Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Most medical word roots are derived from:
a. Latin and French.
b. German and Latin.
c. Spanish and French.
d. Latin and Greek.
e. Russian and Latin.
____ 2. The word root for liver is:
a. mast.
b. hepat.
c. oste.
d. my.
e. trache.
____ 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
c. Therm/o/meter
d. Scler/osis
e. Cardi/o/megaly
____ 4. The word root in a medical term usually indicates a(n):
a. position.
b. number.
c. condition.
d. anatomical structure.
e. procedure.
____ 5. Which element is a word root?
a. Nephr
b. Nephro
c. Nephros
d. Nephrotomy
e. Tomy
____ 6. Arthr/o is an example of a:
a. suffix.
b. combining form.
c. word root.
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:
a. prefix.
b. suffix.
c. vowel.
d. word root.
e. consonant.
____ 9. The CF for joint is:
a. oste/o.
b. chondr/o.
c. -ist.
d. arthr/o.
e. -osis.
____ 10. A CF is used to link a suffix that begins with a:
a. letter o.
b. connecting vowel.
c. prefix.
d. vowel.
e. consonant.
____ 11. In cardi/o/centesis, cardi/o is a:
a. combining form.
b. prefix.
c. word root.
d. suffix.
e. vowel.
____ 12. In the word pelvimetry, the combining vowel is:
a. i.
b. e.
c. y.
d. pelvi.
e. metry.
____ 13. In mast/o/pexy, the o is a:
a. combining form.
b. prefix.
c. combining vowel.
d. suffix.
e. word root.
____ 14. Which element is commonly used for ease of pronunciation?
, a. Combining form
b. Combining vowel
c. Prefix
d. Suffix
e. Word root
____ 15. Which vowel is most commonly attached to word roots to create a CF?
a. a
b. e
c. i
d. o
e. u
____ 16. Which suffix means inflammation?
a. -megaly
b. -oma
c. -ia
d. -itis
e. -ous
____ 17. In the word thermometer, meter is a(n):
a. adjective.
b. prefix.
c. combining form.
d. compound word.
e. suffix.
____ 18. Word endings are called:
a. prefixes.
b. suffixes.
c. vowels.
d. consonants.
e. word roots.
____ 19. In medical terminology, a suffix usually indicates:
a. position, direction, color, number, or negation.
b. procedure, condition, disease, or part of speech.
c. position, direction, or color.
d. color, number, condition, or disease.
e. procedure, condition, or negation.
____ 20. A medical word consisting of more than one word root joined together with an o is a(n):
a. simple word.
b. adjective.
c. compound word.
d. disease.
e. condition.
____ 21. Oste/o/chondr/itis is an example of a:
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