Test Bank for Kinns Medical Assisting Fundamentals 1st Edition by Niedzwiecki.

Chapter 01: Medical Terminology Basics
Niedzwiecki: Kinn’s Medical Assisting Fundamentals, 1st Edition


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Alzheimer’s disease is an example of a(n)
a. prefix.
b. word root.
c. eponym.
d. decodable term.
ANS: C
Eponyms are terms that are named after a person or a place. Alzheimer’s disease is named after the n
discovered the plaques and tangles in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
TOP: Terminology: Medical Word Definitions
MSC: CAAHEP: V.C.9 |CAAHEP: V.C.10 | ABHES: 3.a

2. Arthr/o is an example of a
a. prefix.
b. word root.
c. suffix.
d. combining form.
ANS: D
Arthr/o is an example of a combining form when used as part of a medical term.

REF: p. 3 | Table 1.2 OBJ: 2
TOP: Terminology: Structure of Medical Words | Terminology: Word Combinations | Terminology
Terminology: Root/Prefix/Suffix
MSC: CAAHEP: V.C.9 | ABHES: 3.b

3. In the term hypodermic, the prefix is
a. hypo.
b. derm.
c. dermo.
d. ic.
ANS: A
To use a prefix with a term, simply add the prefix directly to the beginning of the term. The prefix of

REF: p. 9 OBJ: 3
TOP: Terminology: Structure of Medical Words | Terminology: Word Combinations | Terminology
Terminology: Root/Prefix/Suffix
MSC: CAAHEP: V.C.9 | ABHES: 3.b

4. In the term neonatology, the suffix is
a. neo.
b. nat.
c. nato.
d. logy.
ANS: D
The suffix for the term neonatology would be logy. A suffix occurs at the end of a word, and when us
can indicate the study of a particular body system.

REF: p. 9 | Table 1.10 OBJ: 3

, 6. The word component that refers to the stomach is
a. gastr/o.
b. col/o.
c. enter/o.
d. path/o.
ANS: A
Gastr/o is the word component that refers to the stomach.

REF: p. 12 | Table 1.14 OBJ: 2
TOP: Terminology: Structure of Medical Words | Terminology: Word Combinations | Terminology
Terminology: Root/Prefix/Suffix
MSC: CAAHEP: V.C.9 | ABHES: 3.b

7. The prefix anti- means
a. before.
b. after, behind.
c. near.
d. against.
ANS: D
The prefix anti- means against.

REF: p. 10 | Table 1.11 OBJ: 3
TOP: Terminology: Structure of Medical Words | Terminology: Word Combinations | Terminology
Terminology: Root/Prefix/Suffix
MSC: CAAHEP: V.C.9 | ABHES: 3.a | ABHES: 3.b

8. If a patient is being treated for hypothermia, he/she has abnormally
a. high body temperature.
b. low body temperature.
c. high blood pressure.
d. low blood pressure.
ANS: B
The prefix “hypo-” means “under”; therefore, the term hypothermia would mean “low body temperat

REF: p. 9 OBJ: 3
TOP: Terminology: Structure of Medical Words | Terminology: Word Combinations | Terminology
Terminology: Root/Prefix/Suffix
MSC: CAAHEP: V.C.9 | ABHES: 3.a | ABHES: 3.b

9. A patient who has a prenatal visit sees her practitioner
a. after the birth of her child.
b. before the birth of her child.
c. the time surrounding the birth of her child.
d. at the time of delivery.
ANS: B
A prenatal visit pertains to medical care received before the birth of a child.

REF: p. 11 | Table 1.11 OBJ: 3
TOP: Terminology: Structure of Medical Words | Terminology: Word Combinations | Terminology
Terminology: Root/Prefix/Suffix
MSC: CAAHEP: V.C.9 | ABHES: 3.a

10. A patient has a surgical procedure described as an arthrotomy. You know that the joint
a. was incised.

b. was removed.