Test Bank for Quick and Easy Medical Terminology, 9th Edition by Peggy C. Leonard – All Chapters

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

,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”?
q q q q q q



a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS: B REF: p. 2
q q q q TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
q q q q q




6. The punctuation mark that designates a combining form is a:
q q q q q q q q q




a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal slash. q



d. semicolon.
ANS: C REF: p. 3
q q q q TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
q q q q q




7. The most frequently used combining vowel is:
q q q q q q




a. o.
b. a.

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

, a. Word root q




b. Prefix
c. Combining vowel q




d. Suffix
ANS: D REF: p. 4
q q q q TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
q q q




11. Learning the meanings of word parts:
q q q q q



a. is not important as long as every word is memorized.
q q q q q q q q q



b. is one of the most difficult tasks to master in health care.
q q q q q q q q q q q




c. should be done only if time allows. q q q q q q



d. eliminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered.
q q q q q q q q




ANS: D REF: p. 5
q q q q TOP: Word Parts q q




12. Borrowing of medical words from Latin or Green began around the year:
q q q q q q q q q q q



a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS: A REF: p. 1
q q q q TOP: Simplifying Medical Terms
q q q




13. Latin and Green combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms?
q q q q q q q q q q q q




a. 40 % q



b. 50 % q




c. 70 % q



d. 90 % q




ANS: D REF: p. 1
q q q q TOP: Simplifying Medical Terms
q q q




14. The suffix “-itis” means:
q q q




a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS: B REF: p. 2
q q q q TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
q q q




15. A compound word is a word in which two of what are combined?
q q q q q q q q q q q q



a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining vowels q



d. Word roots q




ANS: D REF: p. 2
q q q q TOP: Word Parts q q




16. Eponyms are: q




a. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a person.
q q q q q q q q q



b. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a place.
q q q q q q q q q



c. always capitalized. q



d. never capitalized. q




ANS: B REF: p. 8
q q q q TOP: Proper Names q q




17. MD stands for:
q q




a. modern doctor. q