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Medical Terminology Express: A Short-Course Approach by Body System 2nd Edition Test Bank

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    Chapter 1: Introduction to Medical Terminology Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. Which of the following is a word root? a. hepat/o b. - itis c. gastr/o d. cardi e. peri - ____ 2. In macroglossia (large tongue), macro - is a: a. consonant. b. suffix. c. word root. d. prefix. e. combining form. ____ 3. Which of the following is an example of a combining vowel linking one root to another root? a. gastr/itis b. gastr/o/dynia c. gastr/o/esophag/itis d. gastr/o/megaly e. gastr/oma ____ 4. Identify the vowel that is commonly attached to a word root to create a combining form. a. a b. e c. i d. o e. u ____ 5. What does the prefix in post/mortem mean? a. Before b. After c. Death d. Life e. Beyond ____ 6. What is the meaning of gastr/o ? a. Mouth b. Intestine c. Stomach d. Liver e. Bladder ____ 7. A therm/o/meter is an instrument for measuring temperature. In this word, - meter is a(n):

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    a. adjective. b. verb. c. combining form. d. compound word. e. suffix. ____ 8. To build a medical word, use a combining form before a suffix that begins with a: a. prefix. b. suffix. c. vowel. d. consonant. e. letter o . ____ 9. Which of the following is a word root? a. hepat b. hepato c. hepatom d. - megaly e. hepatomegaly ____ 10. A combining form is a word root plus a(n): a. prefix. b. vowel. c. suffix. d. another word root. e. consonant. ____ 11. What does the suffix - ior mean? a. Small b. Specialist c. Condition d. Pertaining to e. Treatment ____ 12. Define medical words by first defining the: a. prefix. b. suffix. c. middle part of the word. d. combining form. e. word root. ____ 13. The word element always located at the beginning of a medical word is a: a. word stem. b. combining vowel. c. word root. d. prefix. e. combining form. ____ 14. Which of the following terms contains a prefix?

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    a. Gastritis b. Hepatoma c. Cardiology d. Monocyte e. Nephritis ____ 15. Word endings are called: a. prefixes. b. suffixes. c. vowels. d. consonants. e. word roots. ____ 16. What does the suffix - itis mean? a. Pain b. Blood c. Excision d. Rupture e. Inflammation ____ 17. Which word means instrument for measuring the pelvis ? a. Pelv/i/metry b. Pelv/i/scope c. Pelv/i/scopy d. Pelv/i/meter e. Pelv/i/therm ____ 18. What is the plural form of nucleus? a. Nuclear b. Nucleolus c. Nuclei d. Nucleic e. Nucleii ____ 19. Vowels marked with a macron (¯) indicate: a. short sound. b. stress. c. silent letter. d. long sound. e. diphthong. ____ 20. The letter combination ps at the beginning of a word (as in psychosis) is pronounced: a. “pee” b. “eff” c. “ss” d. “sh” e. “cee” ____ 21. In medical terms, ch (as in cholera) is usually pronounced:

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    a. “chal” b. “cha” c. “k” d. “aitch” e. “cee” ____ 22. In the terms bronchi and fungi, the i is pronounced: a. “ah” b. “ee” c. “eye” d. “eah” e. “aye” ____ 23. The oe in roentgen is pronounced: a. “eh” b. “oy” c. “u” d. “o” e. “a” ____ 24. To make words ending in y plural: a. retain the y and add es . b. drop the y and add es . c. drop the y and add i . d. retain the y and add s . e. drop the y and add ies . ____ 25. What does the suffix - edema mean? a. Vomiting b. Softening c. Condition d. Swelling e. Hemorrhage ____ 26. Which of the following combining forms means joint ? a. oste/o b. chondr/o c. - ist d. arthr/o e. - osis ____ 27. Arthr/o/cent esis is a surgical puncture of a joint. In this word, arthr/o is a: a. combining form. b. prefix. c. word root. d. suffix. e. vowel. ____ 28. Which of the following words means enlargement of the liver ?

