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ANDEASYMEDICALTER
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MINOLOGY9TH j
EDITIONBYLEONARD
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ALLCHAPTERS
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,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
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MULTIPLEjCHOICE
1. Thejmainjbodyjofjajwordjisjcalledja:
a. suffix.
b. wordjroot.
c. combiningjvowel.
d. combiningjform.
ANS:jBj REF:jp.j2 TOP:jWordjRootsjandjCombiningjForms
2. Latinjrootsjarejusedjtojwritejwordsjnamingjandjdescribing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structuresjofjthejbody.
ANS:jDj REF:jp.j3 TOP:jWordjRootsjandjCombiningjForms
3. Whenjwrittenjalone,jajprefixjisjusuallyjfollowedjbyjthisjtojindicatejthatjanotherjwordjfollowsjthejprefixjto
suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. wordjroot.
ANS:jCj REF:jp.j4 TOP:jPrefixesjandjSuffixes
4. Ajcombiningjvoweljisjused:
a. whenjthejsuffixjthatjfollowsjbeginsjwithjajconsonant.
b. whenjthejsuffixjthatjfollowsjbeginsjwithjajconsonant.
c. whenjtherejisjnojprefix.
d. whenjtherejisjajprefix.
ANS:jAj REF:jp.j5 TOP:jCombiningjWordjPartsjtojWritejTerms
5. WhichjwordjrootjisjGreekjforj“stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS:jBj REF:jp.j2 TOP:jWordjRootsjandjCombiningjForms
6. Thejpunctuationjmarkjthatjdesignatesjajcombiningjformjisja:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonaljslash.
d. semicolon.
ANS:jCj REF:jp.j3 TOP:jWordjRootsjandjCombiningjForms
7. Thejmostjfrequentlyjusedjcombiningjvoweljis:
a. o.
b. a.
,c. i.
d. e.
ANS:jAj REF:jp.j3 TOP:jCombiningjWordjPartsjtojWritejTerms
, a. Wordjroot
b. Prefix
c. Combiningjvowel
d. Suffix
ANS:jDj REF:jp.j4 TOP:jPrefixesjandjSuffixes
11. Learningjthejmeaningsjofjwordjparts:
a. isjnotjimportantjasjlongjasjeveryjwordjisjmemorized.
b. isjonejofjthejmostjdifficultjtasksjtojmasterjinjhealthjcare.
c. shouldjbejdonejonlyjifjtimejallows.
d. eliminatesjthejnecessityjofjmemorizingjeachjnewjwordjencountered.
ANS:jDj REF:jp.j5 TOP:jWordjParts
12. BorrowingjofjmedicaljwordsjfromjLatinjorjGreenjbeganjaroundjthejyear:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS:jAj REF:jp.j1 TOP:jSimplifyingjMedicaljTerms
13. LatinjandjGreenjcombinedjarejthejoriginjofjwhatjpercentagejofjmedicaljterms?
a. 40j%
b. 50j%
c. 70j%
d. 90j%
ANS:jDj REF:jp.j1 TOP:jSimplifyingjMedicaljTerms
14. Thejsuffixj“-itis”jmeans:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS:jBj REF:jp.j2 TOP:jPrefixesjandjSuffixes
15. Ajcompoundjwordjisjajwordjinjwhichjtwojofjwhatjarejcombined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combiningjvowels
d. Wordjroots
ANS:jDj REF:jp.j2 TOP:jWordjParts
16. Eponymsjare:
a. diseases,jorgans,jprocedures,jorjbodilyjfunctionsjnamedjafterjajperson.
b. diseases,jorgans,jprocedures,jorjbodilyjfunctionsjnamedjafterjajplace.
c. alwaysjcapitalized.
d. neverjcapitalized.
ANS:jBj REF:jp.j8 TOP:jProperjNames
17. MDjstandsjfor:
a. modernjdoctor.
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MULTIPLEjCHOICE
1. Thejmainjbodyjofjajwordjisjcalledja:
a. suffix.
b. wordjroot.
c. combiningjvowel.
d. combiningjform.
ANS:jBj REF:jp.j2 TOP:jWordjRootsjandjCombiningjForms
2. Latinjrootsjarejusedjtojwritejwordsjnamingjandjdescribing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structuresjofjthejbody.
ANS:jDj REF:jp.j3 TOP:jWordjRootsjandjCombiningjForms
3. Whenjwrittenjalone,jajprefixjisjusuallyjfollowedjbyjthisjtojindicatejthatjanotherjwordjfollowsjthejprefixjto
suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. wordjroot.
ANS:jCj REF:jp.j4 TOP:jPrefixesjandjSuffixes
4. Ajcombiningjvoweljisjused:
a. whenjthejsuffixjthatjfollowsjbeginsjwithjajconsonant.
b. whenjthejsuffixjthatjfollowsjbeginsjwithjajconsonant.
c. whenjtherejisjnojprefix.
d. whenjtherejisjajprefix.
ANS:jAj REF:jp.j5 TOP:jCombiningjWordjPartsjtojWritejTerms
5. WhichjwordjrootjisjGreekjforj“stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS:jBj REF:jp.j2 TOP:jWordjRootsjandjCombiningjForms
6. Thejpunctuationjmarkjthatjdesignatesjajcombiningjformjisja:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonaljslash.
d. semicolon.
ANS:jCj REF:jp.j3 TOP:jWordjRootsjandjCombiningjForms
7. Thejmostjfrequentlyjusedjcombiningjvoweljis:
a. o.
b. a.
,c. i.
d. e.
ANS:jAj REF:jp.j3 TOP:jCombiningjWordjPartsjtojWritejTerms
, a. Wordjroot
b. Prefix
c. Combiningjvowel
d. Suffix
ANS:jDj REF:jp.j4 TOP:jPrefixesjandjSuffixes
11. Learningjthejmeaningsjofjwordjparts:
a. isjnotjimportantjasjlongjasjeveryjwordjisjmemorized.
b. isjonejofjthejmostjdifficultjtasksjtojmasterjinjhealthjcare.
c. shouldjbejdonejonlyjifjtimejallows.
d. eliminatesjthejnecessityjofjmemorizingjeachjnewjwordjencountered.
ANS:jDj REF:jp.j5 TOP:jWordjParts
12. BorrowingjofjmedicaljwordsjfromjLatinjorjGreenjbeganjaroundjthejyear:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS:jAj REF:jp.j1 TOP:jSimplifyingjMedicaljTerms
13. LatinjandjGreenjcombinedjarejthejoriginjofjwhatjpercentagejofjmedicaljterms?
a. 40j%
b. 50j%
c. 70j%
d. 90j%
ANS:jDj REF:jp.j1 TOP:jSimplifyingjMedicaljTerms
14. Thejsuffixj“-itis”jmeans:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS:jBj REF:jp.j2 TOP:jPrefixesjandjSuffixes
15. Ajcompoundjwordjisjajwordjinjwhichjtwojofjwhatjarejcombined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combiningjvowels
d. Wordjroots
ANS:jDj REF:jp.j2 TOP:jWordjParts
16. Eponymsjare:
a. diseases,jorgans,jprocedures,jorjbodilyjfunctionsjnamedjafterjajperson.
b. diseases,jorgans,jprocedures,jorjbodilyjfunctionsjnamedjafterjajplace.
c. alwaysjcapitalized.
d. neverjcapitalized.
ANS:jBj REF:jp.j8 TOP:jProperjNames
17. MDjstandsjfor:
a. modernjdoctor.
