Test Bank For Exploring Medical
Language 12th Edition by Myrna LaFleur
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1. What is the correct definition of the prefix “brady-”?
a) fast
b) slow
c) before
d) after
b) slow
Brady- refers to a slower than normal rate, often used in terms
like bradycardia.
2. The combining form “hepat/o” refers to which organ?
a) Heart
b) Liver
c) Kidney
d) Lung
b) Liver
Hepat/o is the combining form for the liver, used in terms like
hepatitis.
3. What does the suffix “-ectomy” mean?
a) Surgical removal
b) Study of
, c) Inflammation
d) Condition of
a) Surgical removal
“-ectomy” denotes the surgical removal of a body part, as in
appendectomy.
4. The term “osteopathy” refers to:
a) Disease of the bones
b) Study of muscles
c) Surgical removal of bones
d) Disease of joints
a) Disease of the bones
Osteopathy refers to any disease or disorder of the bones.
5. Which combining form means “blood”?
a) hem/o
b) hepat/o
c) neur/o
d) gastr/o
a) hem/o
Hem/o or hemat/o refers to blood, as seen in hematology.
6. What does the suffix “-itis” indicate?
a) Enlargement
b) Inflammation
c) Tumor
d) Disease
b) Inflammation
“-itis” indicates inflammation of a body part, such as tonsillitis.
,7. The term “dermatology” is the study of:
a) Heart
b) Skin
c) Brain
d) Lungs
b) Skin
Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with skin
disorders.
8. Which prefix means “above, excessive, or high”?
a) hypo-
b) hyper-
c) brady-
d) sub-
b) hyper-
Hyper- indicates excessive or above normal, as in hypertension.
9. The combining form “neur/o” refers to:
a) Nerves
b) Muscles
c) Blood
d) Bones
a) Nerves
Neur/o is the combining form for nerves, used in neurology.
10. What does the term “cardiomegaly” mean?
a) Small heart
b) Heart disease
c) Enlarged heart
d) Heart inflammation
, c) Enlarged heart
“-megaly” means enlargement, so cardiomegaly indicates an
enlarged heart.
11. Which suffix means “condition of blood”?
a) -emia
b) -osis
c) -pathy
d) -itis
a) -emia
“-emia” refers to a condition of the blood, as in anemia.
12. The prefix “tachy-” means:
a) Slow
b) Fast
c) Abnormal
d) Before
b) Fast
Tachy- denotes a rapid rate, often used in tachycardia.
13. What does the term “gastroenteritis” indicate?
a) Inflammation of the stomach and intestines
b) Study of the stomach
c) Disease of the liver
d) Enlargement of the intestines
a) Inflammation of the stomach and intestines
“-itis” means inflammation; gastr/o is stomach, enter/o is
intestines.
14. Which combining form refers to “lungs”?
a) pneum/o
Language 12th Edition by Myrna LaFleur
Brooks , Verified Complete Chapters||
Newest Update
1. What is the correct definition of the prefix “brady-”?
a) fast
b) slow
c) before
d) after
b) slow
Brady- refers to a slower than normal rate, often used in terms
like bradycardia.
2. The combining form “hepat/o” refers to which organ?
a) Heart
b) Liver
c) Kidney
d) Lung
b) Liver
Hepat/o is the combining form for the liver, used in terms like
hepatitis.
3. What does the suffix “-ectomy” mean?
a) Surgical removal
b) Study of
, c) Inflammation
d) Condition of
a) Surgical removal
“-ectomy” denotes the surgical removal of a body part, as in
appendectomy.
4. The term “osteopathy” refers to:
a) Disease of the bones
b) Study of muscles
c) Surgical removal of bones
d) Disease of joints
a) Disease of the bones
Osteopathy refers to any disease or disorder of the bones.
5. Which combining form means “blood”?
a) hem/o
b) hepat/o
c) neur/o
d) gastr/o
a) hem/o
Hem/o or hemat/o refers to blood, as seen in hematology.
6. What does the suffix “-itis” indicate?
a) Enlargement
b) Inflammation
c) Tumor
d) Disease
b) Inflammation
“-itis” indicates inflammation of a body part, such as tonsillitis.
,7. The term “dermatology” is the study of:
a) Heart
b) Skin
c) Brain
d) Lungs
b) Skin
Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with skin
disorders.
8. Which prefix means “above, excessive, or high”?
a) hypo-
b) hyper-
c) brady-
d) sub-
b) hyper-
Hyper- indicates excessive or above normal, as in hypertension.
9. The combining form “neur/o” refers to:
a) Nerves
b) Muscles
c) Blood
d) Bones
a) Nerves
Neur/o is the combining form for nerves, used in neurology.
10. What does the term “cardiomegaly” mean?
a) Small heart
b) Heart disease
c) Enlarged heart
d) Heart inflammation
, c) Enlarged heart
“-megaly” means enlargement, so cardiomegaly indicates an
enlarged heart.
11. Which suffix means “condition of blood”?
a) -emia
b) -osis
c) -pathy
d) -itis
a) -emia
“-emia” refers to a condition of the blood, as in anemia.
12. The prefix “tachy-” means:
a) Slow
b) Fast
c) Abnormal
d) Before
b) Fast
Tachy- denotes a rapid rate, often used in tachycardia.
13. What does the term “gastroenteritis” indicate?
a) Inflammation of the stomach and intestines
b) Study of the stomach
c) Disease of the liver
d) Enlargement of the intestines
a) Inflammation of the stomach and intestines
“-itis” means inflammation; gastr/o is stomach, enter/o is
intestines.
14. Which combining form refers to “lungs”?
a) pneum/o
