Test Bank - Quick and Easy Medical Terminology, 10th Edition (Leonard, 2026), Chapter 1-15 | All Chapters

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,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language


Multiple Choice


1. The Main Body Of A Word Is Called A:
a. Suffix.
b. Word Root.
c. Combining Vowel.
d. Combining Form.

Ans: B Ref: P. 2 Top: Word Roots And Combining Forms


2. Latin Roots Are Used To Write Words Naming And Describing:
a. Diseases.
b. Conditions.
c. Diagnosis.
d. Structures Of The Body.

Ans: D Ref: P. 3 Top: Word Roots And Combining Forms

3. When Written Alone, A Prefix Is Usually Followed By This To Indicate That Another
Word Follows The Prefix To Suffix.
b. Comma.
c. Hyphen.
d. Word Root.

Ans: C Ref: P. 4 Top: Prefixes And Suffixes

4. A Combining Vowel Is Used:
a. When The Suffix That Follows Begins With A Consonant.
b. When The Suffix That Follows Begins With A Consonant.
c. When There Is No Prefix.
d. When There Is A Prefix.

Ans: A Ref: P. 5 Top: Combining Word Parts To Write Terms




5. Which word root is Greek for “stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris

, D. Cauda

Ans: B Ref: P. 2 Top: Word Roots And Combining Forms


6. The Punctuation Mark That Designates A Combining Form Is A:
a. Comma.
b. Parenthesis.
c. Diagonal Slash.
d. Semicolon.

Ans: C Ref: P. 3 Top: Word Roots And Combining Forms


7. The Most Frequently used Combining Vowel Is:
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a. O.
b. A.
c. I.
d. E.
Ans: a Ref:p.3
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d. Suffix

Ans: D
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11. Learning the Meanings Of Word Parts:
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a. Is Not Important As Long As Every word Is Memorized.
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b. Is One Of The Most Difficult Tasks To Master In Health Care.
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d. Eliminates The Necessity Of Memorizing Each New Word Encountered. i i i i i i i i




Ans: D
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12. Borrowing of Medical Words From Latin Or Green Began Around The Year:
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a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.

Ans: A I I Ref: P. 1 I I Top:simplifying medical terms
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, 13. Latina nd Green Combined Are The Origin Of What Percentage Of Medical Terms?
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a. 40 % i




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d. 90 % i




Ans: D I I Ref: P. 1 I I Top:simplifying medical terms
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14. The suffix “-Itis” meAns:
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a. Excision.
b. Inflammation.
c. Reverse.
d. Repair.

Ans: B I I Ref: P. 2 I I Top: prefixes an d Suffixes
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15. A compound Word Is A Word In Which Two Of What Are Combined?
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a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes

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Ans: D I I Ref: P. 2 I I Top: Word Parts
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16. Eponyms are: i




a. Diseases, Organs, Procedures, Or Bodily functions Named After A Person. I I I i i i i i i




b. Diseases, Organs, Procedures, Or Bodily functions Named After A Place. I I I i i i i i i




c. Always Capitalized. i




d. Never Capitalized. i




Ans: B I I Ref: P. 8 I I Top: proper Names
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17. Md Stands For:
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b. Medical Dentistry. i




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D. Distribution Of Th i i




Ans: c I I Ref: P. 9 I I Top: Abbreviations
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20. In Phar macology, Drugs Are Grouped Into Classes Based On Their:
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