and Mental Health 227
Chapter 08 Special Senses: Ear and Eye 252
Chapter 09 Endocrine System 275
Chapter 10 Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems 295
Chapter 11 Blood and Immunity 320
Chapter 12 Respiratory System 342
Chapter 13 Digestive System 366
Chapter 14 Urinary System 389
Chapter 15 Male Reproductive System 410
Chapter 16 Female Reproductive System; Pregnancy and Birth 430
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Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
Multiple Choice
1. The main part of a word is the:
A. suffix.
B. combining vowel.
C. prefix.
D. root.
Answer: D
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
2. A prefix is found:
A. at the beginning of a word.
B. after the root.
C. at the end of a word.
D. after a suffix.
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
3. The ist in the word anatomist is a(n):
A. root.
B. adjective.
C. suffix.
D. combining vowel.
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
4. Compound words have two or more:
A. adjectives.
B. suffixes.
C. nouns.
D. roots.
Answer: D
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
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5. Which of the following is a compound word?
A. automotive
B. cafeteria
C. wheelchair
D. laboratory
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
6. A root with a vowel added for pronunciation makes a(n):
A. adverb.
B. combining form.
C. suffix.
D. foreign term.
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
7. Most medical terms come from Greek and:
A. French.
B. Latin.
C. German.
D. Swedish.
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
8. Which of the following has a long vowel?
A. day
B. met
C. inner
D. bug
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
9. Which of the following has a short vowel?
A. play
B. end
C. own
D. try
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Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
10. Which of the following has a soft c?
A. card
B. pace
C. cap
D. pact
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
11. Which of the following has a hard g?
A. pager
B. geriatric
C. genius
D. rag
Answer: D
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
12. Which of the following has ch pronounced in the same way as in chemistry?
A. chain
B. chalk
C. character
D. touch
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
13. The pn in the word pneumatic is pronounced like:
A. p.
B. n.
C. pr.
D. s.
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
14. The ps in the word psychic is pronounced like:
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A. s.
B. pn.
C. k.
D. pr.
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
15. The dys- in the word dystrophy is pronounced like:
A. dice.
B. des.
C. dis.
D. dos.
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
16. The correct spelling of the adjective for pharynx is:
A. pharynxeal.
B. pharynxic.
C. pharyngeal.
D. pharyngal.
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
17. The adjective for thorax is:
A. thoracic.
B. thoraxic.
C. thoraxial.
D. thorageal.
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
18. The correct spelling for a word that means “a bursting forth of blood” is:
A. hemorhage.
B. hemorrage.
C. hemorage.
D. hemorrhage.
Answer: D
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
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19. The word for the passage of watery stool is:
A. diarhea.
B. diarrhea.
C. diarhagia.
D. diarrhagia.
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
20. The combining vowel is usually:
A. a.
B. e.
C. i.
D. o.
Answer: D
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
21. Which of the following is a suffix that does not mean “condition of”?
A. -ism
B. -ia
C. -al
D. -sis
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
22. The suffix in the word insomnia is:
A. in.
B. mnia.
C. a.
D. ia.
Answer: D
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
23. The suffix in dysentery is:
A. y.
B. tery.
C. enter.
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D. dys.
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
24. The suffix in sclerosis is:
A. ros.
B. sis.
C. scler.
D. o.
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
25. Which of the following is not an adjective suffix?
A. -ile
B. -ist
C. -ous
D. -form
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
26. The adjective for neurosis is:
A. neurotic.
B. neurosic.
C. neurosal.
D. neuric.
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
27. Which of the following is not an adjective?
A. dietary
B. cardiac
C. ovum
D. febrile
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
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28. Which of the following is not an adjective?
A. cutaneous
B. obstetrics
C. physiologic
D. skeletal
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
29. Which of the following is not an adjective?
A. pharmacy
B. pelvic
C. topical
D. rheumatoid
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
30. The adjective suffix in virile is:
A. le.
B. brile.
C. ile.
D. rile.
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
31. Which of the following means “like or resembling a toxin”?
A. toxism
B. toxia
C. toxist
D. toxoid
Answer: D
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
32. The ending -logy in cardiology means:
A. specialist.
B. study of.
C. condition of.
D. similar to.
Answer: B
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Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
