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RMINOLOGY 9TH k
EDITION BY LEONARD
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ALL CHAPTERS
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,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
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MULTIPLEkCHOICE
1. Thekmainkbodykofkakwordkiskcalledka:
a. suffix.
b. wordkroot.
c. combiningkvowel.
d. combiningkform.
ANS:kBk REF:kp.k2 TOP:kWordkRootskandkCombiningkForms
2. Latinkrootskarekusedktokwritekwordsknamingkandkdescribing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structureskofkthekbody.
ANS:kDk REF:kp.k3 TOP:kWordkRootskandkCombiningkForms
3. Whenkwrittenkalone,kakprefixkiskusuallykfollowedkbykthisktokindicatekthatkanotherkwordkfollowskthekprefixkt
o suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. wordkroot.
ANS:kCk REF:kp.k4 TOP:kPrefixeskandkSuffixes
4. Akcombiningkvowelkiskused:
a. whenktheksuffixkthatkfollowskbeginskwithkakconsonant.
b. whenktheksuffixkthatkfollowskbeginskwithkakconsonant.
c. whenktherekisknokprefix.
d. whenktherekiskakprefix.
ANS:kAk REF:kp.k5 TOP:kCombiningkWordkPartsktokWritekTerms
5. WhichkwordkrootkiskGreekkfork“stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS:kBk REF:kp.k2 TOP:kWordkRootskandkCombiningkForms
6. Thekpunctuationkmarkkthatkdesignateskakcombiningkformkiska:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonalkslash.
d. semicolon.
ANS:kCk REF:kp.k3 TOP:kWordkRootskandkCombiningkForms
7. Thekmostkfrequentlykusedkcombiningkvowelkis:
a. o.
b. a.
,c. i.
d. e.
ANS:kAk REF:kp.k3 TOP:kCombiningkWordkPartsktokWritekTerms
, a. Wordkroot
b. Prefix
c. Combiningkvowel
d. Suffix
ANS:kDk REF:kp.k4 TOP:kPrefixeskandkSuffixes
11. Learningkthekmeaningskofkwordkparts:
a. isknotkimportantkasklongkaskeverykwordkiskmemorized.
b. iskonekofkthekmostkdifficultktasksktokmasterkinkhealthkcare.
c. shouldkbekdonekonlykifktimekallows.
d. eliminatesktheknecessitykofkmemorizingkeachknewkwordkencountered.
ANS:kDk REF:kp.k5 TOP:kWordkParts
12. BorrowingkofkmedicalkwordskfromkLatinkorkGreenkbegankaroundkthekyear:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ANS:kAk REF:kp.k1 TOP:kSimplifyingkMedicalkTerms
13. LatinkandkGreenkcombinedkarekthekoriginkofkwhatkpercentagekofkmedicalkterms?
a. 40k%
b. 50k%
c. 70k%
d. 90k%
ANS:kDk REF:kp.k1 TOP:kSimplifyingkMedicalkTerms
14. Theksuffixk“-itis”kmeans:
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ANS:kBk REF:kp.k2 TOP:kPrefixeskandkSuffixes
15. Akcompoundkwordkiskakwordkinkwhichktwokofkwhatkarekcombined?
a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combiningkvowels
d. Wordkroots
ANS:kDk REF:kp.k2 TOP:kWordkParts
16. Eponymskare:
a. diseases,korgans,kprocedures,korkbodilykfunctionsknamedkafterkakperson.
b. diseases,korgans,kprocedures,korkbodilykfunctionsknamedkafterkakplace.
c. alwayskcapitalized.
d. neverkcapitalized.
ANS:kBk REF:kp.k8 TOP:kProperkNames
17. MDkstandskfor:
a. modernkdoctor.