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    a. hepat/oma b. hepat/o/megaly c. mega/hepat/ic d. macro/hepat/oma e. hepat/o/cele ____ 29. Which of the following words means visual examination of a joint ? a. Arthr/o/scopy b. Arthr/o/pexy c. Arthr/o/centesis d. Arthr/o/desis e. Arthr/o/scope ____ 30. Arteri/o/stenosis is a condition in which one or both ureters are abnormally: a. enlarged. b. diseased. c. hardened. d. narrowed. e. dilated. ____ 31. Which of the following words means dilation or expansion of the bronchus ? a. bronch/o/cele b. bronch/o/rrhagia c. bronch/itis d. bronchi/o/spasm e. bronchi/ectasis ____ 32. Which of the following words means pain in a nerve ? a. Neur/o/blast b. Neur/algia c. Neur/o/lysis d. Neur/o/glia e. Neur/oma ____ 33. An instrument to cut the skin is a: a. derm/o/scope. b. dermat/o/meter. c. derm/o/graph. d. dermat/o/graphy. e. derm/a/tome. ____ 34. What does the suffix - edema mean? a. Vomiting b. Softening c. Condition d. Swelling e. Tumor ____ 35. Which of the following suffixes means binding, fixation (of a bone or joint) ?

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    a. - plasty b. - pexy c. - desis d. - centesis e. - tomy ____ 36. Which of the following words means double vision ? a. Bivisual b. Divisual c. Monopia d. Diplopia e. Bilateral ____ 37. Which of the following prefixes means around ? a. trans - b. dia - c. supra - d. circum - e. esto - ____ 38. The prefix dia - means: a. away from. b. within. c. wide. d. against. e. through, across. ____ 39. The prefix uni - has the same meaning as: a. micro - . b. meso - . c. epi - . d. mono - . e. ante - . ____ 40. Which of the following words means fear of blood ? a. Multiphobic b. Quadriphobia c. Macrophobia d. Superphobic e. Hemophobia ____ 41. The term that means condition without a breast is: a. a/mast/ia. b. dys/mast/ia. c. eu/mast/ia. d. hemi/mast/ia. e. super/mast/ia. ____ 42. The prefix hypo - means:

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    a. excessive. b. below. c. slow. d. between. e. above. ____ 43. What are the prefixes that mean before, in front of ? a. pre - , pro - b. a - , an - c. circum - , peri - d. endo - , intra - e. homo - , homeo - ____ 44. Which of the following terms means pertaining to under the skin ? a. Subungual b. Hypodermic c. Epidermis d. Hyperdermic e. Antecubital ____ 45. The term arteri/o/stenosis means: a. opening of an artery. b. nourishment of an artery. c. narrowing or stricture of an artery. d. plaque in an artery. e. paralysis of an artery. True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ____ 46. Compound words may consist of two or more word roots. ____ 47. A word root + o results in a combining form. ____ 48. Gastr/o is a combining form. ____ 49. A combining form consists of a prefix plus a word root. ____ 50. A combining form consists of a word root and a vowel. ____ 51. The combining vowel e is commonly used to form medical words. ____ 52. A combining vowel always connects a word root to a suffix. ____ 53. A combining vowel is usually an i . ____ 54. All suffixes begin with a vowel.

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    ____ 55. In medical terminology, a suffix usually describes a position or direction. ____ 56. When a word changes from singular to plural form, the suffix is the part that changes. ____ 57. All medical words contain a prefix. ____ 58. Gastroenterologist is an example of a compound word. ____ 59. When defining a medical word, first define the suffix. ____ 60. Most medical words have Greek or Spanish origins. ____ 61. When adding a suffix that begins with a vowel, the combining form, rather than the word root, precedes the suffix. ____ 62. In the term hypodermic, hypo - is the combining form. ____ 63. The four elements used to form medical words are word roots, prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms. ____ 64. In the word syncope, the final e is pronounced as a separate syllable. ____ 65. The suffix - rrhaphy means suture . Matching Match the word elements with their meanings. a. - algia b. - cele c. - centesis d. - clasis e. - edema f. - ectomy g. - emesis h. - emia i. - graph j. - itis k. - osis l. - pathy m. - scope n. circum - , peri - o. dys - p. macro - q. pre - , pro - r. primi -

