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Table of Contents:
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Chapter 1. Basic Elements of a Medical WordC
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hapter 2. Suffixes l l
Chapter 3. Prefixes Chapte l l l
r 4. Body Structure
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Chapter 5. Integumentary System
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Chapter 6. Digestive System Chapt
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er 7. Respiratory System Chapter 8.
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Chapter 9. Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune SystemsC
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hapter 10. Musculoskeletal System
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Chapter 11. Urinary System l l l
Chapter 12. Female Reproductive System
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Chapter 13. Male Reproductive System Ch
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apter 14. Endocrine System
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Chapter 15. Nervous System l l l
,Gylys:lMedicallTerminologylSystems:lAlBodylSystemslApproachl8thlEditionlTestlBank
Chapterl1:lBasiclElementsloflalMedicallWord
MultiplelChoice
Identifylthelchoicelthatlbestlcompleteslthelstatementlorlanswerslthelquestion.
1. Mostlmedicallwordlrootslarelderivedlfrom
A. LatinlandlFrench.
B. GermanlandlLatin.
C. SpanishlandlFrench.
D. LatinlandlGreek.
E. RussianlandlLatin.
2. Thelwordlrootlforlliverlis
A. mast.
B. hepat.
C. oste.
D. my.
E. trache.
3. Whichlislanlexampleloflalwordlrootllinkinglalsuffixlthatlbeginslwithlalvowel?
A. Cardi/o/centesis
B. Enter/o/lysis
C. Therm/o/meter
D. Scler/osis
E. Cardi/o/megaly
4. Thelwordlrootlinlalmedicalltermlusuallylindicatesla(n)
A. position.
B. number.
C. condition.
D. anatomicallstructure.
E. procedure.
5. Whichlelementlislalwordlroot?
A. nephr
B. nephro
C. nephros
D. nephrotomy
E. tomy
6. Arthr/olislanlexamplelofla
A. suffix.
B. combininglform.
C. wordlroot.
D. prefix.
E. combininglvowel
, 7. Theltermlstomat/itislmeans
A. inflammationloflthelstomach.
B. inflammationloflthelliver.
C. inflammationloflthelface.
D. inflammationloflthelmouth.
E. inflammationloflthelskin.
8. Alcombininglforml(CF)lislalwordlrootlplusla
A. prefix.
B. suffix.
C. vowel.
D. wordlroot.
E. consonant.
9. ThelCFlforljointlis
A. oste/o.
B. chondr/o.
C. -ist.
D. arthr/o.
E. -osis.
10. AlCFlislusedltollinklalsuffixlthatlbeginslwithla/the
A. letterlo.
B. connectinglvowel.
C. prefix.
D. vowel.
E. consonant.
11. Inlcardi/o/centesis,lcardi/olisla
A. combininglform.
B. prefix.
C. wordlroot.
D. suffix.
E. vowel.
12. Inlthelwordlpelvimetry,lthelcombininglvowellis
A. i.
B. e.
C. y.
D. pelvi.
E. metry.
13. Inlmast/o/pexy,lthelolisla
A. combininglform.
B. prefix.
C. combininglvowel.
D. suffix.
E. wordlroot.
, 14. Whichlelementlislcommonlylusedlforleaseloflpronunciation?
A. Combininglform
B. Combininglvowel
C. Prefix
D. Suffix
E. Wordlroot
15. WhichlvowellislmostlcommonlylattachedltolwordlrootsltolcreatelalCF?
A. a
B. e
C. i
D. o
E. u
16. Whichlsuffixlmeanslinflammation?
A. -megaly
B. -oma
C. -ia
D. -itis
E. -ous
17. Inlthelwordlthermometer,lmeterlisla(n)
A. adjective.
B. prefix.
C. combininglform.
D. compoundlword.
E. suffix.
18. Wordlendingslarelcalled
A. prefixes.
B. suffixes.
C. vowels.
D. consonants.
E. wordlroots.
19. Inlmedicallterminology,l alsuffixlusuallylindicates
A. position,ldirection,lcolor,lnumber,lorlnegation.
B. procedure,lcondition,ldisease,lorlpartloflspeech.
C. position,ldirection,lorlcolor.
D. color,lnumber,lcondition,lorldisease.
E. procedure,lcondition,lorlnegation.
20. Almedicallwordlconsistingloflmorelthanlonelwordlrootljoinedltogetherlwithlanlolisla(n)
A. simplelword.
B. adjective.
C. compoundlword.
D. disease.