TEST BANK
Mastering Healthcare Terminology
Betsy J. Shiland
7th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01-1 Introduction to Healthcare Terminology 1
Chapter 01-2 Introduction to Healthcare Terminology 16
Chapter 02-1 Body Structure and Directional Terminology 32
Chapter 02-2 Body Structure and Directional Terminology 49
Chapter 03-1 Musculoskeletal System 63
Chapter 03-2 Musculoskeletal System 82
Chapter 04-1 Integumentary System 99
Chapter 04-2 Integumentary System 118
Chapter 05-1 Gastrointestinal System 136
Chapter 05-2 Gastrointestinal System 155
Chapter 06-1 Urinary System 174
Chapter 06-2 Urinary System 191
Chapter 07-1 Male Reproductive System 209
Chapter 07-2 Male Reproductive System 223
Chapter 08-1 Female Reproductive System and Pregnancy 239
Chapter 08-2 Female Reproductive System and Pregnancy 258
Chapter 09-1 Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems 280
Chapter 09-2 Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems 300
Chapter 10-1 Cardiovascular System 319
Chapter 10-2 Cardiovascular System 340
Chapter 11-1 Respiratory System 359
Chapter 11-2 Respiratory System 380
Chapter 12-1 Nervous System 398
Chapter 12-2 Nervous System 418
Chapter 13-1 Eye and Ear 436
Chapter 13-2 Eye and Ear 455
Chapter 13-3 Eye and Ear 474
Chapter 14-1 Endocrine System 483
Chapter 14-2 Endocrine System 498
Chapter 15-1 Mental and Behavioral Health 516
Chapter 15-2 Mental and Behavioral Health 532
Chapter 16-1 Oncology 547
Chapter 16-2 Oncology 557
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Chapter 01-1: Introduction to Healthcare Terminology
Shiland: Mastering Healthcare Terminology, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Alzheimer disease is an example of a(n):
a. prefix.
b. word root.
c. eponym.
d. decodable term.
ANS: C OBJ: Derivations & Recognition of Types of Terms
TOP: Nondecodable Terms
2. Arthr/o is an example of a:
a. prefix.
b. word root.
c. suffix.
d. combining form.
ANS: D OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
3. In the term hypodermic, the prefix is:
a. hypo.
b. derm.
c. dermo.
d. ic.
ANS: A OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
4. In the term neonatology, the suffix is:
a. neo.
b. nat.
c. nato.
d. logy.
ANS: D OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
5. A word root for “bone” is:
a. osis
b. oste.
c. ophthalm.
d. opsy.
ANS: B OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
6. The word component that refers to the stomach is:
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a. gastr/o.
b. col/o.
c. enter/o.
d. path/o.
ANS: A OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
7. The prefix anti- means:
a. before.
b. after, behind.
c. near.
d. against.
ANS: D OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
8. If a patient is being treated for hypothermia, he/she has abnormally:
a. high body temperature.
b. low body temperature.
c. high blood pressure.
d. low blood pressure.
ANS: B OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
9. A patient who has a prenatal visit sees her practitioner:
a. after the birth of her child.
b. before the birth of her child.
c. the time surrounding the birth of her child.
d. at the time of delivery.
ANS: B OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
10. A patient has a surgical procedure described as an arthrotomy. You know that the joint:
a. was incised.
b. was removed.
c. had a new opening made.
d. was visually examined.
ANS: A OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
11. A notation is made about an instrument to be ordered for the hospital. It makes a record of the
electrical activity of the heart. The instrument is called an:
a. electrocardioscope.
b. electrocardiogram.
c. electrocardiograph.
d. electrocardiography.
ANS: C
OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce | Sort Word Parts Into Healthcare Vocabulary
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TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
12. You are checking a report for errors and find that one of the procedures listed is misspelled.
Which one is it?
a. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
b. Colostomy
c. Ileotomy
d. Ostetomy
ANS: D OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell | Word Parts & Decodable Terms
13. Neurology is a discipline that would most likely treat patients with disorders of the:
a. nerves.
b. teeth.
c. stomach.
d. joints.
