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Test Bank for Quick and Easy Medical Terminology 10th Edition by Leonard
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Test Bank for Quick and Easy Medical Terminology 10th Edition byLeonard
,Chapter 01: Simplified Medical Language
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The main body of a word is known as a:
a. suffix.
b. word root.
c. combining vowel.
d. combining form.
RIGHT CHOICE✔✔ B SOURCE: p. 2 SUBJECT: Word Roots and Combining Forms
2. Latin roots are used to write words naming and describing:
a. diseases.
b. conditions.
c. diagnosis.
d. structures of the body.
RIGHT CHOICE✔✔ D SOURCE: p. 3 SUBJECT: Word Roots and Combining Forms
3. When written alone, a pSOURCEix is usually followed by this to indicate that another word follows the
pSOURCEix to suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root.
RIGHT CHOICE✔✔ C SOURCE: p. 4 SUBJECT: PSOURCEixes and Suffixes
4. A combining vowel is used:
a. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
b. when the suffix that follows begins with a consonant.
c. when there is no pSOURCEix.
d. when there is a pSOURCEix.
RIGHT CHOICE✔✔ A SOURCE: p. 5 SUBJECT: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms
5. Which word root is Greek for “stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
RIGHT CHOICE✔✔ B SOURCE: p. 2 SUBJECT: Word Roots and Combining Forms
6. The punctuation mark that designates a combining form is a:
a. comma.
b. parenthesis.
c. diagonal slash.
d. semicolon.
RIGHT CHOICE✔✔ C SOURCE: p. 3 SUBJECT: Word Roots and Combining Forms
7. The most frequently used combining vowel is:
a. o.
b. a.
c. i.
d. e.
RIGHT CHOICE✔✔ A SOURCE: p. 3
, a. Word root
b. PSOURCEix
c. Combining vowel
d. Suffix
RIGHT CHOICE✔✔ D SOURCE: p. 4 SUBJECT: PSOURCEixes and Suffixes
11. Learning the meanings of word parts:
a. is not important as long as every word is memorized.
b. is one of the most difficult tasks to master in health care.
c. should be done only if time allows.
d. eliminates the necessity of memorizing each new word encountered.
RIGHT CHOICE✔✔ D SOURCE: p. 5 SUBJECT: Word Parts
12. Borrowing of medical words from Latin or Green began around the year:
a. 1500.
b. 1700.
c. 1800.
d. 1900.
RIGHT CHOICE✔✔ A SOURCE: p. 1 SUBJECT: Simplifying Medical Terms
13. Latin and Green combined are the origin of what percentage of medical terms?
a. 40 %
b. 50 %
c. 70 %
d. 90 %
RIGHT CHOICE✔✔ D SOURCE: p. 1 SUBJECT: Simplifying Medical Terms
14. The suffix “-itis” meRIGHT CHOICE✔✔
a. excision.
b. inflammation.
c. reverse.
d. repair.
RIGHT CHOICE✔✔ B SOURCE: p. 2 SUBJECT: PSOURCEixes and Suffixes
15. A compound word is a word in which two of what are combined?
a. Suffixes
b. PSOURCEixes
c. Combining vowels
d. Word roots
RIGHT CHOICE✔✔ D SOURCE: p. 2 SUBJECT: Word Parts
16. Eponyms are:
a. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a person.
b. diseases, organs, procedures, or bodily functions named after a place.
c. always capitalized.
d. never capitalized.
RIGHT CHOICE✔✔ B SOURCE: p. 8 SUBJECT: Proper Names
17. MD stands for:
a. modern doctor.
b. medical dentistry.
c. doctor of medicine
, d. medical derivative.
RIGHT CHOICE✔✔ C SOURCE: p. 9 SUBJECT: Abbreviations
20. In pharmacology, drugs are grouped into classes based on their:
a. major effects.
b. potential for abuse.
c. color.
d. method of administration.
RIGHT CHOICE✔✔ A SOURCE: p. 9 SUBJECT: Abbreviations
COMPLETION
1. A plural expresses that there is more than _ of something. ( Use only numeric characters in your answer.
RIGHT CHOICE✔✔ 1
SOURCE: p. 9 SUBJECT: Plurals
2. Every medical term contains at least _ component parts. ( Use only numeric characters in your answer. )
RIGHT CHOICE✔✔ 2
SOURCE: p. 7 SUBJECT: Word Parts
3. Pronunciation of medical terms may vary by .
RIGHT CHOICE✔✔ geographical region
SOURCE: p. 11 SUBJECT: Pronunciation of Medical Terms
4. Maley nouns that end with s, ch, and sh form their plurals by adding _.
RIGHT CHOICE✔✔ es
SOURCE: p. 9 SUBJECT: Plurals
5. The plural of a noun ending in nx is .
RIGHT CHOICE✔✔ nges
SOURCE: p. 9 SUBJECT: Plurals
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