Test Bank-Medical Terminology Systems: A Body Systems Approach 8th Edition ; Barbara&Mary (Medical Language Lab)

,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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i i
l rite Terms
i

, a. Word root i




b. Prefix
c. Combining vowel i




d. Suffix

ANS: D i i REF: p. 4 i i TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
i i i




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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c. should be done only if time allows. i i i i i i




d. eliminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered. i i i i i i i i




ANS: D i i REF: p. 5 i i TOP: Word Parts i i




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. Latin and Green combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms?
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a. 40 % i




b. 50 % i




c. 70 % i




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:
i i i




a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.

ANS: B i i REF: p. 2 i i TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes
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