TEST BANK FOR QUICK
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AND EASY MEDICAL
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TERMINOLOGY 9TH p
EDITION BY LEONARD
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ALL CHAPTERS
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,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
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MULTIPLEpCHOICE
1. Thepmainpbodypofpapwordpispcalledpa:
a. suffix.
b. wordproot.
c. combiningpvowel.
d. combiningpform.
ANS:pBp REF:pp.p2 TOP:pWordpRootspandpCombiningpForms
2. Latinprootsparepusedptopwritepwordspnamingpandpdescribing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structurespofpthepbody.
ANS:pDp REF:pp.p3 TOP:pWordpRootspandpCombiningpForms
3. Whenpwrittenpalone,papprefixpispusuallypfollowedpbypthisptopindicatepthatpanotherpwordpfollowspthepprefixpt
o suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. wordproot.
ANS:pCp REF:pp.p4 TOP:pPrefixespandpSuffixes
4. Apcombiningpvowelpispused:
a. whenpthepsuffixpthatpfollowspbeginspwithpapconsonant.
b. whenpthepsuffixpthatpfollowspbeginspwithpapconsonant.
c. whenptherepispnopprefix.
d. whenptherepispapprefix.
ANS:pAp REF:pp.p5 TOP:pCombiningpWordpPartsptopWritepTerms
5. WhichpwordprootpispGreekpforp“stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS:pBp REF:pp.p2 TOP:pWordpRootspandpCombiningpForms
6. Theppunctuationpmarkpthatpdesignatespapcombiningpformpispa:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonalpslash.
d. semicolon.
ANS:pCp REF:pp.p3 TOP:pWordpRootspandpCombiningpForms
7. Thepmostpfrequentlypusedpcombiningpvowelpis:
a. o.
b. a.
,c. i.
d. e.
ANS:pAp REF:pp.p3 TOP:pCombiningpWordpPartsptopWritepTerms
, a. Wordproot
b. Prefix
c. Combiningpvowel
d. Suffix
ANS:pDp REF:pp.p4 TOP:pPrefixespandpSuffixes
11. Learningpthepmeaningspofpwordpparts:
a. ispnotpimportantpasplongpaspeverypwordpispmemorized.
b. isponepofpthepmostpdifficultptasksptopmasterpinphealthpcare.
c. shouldpbepdoneponlypifptimepallows.
d. eliminatespthepnecessitypofpmemorizingpeachpnewpwordpencountered.
ANS:pDp REF:pp.p5 TOP:pWordpParts
12. BorrowingpofpmedicalpwordspfrompLatinporpGreenpbeganparoundpthepyear:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS:pAp REF:pp.p1 TOP:pSimplifyingpMedicalpTerms
13. LatinpandpGreenpcombinedpareptheporiginpofpwhatppercentagepofpmedicalpterms?
a. 40p%
b. 50p%
c. 70p%
d. 90p%
ANS:pDp REF:pp.p1 TOP:pSimplifyingpMedicalpTerms
14. Thepsuffixp“-itis”pmeans:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS:pBp REF:pp.p2 TOP:pPrefixespandpSuffixes
15. Apcompoundpwordpispapwordpinpwhichptwopofpwhatparepcombined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combiningpvowels
d. Wordproots
ANS:pDp REF:pp.p2 TOP:pWordpParts
16. Eponymspare:
a. diseases,porgans,pprocedures,porpbodilypfunctionspnamedpafterpapperson.
b. diseases,porgans,pprocedures,porpbodilypfunctionspnamedpafterpapplace.
c. alwayspcapitalized.
d. neverpcapitalized.
ANS:pBp REF:pp.p8 TOP:pProperpNames
17. MDpstandspfor:
a. modernpdoctor.
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AND EASY MEDICAL
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TERMINOLOGY 9TH p
EDITION BY LEONARD
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ALL CHAPTERS
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,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
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MULTIPLEpCHOICE
1. Thepmainpbodypofpapwordpispcalledpa:
a. suffix.
b. wordproot.
c. combiningpvowel.
d. combiningpform.
ANS:pBp REF:pp.p2 TOP:pWordpRootspandpCombiningpForms
2. Latinprootsparepusedptopwritepwordspnamingpandpdescribing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structurespofpthepbody.
ANS:pDp REF:pp.p3 TOP:pWordpRootspandpCombiningpForms
3. Whenpwrittenpalone,papprefixpispusuallypfollowedpbypthisptopindicatepthatpanotherpwordpfollowspthepprefixpt
o suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. wordproot.
ANS:pCp REF:pp.p4 TOP:pPrefixespandpSuffixes
4. Apcombiningpvowelpispused:
a. whenpthepsuffixpthatpfollowspbeginspwithpapconsonant.
b. whenpthepsuffixpthatpfollowspbeginspwithpapconsonant.
c. whenptherepispnopprefix.
d. whenptherepispapprefix.
ANS:pAp REF:pp.p5 TOP:pCombiningpWordpPartsptopWritepTerms
5. WhichpwordprootpispGreekpforp“stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS:pBp REF:pp.p2 TOP:pWordpRootspandpCombiningpForms
6. Theppunctuationpmarkpthatpdesignatespapcombiningpformpispa:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonalpslash.
d. semicolon.
ANS:pCp REF:pp.p3 TOP:pWordpRootspandpCombiningpForms
7. Thepmostpfrequentlypusedpcombiningpvowelpis:
a. o.
b. a.
,c. i.
d. e.
ANS:pAp REF:pp.p3 TOP:pCombiningpWordpPartsptopWritepTerms
, a. Wordproot
b. Prefix
c. Combiningpvowel
d. Suffix
ANS:pDp REF:pp.p4 TOP:pPrefixespandpSuffixes
11. Learningpthepmeaningspofpwordpparts:
a. ispnotpimportantpasplongpaspeverypwordpispmemorized.
b. isponepofpthepmostpdifficultptasksptopmasterpinphealthpcare.
c. shouldpbepdoneponlypifptimepallows.
d. eliminatespthepnecessitypofpmemorizingpeachpnewpwordpencountered.
ANS:pDp REF:pp.p5 TOP:pWordpParts
12. BorrowingpofpmedicalpwordspfrompLatinporpGreenpbeganparoundpthepyear:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS:pAp REF:pp.p1 TOP:pSimplifyingpMedicalpTerms
13. LatinpandpGreenpcombinedpareptheporiginpofpwhatppercentagepofpmedicalpterms?
a. 40p%
b. 50p%
c. 70p%
d. 90p%
ANS:pDp REF:pp.p1 TOP:pSimplifyingpMedicalpTerms
14. Thepsuffixp“-itis”pmeans:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS:pBp REF:pp.p2 TOP:pPrefixespandpSuffixes
15. Apcompoundpwordpispapwordpinpwhichptwopofpwhatparepcombined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combiningpvowels
d. Wordproots
ANS:pDp REF:pp.p2 TOP:pWordpParts
16. Eponymspare:
a. diseases,porgans,pprocedures,porpbodilypfunctionspnamedpafterpapperson.
b. diseases,porgans,pprocedures,porpbodilypfunctionspnamedpafterpapplace.
c. alwayspcapitalized.
d. neverpcapitalized.
ANS:pBp REF:pp.p8 TOP:pProperpNames
17. MDpstandspfor:
a. modernpdoctor.
