Test Bank - for Quick & Easy Medical Terminology 10th Edition by Peggy C. Leonard, All Chapters | Guide A+

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Chapter q 01: q Simplified q Medical q Language

MULTIPLE q CHOICE

1. The q main q body q of q a q word q is q called q a:
a. suffix.
b. word q root.
c. combining q vowel.
d. combining q form.
ANS: q B REF: q p. q 2 TOP: q Word q Roots q and q Combining q Forms

2. Latin q roots qare q used q to q write q words q naming q and q describing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures q of q the q body.
ANS: q D REF: q p. q 3 TOP: q Word q Roots q and q Combining q Forms

3. When q written q alone, q a q prefix is q usually q followed q by q this q to q indicate q that q another
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b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word q root.
ANS: q C REF: q p. q 4 TOP: q Prefixes q and q Suffixes

4. A q combining q vowel q is q used:
a. when q the q suffix q that q follows q begins q with q a q consonant.
b. when q the q suffix q that q follows q begins q with q a q consonant.
c. when q there q is q no q prefix.
d. when q there q is q a q prefix.
ANS: q A REF: q p. q 5 TOP: q Combining q Word q Parts q to q Write q Terms

5. Which q word q root q is q Greek q for q “stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS: q B REF: q p. q 2 TOP: q Word q Roots q and q Combining q Forms

6. The q punctuation q mark q that q designates q a q combining q form q is q a:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal q slash.
d. semicolon.
ANS: q C REF: q p. q 3 TOP: q Word q Roots q and q Combining q Forms

7. The q most q frequently q used q combining q vowel q is:
a. o.
b. a.
c. i.
d. e.
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a. Word q root
b. Prefix
c. Combining q vowel
d. Suffix
ANS: q D REF: q p. q 4 TOP: q Prefixes q and q Suffixes

11. Learning q the q meanings q of q word q parts:
a. is q not q important q as q long q as q every q word q is q memorized.
b. is q one q of q the q most q difficult q tasks q to q master q in q health q care.
c. should q be q done q only q if q time q allows.
d. eliminates q the q necessity q of q memorizing q each q new q word q encountered.
ANS: q D REF: q p. q 5 TOP: q Word q Parts

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

13. Latin q and q Green q combined q are q the q origin q of q what q percentage q of q medical q terms?
a. 40 q %
b. 50 q %
c. 70 q %
d. 90 q %
ANS: q D REF: q p. q 1 TOP: q Simplifying q Medical q Terms

14. The q suffix q“-itis” q means:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS: q B REF: q p. q 2 TOP: q Prefixes q and q Suffixes

15. A q compound q word q is q a q word q in q which q two q of q what q are q combined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining q vowels
d. Word q roots
ANS: q D REF: q p. q 2 TOP: q Word q Parts

16. Eponyms q are:
a. diseases, q organs, q procedures, q or q bodily q functions q named q after q a q person.
b. diseases, q organs, q procedures, q or q bodily q functions q named q after q a q place.
c. always q capitalized.
d. never q capitalized.
ANS: q B REF: q p. q 8 TOP: q Proper q Names

17. MD q stands q for:
a. modern q doctor.
b. medical q dentistry.
c. doctor q of q medicineD.ownloaded qby: q Sophiie q q| q
d. medical derivative.

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