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TEST BANK FOR QUICK AND EASY MEDICAL
TERMINOLOGY 10th EDITION BY LEONARD ALL
CHAPTERS

,Chapter 01:
T TTTT Simplified Medical Language T T




MULTIPLE CHOICE T




1. The main body of a word is called a:
T T T T T T T T


a. suffix.
b. word root. T


c. combining vowel. T


d. combining form. T




ACCURATE CHOICE:- B REF: page. 2 TT T T T T TOPIC: Word Roots and Combining Forms
T T T T T




2. Latin roots are used to write words naming and describing:
T T T T T T T T T


a. illnesss.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures of the body. T T T




ACCURATE CHOICE: - D T T T T T T T T T T T T T REF: page. 3 T T




TOPIC: Word Roots and Combining Forms
T T T T T




3. When written alone, a prefix is usually followed by this to indicate that another word follows the prefix
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T


to suffix.
T T


b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root. T




ACCURATE CHOICE:- C TT T T




REF: page. 4 T T TOPIC: Prefixes and Suffixes
T T T




4. A combining vowel is used:
T T T T


a. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
T T T T T T T T


b. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
T T T T T T T T


c. when there is no prefix. T T T T


d. when there is a prefix. T T T T




ACCURATE CHOICE:- A TT T T




REF: page. 5 T T TOPIC: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
T T T T T T




5. Which word root is Greek for “stone”?
T T T T T T


a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ACCURATE CHOICE:- B TT T T




REF: page. 2 T T TOPIC: Word Roots and Combining Forms
T T T T T




6. The punctuation mark that designates a combining form is a:
T T T T T T T T T


a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal slash. T


d. semicolon.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- C REF: page. 3 TT T T T T TOPIC: Word Roots and Combining Forms
T T T T T




7. The most frequently used combining vowel is:
T T T T T T


a. o.

, b. a.
c. i.
d. e.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- A REF: page. 3 TOPD:isCtriboumtiobninoifnthgisWdoocurdmePnat ristsillteogaWl rite Terms
TT T T T T T T T




a. Word root T


b. Prefix
c. Combining vowel T


d. Suffix
ACCURATE CHOICE:- D REF: page. 4 TT T T T T TOPIC: Prefixes and Suffixes T T T




11. Learning the meanings of word parts:
T T T T T


a. is not important as long as every word is memorized.
T T T T T T T T T


b. is one of the most difficult tasks to master in health care.
T T T T T T T T T T T


c. should be done only if time allows. T T T T T T


d. eliminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered.
T T T T T T T T




ACCURATE CHOICE:- D TT T T




REF: page. 5 T T TOPIC: Word Parts T T




12. Borrowing of medical words from Latin or Green began around the year:
T T T T T T T T T T T


a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- A REF: page. 1 TT T T T T TOPIC: Simplifying Medical TermsT T T




13. Latin and Green combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms?
T T T T T T T T T T T T


a. 40 % T


b. 50 % T


c. 70 % T


d. 90 % T




ACCURATE CHOICE:- D TT T T




REF: page. 1 T T TOPIC: Simplifying Medical TermsT T T




14. The suffix “-itis” meaccurate choice:-
T T T TT


a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
ACCURATE CHOICE:- B TT T T




REF: page. 2 T T TOPIC: Prefixes and Suffixes T T T




15. A compound word is a word in which two of what are combined?
T T T T T T T T T T T T


a. Suffixes
b. Prefixes
c. Combining vowels T


d. Word roots T




ACCURATE CHOICE:- D TT T T




REF: page. 2 T T TOPIC: Word Parts T T




16. Eponyms are: T


a. illnesss, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a person.
T T T T T T T T T

, b. illnesss, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a place.
T T T T T T T T T


c. always capitalized.
T


d. never capitalized.
T




ACCURATE CHOICE:- B TT T T




REF: page. 8
T T TOPIC: Proper Names
T T




17. MD stands for:
T T


a. modern doctor. T


b. medical dentistry. T

c.
doctor of medicine
T T