Test Bank: Quick & Easy Medical Terminology 10th Edition (Leonard)

,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
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MULTIPLE ssCHOICE

1. The ssmain ssbody ssof ssa ssword ssis sscalled ssa:
a. suffix.
b. word ssroot.
c. combining ssvowel.
d. combining ssform.
ANS: ssB s s REF: ssp. ss2 TOP: ssWord ssRoots ssand ssCombining ssForms

2. Latin ssroots ssare ssused ssto sswrite sswords ssnaming ssand ssdescribing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures ssof ssthe ssbody.
ANS: ssD s s REF: ssp. ss3 TOP: ssWord ssRoots ssand ssCombining ssForms

3. When sswritten ssalone, ssa ssprefix ssis ssusually ssfollowed ssby ssthis ssto ssindicate ssthat ssanother ssword ssfollows ssthe
prefix ssto suffix.
ss

b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word ssroot.
ANS: ssC s s REF: ssp. ss4 TOP: ssPrefixes ssand ssSuffixes

4. A sscombining ssvowel ssis ssused:
a. when ssthe sssuffix ssthat ssfollows ssbegins sswith ssa ssconsonant.
b. when ssthe sssuffix ssthat ssfollows ssbegins sswith ssa ssconsonant.
c. when ssthere ssis ssno ssprefix.
d. when ssthere ssis ssa ssprefix.
ANS: ssA s s REF: ssp. ss5 TOP: ssCombining ssWord ssParts ssto ssWrite ssTerms

5. Which ssword ssroot ssis ssGreek ssfor ss“stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS: ssB s s REF: ssp. ss2 TOP: ssWord ssRoots ssand ssCombining ssForms

6. The sspunctuation ssmark ssthat ssdesignates ssa sscombining ssform ssis ssa:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal ssslash.
d. semicolon.
ANS: ssC s s REF: ssp. ss3 TOP: ssWord ssRoots ssand ssCombining ssForms

7. The ssmost ssfrequently ssused sscombining ssvowel ssis:
a. o.
b. a.

,c. i.
d. e.
ANS: ssA s s REF: ssp. ss3 TOP: ssCombining ssWord ssParts ssto ssWrite ssTerms

, a. Word ssroot
b. Prefix
c. Combining ssvowel
d. Suffix
ANS: ssD s s REF: ssp. ss4 TOP: ssPrefixes ssand ssSuffixes

11. Learning ssthe ssmeanings ssof ssword ssparts:
a. is ssnot ssimportant ssas sslong ssas ssevery ssword ssis ssmemorized.
b. is ssone ssof ssthe ssmost ssdifficult sstasks ssto ssmaster ssin sshealth sscare.
c. should ssbe ssdone ssonly ssif sstime ssallows.
d. eliminates ssthe ssnecessity ssof ssmemorizing sseach ssnew ssword ssencountered.
ANS: ssD s s REF: ssp. ss5 TOP: ssWord ssParts

12. Borrowing ssof ssmedical sswords ssfrom ssLatin ssor ssGreen ssbegan ssaround ssthe ssyear:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS: ssA s s REF: ssp. ss1 TOP: ssSimplifying ssMedical ssTerms

13. Latin ssand ssGreen sscombined ssare ssthe ssorigin ssof sswhat sspercentage ssof ssmedical ssterms?
a. 40 ss%
b. 50 ss%
c. 70 ss%
d. 90 ss%
ANS: ssD s s REF: ssp. ss1 TOP: ssSimplifying ssMedical ssTerms

14. The sssuffix ss“-itis” ssmeans:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS: ssB s s REF: ssp. ss2 TOP: ssPrefixes ssand ssSuffixes

15. A sscompound ssword ssis ssa ssword ssin sswhich sstwo ssof sswhat ssare sscombined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining ssvowels
d. Word ssroots
ANS: ssD s s REF: ssp. ss2 TOP: ssWord ssParts

16. Eponyms ssare:
a. diseases, ssorgans, ssprocedures, ssor ssbodily ssfunctions ssnamed ssafter ssa ssperson.
b. diseases, ssorgans, ssprocedures, ssor ssbodily ssfunctions ssnamed ssafter ssa ssplace.
c. always sscapitalized.
d. never sscapitalized.
ANS: ssB s s REF: ssp. ss8 TOP: ssProper ssNames

17. MD ssstands ssfor:
a. modern ssdoctor.