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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 9TH EDITION BY
LEONARD ALL CHAPTERS
LEONARD
,Chapter .01: .Simplified .Medical .Language
MULTIPLE .CHOICE
1. The .main .body .of .a .word .is .called .a:
a. suffix.
b. word .root.
c. combining .vowel.
d. combining .form.
ANS: .B . REF: .p. .2 TOP: .Word .Roots .and .Combining .Forms
2. Latin .roots .are .used .to .write .words .naming .and .describing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures .of .the .body.
ANS: .D . REF: .p. .3 TOP: .Word .Roots .and .Combining .Forms
3. When .written .alone, .a .prefix .is .usually .followed .by .this .to .indicate .that .another .word .follows .the
.prefix .to .suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word .root.
ANS: .C . REF: .p. .4 TOP: .Prefixes .and .Suffixes
4. A .combining .vowel .is .used:
a. when .the .suffix .that .follows .begins .with .a .consonant.
b. when .the .suffix .that .follows .begins .with .a .consonant.
c. when .there .is .no .prefix.
d. when .there .is .a .prefix.
ANS: .A . REF: .p. .5 TOP: .Combining .Word .Parts .to .Write .Terms
5. Which .word .root .is .Greek .for .“stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS: .B . REF: .p. .2 TOP: .Word .Roots .and .Combining .Forms
6. The .punctuation .mark .that .designates .a .combining .form .is .a:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal .slash.
d. semicolon.
ANS: .C . REF: .p. .3 TOP: .Word .Roots .and .Combining .Forms
7. The .most .frequently .used .combining .vowel .is:
a. o.
b. a.
c. i.
d. e.
ANS: .A . REF: .p. .3
, a. Word .root
b. Prefix
c. Combining .vowel
d. Suffix
ANS: .D . REF: .p. .4 TOP: .Prefixes .and .Suffixes
11. Learning .the .meanings .of .word .parts:
a. is .not .important .as .long .as .every .word .is .memorized.
b. is .one .of .the .most .difficult .tasks .to .master .in .health .care.
c. should .be .done .only .if .time .allows.
d. eliminates .the .necessity .of .memorizing .each .new .word .encountered.
ANS: .D . REF: .p. .5 TOP: .Word .Parts
12. Borrowing .of .medical .words .from .Latin .or .Green .began .around .the .year:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS: .A . REF: .p. .1 TOP: .Simplifying .Medical .Terms
13. Latin .and .Green .combined .are .the .origin .of .what .percentage .of .medical .terms?
a. 40 .%
b. 50 .%
c. 70 .%
d. 90 .%
ANS: .D . REF: .p. .1 TOP: .Simplifying .Medical .Terms
14. The .suffix .“-itis” .means:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS: .B . REF: .p. .2 TOP: .Prefixes .and .Suffixes
15. A .compound .word .is .a .word .in .which .two .of .what .are .combined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining .vowels
d. Word .roots
ANS: .D . REF: .p. .2 TOP: .Word .Parts
16. Eponyms .are:
a. diseases, .organs, .procedures, .or .bodily .functions .named .after .a .person.
b. diseases, .organs, .procedures, .or .bodily .functions .named .after .a .place.
c. always .capitalized.
d. never .capitalized.
ANS: .B . REF: .p. .8 TOP: .Proper .Names
17. MD .stands .for:
a. modern .doctor.
b. medical .dentistry.
c. doctor .of .medicine .
d. medical .derivative.
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 9TH EDITION BY
LEONARD ALL CHAPTERS
LEONARD
,Chapter .01: .Simplified .Medical .Language
MULTIPLE .CHOICE
1. The .main .body .of .a .word .is .called .a:
a. suffix.
b. word .root.
c. combining .vowel.
d. combining .form.
ANS: .B . REF: .p. .2 TOP: .Word .Roots .and .Combining .Forms
2. Latin .roots .are .used .to .write .words .naming .and .describing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures .of .the .body.
ANS: .D . REF: .p. .3 TOP: .Word .Roots .and .Combining .Forms
3. When .written .alone, .a .prefix .is .usually .followed .by .this .to .indicate .that .another .word .follows .the
.prefix .to .suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word .root.
ANS: .C . REF: .p. .4 TOP: .Prefixes .and .Suffixes
4. A .combining .vowel .is .used:
a. when .the .suffix .that .follows .begins .with .a .consonant.
b. when .the .suffix .that .follows .begins .with .a .consonant.
c. when .there .is .no .prefix.
d. when .there .is .a .prefix.
ANS: .A . REF: .p. .5 TOP: .Combining .Word .Parts .to .Write .Terms
5. Which .word .root .is .Greek .for .“stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS: .B . REF: .p. .2 TOP: .Word .Roots .and .Combining .Forms
6. The .punctuation .mark .that .designates .a .combining .form .is .a:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal .slash.
d. semicolon.
ANS: .C . REF: .p. .3 TOP: .Word .Roots .and .Combining .Forms
7. The .most .frequently .used .combining .vowel .is:
a. o.
b. a.
c. i.
d. e.
ANS: .A . REF: .p. .3
, a. Word .root
b. Prefix
c. Combining .vowel
d. Suffix
ANS: .D . REF: .p. .4 TOP: .Prefixes .and .Suffixes
11. Learning .the .meanings .of .word .parts:
a. is .not .important .as .long .as .every .word .is .memorized.
b. is .one .of .the .most .difficult .tasks .to .master .in .health .care.
c. should .be .done .only .if .time .allows.
d. eliminates .the .necessity .of .memorizing .each .new .word .encountered.
ANS: .D . REF: .p. .5 TOP: .Word .Parts
12. Borrowing .of .medical .words .from .Latin .or .Green .began .around .the .year:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS: .A . REF: .p. .1 TOP: .Simplifying .Medical .Terms
13. Latin .and .Green .combined .are .the .origin .of .what .percentage .of .medical .terms?
a. 40 .%
b. 50 .%
c. 70 .%
d. 90 .%
ANS: .D . REF: .p. .1 TOP: .Simplifying .Medical .Terms
14. The .suffix .“-itis” .means:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS: .B . REF: .p. .2 TOP: .Prefixes .and .Suffixes
15. A .compound .word .is .a .word .in .which .two .of .what .are .combined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining .vowels
d. Word .roots
ANS: .D . REF: .p. .2 TOP: .Word .Parts
16. Eponyms .are:
a. diseases, .organs, .procedures, .or .bodily .functions .named .after .a .person.
b. diseases, .organs, .procedures, .or .bodily .functions .named .after .a .place.
c. always .capitalized.
d. never .capitalized.
ANS: .B . REF: .p. .8 TOP: .Proper .Names
17. MD .stands .for:
a. modern .doctor.
b. medical .dentistry.
c. doctor .of .medicine .
d. medical .derivative.