33. The word anatomist means:
A. the study of anatomy.
B. one who specializes in anatomy.
C. the science of anatomy.
D. the art of dissection.
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
34. A specialist in pediatrics is a:
A. pediatrist.
B. pedologist.
C. pediatrician.
D. pediatrologist.
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
35. The plural of diagnosis is:
A. diagnoses.
B. diagnostic.
C. diagnosae.
D. diagnosus.
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
36. The plural of nucleus is:
A. nuclear.
B. nuclei.
C. nucleum.
D. nuclea.
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
37. The plural of ovum is:
A. ovon.
B. ovas.
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Medical Terminology: An Illustrated Guide
Barbara Janson Cohen, and Shirley A. Jones
9th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology 1
Chapter 02 Body Structure 50
Chapter 03 Disease and Treatment 89
Chapter 04 Integumentary System 160
Chapter 05 Skeletal System 183
Chapter 06 Muscular System 207
Chapter 07 Nervous System and Mental Health 227
Chapter 08 Special Senses: Ear and Eye 252
Chapter 09 Endocrine System 275
Chapter 10 Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems 295
Chapter 11 Blood and Immunity 320
Chapter 12 Respiratory System 342
Chapter 13 Digestive System 366
Chapter 14 Urinary System 389
Chapter 15 Male Reproductive System 410
Chapter 16 Female Reproductive System; Pregnancy and Birth 430
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Test Bank - Medical Terminology: An Illustrated Guide, 9th Edition (Cohen, 2021)
Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
Multiple Choice
1. The main part of a word is the:
A. suffix.
B. combining vowel.
C. prefix.
D. root.
Answer: D
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
2. A prefix is found:
A. at the beginning of a word.
B. after the root.
C. at the end of a word.
D. after a suffix.
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
3. The ist in the word anatomist is a(n):
A. root.
B. adjective.
C. suffix.
D. combining vowel.
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
4. Compound words have two or more:
A. adjectives.
B. suffixes.
C. nouns.
D. roots.
Answer: D
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
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5. Which of the following is a compound word?
A. automotive
B. cafeteria
C. wheelchair
D. laboratory
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
6. A root with a vowel added for pronunciation makes a(n):
A. adverb.
B. combining form.
C. suffix.
D. foreign term.
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
7. Most medical terms come from Greek and:
A. French.
B. Latin.
C. German.
D. Swedish.
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
8. Which of the following has a long vowel?
A. day
B. met
C. inner
D. bug
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
9. Which of the following has a short vowel?
A. play
B. end
C. own
D. try
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Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
10. Which of the following has a soft c?
A. card
B. pace
C. cap
D. pact
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
11. Which of the following has a hard g?
A. pager
B. geriatric
C. genius
D. rag
Answer: D
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
12. Which of the following has ch pronounced in the same way as in chemistry?
A. chain
B. chalk
C. character
D. touch
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
13. The pn in the word pneumatic is pronounced like:
A. p.
B. n.
C. pr.
D. s.
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
14. The ps in the word psychic is pronounced like:
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A. s.
B. pn.
C. k.
D. pr.
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
15. The dys- in the word dystrophy is pronounced like:
A. dice.
B. des.
C. dis.
D. dos.
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
16. The correct spelling of the adjective for pharynx is:
A. pharynxeal.
B. pharynxic.
C. pharyngeal.
D. pharyngal.
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
17. The adjective for thorax is:
A. thoracic.
B. thoraxic.
C. thoraxial.
D. thorageal.
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
18. The correct spelling for a word that means “a bursting forth of blood” is:
A. hemorhage.
B. hemorrage.
C. hemorage.
D. hemorrhage.
Answer: D
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
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Test Bank - Medical Terminology: An Illustrated Guide, 9th Edition (Cohen, 2021)
19. The word for the passage of watery stool is:
A. diarhea.
B. diarrhea.
C. diarhagia.
D. diarrhagia.
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
20. The combining vowel is usually:
A. a.
B. e.
C. i.
D. o.
Answer: D
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
21. Which of the following is a suffix that does not mean “condition of”?
A. -ism
B. -ia
C. -al
D. -sis
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
22. The suffix in the word insomnia is:
A. in.
B. mnia.
C. a.
D. ia.
Answer: D
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
23. The suffix in dysentery is:
A. y.
B. tery.
C. enter.
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D. dys.
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
24. The suffix in sclerosis is:
A. ros.
B. sis.
C. scler.
D. o.
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
25. Which of the following is not an adjective suffix?
A. -ile
B. -ist
C. -ous
D. -form
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
26. The adjective for neurosis is:
A. neurotic.
B. neurosic.
C. neurosal.
D. neuric.
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
27. Which of the following is not an adjective?
A. dietary
B. cardiac
C. ovum
D. febrile
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
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28. Which of the following is not an adjective?
A. cutaneous
B. obstetrics
C. physiologic
D. skeletal
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
29. Which of the following is not an adjective?
A. pharmacy
B. pelvic
C. topical
D. rheumatoid
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
30. The adjective suffix in virile is:
A. le.
B. brile.
C. ile.
D. rile.
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
31. Which of the following means “like or resembling a toxin”?
A. toxism
B. toxia
C. toxist
D. toxoid
Answer: D
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
32. The ending -logy in cardiology means:
A. specialist.
B. study of.
C. condition of.
D. similar to.
Answer: B
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Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
33. The word anatomist means:
A. the study of anatomy.
B. one who specializes in anatomy.
C. the science of anatomy.
D. the art of dissection.
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
34. A specialist in pediatrics is a:
A. pediatrist.
B. pedologist.
C. pediatrician.
D. pediatrologist.
Answer: C
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
35. The plural of diagnosis is:
A. diagnoses.
B. diagnostic.
C. diagnosae.
D. diagnosus.
Answer: A
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
36. The plural of nucleus is:
A. nuclear.
B. nuclei.
C. nucleum.
D. nuclea.
Answer: B
Subject: Chapter 1: Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology
37. The plural of ovum is:
A. ovon.
B. ovas.
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