Test Bank for Medical Terminology & Anatomy for Coding, 4th Edition – Betsy J. Shiland

Test Bank for
Medical Terminology & Anatomy for Coding 4th Edition by Betsy J Shiland

Chapter 01-01: Introduction to Healthcare Terminology
Shiland: Medical Terminology and Anatomy for Coding, 4th Edition


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Alzheimer’s disease is an example of a(n)
a. prefix.
b. word root.
c. eponym.
d. translatable term.
ANS: C
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms and
their respective meanings. TOP: TYPES OF HEALTHCARE TERMS

2. Arthr/o is an example of a
a. prefix.
b. word root.
c. suffix.
d. combining form.
ANS: D OBJ: Use the rules given to build and spell healthcare terms.
TOP: BUILDING TERMS

3. In the term hypodermic, the prefix is
a. hypo-.
b. derm-.
c. dermo-.
d. -ic.
ANS: A OBJ: Use the rules given to build and spell healthcare terms.
TOP: BUILDING TERMS

4. In the term neonatology, the suffix is
a. neo-.
b. nat-.
c. nato-.
d. -logy.
ANS: D OBJ: Use the rules given to build and spell healthcare terms.
TOP: BUILDING TERMS

5. A word root for bone is
a. osis.
b. oste.
c. ophthalm.
d. opsy.

, ANS: B OBJ: Use the rules given to build and spell healthcare terms.
TOP: BUILDING TERMS

6. The word component that refers to the stomach is
a. gastr/o.
b. col/o.
c. enter/o.
d. path/o.
ANS: A
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms and
their respective meanings. TOP: TYPES OF HEALTHCARE TERMS

7. The prefix anti- means
a. before.
b. after, behind.
c. near.
d. against.
ANS: D
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms and
their respective meanings. TOP: TYPES OF HEALTHCARE 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: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms and
their respective meanings. TOP: TYPES OF HEALTHCARE 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: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms and
their respective meanings. TOP: DERIVATION OF HEALTHCARE TERMS

10. A patient has a surgical procedure described as an arthrotomy. You know that the joint
a. was cut.
b. was cut out.
c. had a new opening made.
d. was visually examined.
ANS: A
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms and
their respective meanings. TOP: DERIVATION OF HEALTHCARE 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: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms and
their respective meanings. TOP: DERIVATION OF HEALTHCARE 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: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms and
their respective meanings. TOP: TYPES OF HEALTHCARE 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: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms and
their respective meanings. TOP: TYPES OF HEALTHCARE TERMS

14. An instrument used to cut bone is an
a. osteotome.
b. osteoscope.
c. osteotripter.
d. osteometer.
ANS: A
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms and
their respective meanings. TOP: TYPES OF HEALTHCARE TERMS

15. Surgically forming the external ear may be termed
a. otoplasty.
b. oculoplasty.
c. tympanoplasty.
d. trophoplasty.
ANS: A
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms and
their respective meanings. TOP: TYPES OF HEALTHCARE TERMS

16. The study of disease is

, a. pathology.
b. neonatology.
c. obstetrics.
d. biology.
ANS: A
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms and
their respective meanings. TOP: TYPES OF HEALTHCARE TERMS

17. An enlargement of the heart is
a. cardialgia.
b. cardiopathy.
c. cardiorrhexis.
d. cardiomegaly.
ANS: D
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms and
their respective meanings. TOP: TYPES OF HEALTHCARE TERMS

18. Making a new opening of the small intestines is
a. colostomy.
b. colotomy.
c. enterostomy.
d. enterotomy.
ANS: C
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms and
their respective meanings. TOP: TYPES OF HEALTHCARE TERMS

19. A dermatosis would be a(n) _____ the skin.
a. abnormal condition of
b. examination of
c. discharge or flow from
d. instrument for cutting
ANS: A
OBJ: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms and
their respective meanings. TOP: TYPES OF HEALTHCARE 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: Recognize and recall an introductory word bank of prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms and
their respective meanings. TOP: TYPES OF HEALTHCARE 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