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Quick and Easy Medical Terminology 9th Edition Leonard Test Bank

Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language

MULTIPLE CHOICE

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

• suffix.
• word root.
• combining vowel.
• combining form.

ANS: B REF: p. 2 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms

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

• diseases.
• conditions.
• diagnosis.
• structures of the body.

ANS: D REF: p. 3 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms

• When written alone, a prefix is usually followed by this to indicate that another word follows

the prefix to suffix.

• comma.
• hyphen.
• word root.

ANS: C REF: p. 4 TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes

4. A combining vowel is used:

• when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
• when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
• when there is no prefix.
• when there is a prefix.

ANS: A REF: p. 5 TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms

• Which word root is Greek for “stone”?
• Psyche
• Lithos
• Oris
• Cauda

ANS: B REF: p. 2 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms

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

• comma.
• parenthesis.
• diagonal slash.
• semicolon.

ANS: C REF: p. 3 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms 1 / 4

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7. The most frequently used combining vowel is:

• o.
• a.
• i.
• e.

ANS: A REF: p. 3 TOPD:isCtriboumtiobninoifnthgisWdoocurdmePnat ristsillteogaWl rite Terms

• Word root
• Prefix
• Combining vowel
• Suffix

ANS: D REF: p. 4 TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes

11. Learning the meanings of word parts:

• is not important as long as every word is memorized.
• is one of the most difficult tasks to master in health care.
• should be done only if time allows.
• eliminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered.

ANS: D REF: p. 5 TOP: Word Parts

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

• 1500.
• 1700.
• 1800.
• 1900.

ANS: A REF: p. 1 TOP: Simplifying Medical Terms

• Latin and Green combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms?
• 40 %
• 50 %
• 70 %
• 90 %

ANS: D REF: p. 1 TOP: Simplifying Medical Terms

14. The suffix “-itis” means:

• excision.
• inflammation.
• reverse.
• repair.

ANS: B REF: p. 2 TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes

• A compound word is a word in which two of what are combined? 2 / 4

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• Suffixes
• Prefixes
• Combining vowels
• Word roots

ANS: D REF: p. 2 TOP: Word Parts

16. Eponyms are:

• diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a person.
• diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a place.
• always capitalized.
• never capitalized.

ANS: B REF: p. 8 TOP: Proper Names

17. MD stands for:

• modern doctor.
• medical dentistry.

c.doctor of medicine

• medical derivative.

ANS: C REF: p. 9 TOP: Abbreviations

20. In pharmacology, drugs are grouped into classes based on their:

• major effects.
• potential for abuse.
• color.
• method of administration.

ANS: A REF: p. 9 TOP: Abbreviations

COMPLETION

• A plural expresses that there is more than _ of something. ( Use only numeric characters in your answer.

ANS: 1

REF: p. 9 TOP: Plurals

• Every medical term contains at least _ component parts. ( Use only numeric characters in your answer. )

ANS: 2

REF: p. 7 TOP: Word Parts

• Pronunciation of medical terms may vary by .

ANS: geographical region

REF: p. 11 TOP: Pronunciation of Medical Terms

• Many nouns that end with s, ch, and sh form their plurals by adding _.

ANS: es 3 / 4

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REF: p. 9 TOP: Plurals

• The plural of a noun ending in nx is .

ANS: nges

REF: p. 9 TOP: Plurals

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