ANS: A OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
14. An instrument used to cut bone is an:
a. osteotome.
b. osteoscope.
c. osteotripter.
d. osteometer.
ANS: A OBJ: Sort Word Parts Into Healthcare Vocabulary
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
15. A surgical repair of the external ear may be termed:
a. otoplasty.
b. oculoplasty.
c. tympanoplasty.
d. trophoplasty.
ANS: A OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
16. The study of disease is:
a. pathology.
b. neonatology.
c. obstetrics.
d. biology.
ANS: A OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce | Disciplines & Specialties
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
17. An enlargement of the heart is:
a. cardialgia.
b. cardiopathy.
c. cardiorrhexis.
d. cardiomegaly.
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ANS: D OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
18. A new opening of the small intestines is a(n):
a. colostomy.
b. colotomy.
c. enterostomy.
d. enterotomy.
ANS: C OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
19. A dermatosis would be a(n):
a. abnormal condition of the skin.
b. examination of the skin.
c. discharge or flow from the skin.
d. instrument for cutting the skin.
ANS: A OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
20. A patient has a hypertrophied scar. You recognize that this means the scar is:
a. inflamed.
b. bleeding.
c. overdeveloped.
d. underdeveloped.
ANS: C OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
21. As part of the operative procedure, the surgeon performs an enteroplasty. You know that she
has ____ part of the intestines.
a. enlarged
b. sutured
c. drained
d. repaired
ANS: D OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
22. In the term “periosteum,” you know that the suffix refers to:
a. a structure.
b. surrounding.
c. bone.
d. through.
ANS: A
OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce | Sort Word Parts Into Healthcare Vocabulary
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
23. A biopsy is a(n) ____ of living tissue.
a. disease process
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b. inflammation
c. removal and microscopic viewing
d. bursting forth
ANS: C
OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce | Sort Word Parts Into Healthcare Vocabulary
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
24. A patient with muscular dystrophy has ____ of the muscles.
a. abnormal development
b. an incision
c. a visual examination
d. a new development
ANS: A OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
25. Patients with food caught in their interdental spaces have pieces of food:
a. within their teeth.
b. between their teeth.
c. under their teeth.
d. above their teeth.
ANS: B OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
26. Examining the term epidermis, you would expect that the word part epi- refers to a structure
____ the dermis.
a. below
b. around
c. within
d. above
ANS: D OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
27. If you are told that “cutaneo” is a combining form for the skin, then percutaneous would refer
to a term that describes something that is ____ the skin.
a. under
b. through
c. surrounding
d. before
ANS: B OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
28. You have just heard a word that begins with an “n” sound, but you cannot find it in the
dictionary under the letter “N.” What other letter combinations could you try?
a. sn
b. tn
c. pn
d. an
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ANS: C OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell
29. One of your professors is using a term that sounds like it starts with a “z,” but you have read
every Z term in your dictionary, and it’s not there. You should try looking under the letter:
a. Y.
b. X.
c. W.
d. S.
ANS: B OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell
30. The professor dictated the terms that would be included on the next examination, but you
didn’t recognize the one that started with a “t” sound. Later when reviewing your notes, you
realize that it could have started with a(n):
a. p.
b. s.
c. g.
d. n.
ANS: A OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell
31. You are sure that you heard an “f” sound at the beginning of the term meaning a bone of the
fingers or toes. After exhausting your possibilities in the F section of the dictionary, you
realize that you could also try which letter combination?
a. sh
b. ph
c. th
d. pt
ANS: B OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell
32. The rules for combining a word root and a suffix that starts with a vowel dictate that you
should:
a. add a combining vowel before the suffix.
b. directly connect the word root and suffix.
c. reverse the suffix and word root so the suffix comes first.
d. add another word root to join the suffix and initial word root.
