TEST BANK For Quick and Easy Medical Terminology 9th Edition BY PEGGY C. LEONARD |Complete Chapter 1 - 15 | 100 % Verified

,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
t t t t




MULTIPLE CHOICE t




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


a. suffix.
b. word root. t


c. combining vowel. t


d. combining form. t




ANS: B t REF: p. 2 t t TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
t t t t t




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


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




ANS: D t REF: p. 3 t t TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
t t t t t




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


t the prefix to suffix.
t t t


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




ANS: C t REF: p. 4 t t TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
t t t




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


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


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


c. when there is no prefix. t t t t


d. when there is a prefix. t t t t




ANS: A t REF: p. 5 t t TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
t t t t t t




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




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


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


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




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


a. o.
b. a.

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

, a. Word root t


b. Prefix
c. Combining vowel t


d. Suffix
ANS: D t REF: p. 4 t t TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
t t t




11. Learning the meanings of word parts:
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a. is not important as long as every word is memorized.
t t t t t t t t t


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. t t t t t t


d. eliminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered. t t t t t t t t




ANS: D t REF: p. 5 t t TOP: Word Parts t t




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 t REF: p. 1 t t TOP: Simplifying Medical Terms
t t t




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


b. 50 % t


c. 70 % t


d. 90 % t




ANS: D t REF: p. 1 t t TOP: Simplifying Medical Terms
t t t




14. The t suffix “-itis” means: t t


a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS: B t REF: p. 2 t t TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
t t t




15. A compound word is a word in which two of what are combined?
t t t t t t t t t t t t


a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining vowels t


d. Word roots t




ANS: D t REF: p. 2 t t TOP: Word Parts t t




16. Eponyms are: t


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


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


c. always capitalized. t


d. never capitalized. t




ANS: B t REF: p. 8 t t TOP: Proper Names t t




17. MD stands for:
t t


a. modern doctor. t