Test Bank - Quick and Easy Medical Terminology, 10th Edition (Leonard, 2024), Chapter 1-15 | All Chapters

,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
xd xd xd xd




MULTIPLE CHOICE xd




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



a. suffix.
b. word root. xd



c. combining vowel. xd



d. combining form. xd




ANS: B xd x d REF: p. 2 xd xd TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
xd xd xd xd xd




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. xd xd xd




ANS: D xd x d REF: p. 3 xd xd TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
xd xd xd xd xd




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



xd prefixto suffix. xd



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




ANS: C xd x d REF: p. 4 xd xd TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
xd xd xd




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



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



b. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
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c. when there is no prefix. xd xd xd xd



d. when there is a prefix. xd xd xd xd




ANS: A REF: p. 5 xd x d xd xd TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
xd xd xd xd xd xd




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




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



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



d. semicolon.
ANS: C xd x d REF: p. 3 xd xd TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
xd xd xd xd xd




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
xd x d xd xd TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
xd xd xd xd xd xd

, a. Word root xd



b. Prefix
c. Combining vowel xd




d. Suffix
ANS: D xd x d REF: p. 4 xd xd TOP: Prefixes and Suffixesxd xd xd




11. Learning the meanings of word parts:
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a. is not important as long as every word is memorized.
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b. is one of the most difficult tasks to master in health care.
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c. should be done only if time allows. xd xd xd xd xd xd



d. eliminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered.
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ANS: D xd x d REF: p. 5 xd xd TOP: Word Parts xd xd




12. Borrowing of medical words from Latin or Green began around the year:
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a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS: A REF: p. 1
xd x d xd xd TOP: Simplifying Medical Terms
xd xd xd




13. Latin and Green combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms?
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a. 40 % xd



b. 50 % xd




c. 70 % xd



d. 90 % xd




ANS: D xd x d REF: p. 1 xd xd TOP: Simplifying Medical Terms
xd xd xd




14. The suffix “-itis” means:
xd xd xd



a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS: B xd x d REF: p. 2 xd xd TOP: Prefixes and Suffixesxd xd xd




15. A compound word is a word in which two of what are combined?
xd xd x d xd x d x d x d x d xd xd x d xd



a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining vowels xd



d. Word roots xd




ANS: D xd x d REF: p. 2 xd xd TOP: Word Parts xd xd




16. Eponyms are: xd



a. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a person.
xd xd xd xd xd xd xd xd xd




b. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a place.
xd xd xd xd xd xd xd xd xd



c. always capitalized. xd



d. never capitalized. xd




ANS: B xd x d REF: p. 8 xd xd TOP: Proper Names xd xd




17. MD stands for:
xd xd



a. modern doctor. xd