TEST BANK FOR QUICK AND EASY MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 9TH EDITION BY LEONARD ALL CHAPTERS

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TERMINOLOGY 9TH
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ALL CHAPTERS
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,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
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MULTIPLE l#CHOICE

1. The l#main l#body l#of l#a l#word l#is l#called l#a:
a. suffix.
b. word l#root.
c. combining l#vowel.
d. combining l#form.
ANS: l#B l # REF: l#p. l#2 TOP: l#Word l#Roots l#and l#Combining l#Forms

2. Latin l#roots l#are l#used l#to l#write l#words l#naming l#and l#describing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures l#of l#the l#body.
ANS: l#D l # REF: l#p. l#3 TOP: l#Word l#Roots l#and l#Combining l#Forms

3. When l#written l#alone, l#a l#prefix l#is l#usually l#followed l#by l#this l#to l#indicate l#that l#another l#word l#follows l#the
prefix l#to suffix.
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b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word l#root.
ANS: l#C l # REF: l#p. l#4 TOP: l#Prefixes l#and l#Suffixes

4. A l#combining l#vowel l#is l#used:
a. when l#the l#suffix l#that l#follows l#begins l#with l#a l#consonant.
b. when l#the l#suffix l#that l#follows l#begins l#with l#a l#consonant.
c. when l#there l#is l#no l#prefix.
d. when l#there l#is l#a l#prefix.
ANS: l#A l # REF: l#p. l#5 TOP: l#Combining l#Word l#Parts l#to l#Write l#Terms

5. Which l#word l#root l#is l#Greek l#for l#“stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS: l#B l # REF: l#p. l#2 TOP: l#Word l#Roots l#and l#Combining l#Forms

6. The l#punctuation l#mark l#that l#designates l#a l#combining l#form l#is l#a:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal l#slash.
d. semicolon.
ANS: l#C l # REF: l#p. l#3 TOP: l#Word l#Roots l#and l#Combining l#Forms

7. The l#most l#frequently l#used l#combining l#vowel l#is:
a. o.
b. a.

,c. i.
d. e.
ANS: l#A l # REF: l#p. l#3 TOP: l#Combining l#Word l#Parts l#to l#Write l#Terms

, a. Word l#root
b. Prefix
c. Combining l#vowel
d. Suffix
ANS: l#D l # REF: l#p. l#4 TOP: l#Prefixes l#and l#Suffixes

11. Learning l#the l#meanings l#of l#word l#parts:
a. is l#not l#important l#as l#long l#as l#every l#word l#is l#memorized.
b. is l#one l#of l#the l#most l#difficult l#tasks l#to l#master l#in l#health l#care.
c. should l#be l#done l#only l#if l#time l#allows.
d. eliminates l#the l#necessity l#of l#memorizing l#each l#new l#word l#encountered.
ANS: l#D l # REF: l#p. l#5 TOP: l#Word l#Parts

12. Borrowing l#of l#medical l#words l#from l#Latin l#or l#Green l#began l#around l#the l#year:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS: l#A l # REF: l#p. l#1 TOP: l#Simplifying l#Medical l#Terms

13. Latin l#and l#Green l#combined l#are l#the l#origin l#of l#what l#percentage l#of l#medical l#terms?
a. 40 l#%
b. 50 l#%
c. 70 l#%
d. 90 l#%
ANS: l#D l # REF: l#p. l#1 TOP: l#Simplifying l#Medical l#Terms

14. The l#suffix l#“-itis” l#means:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS: l#B l # REF: l#p. l#2 TOP: l#Prefixes l#and l#Suffixes

15. A l#compound l#word l#is l#a l#word l#in l#which l#two l#of l#what l#are l#combined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining l#vowels
d. Word l#roots
ANS: l#D l # REF: l#p. l#2 TOP: l#Word l#Parts

16. Eponyms l#are:
a. diseases, l#organs, l#procedures, l#or l#bodily l#functions l#named l#after l#a l#person.
b. diseases, l#organs, l#procedures, l#or l#bodily l#functions l#named l#after l#a l#place.
c. always l#capitalized.
d. never l#capitalized.
ANS: l#B l # REF: l#p. l#8 TOP: l#Proper l#Names

17. MD l#stands l#for:
a. modern l#doctor.