Test Bank For Quick And Easy Medical Terminology 10Th Edition By Leonard All Chapters

TEST BANK FOR QUICK AND EASY MEDICAL
TERMINOLOGY 10th EDITION BY LEONARD ALL
CHAPTERS

,Chapter 01: P P P P P Simplified Medical Language P P




MULTIPLE CHOICE P




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



a. suffix.
b. word root. P



c. combining vowel. P



d. combining form. P




ACCURATE CHOICE:- B P P P P REF: page. 2 P P TOPIC: Word Roots and Combining Forms
P P P P P




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



a. illnesss.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures of the body. P P P




ACCURATE CHOICE: - D P P P P P P P P P P P P P REF: page. 3 P P




TOPIC: Word Roots and Combining Forms
P P P P P




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



suffix.
P



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




ACCURATE CHOICE:- C P P P P




REF: page. 4 P P TOPIC: Prefixes and Suffixes P P P




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



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



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



c. when there is no prefix. P P P P



d. when there is a prefix. P P P P




ACCURATE CHOICE:- A P P P P




REF: page. 5 P P TOPIC: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
P P P P P P




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



a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ACCURATE CHOICE:- B P P P P




REF: page. 2 P P TOPIC: Word Roots and Combining Forms
P P P P P




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



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



d. semicolon.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- C P P P P REF: page. 3 P P TOPIC: Word Roots and Combining Forms
P P P P P




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



a. o.

, b. a.
c. i.
d. e.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- A REF: page. 3 TOPD:isCtriboumtiobninoifnthgisWdoocurdmePnat ristsillteogaWl
P P P P P P P P rite Terms
P




a. Word root P



b. Prefix
c. Combining vowel P



d. Suffix
ACCURATE CHOICE:- D REF: page. 4 P P P P P P TOPIC: Prefixes and SuffixesP P P




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



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



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



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



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




ACCURATE CHOICE:- D P P P P




REF: page. 5 P P TOPIC: Word Parts P P




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



a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- A REF: page. 1 P P P P P P TOPIC: Simplifying Medical Terms
P P P




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



a. 40 % P



b. 50 % P



c. 70 % P



d. 90 % P




ACCURATE CHOICE:- D P P P P




REF: page. 1 P P TOPIC: Simplifying Medical Terms
P P P




14. The suffix “-itis” meaccurate choice:-
P P P P P



a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- B P P P P




REF: page. 2 P P TOPIC: Prefixes and SuffixesP P P




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



a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining vowels P



d. Word roots P




ACCURATE CHOICE:- D P P P P




REF: page. 2 P P TOPIC: Word Parts P P




16. Eponyms are: P



a. illnesss, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a person.
P P P P P P P P P

, b. illnesss, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a place.
P P P P P P P P P



c. always capitalized.P



d. never capitalized.
P




ACCURATE CHOICE:- B P P P P




REF: page. 8
P P TOPIC: Proper Names
P P




17. MD stands for:
P P



a. modern doctor. P



b. medical dentistry. P


c.
doctor of medicine
P P