,Chapter 01-01: Introduction to Healthcare Terminology
Shiland: Medical Terminology and Anatomy for Coding, 4th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Alzheimer’s disease is an example of a(n)
a. prefix.
b. word root.
c. eponym.
d. translatable term.
ANS: C
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms
and their respective meanings. TOP: TYPES OF HEALTHCARE
TERMS
2. Arthr/o is an example of a
a. prefix.
b. word root.
c. suffix.
d. combining form.
ANS: D OBJ: Use the rules given to build and spell healthcare terms.
TOP: BUILDING TERMS
3. In the term hypodermic, the prefix is
a. hypo-.
b. derm-.
c. dermo-.
d. -ic.
ANS: A OBJ: Use the rules given to build and spell healthcare terms.
TOP: BUILDING TERMS
4. In the term neonatology, the suffix is
a. neo-.
b. nat-.
c. nato-.
d. -logy.
ANS: D OBJ: Use the rules given to build and spell healthcare terms.
TOP: BUILDING TERMS
5. A word root for bone is
a. osis.
b. oste.
c. ophthalm.
d. opsy.
ANS: B OBJ: Use the rules given to build and spell healthcare terms.
TOP: BUILDING TERMS
, 6. The word component that refers to the stomach is
a. gastr/o.
b. col/o.
c. enter/o.
d. path/o.
ANS: A
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms
and their respective meanings. TOP: TYPES OF HEALTHCARE
TERMS
7. The prefix anti- means
a. before.
b. after, behind.
c. near.
d. against.
ANS: D
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms
and their respective meanings. TOP: TYPES OF HEALTHCARE
TERMS
8. If a patient is being treated for hypothermia, he/she has abnormally
a. high body temperature.
b. low body temperature.
c. high blood pressure.
d. low blood pressure.
ANS: B
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms
and their respective meanings. TOP: TYPES OF HEALTHCARE
TERMS
9. A patient who has a prenatal visit sees her practitioner
a. after the birth of her child.
b. before the birth of her child.
c. the time surrounding the birth of her child.
d. at the time of delivery.
ANS: B
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms
and their respective meanings. TOP: DERIVATION OF
HEALTHCARE TERMS
10. A patient has a surgical procedure described as an arthrotomy. You know that the joint
a. was cut.
b. was cut out.
c. had a new opening made.
d. was visually examined.
ANS: A
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms
and their respective meanings. TOP: DERIVATION OF
, HEALTHCARE TERMS
11. A notation is made about an instrument to be ordered for the hospital. It makes a record of
the electrical activity of the heart. The instrument is called an
a. electrocardioscope.
b. electrocardiogram.
c. electrocardiograph.
d. electrocardiography.
ANS: C
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms
and their respective meanings. TOP: DERIVATION OF
HEALTHCARE TERMS
12. You are checking a report for errors and find that one of the procedures listed is
misspelled. Which one is it?
a. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
b. Colostomy
c. Ileotomy
d. Ostetomy
ANS: D
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms
and their respective meanings. TOP: TYPES OF HEALTHCARE
TERMS
13. Neurology is a discipline that would most likely treat patients with disorders of the
a. nerves.
b. teeth.
c. stomach.
d. joints.
ANS: A
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms
and their respective meanings. TOP: TYPES OF HEALTHCARE
TERMS
14. An instrument used to cut bone is an
a. osteotome.
b. osteoscope.
c. osteotripter.
d. osteometer.
ANS: A
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms
and their respective meanings. TOP: TYPES OF HEALTHCARE
TERMS
15. Surgically forming the external ear may be termed
a. otoplasty.
b. oculoplasty.
c. tympanoplasty.
d. trophoplasty.
Shiland: Medical Terminology and Anatomy for Coding, 4th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Alzheimer’s disease is an example of a(n)
a. prefix.
b. word root.
c. eponym.
d. translatable term.
ANS: C
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms
and their respective meanings. TOP: TYPES OF HEALTHCARE
TERMS
2. Arthr/o is an example of a
a. prefix.
b. word root.
c. suffix.
d. combining form.
ANS: D OBJ: Use the rules given to build and spell healthcare terms.
TOP: BUILDING TERMS
3. In the term hypodermic, the prefix is
a. hypo-.
b. derm-.
c. dermo-.
d. -ic.
ANS: A OBJ: Use the rules given to build and spell healthcare terms.
TOP: BUILDING TERMS
4. In the term neonatology, the suffix is
a. neo-.
b. nat-.
c. nato-.
d. -logy.
ANS: D OBJ: Use the rules given to build and spell healthcare terms.
TOP: BUILDING TERMS
5. A word root for bone is
a. osis.
b. oste.
c. ophthalm.
d. opsy.
ANS: B OBJ: Use the rules given to build and spell healthcare terms.
TOP: BUILDING TERMS
, 6. The word component that refers to the stomach is
a. gastr/o.
b. col/o.
c. enter/o.
d. path/o.
ANS: A
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms
and their respective meanings. TOP: TYPES OF HEALTHCARE
TERMS
7. The prefix anti- means
a. before.
b. after, behind.
c. near.
d. against.
ANS: D
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms
and their respective meanings. TOP: TYPES OF HEALTHCARE
TERMS
8. If a patient is being treated for hypothermia, he/she has abnormally
a. high body temperature.
b. low body temperature.
c. high blood pressure.
d. low blood pressure.
ANS: B
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms
and their respective meanings. TOP: TYPES OF HEALTHCARE
TERMS
9. A patient who has a prenatal visit sees her practitioner
a. after the birth of her child.
b. before the birth of her child.
c. the time surrounding the birth of her child.
d. at the time of delivery.
ANS: B
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms
and their respective meanings. TOP: DERIVATION OF
HEALTHCARE TERMS
10. A patient has a surgical procedure described as an arthrotomy. You know that the joint
a. was cut.
b. was cut out.
c. had a new opening made.
d. was visually examined.
ANS: A
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms
and their respective meanings. TOP: DERIVATION OF
, HEALTHCARE TERMS
11. A notation is made about an instrument to be ordered for the hospital. It makes a record of
the electrical activity of the heart. The instrument is called an
a. electrocardioscope.
b. electrocardiogram.
c. electrocardiograph.
d. electrocardiography.
ANS: C
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms
and their respective meanings. TOP: DERIVATION OF
HEALTHCARE TERMS
12. You are checking a report for errors and find that one of the procedures listed is
misspelled. Which one is it?
a. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
b. Colostomy
c. Ileotomy
d. Ostetomy
ANS: D
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms
and their respective meanings. TOP: TYPES OF HEALTHCARE
TERMS
13. Neurology is a discipline that would most likely treat patients with disorders of the
a. nerves.
b. teeth.
c. stomach.
d. joints.
ANS: A
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms
and their respective meanings. TOP: TYPES OF HEALTHCARE
TERMS
14. An instrument used to cut bone is an
a. osteotome.
b. osteoscope.
c. osteotripter.
d. osteometer.
ANS: A
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms
and their respective meanings. TOP: TYPES OF HEALTHCARE
TERMS
15. Surgically forming the external ear may be termed
a. otoplasty.
b. oculoplasty.
c. tympanoplasty.
d. trophoplasty.
