Test Bank for Quick and Easy Medical Terminology by Leonard | 9th Edition | Complete Chapters 1–15

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,TEST BANK FOR QUICK
AND EASY MEDICAL
TERMINOLOGY 9TH
EDITION BY LEONARD

, Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language


MULTIPLE CHOICE


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




a. suffix.
b. word root. j




c. combining vowel. j




d. combining form. j




ANS: B j j REF: p. 2 TOP:WordRootsandCombiningForms
j j j j j j j




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




a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures of the body. j j j




ANS: D j j REF: p. 3 TOP:WordRootsandCombiningForms
j j j j j j j




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




follows the prefix to suffix. j j j j




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




ANS: C j j REF: p. 4 j j TOP: Prefixesand Suffixes j j j




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




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




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




c. when there is no prefix. j j j j




d. when there is a prefix. j j j j




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




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




a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris