Test Bank For Medical Language for Modern Health 3rd Edition by David Allan

ISBN-10: 0073513725, ISBN-13 9780073513720

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Elements of a medical term are the:
   A. individual parts of the word
   B. references to Greek or Roman origins
   C. multiple syllables of the word
   D. combining vowels of the word
   E. indicators that the word is plural
2. The medical language came mostly from which two roots? 
   A. Latin and Spanish
   B. Spanish and Italian
   C. Latin and Greek
   D. Greek and English
   E. Spanish and English
3. The prefix is: 
   A. the core of the word
   B. found at the end of the word
   C. the beginning of some words
   D. the combining of the word
   E. rarely used in the medical language
4. The core element of any term is its: 
   A. spelling
   B. root
   C. ending
   D. usage
   E. beginning
5. Which of the following elements is the root for the word dermatitis? 
   A. -itis
   B. -matitis
   C. der-
   D. dermat-
   E. de-
6. Which of the following are the roots for the medical terms arthroscopy and respiratory?
   A. arthr- and respir-
   B. -scopy and -atory
   C. -roscopy and -priatory
   D. art- and res-
   E. thro- and spira-
7. The word element card- is an example of a: 
   A. prefix
   B. root
   C. suffix
   D. main word
   E. combining vowel
8. The suffix is: 
   A. the core of the word
   B. found at the end of the word
   C. the beginning of some words
   D. the combining of the word
   E. rarely used in the medical language
9. In the term endocarditis, what is the root and what does the root mean? 
   A. The root is endo-, and it means inside or within.
   B. The root is card-, and it means heart.
   C. The root is -itis, and it means inflammation.
   D. The root is endo-, and it means around.
   E. The root is card-, and it means artery.
10. Which of the following are the roots for the words gynecology, arthroscopy, and hypogastric?
    A. gynec-, -ology, and –gastric
    B. -gastric, hypo-, and -scopy
    C. gynec-, arthro-, and hypo-
    D. gynec-, arthr-, and -gastr
    E. -ology, -scopy, and hypo-