ANS: B OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell | Word Parts & Decodable Terms
33. The rule for the order of joining word roots at the beginning of a term is:
a. put them in alphabetic order and add combining vowels, regardless of whether the
initial letter is a consonant or a vowel.
b. put them in alphabetic order and add combining vowels only if the initial letter is a
vowel.
c. put them in order of the directionality of the body system and add combining
vowels between each word root, regardless of whether the initial letter starts with a
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consonant or a vowel.
d. put them in order of the directionality of the body system and add combining
vowels between the word roots only if the initial letter is a consonant.
ANS: C OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell | Word Parts & Decodable Terms
34. Most medical terms are from which two languages?
a. Spanish, English
b. English, Latin
c. English, Greek
d. Greek, Latin
ANS: D OBJ: Derivations & Recognition of Types of Terms
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
35. Which is spelled correctly?
a. gastrotomy
b. gastroectomy
c. gastrescopy
d. gastroistis
ANS: A OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell | Word Parts & Decodable Terms
36. The plural of vertebra is:
a. vertebri.
b. vertebras.
c. vertebrus.
d. vertebrae.
ANS: D OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell
37. The plural of diagnosis is:
a. diagnoses.
b. diagnosi.
c. diagnosises.
d. diagnosae.
ANS: A OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell
38. The plural of phalanx is:
a. phalangi.
b. phalanxae.
c. phalanges.
d. phalangus.
ANS: C OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell
39. What is the singular of thrombi?
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a. thromba
b. thrombus
c. thrombis
d. thromba
ANS: B OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell
40. What is the singular of septa?
a. septus
b. septi
c. septae
d. septum
ANS: D OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell
41. What is the singular of prognoses?
a. prognosum
b. prognosis
c. prognosa
d. prognose
ANS: B OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell
42. What is the singular of larynges?
a. larynx
b. larynge
c. larynis
d. laryna
ANS: A OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell
43. What is the plural of digitus?
a. digites
b. digities
c. digitusi
d. digiti
ANS: D OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell
44. Which is a diagnostic sign?
a. fever
b. pain
c. dizziness
d. itching
ANS: A OBJ: Sort Word Parts Into Healthcare Vocabulary
TOP: Nondecodable Terms
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Betsy J. Shiland
7th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01-1 Introduction to Healthcare Terminology 1
Chapter 01-2 Introduction to Healthcare Terminology 16
Chapter 02-1 Body Structure and Directional Terminology 32
Chapter 02-2 Body Structure and Directional Terminology 49
Chapter 03-1 Musculoskeletal System 63
Chapter 03-2 Musculoskeletal System 82
Chapter 04-1 Integumentary System 99
Chapter 04-2 Integumentary System 118
Chapter 05-1 Gastrointestinal System 136
Chapter 05-2 Gastrointestinal System 155
Chapter 06-1 Urinary System 174
Chapter 06-2 Urinary System 191
Chapter 07-1 Male Reproductive System 209
Chapter 07-2 Male Reproductive System 223
Chapter 08-1 Female Reproductive System and Pregnancy 239
Chapter 08-2 Female Reproductive System and Pregnancy 258
Chapter 09-1 Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems 280
Chapter 09-2 Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems 300
Chapter 10-1 Cardiovascular System 319
Chapter 10-2 Cardiovascular System 340
Chapter 11-1 Respiratory System 359
Chapter 11-2 Respiratory System 380
Chapter 12-1 Nervous System 398
Chapter 12-2 Nervous System 418
Chapter 13-1 Eye and Ear 436
Chapter 13-2 Eye and Ear 455
Chapter 13-3 Eye and Ear 474
Chapter 14-1 Endocrine System 483
Chapter 14-2 Endocrine System 498
Chapter 15-1 Mental and Behavioral Health 516
Chapter 15-2 Mental and Behavioral Health 532
Chapter 16-1 Oncology 547
Chapter 16-2 Oncology 557
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Chapter 01-1: Introduction to Healthcare Terminology
Shiland: Mastering Healthcare Terminology, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Alzheimer disease is an example of a(n):
a. prefix.
b. word root.
c. eponym.
d. decodable term.
ANS: C OBJ: Derivations & Recognition of Types of Terms
TOP: Nondecodable Terms
2. Arthr/o is an example of a:
a. prefix.
b. word root.
c. suffix.
d. combining form.
