Quick & Easy Medical
Terminology 10th Edition
By Peggy C. Leonard
, Table Of Content
Part One: The Basics ________________________________________ 3
Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language _______________________________________________ 3
Chapter 02: Suffixes And Combining Forms Made Easy ____________________________________ 9
Chapter 03: Essential Prefixes And More ______________________________________________ 37
Chapter 04: Diagnostic Procedures And Therapeutic Interventions __________________________ 65
Chapter 05: The Body As A Whole ____________________________________________________ 92
Part Two: Body Systems ___________________________________ 120
Chapter 06: Musculoskeletal System _________________________________________________ 120
Chapter 07: Circulatory System _____________________________________________________ 149
Chapter 08: Respiratory System ____________________________________________________ 179
Chapter 09: Digestive System ______________________________________________________ 212
Chapter 10: Urinary System ________________________________________________________ 244
Chapter 11: Reproductive System ___________________________________________________ 277
Chapter 12: Integumentary System __________________________________________________ 308
Chapter 13: Nervous System And Psychologic Disorders _________________________________ 340
Chapter 14: Special Sense Organs Of The Peripheral Nervous System_______________________ 373
Chapter 15: Endocrine System ______________________________________________________ 404
,Part One: The Basics
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.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT 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
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT ANS>C Ref: P. 3 Top: Word Roots And Combining Forms
7. The Most Frequently Used Combining Vowel Is:
A. O.
B. A.