Medical Terminology A Short Course 9th Edition by Davi Ellen Chabner Test Bank

Medical Terminology A Short Course 9th Edition by Davi Ellen Chabner Test Bank

Medical Terminology A Short Course 9th Edition by Davi
Ellen Chabner Full Test Bank
Chapter 01: Basic Word Structure
Chabner: Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A combining form is the:
   a. word ending
   b. root plus combining vowel
   c. prefix
   d. prefix plus combining vowel
   e. root plus suffix
   ANS: B
2. The combining form meaning “joint” is:
   a. aden/o
   b. -itis
   c. -algia
   d. arthr/o
   e. oste/o
   ANS: D
3. A suffix meaning “inflammation” is:
   a. -itis
   b. -osis
   c. -ac
   d. -al
   e. -tomy
   ANS: A
4. A word part meaning “below”,“less than normal,” or “under” is:
   a. reb. hyperc. transd. -emia
   e. hypoANS: E
5. A suffix meaning “study of” is:
   a. -pathy
   b. -logy
   c. -gram
   d. -scopy
   e. -osis
   ANS: B
6. A tumor of a gland is called:
   a. arthrosis
   b. arthroscope
   c. adenoma
   d. nephroma
   e. hepatitis
   ANS: C
7. Visual examination of the urinary bladder is called:
   a. cystoscopy
   b. cytology
   c. cystogram
   d. nephroscopy
   e. cystoscope
   ANS: A
8. Prediction about the outcome of an illness or treatment is called:
   a. prognosis
   b. psychosis
   c. diagnosis
   d. biopsy
   e. pathology
   ANS: A
9. (Condition of) nerve pain is called:
   a. neural
   b. arthralgia
   c. cephalgia
   d. neueralgia
   e. neuralgia
   ANS: E
10. Ren/o and nephr/o both mean:
    a. heart
    b. liver
    c. blood
    d. kidney
    e. intestine
    ANS: D
11. Which term relates to the brain?
    a. anemia
    b. cerebral
    c. rhinitis

d. thrombosis
e. gastrotomy
ANS: B

12. A cancerous tumor is a(n):
    a. hematoma
    b. adenoma
    c. oncology
    d. gastralgia
    e. carcinoma
    ANS: E
13. A red blood cell is a(n):
    a. platelet
    b. thrombocyte
    c. erythrocyte
    d. leukocyte
    e. resection
    ANS: C
14. Abnormal condition of clot formation:
    a. gastritis
    b. osteitis
    c. adenosis
    d. dermatitis
    e. thrombosis
    ANS: E
15. An instrument to visually examine the urinary bladder is called a(n):
    a. cystoscopy
    b. cystoscope
    c. gastroscope
    d. arthroscopy
    e. excision
    ANS: B
16. An excessive (more than normal) amount of sugar in the blood is called:
    a. hypothyroidism
    b. hyperthyroidism
    c. hyperglycemia
    d. hypoglycemia
    e. hypodermic
    ANS: C
17. A gastrectomy is a(n):

a. gastric excision
b. gastroscopy
c. visual examination of the abdomen
d. incision of the stomach
e. incision of a gland
ANS: A

18. Glands that secrete hormones are glands.
    a. enteral
    b. endocrine
    c. exocrine
    d. adenoma
    e. neural
    ANS: B
19. Increase in cancerous white blood cells in blood and bone marrow:
    a. leukemia
    b. anemia
    c. adenosis
    d. leukocytosis
    e. osteoma
    ANS: A
20. A large incision across the abdomen is called:
    a. laparoscopy
    b. rhinotomy
    c. laparotomy
    d. gastrotomy
    e. gastroscopy
    ANS: C
21. A malignant (cancerous) tumor of flesh (connective) tissue is:
    a. carcinoma
    b. sarcoma
    c. neuroma
    d. hepatoma
    e. nephroma
    ANS: B
22. A doctor who performs autopsies and examines biopsy samples is a(n):
    a. oncologist
    b. gynecologist
    c. hematologist
    d. endocrinologist
    e. pathologist
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