medical terminology systems a body systems approach 8th edition by barbara a gylys.

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY SYSTEMS: A Body Systems Approach 8TH EDI
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TION 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 Chapter
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2. Suffixes
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Chapter 3. Prefixes Chapte
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r 4. Body Structure
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Chapter 5. Integumentary System C
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hapter 6. Digestive System Chapter 7
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. Respiratory System Chapter 8. Card
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Chapter 9. Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems C
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hapter 10. Musculoskeletal System
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Chapter 11. Urinary System
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Chapter 12. Female Reproductive System Chapt
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er 13. Male Reproductive System Chapter 14. En
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Chapter 15. Nervous System
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,Gylys:#Medical#Terminology#Systems:#A#Body#Systems#Approach#8th#Edition#Test#Bank
Chapter#1:#Basic#Elements#of#a#Medical#Word

Multiple#Choice
Identify#the#choice#that#best#completes#the#statement#or#answers#the#question.

1. Most#medical#word#roots#are#derived#from
A. Latin#and#French.
B. German#and#Latin.
C. Spanish#and#French.
D. Latin#and#Greek.
E. Russian#and#Latin.

2. The#word#root#for#liver#is
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?
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)
A. position.
B. number.
C. condition.
D. anatomical#structure.
E. procedure.

5. Which#element#is#a#word#root?
A. nephr
B. nephro
C. nephros
D. nephrotomy
E. tomy

6. Arthr/o#is#an#example#of#a
A. suffix.
B. combining#form.
C. word#root.
D. prefix.
E. combining#vowel

, 7. The#term#stomat/itis#means
A. inflammation#of#the#stomach.
B. inflammation#of#the#liver.
C. inflammation#of#the#face.
D. inflammation#of#the#mouth.
E. inflammation#of#the#skin.

8. A#combining#form#(CF)#is#a#word#root#plus#a
A. prefix.
B. suffix.
C. vowel.
D. word#root.
E. consonant.

9. The#CF#for#joint#is
A. oste/o.
B. chondr/o.
C. -ist.
D. arthr/o.
E. -osis.

10. A#CF#is#used#to#link#a#suffix#that#begins#with#a/the
A. letter#o.
B. connecting#vowel.
C. prefix.
D. vowel.
E. consonant.

11. In#cardi/o/centesis,#cardi/o#is#a
A. combining#form.
B. prefix.
C. word#root.
D. suffix.
E. vowel.

12. In#the#word#pelvimetry,#the#combining#vowel#is
A. i.
B. e.
C. y.
D. pelvi.
E. metry.

13. In#mast/o/pexy,#the#o#is#a
A. combining#form.
B. prefix.
C. combining#vowel.
D. suffix.
E. word#root.

, 14. Which#element#is#commonly#used#for#ease#of#pronunciation?
A. Combining#form
B. Combining#vowel
C. Prefix
D. Suffix
E. Word#root

15. Which#vowel#is#most#commonly#attached#to#word#roots#to#create#a#CF?
A.# a
B.# # e
C.# # i
D.# o
E.# # u

16. Which#suffix#means#inflammation?
A. -megaly
B. -oma
C. -ia
D. -itis
E. -ous

17. In#the#word#thermometer,#meter#is#a(n)
A. adjective.
B. prefix.
C. combining#form.
D. compound#word.
E. suffix.

18. Word#endings#are#called
A. prefixes.
B. suffixes.
C. vowels.
D. consonants.
E. word#roots.

19. In#medical#terminology,#a#suffix#usually#indicates
A. position,#direction,#color,#number,#or#negation.
B. procedure,#condition,#disease,#or#part#of#speech.
C. position,#direction,#or#color.
D. color,#number,#condition,#or#disease.
E. procedure,#condition,#or#negation.
20. A#medical#word#consisting#of#more#than#one#word#root#joined#together#with#an#o#is#a(n)
A. simple#word.
B. adjective.
C. compound#word.
D. disease.