TEST BANK MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY SYSTEMS: A Body Systems Approach 8th Edition By Barbara A. Gylys

TEST BANKMedical Terminology Systems: A Body System
Approach 8th Edition by Gylys & Wedding

,Chapter 1 to 15

,Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. Basic Elements of a Medical Word
Chapter 2. Suffixes
Chapter 3. Prefixes
Chapter 4. Body Structure
Chapter 5. Integumentary System
Chapter 6. Digestive System
Chapter 7. Respiratory System
Chapter 8. Cardiovascular System
Chapter 9. Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems
Chapter 10. Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 11. Urinary System
Chapter 12. Female Reproductive System
Chapter 13. Male Reproductive System
Chapter 14. Endocrine System
Chapter 15. Nervous System

, Gylys: Medical Terminology Systems: A Body Systems Approach 8th Edition Test
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Chapter 1: Basic Elements of a Medical Word

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1. Most medical word roots are derived from
A. Latin and French.
B. German and Latin.
C. Spanish and French.
D. Latin and Greek.
E. Russian and Latin.

2. The word root for liver is
A. mast.
B. hepat.
C. oste.
D. my.
E. trache.

3. Which is an example of a word root linking a suffix that begins with a vowel?
A. Cardi/o/centesis
B. Enter/o/lysis
C. Therm/o/meter
D. Scler/osis
E. Cardi/o/megaly

4. The word root in a medical term usually indicates a(n)
A. position.
B. number.
C. condition.
D. anatomical structure.
E. procedure.

5. Which element is a word root?
A. nephr
B. nephro
C. nephros
D. nephrotomy
E. tomy

6. Arthr/o is an example of a
A. suffix.
B. combining form.
C. word root.
D. prefix.
E. combining vowel