TEST BANK
QUICK AND EASY MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
By Peggy C. Leonard MT MEd
,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.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- B REF: page. 2 TOPIC: Word Roots and Combining Forms
2. Latin roots are used to write words naming and describing:
a. illnesss.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures of the body.
ACCURATE CHOICE: - D REF: page. 3
TOPIC: 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.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- C
REF: page. 4 TOPIC: 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.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- A
REF: page. 5 TOPIC: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
5. Which word root is Greek for “stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ACCURATE CHOICE:- B
REF: page. 2 TOPIC: 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.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- C REF: page. 3 TOPIC: Word Roots and Combining Forms
7. The most frequently used combining vowel is:
a. o.
, b. a.
c. i.
d. e.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- A REF: page. 3 TOPD:isCtriboumtiobninoifnthgisWdoocurdmePnat ristsillteogaWl rite Terms
a. Word root
b. Prefix
c. Combining vowel
d. Suffix
ACCURATE CHOICE:- D REF: page. 4 TOPIC: Prefixes and Suffixes
11. Learning the meanings of word parts:
a. is not important as long as every word is memorized.
b. is one of the most difficult tasks to master in health care.
c. should be done only if time allows.
d. eliminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- D
REF: page. 5 TOPIC: Word Parts
12. Borrowing of medical words from Latin or Green began around the year:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- A REF: page. 1 TOPIC: Simplifying Medical Terms
13. Latin and Green combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms?
a. 40 %
b. 50 %
c. 70 %
d. 90 %
ACCURATE CHOICE:- D
REF: page. 1 TOPIC: Simplifying Medical Terms
14. The suffix “-itis” meaccurate choice:-
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- B
REF: page. 2 TOPIC: Prefixes and Suffixes
15. A compound word is a word in which two of what are combined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining vowels
d. Word roots
ACCURATE CHOICE:- D
REF: page. 2 TOPIC: Word Parts
16. Eponyms are:
a. illnesss, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a person.
, b. illnesss, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a place.
c. always capitalized.
d. never capitalized.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- B
REF: page. 8 TOPIC: Proper Names
17. MD stands for:
a. modern doctor.
b. medical dentistry.
c.
doctor of medicine
QUICK AND EASY MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
By Peggy C. Leonard MT MEd
,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.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- B REF: page. 2 TOPIC: Word Roots and Combining Forms
2. Latin roots are used to write words naming and describing:
a. illnesss.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures of the body.
ACCURATE CHOICE: - D REF: page. 3
TOPIC: 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.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- C
REF: page. 4 TOPIC: 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.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- A
REF: page. 5 TOPIC: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
5. Which word root is Greek for “stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ACCURATE CHOICE:- B
REF: page. 2 TOPIC: 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.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- C REF: page. 3 TOPIC: Word Roots and Combining Forms
7. The most frequently used combining vowel is:
a. o.
, b. a.
c. i.
d. e.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- A REF: page. 3 TOPD:isCtriboumtiobninoifnthgisWdoocurdmePnat ristsillteogaWl rite Terms
a. Word root
b. Prefix
c. Combining vowel
d. Suffix
ACCURATE CHOICE:- D REF: page. 4 TOPIC: Prefixes and Suffixes
11. Learning the meanings of word parts:
a. is not important as long as every word is memorized.
b. is one of the most difficult tasks to master in health care.
c. should be done only if time allows.
d. eliminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- D
REF: page. 5 TOPIC: Word Parts
12. Borrowing of medical words from Latin or Green began around the year:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- A REF: page. 1 TOPIC: Simplifying Medical Terms
13. Latin and Green combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms?
a. 40 %
b. 50 %
c. 70 %
d. 90 %
ACCURATE CHOICE:- D
REF: page. 1 TOPIC: Simplifying Medical Terms
14. The suffix “-itis” meaccurate choice:-
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- B
REF: page. 2 TOPIC: Prefixes and Suffixes
15. A compound word is a word in which two of what are combined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining vowels
d. Word roots
ACCURATE CHOICE:- D
REF: page. 2 TOPIC: Word Parts
16. Eponyms are:
a. illnesss, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a person.
, b. illnesss, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a place.
c. always capitalized.
d. never capitalized.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- B
REF: page. 8 TOPIC: Proper Names
17. MD stands for:
a. modern doctor.
b. medical dentistry.
c.
doctor of medicine
