Test Bank for Medical Terminology Systems A Body Systems

Test Bank for Medical Terminology Systems A Body Systems Approach, 8e Barbara Gylys, Mary Ellen Wedding (All Chapter Answers at the end of each Chapter)

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

• Latin and French.
• German and Latin.
• Spanish and French.
• Latin and Greek.
• Russian and Latin.

____ 2. The word root for liver is

• mast.
• hepat.
• oste.
• my.
• trache.

____ 3. Which is an example of a word root linking a suffix that begins with a vowel?

• Cardi/o/centesis
• Enter/o/lysis
• Therm/o/meter
• Scler/osis
• Cardi/o/megaly

____ 4. The word root in a medical term usually indicates a(n)

• position.
• number.
• condition.
• anatomical structure.
• procedure.

____ 5. Which element is a word root?

• nephr
• nephro
• nephros
• nephrotomy
• tomy

____ 6. Arthr/o is an example of a

• suffix. 1 / 4

• combining form.
• word root.
• prefix.
• combining vowel

____ 7. The term stomat/itis means

• inflammation of the stomach.
• inflammation of the liver.
• inflammation of the face.
• inflammation of the mouth.
• inflammation of the skin.

____ 8. A combining form (CF) is a word root plus a

• prefix.
• suffix.
• vowel.
• word root.
• consonant.

____ 9. The CF for joint is

• oste/o.
• chondr/o.
• -ist.
• arthr/o.
• -osis.

____ 10. A CF is used to link a suffix that begins with a/the

• letter o.
• connecting vowel.
• prefix.
• vowel.
• consonant.

____ 11. In cardi/o/centesis, cardi/o is a

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

____ 12. In the word pelvimetry, the combining vowel is

• i.
• e.
• y.
• pelvi.
• metry.

____ 13. In mast/o/pexy, the o is a

• combining form. 2 / 4

• prefix.
• combining vowel.
• suffix.
• word root.

____ 14. Which element is commonly used for ease of pronunciation?

• Combining form
• Combining vowel
• Prefix
• Suffix
• Word root

____ 15. Which vowel is most commonly attached to word roots to create a CF?

• a
• e
• i
• o
• u

____ 16. Which suffix means inflammation?

• -megaly
• -oma
• -ia
• -itis
• -ous

____ 17. In the word thermometer, meter is a(n)

• adjective.
• prefix.
• combining form.
• compound word.
• suffix.

____ 18. Word endings are called

• prefixes.
• suffixes.
• vowels.
• consonants.
• word roots.

____ 19. In medical terminology, a suffix usually indicates

• position, direction, color, number, or negation.
• procedure, condition, disease, or part of speech.
• position, direction, or color.
• color, number, condition, or disease.
• procedure, condition, or negation.

____ 20. A medical word consisting of more than one word root joined together with an o is a(n)

• simple word. 3 / 4

• adjective.
• compound word.
• disease.
• condition.

____ 21. Oste/o/chondr/itis is an example of a

• suffix that begins with a consonant.
• simple word.
• compound word.
• medical word containing a prefix.
• word with only one word element.

____ 22. Which is an example of a CF linked to a word root?

• gastr/itis
• gastr/o/dynia
• gastr/o/esophag/itis
• gastr/o/megaly
• gastr/oma

____ 23. When building a compound word, the first element is usually a

• combining vowel.
• consonant.
• vowel.
• combining form.
• suffix.

____ 24. Define a medical word by first defining the

• prefix.
• suffix.
• middle part of the word.
• combining form.
• word root.

____ 25. Which word means inflammation of the joints?

• oste/itis
• chondr/itis
• arthr/itis
• oste/o/arthr/itis
• oste/o/chondr/itis

____ 26. Vowels marked with a macron (-) indicate a

• short sound.
• stress.
• silent letter.
• long sound.
• diphthong.

____ 27. The letter combination ps at the beginning of a word (as in psychosis) is pronounced

• “pee.”
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