TEST BANK For Quick and Easy Medical Terminology 9th Edition BY PEGGY C. LEONARD |Complete Chapter 1 - 15 |

,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
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MULTIPLE CHOICE x




1. The main body of a word is called a:
x x x x x x x x


a. suffix.
b. word root. x


c. combining vowel. x


d. combining form. x




ANS: B REF: p. 2 x x x x TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
x x x x x




2. Latin roots are used to write words naming and describing:
x x x x x x x x x


a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures of the body. x x x




ANS: D REF: p. 3 x x x x TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
x x x x x




3. When written alone, a prefix is usually followed by this to indicate that another word follows the prefixto
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x


suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root. x




ANS: C REF: p. 4 x x x x TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
x x x




4. A combining vowel is used:
x x x x


a. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
x x x x x x x x


b. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
x x x x x x x x


c. when there is no prefix. x x x x


d. when there is a prefix. x x x x




ANS: A REF: p. 5 x x x x TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
x x x x x x




5. Which word root is Greek for “stone”?
x x x x x x


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




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


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


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




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


a. o.
b. a.

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

, a. Word root x


b. Prefix
c. Combining vowel x


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




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


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


b. is one of the most difficult tasks to master in health care.
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c. should be done only if time allows. x x x x x x


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




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




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




13. Latin and Green combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms?
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a. 40 % x


b. 50 % x


c. 70 % x


d. 90 % x




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




14. The suffix “-itis” means:
x x x


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




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


a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining vowels x


d. Word roots x




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




16. Eponyms are: x


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


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


c. always capitalized. x


d. never capitalized. x




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




17. MD stands for:
x x


a. modern doctor. x