TEST BANK
Test Bank for Medical Terminology Systems
8th Edition
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,Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. Basic Elements of a Medical Word
Chapter 2. Suffixes
Chapter 3. Prefixes
Chapter 4. Body Structure
Chapter 5. Integumentary System
Chapter 6. Digestive System
Chapter 7. Respiratory System
Chapter 8. Cardiovascular System
Chapter 9. Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems
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Chapter 10. Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 11. Urinary System
Chapter 12. Female Reproductive System
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Chapter 13. Male Reproductive System
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Chapter 14. Endocrine System
Chapter 15. Nervous System
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,Barbara A. Gylys: Medical Terminology Systems-A Body Systems
Approach 8th Edition
Chapter 1: Basic Elements of a Medical Word
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Most medical word roots are derived from
A. Latin and French.
B. German and Latin.
C. Spanish and French.
D. Latin and Greek.
E. Russian and Latin.
2. The word root for liver is
A. mast.
B. hepat.
C. oste.
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D. my.
E. trache.
3. Which is an example of a word root linking a suffix that begins with a vowel?
A. Cardi/o/centesis
B. Enter/o/lysis
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C. Therm/o/meter
D. Scler/osis
E. Cardi/o/megaly
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4. The word root in a medical term usually indicates a(n)
A. position.
B. number.
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C. condition.
D. anatomical structure.
E. procedure.
5. Which element is a word root?
A. nephr
B. nephro
C. nephros
D. nephrotomy
E. tomy
6. Arthr/o is an example of a
A. suffix.
B. combining form.
C. word root.
D. prefix.
E. combining vowel
, 7. The term stomat/itis means
A. inflammation of the stomach.
B. inflammation of the liver.
C. inflammation of the face.
D. inflammation of the mouth.
E. inflammation of the skin.
8. A combining form (CF) is a word root plus a
A. prefix.
B. suffix.
C. vowel.
D. word root.
E. consonant.
9. The CF for joint is
A. oste/o.
B. chondr/o.
C. -ist.
D. arthr/o.
E. -osis.
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10. A CF is used to link a suffix that begins with a/the
A. letter o.
B. connecting vowel.
C. prefix.
D. vowel.
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E. consonant.
11. In cardi/o/centesis, cardi/o is a
A. combining form.
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B. prefix.
C. word root.
D. suffix.
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E. vowel.
12. In the word pelvimetry, the combining vowel is
A. i.
B. e.
C. y.
D. pelvi.
E. metry.
13. In mast/o/pexy, the o is a
A. combining form.
B. prefix.
C. combining vowel.
D. suffix.
E. word root.
,14. Which element is commonly used for ease of pronunciation?
A. Combining form
B. Combining vowel
C. Prefix
D. Suffix
E. Word root
15. Which vowel is most commonly attached to word roots to create a CF?
A. a
B. e
C. i
D. o
E. u
16. Which suffix means inflammation?
A. -megaly
B. -oma
C. -ia
D. -itis
E. -ous
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17. In the word thermometer, meter is a(n)
A. adjective.
B. prefix.
C. combining form.
D. compound word.
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E. suffix.
18. Word endings are called
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A. prefixes.
B. suffixes.
C. vowels.
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D. consonants.
E. word roots.
19. In medical terminology, a suffix usually indicates
A. position, direction, color, number, or negation.
B. procedure, condition, disease, or part of speech.
C. position, direction, or color.
D. color, number, condition, or disease.
E. procedure, condition, or negation.
20. A medical word consisting of more than one word root joined together with an o is a(n)
A. simple word.
B. adjective.
C. compound word.
D. disease.
, E. condition.
21. Oste/o/chondr/itis is an example of a
A. suffix that begins with a consonant.
B. simple word.
C. compound word.
D. medical word containing a prefix.
E. word with only one word element.
22. Which is an example of a CF linked to a word root?
A. gastr/itis
B. gastr/o/dynia
C. gastr/o/esophag/itis
D. gastr/o/megaly
E. gastr/oma
23. When building a compound word, the first element is usually a
A. combining vowel.
B. consonant.
C. vowel.
D. combining form.
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E. suffix.
24. Define a medical word by first defining the
A. prefix.
B. suffix.
C. middle part of the word.
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D. combining form.
E. word root.
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25. Which word means inflammation of the joints?
A. oste/itis
B. chondr/itis
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C. arthr/itis
D. oste/o/arthr/itis
E. oste/o/chondr/itis
26. Vowels marked with a macron (-) indicate a
A. short sound.
B. stress.
C. silent letter.
D. long sound.
E. diphthong.
27. The letter combination ps at the beginning of a word (as in psychosis) is pronounced
A. “pee.”
B. “eff.”
C. “ss.”
