TEST BANK for Medical Terminology Systems: A Body Systems Approach 8th Edition by Barbara Gylys & Mary Ellen Wedding 9780803658677 Chapters 1-15 Complete Guide 2025.

TEST BANK
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
SYSTEMS:
A Body Systems Approach
8th Edition By Barbara

,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 .System
Chapter .8. .Cardiovascular .System
Chapter .9. .Blood, .Lymphatic, .and .Immune .Systems
Chapter .10. .Musculoskeletal .System
Chapter .11. .Urinary .System
Chapter .12. .Female .Reproductive .System
Chapter .13. .Male .Reproductive .System
Chapter .14. .Endocrine .System
Chapter .15. .Nervous .System

,Gylys: .Medical .Terminology .Systems: .A .Body .Systems .Approach .8th .Edition .Test
.Bank .Chapter .1: .Basic .Elements .of .a .Medical .Word



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.
C. oste.
D. my.
E. trache.

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
C. Therm/o/meter
D. Scler/osis
E. Cardi/o/megaly

4. The .word .root .in .a .medical .term .usually .indicates .a(n)
A. position.
B. number.
C. condition.
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.
D. arthr/o.
E. -osis.
. 10. . . A .CF .is .used .to .link .a .suffix .that .begins .with .a/the
A. letter .o.
B. connecting .vowel.
C. prefix.
D. vowel.
E. consonant.
. 11. . . In .cardi/o/centesis, .cardi/o .is .a
A. combining .form.
B. prefix.
C. word .root.
D. suffix.
E. vowel.
. 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.