TEST BANK For Quick and Easy Medical Terminology 9th Edition BY PEGGY C. LEONARD |Complete Chapter 1 - 15 | 100 % Verified

,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
bb bb bb bb




MULTIPLE CHOICE bb




1. The main body of a word is called
bb b b b b b b b b b b b b b b a:
a. suffix.
b. word root. bb


c. combining vowel. b b


d. combining form. b b




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




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


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




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




3. When written alone, a prefix is usually followed by this to indicate that another
bb b b b b bb b b bb bb b b bb bb b b b b b b


b b word follows the prefix to suffix.
b b bb bb b b bb


b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root. bb




ANS: C REF: bb b b p. 4 TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
b b bb bb b b




4. A combining
bb b bvowel is used: b b b b


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


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


c. when b b there is no prefix. b b b b b b


d. when b b there is a prefix. b b b b b b




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




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


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




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


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


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




7. The most bb b b frequently used combining vowel is: b b b b b b b b


a. o.
b. a.

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

, a. Word root bb


b. Prefix
c. Combining vowel b b


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




11. Learning the meanings of word parts:
bb b b b b bb b b


a. is not important as long as every word is memorized.
bb b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b b


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


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


d. eliminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered.
bb bb b b b b b b b b b b b b




ANS: D REF: bb b b p. 5 TOP: Word Parts
b b bb bb




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


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




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


a. 40 % b b


b. 50 % b b


c. 70 % b b


d. 90 % b b




ANS: D REF: bb b b p. 1 TOP: Simplifying Medical Terms
b b bb bb bb




14. The bb suffix “-itis” means:
b b bb


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




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


a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining vowels b b


d. Word roots bb




ANS: D REF: bb b b p. 2 TOP: Word Parts
b b bb bb




16. Eponyms are: bb


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


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


c. always capitalized. bb


d. never capitalized. b b




ANS: B REF: bb b b p. 8 TOP: Proper Names
b b bb bb




17. MD stands for:
bb b b


a. modern doctor. b b