TEST BANK FOR QUICK AND EASY MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 10th EDITION BY LEONARD ALL CHAPTERS

TEST BANK FOR QUICK AND EASY MEDICAL
TERMINOLOGY 10th EDITION BY LEONARD ALL
CHAPTERS

,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
u uuuu u u




MULTIPLE CHOICE u




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



a. suffix.
b. word root. u



c. combining vowel. u



d. combining form. u




ACCURATE CHOICE:- B REF: page. 2 uu u u u u TOPIC:Word Roots and Combining Forms
u u u u u




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



a. illnesss.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures of the body. u u u




ACCURATE CHOICE: - D u u u u u u u u u u u u u REF: page. 3u u




TOPIC:Word Roots and Combining Forms
u u u u u




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



suffix.
u



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




ACCURATE CHOICE:- C uu u u




REF: page. 4 u u TOPIC:Prefixes and Suffixes u u u




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



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



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



c. when there is no prefix. u u u u



d. when there is a prefix. u u u u




ACCURATE CHOICE:- A uu u u




REF: page. 5 u u TOPIC:Combining Word Parts toWrite Terms
u u u u u u




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



a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ACCURATE CHOICE:- B uu u u




REF: page. 2 u u TOPIC:Word Roots and Combining Forms
u u u u u




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



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



d. semicolon.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- C REF: page. 3 uu u u u u TOPIC:Word Roots and Combining Forms
u u u u u




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



a. o.

, b. a.
c. i.
d. e.
ACCURATE CHOICE:-A REF: page. 3
uu u u u u TOPD:isCtriboumtiobninoifnthgisWdoocurdmePnat ristsillteogaWl riteTerms u u u




a. Word root u



b. Prefix
c. Combining vowel u



d. Suffix
ACCURATE CHOICE:- D REF: page. 4 uu u u u u TOPIC:Prefixes and Suffixes
u u u




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



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



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



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



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




ACCURATE CHOICE:- D uu u u




REF: page. 5 u u TOPIC: Word Parts u u




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



a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- A REF: page. 1 uu u u u u TOPIC:Simplifying Medical Terms
u u u




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



a. 40 % u



b. 50 % u



c. 70 % u



d. 90 % u




ACCURATE CHOICE:- D uu u u




REF: page. 1 u u TOPIC:Simplifying Medical Terms u u u




14. The suffix “-itis” meaccurate choice:-
u u u uu



a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- B uu u u




REF: page. 2 u u TOPIC:Prefixes and Suffixes u u u




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



a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining vowels u



d. Word roots u




ACCURATE CHOICE:- D uu u u




REF: page. 2 u u TOPIC: Word Parts u u




16. Eponyms are: u



a. illnesss, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a person.
u u u u u u u u u

, b. illnesss, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a place.
u u u u u u u u u



c. always capitalized. u



d. never capitalized.
u




ACCURATE CHOICE:- B uu u u




REF: page. 8
u u TOPIC: Proper Names
u u




17. MD stands for:
u u



a. modern doctor. u



b. medical dentistry. u


c.
doctorofmedicine
u u