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EDITION BY BARBARA A. GYLYS TEST BANK
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Table of Contents:
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Chapter 1. Basic Elements of a Medical Word
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Chapter 2. Suffixes
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Chapter 3. Prefixes
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Chapter 4. Body Structure
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Chapter 5. Integumentary System
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Chapter 6. Digestive System
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Chapter 7. Respiratory System
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Chapter 8. Cardiovascular System
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Chapter 9. Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems
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Chapter 10. Musculoskeletal System
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Chapter 11. Urinary System
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Chapter 12. Female Reproductive System
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Chapter 13. Male Reproductive System
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Chapter 14. Endocrine System
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Chapter 15. Nervous System
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Multiple Choice j
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Most medical word roots are derived from
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B. German and Latin. j j
C. Spanish and French. j j
D. Latin and Greek. j j
E. Russian and Latin. j j
2. The word root for liver is
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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?
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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)
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A. position.
B. number.
C. condition.
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E. procedure.
5. Which element is a word root?
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A. nephr
B. nephro
C. nephros
D. nephrotomy
E. tomy
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A. suffix.
B. combining form. j
C. word root. j
D. prefix.
E. combining vowel j
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B. inflammation of the liver. j j j
C. inflammation of the face. j j j
D. inflammation of the mouth. j j j
E. inflammation of the skin. j j j
j j 8. A combining form (CF) is a word root plus a
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A. prefix.
B. suffix.
C. vowel.
D. word root. j
E. consonant.
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A. oste/o.
B. chondr/o.
C. -ist.
D. arthr/o.
E. -osis.
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A. letter o. j
B. connecting vowel. j
C. prefix.
D. vowel.
E. consonant.
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A. combining form. j
B. prefix.
C. word root. j
D. suffix.
E. vowel.
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A. i.
B. e.
C. y.
D. pelvi.
E. metry.
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B. prefix.
C. combining vowel. j
D. suffix.
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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY j
SYSTEMS:
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A Body Systems Approach
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8th Edition By Barbara A. Gylys
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,MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY SYSTEMS: A Body Systems Approach 8TH
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EDITION BY BARBARA A. GYLYS TEST BANK
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Table of Contents:
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Chapter 1. Basic Elements of a Medical Word
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Chapter 2. Suffixes
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Chapter 3. Prefixes
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Chapter 4. Body Structure
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Chapter 5. Integumentary System
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Chapter 6. Digestive System
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Chapter 7. Respiratory System
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Chapter 8. Cardiovascular System
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Chapter 9. Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems
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Chapter 10. Musculoskeletal System
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Chapter 11. Urinary System
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Chapter 12. Female Reproductive System
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Chapter 13. Male Reproductive System
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Chapter 14. Endocrine System
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Chapter 15. Nervous System
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Multiple Choice j
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Most medical word roots are derived from
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A. Latin and French. j j
B. German and Latin. j j
C. Spanish and French. j j
D. Latin and Greek. j j
E. Russian and Latin. j j
2. The word root for liver is
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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?
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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)
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A. position.
B. number.
C. condition.
D. anatomical structure. j
E. procedure.
5. Which element is a word root?
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A. nephr
B. nephro
C. nephros
D. nephrotomy
E. tomy
6. Arthr/o is an example of a j j j j j
A. suffix.
B. combining form. j
C. word root. j
D. prefix.
E. combining vowel j
, j j 7. The term stomat/itis means
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A. inflammation of the stomach. j j j
B. inflammation of the liver. j j j
C. inflammation of the face. j j j
D. inflammation of the mouth. j j j
E. inflammation of the skin. j j j
j j 8. A combining form (CF) is a word root plus a
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A. prefix.
B. suffix.
C. vowel.
D. word root. j
E. consonant.
j j 9. The CF for joint is
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A. oste/o.
B. chondr/o.
C. -ist.
D. arthr/o.
E. -osis.
j 10. j j A CF is used to link a suffix that begins with a/the
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A. letter o. j
B. connecting vowel. j
C. prefix.
D. vowel.
E. consonant.
j 11. j j In cardi/o/centesis, cardi/o is a
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A. combining form. j
B. prefix.
C. word root. j
D. suffix.
E. vowel.
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A. i.
B. e.
C. y.
D. pelvi.
E. metry.
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A. combining form. j
B. prefix.
C. combining vowel. j
D. suffix.
E. word root. j
