TEST BANK For Quick and Easy Medical Terminology 9th Edition
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BY PEGGY C. LEONARD
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|Complete Chapter 1 - 15 |
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,Chapter901:9Simplified9Medical9Language
MULTIPLE9CHOICE
1. The9main9body9of9a9word9is9called9a:
a. suffix.
b. word9root.
c. combining9vowel.
d. combining9form.
ANS: B9 REF:9p.92 TOP:9Word9Roots9and9Combining9Forms
2. Latin9roots9are9used9to9write9words9naming9and9describing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures9of9the9body.
ANS: D9 REF:9p.93 TOP:9Word9Roots9and9Combining9Forms
3. When9written9alone,9a9prefix9is9usually9followed9by9this9to9indicate9that9another9word9follows9the
9prefix9to9 suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word9root.
ANS: C9 REF:9p.94 TOP:9Prefixes9and9Suffixes
4. A9combining9vowel9is9used:
a. when9the9suffix9that9follows9begins9with9a9consonant.
b. when9the9suffix9that9follows9begins9with9a9consonant.
c. when9there9is9no9prefix.
d. when9there9is9a9prefix.
ANS: A9 REF:9p.95 TOP:9Combining9Word9Parts9to9Write9Terms
5. Which9word9root9is9Greek9for9“stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS: B9 REF:9p.92 TOP:9Word9Roots9and9Combining9Forms
6. The9punctuation9mark9that9designates9a9combining9form9is9a:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal9slash.
d. semicolon.
ANS: C9 REF:9p.93 TOP:9Word9Roots9and9Combining9Forms
7. The9most9frequently9used9combining9vowel9is:
a. o.
b. a.
,c. i.
d. e.
ANS:9A9 REF:9p.93 TOP:9Combining9Word9Parts9to9Write9Terms
, a. Word9root
b. Prefix
c. Combining9vowel
d. Suffix
ANS: D9 REF:9p.94 TOP:9Prefixes9and9Suffixes
11. Learning9the9meanings9of9word9parts:
a. is9not9important9as9long9as9every9word9is9memorized.
b. is9one9of9the9most9difficult9tasks9to9master9in9health9care.
c. should9be9done9only9if9time9allows.
d. eliminates9the9necessity9of9memorizing9each9new9word9encountered.
ANS: D9 REF:9p.95 TOP:9Word9Parts
12. Borrowing9of9medical9words9from9Latin9or9Green9began9around9the9year:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS: A9 REF:9p.91 TOP:9Simplifying9Medical9Terms
13. Latin9and9Green9combined9are9the9origin9of9what9percentage9of9medical9terms?
a. 409%
b. 509%
c. 709%
d. 909%
ANS: D9 REF:9p.91 TOP:9Simplifying9Medical9Terms
14. The9suffix9“-itis”9meANS:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS: B9 REF:9p.92 TOP:9Prefixes9and9Suffixes
15. A9compound9word9is9a9word9in9which9two9of9what9are9combined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining9vowels
d. Word9roots
ANS: D9 REF:9p.92 TOP:9Word9Parts
16. Eponyms9are:
a. diseases,9organs,9procedures,9or9bodily9functions9named9after9a9person.
b. diseases,9organs,9procedures,9or9bodily9functions9named9after9a9place.
c. always9capitalized.
d. never9capitalized.
ANS: B9 REF:9p.98 TOP:9Proper9Names
17. MD9stands9for:
a. modern9doctor.
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BY PEGGY C. LEONARD
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|Complete Chapter 1 - 15 |
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,Chapter901:9Simplified9Medical9Language
MULTIPLE9CHOICE
1. The9main9body9of9a9word9is9called9a:
a. suffix.
b. word9root.
c. combining9vowel.
d. combining9form.
ANS: B9 REF:9p.92 TOP:9Word9Roots9and9Combining9Forms
2. Latin9roots9are9used9to9write9words9naming9and9describing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures9of9the9body.
ANS: D9 REF:9p.93 TOP:9Word9Roots9and9Combining9Forms
3. When9written9alone,9a9prefix9is9usually9followed9by9this9to9indicate9that9another9word9follows9the
9prefix9to9 suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word9root.
ANS: C9 REF:9p.94 TOP:9Prefixes9and9Suffixes
4. A9combining9vowel9is9used:
a. when9the9suffix9that9follows9begins9with9a9consonant.
b. when9the9suffix9that9follows9begins9with9a9consonant.
c. when9there9is9no9prefix.
d. when9there9is9a9prefix.
ANS: A9 REF:9p.95 TOP:9Combining9Word9Parts9to9Write9Terms
5. Which9word9root9is9Greek9for9“stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS: B9 REF:9p.92 TOP:9Word9Roots9and9Combining9Forms
6. The9punctuation9mark9that9designates9a9combining9form9is9a:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal9slash.
d. semicolon.
ANS: C9 REF:9p.93 TOP:9Word9Roots9and9Combining9Forms
7. The9most9frequently9used9combining9vowel9is:
a. o.
b. a.
,c. i.
d. e.
ANS:9A9 REF:9p.93 TOP:9Combining9Word9Parts9to9Write9Terms
, a. Word9root
b. Prefix
c. Combining9vowel
d. Suffix
ANS: D9 REF:9p.94 TOP:9Prefixes9and9Suffixes
11. Learning9the9meanings9of9word9parts:
a. is9not9important9as9long9as9every9word9is9memorized.
b. is9one9of9the9most9difficult9tasks9to9master9in9health9care.
c. should9be9done9only9if9time9allows.
d. eliminates9the9necessity9of9memorizing9each9new9word9encountered.
ANS: D9 REF:9p.95 TOP:9Word9Parts
12. Borrowing9of9medical9words9from9Latin9or9Green9began9around9the9year:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS: A9 REF:9p.91 TOP:9Simplifying9Medical9Terms
13. Latin9and9Green9combined9are9the9origin9of9what9percentage9of9medical9terms?
a. 409%
b. 509%
c. 709%
d. 909%
ANS: D9 REF:9p.91 TOP:9Simplifying9Medical9Terms
14. The9suffix9“-itis”9meANS:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS: B9 REF:9p.92 TOP:9Prefixes9and9Suffixes
15. A9compound9word9is9a9word9in9which9two9of9what9are9combined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining9vowels
d. Word9roots
ANS: D9 REF:9p.92 TOP:9Word9Parts
16. Eponyms9are:
a. diseases,9organs,9procedures,9or9bodily9functions9named9after9a9person.
b. diseases,9organs,9procedures,9or9bodily9functions9named9after9a9place.
c. always9capitalized.
d. never9capitalized.
ANS: B9 REF:9p.98 TOP:9Proper9Names
17. MD9stands9for:
a. modern9doctor.