ANS: D OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
3. In the term hypodermic, the prefix is:
a. hypo.
b. derm.
c. dermo.
d. ic.
ANS: A OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
4. In the term neonatology, the suffix is:
a. neo.
b. nat.
c. nato.
d. logy.
ANS: D OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
5. A word root for “bone” is:
a. osis
b. oste.
c. ophthalm.
d. opsy.
ANS: B OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
6. The word component that refers to the stomach is:
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a. gastr/o.
b. col/o.
c. enter/o.
d. path/o.
ANS: A OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
7. The prefix anti- means:
a. before.
b. after, behind.
c. near.
d. against.
ANS: D OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
8. If a patient is being treated for hypothermia, he/she has abnormally:
a. high body temperature.
b. low body temperature.
c. high blood pressure.
d. low blood pressure.
ANS: B OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
9. A patient who has a prenatal visit sees her practitioner:
a. after the birth of her child.
b. before the birth of her child.
c. the time surrounding the birth of her child.
d. at the time of delivery.
ANS: B OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
10. A patient has a surgical procedure described as an arthrotomy. You know that the joint:
a. was incised.
b. was removed.
c. had a new opening made.
d. was visually examined.
ANS: A OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
11. A notation is made about an instrument to be ordered for the hospital. It makes a record of the
electrical activity of the heart. The instrument is called an:
a. electrocardioscope.
b. electrocardiogram.
c. electrocardiograph.
d. electrocardiography.
ANS: C
OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce | Sort Word Parts Into Healthcare Vocabulary
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TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
12. You are checking a report for errors and find that one of the procedures listed is misspelled.
Which one is it?
a. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
b. Colostomy
c. Ileotomy
d. Ostetomy
ANS: D OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell | Word Parts & Decodable Terms
13. Neurology is a discipline that would most likely treat patients with disorders of the:
a. nerves.
b. teeth.
c. stomach.
d. joints.
ANS: A OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
14. An instrument used to cut bone is an:
a. osteotome.
b. osteoscope.
c. osteotripter.
d. osteometer.
ANS: A OBJ: Sort Word Parts Into Healthcare Vocabulary
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
15. A surgical repair of the external ear may be termed:
a. otoplasty.
b. oculoplasty.
c. tympanoplasty.
d. trophoplasty.
ANS: A OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
16. The study of disease is:
a. pathology.
b. neonatology.
c. obstetrics.
d. biology.
ANS: A OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce | Disciplines & Specialties
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
17. An enlargement of the heart is:
a. cardialgia.
b. cardiopathy.
c. cardiorrhexis.
d. cardiomegaly.
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ANS: D OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
18. A new opening of the small intestines is a(n):
a. colostomy.
b. colotomy.
c. enterostomy.
d. enterotomy.
ANS: C OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
19. A dermatosis would be a(n):
a. abnormal condition of the skin.
b. examination of the skin.
c. discharge or flow from the skin.
d. instrument for cutting the skin.
ANS: A OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
20. A patient has a hypertrophied scar. You recognize that this means the scar is:
a. inflamed.
b. bleeding.
c. overdeveloped.
d. underdeveloped.
ANS: C OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
21. As part of the operative procedure, the surgeon performs an enteroplasty. You know that she
has ____ part of the intestines.
a. enlarged
b. sutured
c. drained
d. repaired
ANS: D OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
22. In the term “periosteum,” you know that the suffix refers to:
a. a structure.
b. surrounding.
c. bone.
d. through.
ANS: A
OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce | Sort Word Parts Into Healthcare Vocabulary
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
23. A biopsy is a(n) ____ of living tissue.
a. disease process
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b. inflammation
c. removal and microscopic viewing
d. bursting forth
ANS: C
OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce | Sort Word Parts Into Healthcare Vocabulary
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
24. A patient with muscular dystrophy has ____ of the muscles.
a. abnormal development
b. an incision
c. a visual examination
d. a new development
ANS: A OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
25. Patients with food caught in their interdental spaces have pieces of food:
a. within their teeth.
b. between their teeth.
c. under their teeth.
d. above their teeth.