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    s. retro - t. super - ____ 66. excision, removal ____ 67. vomiting ____ 68. inflammation ____ 69. instrument for examining ____ 70. surgical puncture ____ 71. disease ____ 72. swelling ____ 73. abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells) ____ 74. blood ____ 75. hernia, swelling ____ 76. instrument for recording ____ 77. to break; surgical fracture ____ 78. pain ____ 79. around ____ 80. before, in front ____ 81. backward, behind ____ 82. first ____ 83. upper, above ____ 84. large ____ 85. bad, painful, difficult Match the medical terms with their definitions. a. appendectomy b. arteriostenosis c. arthrocentesis d. cardiomegaly e. chondromalacia f. electrocardiogram g. gastritis h. gastroscope i. hemiplegia j. hemorrhage k. hemophobia

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    l. hyperemesis m. lithotripsy n. lymphedema o. mastopexy p. myopathy q. neuroma r. osteotome s. rhinoplasty t. tracheostomy ____ 86. fixation of the breast ____ 87. crushing a stone or calculus ____ 88. forming an opening (mouth) into the trachea ____ 89. narrowing or stricture of an artery ____ 90. enlargement of the heart ____ 91. excision of the appendix ____ 92. softening of cartilage ____ 93. surgical puncture of a joint ____ 94. disease of muscle ____ 95. tumor composed of nerve cells ____ 96. fear of blood ____ 97. inflammation of the stomach ____ 98. instrument to examine the stomach ____ 99. instrument to cut bone ____ 100. record of electrical activity of the heart ____ 101. bursting forth of blood ____ 102. excessive or above - normal vomiting ____ 103. swelling of lymph tissue ____ 104. paralysis of one side of the body ____ 105. surgical repair of the nose

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    Chapter 1: Introduction to Medical Terminology Answer Section MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. ANS: D PTS: 1 2. ANS: D PTS: 1 3. ANS: C PTS: 1 4. ANS: D PTS: 1 5. ANS: B PTS: 1 6. ANS: C PTS: 1 7. ANS: E PTS: 1 8. ANS: D PTS: 1 9. ANS: A PTS: 1 10. ANS: B PTS: 1 11. ANS: D PTS: 1 12. ANS: B PTS: 1 13. ANS: D PTS: 1 14. ANS: D PTS: 1 15. ANS: B PTS: 1 16. ANS: E PTS: 1 17. ANS: D PTS: 1 18. ANS: C PTS: 1 19. ANS: D PTS: 1 20. ANS: C PTS: 1 21. ANS: C PTS: 1 22. ANS: C PTS: 1 23. ANS: A PTS: 1 24. ANS: E PTS: 1 25. ANS: D PTS: 1 26. ANS: D PTS: 1 27. ANS: A PTS: 1 28. ANS: B PTS: 1 29. ANS: A PTS: 1 30. ANS: B PTS: 1 31. ANS: E PTS: 1 32. ANS: B PTS: 1 33. ANS: E PTS: 1 34. ANS: D PTS: 1 35. ANS: C PTS: 1 36. ANS: D PTS: 1 37. ANS: D PTS: 1 38. ANS: E PTS: 1 39. ANS: D PTS: 1 40. ANS: E PTS: 1

