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
po po po po




MULTIPLE CHOICE po




1. The main body of a word is called
po p o p o p o p o p o p o p o a:
a. suffix.
b. word root. po


c. combining vowel. p o


d. combining form. p o




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




2. Latin p o roots are used to write words naming and describing:
p o po p o p o p o p o p o p o


a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures of the body. po p o p o




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




3. When written alone, a prefix is usually followed by this to indicate that another
po p o p o po p o po po p o po po p o p o p o


p o word follows the prefix to suffix.
p o po po p o po


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




ANS: C REF: po p o p. 4 TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
p o po po p o




4. A combining
po p ovowel is used: p o p o


a. when po the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
p o p o p o po p o p o p o


b. when po the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
p o p o p o po p o p o p o


c. when p o there is no prefix. p o p o p o


d. when p o there is a prefix. p o p o p o




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




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


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




6. The punctuation mark that designates a combining form is a:
po p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o


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


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




7. The most po p o frequently used combining vowel is: p o p o p o p o


a. o.
b. a.

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

, a. Word root po


b. Prefix
c. Combining vowel p o


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




11. Learning the meanings of word parts:
po p o p o po p o


a. is not important as long as every word is memorized.
po p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o


b. is one of the most difficult tasks to master in health care.
po p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o


c. should be done only if time allows.
p o p o p o p o p o p o


d. eliminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered.
po po p o p o p o p o p o p o




ANS: D REF: po p o p. 5 TOP: Word Parts
p o po po




12. Borrowing of medical words from Latin or Green
po p o p o p o p o p o p o p o began around the year:
p o p o p o


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




13. Latin and Green combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms?
po p o p o p o po p o p o p o p o p o p o p o


a. 40 % p o


b. 50 % p o


c. 70 % p o


d. 90 % p o




ANS: D REF: po p o p. 1 TOP: Simplifying Medical Terms
p o po po po




14. The po suffix “-itis” means:
p o po


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




15. A compound word is a word in which two of what
po p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o are combined?
p o


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


d. Word roots po




ANS: D REF: po p o p. 2 TOP: Word Parts
p o po po




16. Eponyms are: po


a. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a person.
po p o p o p o po p o p o p o po


b. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a place.
po p o p o p o p o p o p o p o po


c. always capitalized. po


d. never capitalized. p o




ANS: B REF: po p o p. 8 TOP: Proper Names
p o po po




17. MD stands for:
po p o


a. modern doctor. p o