,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
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MULTIPLE CHOICE ty
1. The main body of a word is called a:
ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
a. suffix.
b. word root. ty
c. combining vowel. ty
d. combining form. ty
ANS: B ty t y REF: p. 2 ty ty TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
ty ty ty ty ty
2. Latin roots are used to write words naming and describing:
ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures of the body. ty ty ty
ANS: D ty t y REF: p. 3 ty ty TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
ty ty ty ty ty
3. When written alone, a prefix is usually followed by this to indicate that another
ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
ty word follows the prefix to suffix.
ty ty ty ty ty
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root. ty
ANS: C ty t y REF: p. 4 ty ty TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
ty ty ty
4. A combining vowel is used:
ty ty ty ty
a. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
b. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
c. when there is no prefix. ty ty ty ty
d. when there is a prefix. ty ty ty ty
5. Which word root is Greek for “stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
,ANS: A
ty t y REF: p. 5
t y t y TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
ty ty ty ty ty ty
, d. Cauda
ANS: B ty t y REF: p. 2 ty ty TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
ty ty ty ty ty
6. The punctuation mark that designates a combining form is a:
ty t y t y ty ty ty ty ty ty
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal slash. ty
d. semicolon.
ANS: C ty t y REF: p. 3 ty ty TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
ty ty ty ty ty
7. The most
i ty i t y frequently used i i t y t y combining i t y vowel i t y is:
a. o.
b. a.
c. i.
d. e.
ANS: A i tyi t y REF:p. 3i i TOPD:i sC
t ri bo um
ty t i obninoif nthgis W
ty ty d ooc urdm ePnat ri stsillteog aW
ty ty ty ty ly
t ty i ty ty ty t y i t y t y rite Terms
i t y
5. Which word root is Greek for “stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
ty ty ty ty
MULTIPLE CHOICE ty
1. The main body of a word is called a:
ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
a. suffix.
b. word root. ty
c. combining vowel. ty
d. combining form. ty
ANS: B ty t y REF: p. 2 ty ty TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
ty ty ty ty ty
2. Latin roots are used to write words naming and describing:
ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures of the body. ty ty ty
ANS: D ty t y REF: p. 3 ty ty TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
ty ty ty ty ty
3. When written alone, a prefix is usually followed by this to indicate that another
ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
ty word follows the prefix to suffix.
ty ty ty ty ty
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root. ty
ANS: C ty t y REF: p. 4 ty ty TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
ty ty ty
4. A combining vowel is used:
ty ty ty ty
a. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
b. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty
c. when there is no prefix. ty ty ty ty
d. when there is a prefix. ty ty ty ty
5. Which word root is Greek for “stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
,ANS: A
ty t y REF: p. 5
t y t y TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
ty ty ty ty ty ty
, d. Cauda
ANS: B ty t y REF: p. 2 ty ty TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
ty ty ty ty ty
6. The punctuation mark that designates a combining form is a:
ty t y t y ty ty ty ty ty ty
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal slash. ty
d. semicolon.
ANS: C ty t y REF: p. 3 ty ty TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms
ty ty ty ty ty
7. The most
i ty i t y frequently used i i t y t y combining i t y vowel i t y is:
a. o.
b. a.
c. i.
d. e.
ANS: A i tyi t y REF:p. 3i i TOPD:i sC
t ri bo um
ty t i obninoif nthgis W
ty ty d ooc urdm ePnat ri stsillteog aW
ty ty ty ty ly
t ty i ty ty ty t y i t y t y rite Terms
i t y
5. Which word root is Greek for “stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
