Test Bank for Quick and Easy Medical Terminology 9th Edition by Leonard

Test Bank for Quick and Easy Medical Terminology 9th Edition by Leonard

Test Bank for Quick and Easy Medical Terminology 9th Edition by Leonard
Quick and Easy Medical Terminology 9th Edition by Leonard – Test Bank
Quick and Easy Medical Terminology 9th Edition
Quick and Easy Medical Terminology

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:
a. suffix.
b. word root.
c. combining vowel.
d. combining form.
ANS: B REF: p. 2 TOP: 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.
ANS: D REF: p. 3 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms

3. When written alone, a prefix is usually followed by this to indicate that another word follows
the prefix to suffix.
b. comma.
c. hyphen.
d. word root.
ANS: C REF: p. 4 TOP: Prefixes 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 prefix.
d. when there is a prefix.
ANS: A REF: p. 5 TOP: Combining Word Parts to Write Terms

5. Which word root is Greek for “stone”?
a. Psyche
b. Lithos
c. Oris
d. Cauda
ANS: B REF: p. 2 TOP: 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.
ANS: C REF: p. 3 TOP: Word Roots and Combining Forms

7. The most frequently used combining vowel is:
a. o.
b. a.
c. i.
d. e.
ANS: A REF: p. 3 TOPD:isCtriboumtiobninoifnthgisWdoocurdmePnatristsillteogaWl rite Terms
a. Word root
b. Prefix
c. Combining vowel
d. Suffix
ANS: D REF: p. 4 TOP: Prefixes and Suffixes