Test Bank for Medical Terminology A Living Language 8th Edition
by Bonnie F. Fremgen Suzanne S Frucht
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Introduction to Medical Terminology ...................................................................................... 3
Chapter 2 Body Organization and Medical Care .................................................................................... 52
Chapter 3 Integumentary System .............................................................................................................. 107
Chapter 4 Musculoskeletal System ........................................................................................................... 158
Chapter 5 Cardiovascular System .............................................................................................................. 210
Chapter 6 Blood and the Lymphatic and Immune Systems ............................................................. 263
Chapter 7 Respiratory System .................................................................................................................... 317
Chapter 8 Digestive System ......................................................................................................................... 372
Chapter 9 Urinary System............................................................................................................................. 425
Chapter 10 Reproductive System .............................................................................................................. 477
Chapter 11 Endocrine System .................................................................................................................. 532
Chapter 12 Nervous System ...................................................................................................................... 583
Chapter 13 Special Senses: The Eye and Ear ......................................................................................... 637
Chapter 14 Special Topics............................................................................................................................. 690
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Medical Terminology
1.1 Fill in the Blank Questions
Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style,
meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is cardi/o. All
answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before
your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a
prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your answer. For example, a prefix
meaning two is bi-.
Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer
will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style.
1) The combining form that means life is Answer: bi/o
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2) The combining form that means cancer is . Answer: carcin/o
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3) The combining form that means heart is . Answer: cardi/o
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4) The combining form that means chemical is . Answer: chem/o
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5) The combining form that means to cut is . Answer: cis/o
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6) The combining form that means skin is . Answer: dermat/o
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7) The combining form that means small intestine is . Answer: enter/o
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8) The combining form that means stomach is . Answer: gastr/o
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9) The combining form that means female is . Answer: gynec/o
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10) The combining form that means blood is . Answer: hemat/o
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11) The combining form that means protection is . Answer: immun/o
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