ANS: B OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
26. Examining the term epidermis, you would expect that the word part epi- refers to a structure
____ the dermis.
a. below
b. around
c. within
d. above
ANS: D OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
27. If you are told that “cutaneo” is a combining form for the skin, then percutaneous would refer
to a term that describes something that is ____ the skin.
a. under
b. through
c. surrounding
d. before
ANS: B OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
28. You have just heard a word that begins with an “n” sound, but you cannot find it in the
dictionary under the letter “N.” What other letter combinations could you try?
a. sn
b. tn
c. pn
d. an
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ANS: C OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell
29. One of your professors is using a term that sounds like it starts with a “z,” but you have read
every Z term in your dictionary, and it’s not there. You should try looking under the letter:
a. Y.
b. X.
c. W.
d. S.
ANS: B OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell
30. The professor dictated the terms that would be included on the next examination, but you
didn’t recognize the one that started with a “t” sound. Later when reviewing your notes, you
realize that it could have started with a(n):
a. p.
b. s.
c. g.
d. n.
ANS: A OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell
31. You are sure that you heard an “f” sound at the beginning of the term meaning a bone of the
fingers or toes. After exhausting your possibilities in the F section of the dictionary, you
realize that you could also try which letter combination?
a. sh
b. ph
c. th
d. pt
ANS: B OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell
32. The rules for combining a word root and a suffix that starts with a vowel dictate that you
should:
a. add a combining vowel before the suffix.
b. directly connect the word root and suffix.
c. reverse the suffix and word root so the suffix comes first.
d. add another word root to join the suffix and initial word root.
ANS: B OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell | Word Parts & Decodable Terms
33. The rule for the order of joining word roots at the beginning of a term is:
a. put them in alphabetic order and add combining vowels, regardless of whether the
initial letter is a consonant or a vowel.
b. put them in alphabetic order and add combining vowels only if the initial letter is a
vowel.
c. put them in order of the directionality of the body system and add combining
vowels between each word root, regardless of whether the initial letter starts with a
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consonant or a vowel.
d. put them in order of the directionality of the body system and add combining
vowels between the word roots only if the initial letter is a consonant.
ANS: C OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell | Word Parts & Decodable Terms
34. Most medical terms are from which two languages?
a. Spanish, English
b. English, Latin
c. English, Greek
d. Greek, Latin
ANS: D OBJ: Derivations & Recognition of Types of Terms
TOP: Word Parts & Decodable Terms
35. Which is spelled correctly?
a. gastrotomy
b. gastroectomy
c. gastrescopy
d. gastroistis
ANS: A OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell | Word Parts & Decodable Terms
36. The plural of vertebra is:
a. vertebri.
b. vertebras.
c. vertebrus.
d. vertebrae.
ANS: D OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell
37. The plural of diagnosis is:
a. diagnoses.
b. diagnosi.
c. diagnosises.
d. diagnosae.
ANS: A OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell
38. The plural of phalanx is:
a. phalangi.
b. phalanxae.
c. phalanges.
d. phalangus.
ANS: C OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell
39. What is the singular of thrombi?
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a. thromba
b. thrombus
c. thrombis
d. thromba
ANS: B OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell
40. What is the singular of septa?
a. septus
b. septi
c. septae
d. septum
ANS: D OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell
41. What is the singular of prognoses?
a. prognosum
b. prognosis
c. prognosa
d. prognose
ANS: B OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell
42. What is the singular of larynges?
a. larynx
b. larynge
c. larynis
d. laryna
ANS: A OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell
43. What is the plural of digitus?
a. digites
b. digities
c. digitusi
d. digiti
ANS: D OBJ: Rules to Build, Spell, & Pronounce
TOP: Pronounce/Spell
44. Which is a diagnostic sign?
a. fever
b. pain
c. dizziness
d. itching
ANS: A OBJ: Sort Word Parts Into Healthcare Vocabulary
TOP: Nondecodable Terms
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