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    41. ANS: A PTS: 1 42. ANS: B PTS: 1 43. ANS: A PTS: 1 44. ANS: B PTS: 1 45. ANS: C PTS: 1 TRUE/FALSE 46. ANS: T PTS: 1 47. ANS: T PTS: 1 48. ANS: T PTS: 1 49. ANS: F PTS: 1 50. ANS: T PTS: 1 51. ANS: F PTS: 1 52. ANS: F PTS: 1 53. ANS: F PTS: 1 54. ANS: F PTS: 1 55. ANS: F PTS: 1 56. ANS: T PTS: 1 57. ANS: F PTS: 1 58. ANS: T PTS: 1 59. ANS: T PTS: 1 60. ANS: F PTS: 1 61. ANS: F PTS: 1 62. ANS: F PTS: 1 63. ANS: T PTS: 1 64. ANS: T PTS: 1 65. ANS: T PTS: 1 MATCHING 66. ANS: F PTS: 1 67. ANS: G PTS: 1 68. ANS: J PTS: 1 69. ANS: M PTS: 1 70. ANS: C PTS: 1 71. ANS: L PTS: 1 72. ANS: E PTS: 1 73. ANS: K PTS: 1 74. ANS: H PTS: 1 75. ANS: B PTS: 1 76. ANS: I PTS: 1 77. ANS: D PTS: 1 78. ANS: A PTS: 1 79. ANS: N PTS: 1 80. ANS: Q PTS: 1

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    81. ANS: S PTS: 1 82. ANS: R PTS: 1 83. ANS: T PTS: 1 84. ANS: P PTS: 1 85. ANS: O PTS: 1 86. ANS: O PTS: 1 87. ANS: M PTS: 1 88. ANS: T PTS: 1 89. ANS: B PTS: 1 90. ANS: D PTS: 1 91. ANS: A PTS: 1 92. ANS: E PTS: 1 93. ANS: C PTS: 1 94. ANS: P PTS: 1 95. ANS: Q PTS: 1 96. ANS: K PTS: 1 97. ANS: G PTS: 1 98. ANS: H PTS: 1 99. ANS: R PTS: 1 100. ANS: F PTS: 1 101. ANS: J PTS: 1 102. ANS: L PTS: 1 103. ANS: N PTS: 1 104. ANS: I PTS: 1 105. ANS: S PTS: 1

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    Chapter 2: Body Structure Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. Describe the body when it is in anatomical position. a. Body is lying down, face upward b. Arms are folded across the chest c. Body is erect, and eyes are looking forward d. Palms are facing backward e. Toes point outward ____ 2. What is the term that refers to the neck? a. Sacral b. Coccygeal c. Cervical d. Thoracic e. Lumbar ____ 3. What is the name of the upper - right abdominopelvic region (beneath the ribs) called? a. Right lumbar b. Epigastric c. Right inguinal d. Right hypochondriac e. Umbilical ____ 4. Which of the following refers to a horizontal plane? a. Abduction b. Anterior c. Superior d. Inferior e. Transverse ____ 5. What is the process called for the body’s defense against injury, infection, or allergy? a. Inflammation b. Metabolism c. Homeostasis d. Adhesion e. Adduction ____ 6. The most complex level of the human body is the: a. cellular level. b. tissue level. c. organ level. d. system level. e. organism level. ____ 7. Which of the following refers to the region located above the stomach?

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    a. Quadrant b. Epigastric c. Umbilical d. Iliac e. Hypochondriac ____ 8. Anterior is a term synonymous with: a. posterior. b. supine. c. lateral. d. cephalic. e. front. ____ 9. In terms of body position, the opposite of cranial is: a. superior. b. caudal. c. lateral. d. medial. e. visceral. ____ 10. What is the navel region of the abdomen called? a. Iliac b. Pelvis c. Umbilicus d. Hypochondriac e. Groin ____ 11. Name the position a patient is in when lying flat on the back with arms at the side during a medical examination. a. Knee - chest position b. Sims position c. Prone position d. Fowler position e. Supine position ____ 12. What region of the body is used to describe pain that occurs above the stomach? a. Umbilical region b. Thoracic region c. Lumbar region d. Cervical region e. Epigastric region ____ 13. A histologist is a specialist in the study of: a. cells. b. tissues. c. organs. d. systems. e. organisms.

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