TestBank-forQuick& Easy Medical Terminology 10thEdition by
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MULTIPLEbCHOICE
1. b Themainbbodyofab wordb isbcalledb a:
a. suffix.
b. wordroot.
c. combiningbvowel.
d. combiningb form.
ANS:b B REF:b p.b2 TOP:bWordb Rootsb andb CombiningbForms
2. Latinbrootsbarebusedbtobwritebwordsbnamingandbdescribing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structuresbofbthebbody.
ANS:b D REF:b p.b3 TOP:bWordb Rootsb andb CombiningbForms
3. Whenbwrittenbalone,babprefixbisbusuallyfollowedb bythisbtobindicatebthatbanotherbwordbfollowsbtheb
prefixbtob suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. wordroot.
ANS:b C REF:b p.b4 TOP:bPrefixesb andb Suffixes
4. Abcombiningbvowelbisbused:
a. whenbthebsuffixbthatbfollowsbbeginsbwithbabco
nsonant.bb.b whenbthebsuffixbthatbfollowsbbeginsbwi
thbabconsonant.
c. whenbtherebisbnobprefix.
d. whenbtherebisbabprefix.
ANS:b A REF:b p.b5 TOP:bCombiningbWordb Partsb tobWriteb Terms
5. Whichbwordbrootb isbGreekbfor"stone"?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS:b B REF:b p.b2 TOP:bWordb Rootsb andbCombiningbForms
6. Thepunctuationbmarkbthatbdesignatesbabcombiningbformbisba:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonalbslash.
d. semicolon.
ANS:b C REF:b p.b3 TOP:bWordb Rootsb andb CombiningbForms
,7. Thebmostbfrequentlyusedb combiningbvowelbis:
a. o.
b. a.
c. i.
d. e.
Downloadedb by:b Sophiieb
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a. Wordbro
otbb.bPrefix
c. Combiningvowel
d. Suffix
ANS:b D REF:b p.b4 TOP:bPrefixesb andb Suffixes
11. Leamingbthebmeaningsbofbwordbparts:
a. isbnotbimportantb asblongbasbeverywordbisbmemorized.
b. isbonebofbthebmostbdifficultbtasksbtobmasterbinbhealthbcare.
c. shouldbbebdonebonlyifbtimeballows.
d. eliminatesb theb necessitybofb memorizingb eachbnewb wordb encountered.
ANS:b D REF:b p.b5 TOP:bWordb Parts
12. BorrowingbofbmedicalbwordsbfrombLatinborbGreenbbeganbaroundbtheb year:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS:b A REF:b p.b 1 TOP:b Simplifyingb Medicalb Terms
13. LatinbandbGreenbcombinedbarebtheboriginbofbwhatbpercentagebofbmedicalbterms?
a. 40b%
b. 50b%
c. 70b%
d. 90b%
ANS:b D REF:b p.b 1 TOP:b Simplifyingb Medicalb Terms
14. Thesuffixb "-itis"means:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS:b B REF:b p.b2 TOP:bPrefixesb andb Suffixes
15. Abcompoundbwordbisbabwordbinbwhichbtwobofbwhatb arebcombined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combiningbvowels
d. Wordb roots
ANS:b D REF:b p.b2 TOP:bWordb Parts
16. Eponymsare:
a. diseases,borgans,bprocedures,borbbodilyfunctionsbnamedbafter
b aperson.b b.
diseases,borgans,bprocedures,b orbbodilyfunctionsbnamedbafte
rbaplace.
b b b b b b
, Stuvia.comb -bThebMarketplacebtobBuy bandbSellbyourbStudy b Material
ChapterOl:b SimplifiedbMedicalb Language
MULTIPLEbCHOICE
1. b Themainbbodyofab wordb isbcalledb a:
a. suffix.
b. wordroot.
c. combiningbvowel.
d. combiningb form.
ANS:b B REF:b p.b2 TOP:bWordb Rootsb andb CombiningbForms
2. Latinbrootsbarebusedbtobwritebwordsbnamingandbdescribing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structuresbofbthebbody.
ANS:b D REF:b p.b3 TOP:bWordb Rootsb andb CombiningbForms
3. Whenbwrittenbalone,babprefixbisbusuallyfollowedb bythisbtobindicatebthatbanotherbwordbfollowsbtheb
prefixbtob suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. wordroot.
ANS:b C REF:b p.b4 TOP:bPrefixesb andb Suffixes
4. Abcombiningbvowelbisbused:
a. whenbthebsuffixbthatbfollowsbbeginsbwithbabco
nsonant.bb.b whenbthebsuffixbthatbfollowsbbeginsbwi
thbabconsonant.
c. whenbtherebisbnobprefix.
d. whenbtherebisbabprefix.
ANS:b A REF:b p.b5 TOP:bCombiningbWordb Partsb tobWriteb Terms
5. Whichbwordbrootb isbGreekbfor"stone"?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS:b B REF:b p.b2 TOP:bWordb Rootsb andbCombiningbForms
6. Thepunctuationbmarkbthatbdesignatesbabcombiningbformbisba:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonalbslash.
d. semicolon.
ANS:b C REF:b p.b3 TOP:bWordb Rootsb andb CombiningbForms
,7. Thebmostbfrequentlyusedb combiningbvowelbis:
a. o.
b. a.
c. i.
d. e.
Downloadedb by:b Sophiieb
ANS:bAb b REF:bp.b3 TOB;sQijlli\gs 1idiJ>ri«11 TtmE
, SSttuuvviiaa..ccoomm--TThheeMMaarkrekteptal pclaecteob b tBouByuaynadnSdeSlb b eyolluyroSutruSdtyuM
dyatM
era
iatlerial
a. Wordbro
otbb.bPrefix
c. Combiningvowel
d. Suffix
ANS:b D REF:b p.b4 TOP:bPrefixesb andb Suffixes
11. Leamingbthebmeaningsbofbwordbparts:
a. isbnotbimportantb asblongbasbeverywordbisbmemorized.
b. isbonebofbthebmostbdifficultbtasksbtobmasterbinbhealthbcare.
c. shouldbbebdonebonlyifbtimeballows.
d. eliminatesb theb necessitybofb memorizingb eachbnewb wordb encountered.
ANS:b D REF:b p.b5 TOP:bWordb Parts
12. BorrowingbofbmedicalbwordsbfrombLatinborbGreenbbeganbaroundbtheb year:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS:b A REF:b p.b 1 TOP:b Simplifyingb Medicalb Terms
13. LatinbandbGreenbcombinedbarebtheboriginbofbwhatbpercentagebofbmedicalbterms?
a. 40b%
b. 50b%
c. 70b%
d. 90b%
ANS:b D REF:b p.b 1 TOP:b Simplifyingb Medicalb Terms
14. Thesuffixb "-itis"means:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS:b B REF:b p.b2 TOP:bPrefixesb andb Suffixes
15. Abcompoundbwordbisbabwordbinbwhichbtwobofbwhatb arebcombined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combiningbvowels
d. Wordb roots
ANS:b D REF:b p.b2 TOP:bWordb Parts
16. Eponymsare:
a. diseases,borgans,bprocedures,borbbodilyfunctionsbnamedbafter
b aperson.b b.
diseases,borgans,bprocedures,b orbbodilyfunctionsbnamedbafte
rbaplace.
