TEST BANK for Medical Terminology Systems: A Body Systems Approach 8th Edition by Barbara Gylys & Mary Ellen Wedding 9780803658677 Chapters 1-15 Complete Guide. Chapters Covered Include: Chapter 1. Basic Elements of a Medical Word Chapter 2. Suffixes Chapter 3. Prefixes Chapter 4. Body Structure Ch...
, MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY SYSTEMS: A Body Systems Approach 8TH
EDITION BY BARBARA A. GYLYS TEST BANK
Table of Contents:
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Chapter 1. Basic Elements of a Medical Word
Chapter 2. Suffixes
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Chapter 3. Prefixes
Chapter 4. Body Structure
Chapter 5. Integumentary System
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Chapter 6. Digestive System
Chapter 7. Respiratory System
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Chapter 8. Cardiovascular System
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Chapter 9. Blood, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems
Chapter 10. Musculoskeletal System
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Chapter 11. Urinary System
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Chapter 12. Female Reproductive System
Chapter 13. Male Reproductive System
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Chapter 14. Endocrine System
Chapter 15. Nervous System
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,Gylys: Medical Terminology Systems: A Body Systems Approach 8th Edition Test Bank
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
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A. Latin and French.
B. German and Latin.
C. Spanish and French.
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D. Latin and Greek.
E. Russian and Latin.
2. The word root for liver is
A. mast.
B. hepat.
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C. oste.
D. my.
E. trache.
O
3. Which is an example of a word root linking a suffix that begins with a vowel?
A. Cardi/o/centesis
B. Enter/o/lysis
N
C. Therm/o/meter
D. Scler/osis
E. Cardi/o/megaly
N
4. The word root in a medical term usually indicates a(n)
A. position.
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B. number.
C. condition.
D. anatomical structure.
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E. procedure.
5. Which element is a word root?
A. nephr
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B. nephro
C. nephros
D. nephrotomy
E. tomy
6. Arthr/o is an example of a
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A. suffix.
B. combining form.
C. word root.
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D. prefix.
E. combining vowel
, 7. The term stomat/itis means
A. inflammation of the stomach.
B. inflammation of the liver.
C. inflammation of the face.
D. inflammation of the mouth.
E. inflammation of the skin.
8. A combining form (CF) is a word root plus a
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A. prefix.
B. suffix.
C. vowel.
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D. word root.
E. consonant.
9. The CF for joint is
A. oste/o.
B. chondr/o.
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C. -ist.
D. arthr/o.
E. -osis.
O
10. A CF is used to link a suffix that begins with a/the
A. letter o.
B. connecting vowel.
N
C. prefix.
D. vowel.
E. consonant.
N
11. In cardi/o/centesis, cardi/o is a
A. combining form.
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B. prefix.
C. word root.
D. suffix.
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E. vowel.
12. In the word pelvimetry, the combining vowel is
A. i.
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B. e.
C. y.
D. pelvi.
E. metry.
13. In mast/o/pexy, the o is a
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A. combining form.
B. prefix.
C. combining vowel.
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D. suffix.
E. word root.
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