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
qy qy qy qy




MULTIPLE CHOICE qy




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


a. suffix.
b. word root. qy


c. combining vowel. qy


d. combining form. qy




ANS: B REF: p. 2 qy q y qy qy TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
qy qy qy qy qy




2. Latin roots are used to write words naming and describing:
qy qy qy qy qy qy qy qy qy


a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures of the body. qy qy qy




ANS: D REF: p. 3 qy q y qy qy TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
qy qy qy qy qy




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


efixto y
q suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root. qy




ANS: C REF: p. 4 qy q y qy qy TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
qy qy qy




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


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


b. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
qy qy qy qy qy qy qy qy


c. when there is no prefix. qy qy qy qy


d. when there is a prefix. qy qy qy qy




ANS: A REF: p. 5 qy q y qy qy TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
qy qy qy qy qy qy




5. Which word root is Greek for “stone”?
qy qy qy qy qy qy


a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS: B REF: p. 2 qy q y qy qy TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
qy qy qy qy qy




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


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


d. semicolon.
ANS: C REF: p. 3 qy q y qy qy TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
qy qy qy qy qy




7. The most frequently used combining vowel is:
qy qy qy qy qy qy


a. o.
b. a.

, c. i.
d. e.
ANS: A REF: p. 3
qy q y qy qy TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
qy qy qy qy qy qy