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TION BY BARBARA A. GYLYS TEST BANK
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Table of Contents:
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Chapter 1. Basic Elements of a Medical Word Chapter 2
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. Suffixes
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Chapter 3. Prefixes Chapter
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f4. Body Structure
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Chapter 5. Integumentary System Ch
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apter 6. Digestive System Chapter 7.
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Respiratory System Chapter 8. Cardi f f f f
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Chapter 9. Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems Ch
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apter 10. Musculoskeletal System
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Chapter 11. Urinary System
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Chapter 12. Female Reproductive System Chapt
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er 13. Male Reproductive System Chapter 14. En
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Chapter 15. Nervous System
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,Gylys:fMedicalfTerminologyfSystems:fAfBodyfSystemsfApproachf8thfEditionfTestfBank
Chapterf1:fBasicfElementsfoffafMedicalfWord
MultiplefChoice
Identifyfthefchoicefthatfbestfcompletesfthefstatementforfanswersfthefquestion.
1. Mostfmedicalfwordfrootsfarefderivedffrom
A. LatinfandfFrench.
B. GermanfandfLatin.
C. SpanishfandfFrench.
D. LatinfandfGreek.
E. RussianfandfLatin.
2. Thefwordfrootfforfliverfis
A. mast.
B. hepat.
C. oste.
D. my.
E. trache.
3. Whichfisfanfexamplefoffafwordfrootflinkingfafsuffixfthatfbeginsfwithfafvowel?
A. Cardi/o/centesis
B. Enter/o/lysis
C. Therm/o/meter
D. Scler/osis
E. Cardi/o/megaly
4. Thefwordfrootfinfafmedicalftermfusuallyfindicatesfa(n)
A. position.
B. number.
C. condition.
D. anatomicalfstructure.
E. procedure.
5. Whichfelementfisfafwordfroot?
A. nephr
B. nephro
C. nephros
D. nephrotomy
E. tomy
6. Arthr/ofisfanfexamplefoffa
A. suffix.
B. combiningfform.
C. wordfroot.
D. prefix.
E. combiningfvowel
, 7. Theftermfstomat/itisfmeans
A. inflammationfoffthefstomach.
B. inflammationfoffthefliver.
C. inflammationfoffthefface.
D. inflammationfoffthefmouth.
E. inflammationfoffthefskin.
8. Afcombiningfformf(CF)fisfafwordfrootfplusfa
A. prefix.
B. suffix.
C. vowel.
D. wordfroot.
E. consonant.
9. ThefCFfforfjointfis
A. oste/o.
B. chondr/o.
C. -ist.
D. arthr/o.
E. -osis.
10. AfCFfisfusedftoflinkfafsuffixfthatfbeginsfwithfa/the
A. letterfo.
B. connectingfvowel.
C. prefix.
D. vowel.
E. consonant.
11. Infcardi/o/centesis,fcardi/ofisfa
A. combiningfform.
B. prefix.
C. wordfroot.
D. suffix.
E. vowel.
12. Infthefwordfpelvimetry,fthefcombiningfvowelfis
A. i.
B. e.
C. y.
D. pelvi.
E. metry.
13. Infmast/o/pexy,fthefofisfa
A. combiningfform.
B. prefix.
C. combiningfvowel.
D. suffix.
E. wordfroot.
, 14. Whichfelementfisfcommonlyfusedfforfeasefoffpronunciation?
A. Combiningfform
B. Combiningfvowel
C. Prefix
D. Suffix
E. Wordfroot
15. WhichfvowelfisfmostfcommonlyfattachedftofwordfrootsftofcreatefafCF?
A.f a
B.f f e
C.f f i
D.f o
E.f f u
16. Whichfsuffixfmeansfinflammation?
A. -megaly
B. -oma
C. -ia
D. -itis
E. -ous
17. Infthefwordfthermometer,fmeterfisfa(n)
A. adjective.
B. prefix.
C. combiningfform.
D. compoundfword.
E. suffix.
18. Wordfendingsfarefcalled
A. prefixes.
B. suffixes.
C. vowels.
D. consonants.
E. wordfroots.
19. Infmedicalfterminology,fafsuffixfusuallyfindicates
A. position,fdirection,fcolor,fnumber,forfnegation.
B. procedure,fcondition,fdisease,forfpartfoffspeech.
C. position,fdirection,forfcolor.
D. color,fnumber,fcondition,forfdisease.
E. procedure,fcondition,forfnegation.
20. Afmedicalfwordfconsistingfoffmorefthanfonefwordfrootfjoinedftogetherfwithfanfofisfa(n)
A. simplefword.
B. adjective.
C. compoundfword.
D. disease.