Chapter 1: Elements of Medical Words
1. Which term refers to the main component of a medical word?
A. Suffix
B. Prefix
C. Eponym
D. Root
ANS: D
2. Which element is at the beginning of a medical term?
A. Prefix
B. Suffix
C. Eponym
D. Root
ANS: A
3. Where in a medical term is a suffix found?
A. At the beginning
B. Within the word root
C. At the end
D. Between the prefix and the word root
ANS: C
4. Word roots are described as:
A. changing a word to a noun.
B. making a word plural.
C. retaining the central meaning of the word element.
D. naming a disease or procedure after a person.
ANS: C
5. The combining vowel of a medical word root will be retained if:
A. the suffix starts with a consonant.
B. the suffix starts with a vowel.
C. the prefix ends with a consonant.
D. the prefix ends with a vowel.
ANS: A
6. Words that name a person, place, or thing are called:
A. verbs.
B. nouns.
C. adjectives.
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,D. adverbs.
ANS: B
7. The purpose of an adjective is to:
A. describe a noun.
B. be an action word in a sentence.
C. name a person, place, or thing.
D. connect a suffix to a word root.
ANS: A
8. Which term is a noun?
A. Cartilaginous
B. Cardium
C. Dermatological
D. Atrioventricular
ANS: B
9. Which term is an adjective?
A. Matrix
B. Ilium
C. Nephron
D. Neurological
ANS: D
10. What part of the term osteoarthritis refers to bone?
A. thritis
B. itis
C. osteo
D. arth
ANS: C
11. Which combining form means “vein”?
A. Arthr/o
B. Arteri/o
C. Phleb/o
D. Pulmon/o
ANS: C
12. The combining form encephal/o refers to the:
A. head.
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,B. brain.
C. stomach.
D. skin.
ANS: B
13. Which area of study focuses on joints?
A. Hematology
B. Nephrology
C. Osteology
D. Arthrology
ANS: D
14. An osteoid tumor would be found in:
A. bone tissue.
B. cartilage.
C. skin.
D. the stomach.
ANS: A
15. A chondrocyte is a cell that makes up:
A. bone tissue.
B. cartilage.
C. blood.
D. the brain.
ANS: B
16. The term neuropathy refers to a disease of the:
A. bones.
B. muscles.
C. blood.
D. nerves.
ANS: D
17. What does the combining form gastr/o refer to?
A. Pancreas
B. Kidneys
C. Stomach
D. Intestines
ANS: C
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, 18. What does the combining form my/o refer to?
A. Muscle
B. Nerves
C. Spleen
D. Ovaries
ANS: A
19. Which letter is most commonly used to link a word root to a suffix?
A. I
B. O
C. E
D. A
ANS: B
20. Which combining form refers to cartilage?
A. Hemat/o
B. Dermat/o
C. Chondr/o
D. Enter/o
ANS: C
21. What part of the body does the combining form hepat/o refer to?
A. Brain
B. Heart
C. Pancreas
D. Liver
ANS: D
22. Which type of medical specialist studies the lungs?
A. Pulmonologist
B. Cardiologist
C. Gastroenterologist
D. Nephrologist
ANS: A
23. A patient who has a kidney stone would see a(n):
A. myologist.
B. osteologist.
C. gastroenterologist.
D. nephrologist.
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1. Which term refers to the main component of a medical word?
A. Suffix
B. Prefix
C. Eponym
D. Root
ANS: D
2. Which element is at the beginning of a medical term?
A. Prefix
B. Suffix
C. Eponym
D. Root
ANS: A
3. Where in a medical term is a suffix found?
A. At the beginning
B. Within the word root
C. At the end
D. Between the prefix and the word root
ANS: C
4. Word roots are described as:
A. changing a word to a noun.
B. making a word plural.
C. retaining the central meaning of the word element.
D. naming a disease or procedure after a person.
ANS: C
5. The combining vowel of a medical word root will be retained if:
A. the suffix starts with a consonant.
B. the suffix starts with a vowel.
C. the prefix ends with a consonant.
D. the prefix ends with a vowel.
ANS: A
6. Words that name a person, place, or thing are called:
A. verbs.
B. nouns.
C. adjectives.
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,D. adverbs.
ANS: B
7. The purpose of an adjective is to:
A. describe a noun.
B. be an action word in a sentence.
C. name a person, place, or thing.
D. connect a suffix to a word root.
ANS: A
8. Which term is a noun?
A. Cartilaginous
B. Cardium
C. Dermatological
D. Atrioventricular
ANS: B
9. Which term is an adjective?
A. Matrix
B. Ilium
C. Nephron
D. Neurological
ANS: D
10. What part of the term osteoarthritis refers to bone?
A. thritis
B. itis
C. osteo
D. arth
ANS: C
11. Which combining form means “vein”?
A. Arthr/o
B. Arteri/o
C. Phleb/o
D. Pulmon/o
ANS: C
12. The combining form encephal/o refers to the:
A. head.
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,B. brain.
C. stomach.
D. skin.
ANS: B
13. Which area of study focuses on joints?
A. Hematology
B. Nephrology
C. Osteology
D. Arthrology
ANS: D
14. An osteoid tumor would be found in:
A. bone tissue.
B. cartilage.
C. skin.
D. the stomach.
ANS: A
15. A chondrocyte is a cell that makes up:
A. bone tissue.
B. cartilage.
C. blood.
D. the brain.
ANS: B
16. The term neuropathy refers to a disease of the:
A. bones.
B. muscles.
C. blood.
D. nerves.
ANS: D
17. What does the combining form gastr/o refer to?
A. Pancreas
B. Kidneys
C. Stomach
D. Intestines
ANS: C
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, 18. What does the combining form my/o refer to?
A. Muscle
B. Nerves
C. Spleen
D. Ovaries
ANS: A
19. Which letter is most commonly used to link a word root to a suffix?
A. I
B. O
C. E
D. A
ANS: B
20. Which combining form refers to cartilage?
A. Hemat/o
B. Dermat/o
C. Chondr/o
D. Enter/o
ANS: C
21. What part of the body does the combining form hepat/o refer to?
A. Brain
B. Heart
C. Pancreas
D. Liver
ANS: D
22. Which type of medical specialist studies the lungs?
A. Pulmonologist
B. Cardiologist
C. Gastroenterologist
D. Nephrologist
ANS: A
23. A patient who has a kidney stone would see a(n):
A. myologist.
B. osteologist.
C. gastroenterologist.
D. nephrologist.
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