Test Bank for Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist 9th Edition by Elena Bablenis Haveles isbn-9780323798631 Complete verified Guide Graded A+

,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
h h h h




MULTIPLE CHOICE h




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


a. suffix.
b. word root. h


c. combining vowel. h


d. combining form. h




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




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


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




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




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


hto suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root. h




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




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


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


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


c. when there is no prefix. h h h h


d. when there is a prefix. h h h h




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




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


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




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


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


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




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


a. o.
b. a.

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

, a. Word root h


b. Prefix
c. Combining vowel h


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




11. Learning the meanings of word parts:
h h h h h


a. is not important as long as every word is memorized.
h h h h h h h h h


b. is one of the most difficult tasks to master in health care.
h h h h h h h h h h h


c. should be done only if time allows. h h h h h h


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




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




12. Borrowing of medical words from Latin or Green began around the year:
h h h h h h h h h h h


a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS: A REF: p. 1
h h h h TOP: Simplifying Medical Terms
h h h




13. Latin and Green combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms?
h h h h h h h h h h h h


a. 40 % h


b. 50 % h


c. 70 % h


d. 90 % h




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




14. The suffix “-itis” means:
h h h


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




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


a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining vowels h


d. Word roots h




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




16. Eponyms are: h


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


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


c. always capitalized. h


d. never capitalized. h




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




17. MD stands for:
h h


a. modern doctor. h