Chapter 4 Test Bank Basic Medical Terminology Strasinger

Chapter 4: Basic Medical Terminology

Multiple Choice

1. Medical terminology is primarily based on which of the following languages?

A. French and English.

B. Greek and Latin.

C. German and Latin.

D. Greek and French.

2. All of the following prefixes mean outside except:

A. extra-.

B. exo-.

C. endo-.

D. ecto-.

3. The prefix that means decreased is:

A. hypo-.

B. hyper-.

C. hetero-.

D. haplo-.

4. The most commonly used combining vowel is:

A. “i.”

B. “a.”

C. “o.”

D. “u.”

5. A combining vowel is not used:

A. between two root words.

B. when the suffix begins with a vowel.

C. when the second root word begins with a vowel.

D. both B and C.

6. Word roots usually refer to:

A. conditions.

B. procedures.

C. diagnoses.

D. body parts.

7. When defining a word, first define the:

A. suffix.

B. prefix.

C. root word.

D. combining form.

8. The purpose of a combining form is to:

A. identify the body system.

B. aid in pronunciation.

C. change the meaning of a word.

D. define the root word.

10. The term visceral refers to:

A. internal organs.

B. lymphatic tissue.

C. bone marrow.

D. connective tissue.

11. The combining form for lung is:

A. bronch/o.

B. pulmon/o.

C. pyel/o.

D. spir/o.

12. oste/o

13. mening/o

14. nephr/o

15. gastr/o

16. gynec/o

17. coron/o

18. aden/o

19. immun/o

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Match the following suffixes with their definition.

A. Cell

B. Enlargement

C. Meal

D. Pain

E. Surgical opening

F. Tumor

G. Written record

20. -gram

21. -ostomy

22. -cyte

23. -oma

24. -megaly

25. -prandial

26. -algia

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27. arthr/o

28. my/o

29. cyan/o

30. hyster/o

31. py/o

32. necr/o

33. hem/o

34. enter/o

35. lith/o

36. patell/o

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Short Answers

37. Using the following word parts and combining forms, create five medical terms:

An- ven/o -ous

Hyper- path/o -ia

Intra- erythr/o -emia

Dys- leuk/o -cyte

Endo- later/o -ology

Anti- carcin/o -gen

Diplo- hist/o -crine

Bio- cyt/o -coccus

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38. Define the following abbreviations:

a. DOB

b. R/O

c. asap

d. Bx

e. QNS

f. pp

g. IV

h. PRN