MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY SYSTEMS: A Body Systems Approach 8TH EDI
TION BY BARBARA A. GYLYS TEST BANK
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. Basic Elementsofa Medical Word Chapter
2. Suffixes
Chapter 3. Prefixes Chapter
4. Body Structure
Chapter 5. Integumentary System C
hapter 6. Digestive System Chapter 7
. Respiratory System Chapter 8.Card
iovascular System
Chapter 9. Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems C
hapter 10. Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 11. Urinary System
Chapter 12. Female Reproductive System Chapt
er 13. Male Reproductive System Chapter 14. En
docrine System
Chapter 15. Nervous System
,Gylys: Medical Terminology Systems: ABody Systems Approach 8th Edition Test Bank
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Chapter 1: Basic Elements of a Medical Word
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Multiple Choice
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Identifythechoicethat bestcompletesthestatement oranswersthequestion.
1. Most medical word roots arederived from
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A. Latin and French.
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B. Germanand Latin.
C. Spanish and French.
D. Latinand Greek.
E. Russian and Latin.
2. The word root for liver is
z
A. mast.
B. hepat.
C. oste.
D. my.
E. trache.
3. Whichis an exampleof a word root linking a suffix that begins with a vowel?
z z z
A. Cardi/o/centesis
B. Enter/o/lysis
C. Therm/o/meter
D. Scler/osis
E. Cardi/o/megaly
4. Theword root in a medical term usuallyindicates 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. z
C. word root.
D. prefix.
E. combining vowel z
, 7. The term stomat/itis means
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A. inflammation ofthestomach.
B. inflammation of the liver.
C. inflammationoftheface.
D. inflammation ofthemouth.
E. inflammation of theskin.
8. A combining form (CF) is a word root plus a
z z
A. prefix.
B. suffix.
C. vowel.
D. wordroot.
E. consonant.
9. The CFfor joint is
A. oste/o.
B. chondr/o.
C. -ist.
D. arthr/o.
E. -osis.
10. A CFis used to link a suffix that begins with a/the
A. letter o.
B. connectingvowel.
C. prefix.
D. vowel.
E. consonant.
11. In cardi/o/centesis, cardi/o is a
z
A. combiningform.
B. prefix.
C. word root.
D. suffix.
E. vowel.
12. In the word pelvimetry, thecombiningvowel is
A. i.
B. e.
C. y.
D. pelvi.
E. metry.
13. In mast/o/pexy, the o is a
A. combining form.
z
B. prefix.
C. combiningvowel.
D. suffix.
E. word root.
, 14. Which element is commonlyused for ease of pronunciation?
z z
A. Combiningform
B. Combining vowel
C. Prefix
D. Suffix
E. Word root
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15. Which vowel is most commonlyattached to word roots to create a CF?
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A. a
B. e
C. i
D. o
E. u
16. Which suffix means inflammation?
A. -megaly
B. -oma
C. -ia
D. -itis
E. -ous
17. In the word thermometer, meter is a(n)
A. adjective.
B. prefix.
C. combining form.
z
D. compoundword.
E. suffix.
18. Word endings are called
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A. prefixes.
B. suffixes.
C. vowels.
D. consonants.
E. wordroots.
19. In medical terminology, a suffix usuallyindicates
A. position, direction, color, number, or negation.
B. procedure, condition, disease, or part of speech.
C. position, direction, or color.
D. color, number, condition, or disease.
E. procedure, condition, or negation.
20. Amedical word consisting of more than one word root joined together with an o is a(n)
A. simple word.
B. adjective.
C. compound word.
D. disease.
TION BY BARBARA A. GYLYS TEST BANK
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. Basic Elementsofa Medical Word Chapter
2. Suffixes
Chapter 3. Prefixes Chapter
4. Body Structure
Chapter 5. Integumentary System C
hapter 6. Digestive System Chapter 7
. Respiratory System Chapter 8.Card
iovascular System
Chapter 9. Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems C
hapter 10. Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 11. Urinary System
Chapter 12. Female Reproductive System Chapt
er 13. Male Reproductive System Chapter 14. En
docrine System
Chapter 15. Nervous System
,Gylys: Medical Terminology Systems: ABody Systems Approach 8th Edition Test Bank
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Chapter 1: Basic Elements of a Medical Word
z z
Multiple Choice
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Identifythechoicethat bestcompletesthestatement oranswersthequestion.
1. Most medical word roots arederived from
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A. Latin and French.
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B. Germanand Latin.
C. Spanish and French.
D. Latinand Greek.
E. Russian and Latin.
2. The word root for liver is
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A. mast.
B. hepat.
C. oste.
D. my.
E. trache.
3. Whichis an exampleof a word root linking a suffix that begins with a vowel?
z z z
A. Cardi/o/centesis
B. Enter/o/lysis
C. Therm/o/meter
D. Scler/osis
E. Cardi/o/megaly
4. Theword root in a medical term usuallyindicates 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. z
C. word root.
D. prefix.
E. combining vowel z
, 7. The term stomat/itis means
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A. inflammation ofthestomach.
B. inflammation of the liver.
C. inflammationoftheface.
D. inflammation ofthemouth.
E. inflammation of theskin.
8. A combining form (CF) is a word root plus a
z z
A. prefix.
B. suffix.
C. vowel.
D. wordroot.
E. consonant.
9. The CFfor joint is
A. oste/o.
B. chondr/o.
C. -ist.
D. arthr/o.
E. -osis.
10. A CFis used to link a suffix that begins with a/the
A. letter o.
B. connectingvowel.
C. prefix.
D. vowel.
E. consonant.
11. In cardi/o/centesis, cardi/o is a
z
A. combiningform.
B. prefix.
C. word root.
D. suffix.
E. vowel.
12. In the word pelvimetry, thecombiningvowel is
A. i.
B. e.
C. y.
D. pelvi.
E. metry.
13. In mast/o/pexy, the o is a
A. combining form.
z
B. prefix.
C. combiningvowel.
D. suffix.
E. word root.
, 14. Which element is commonlyused for ease of pronunciation?
z z
A. Combiningform
B. Combining vowel
C. Prefix
D. Suffix
E. Word root
z
15. Which vowel is most commonlyattached to word roots to create a CF?
z
A. a
B. e
C. i
D. o
E. u
16. Which suffix means inflammation?
A. -megaly
B. -oma
C. -ia
D. -itis
E. -ous
17. In the word thermometer, meter is a(n)
A. adjective.
B. prefix.
C. combining form.
z
D. compoundword.
E. suffix.
18. Word endings are called
z
A. prefixes.
B. suffixes.
C. vowels.
D. consonants.
E. wordroots.
19. In medical terminology, a suffix usuallyindicates
A. position, direction, color, number, or negation.
B. procedure, condition, disease, or part of speech.
C. position, direction, or color.
D. color, number, condition, or disease.
E. procedure, condition, or negation.
20. Amedical word consisting of more than one word root joined together with an o is a(n)
A. simple word.
B. adjective.
C. compound word.
D. disease.
