Chapter 1 Exam

a surgeon reports the details of a surgery in a

Operative report

Which of the following suffixes is NOT an adjective suffix? a. -iac b. -ism c. -ac d. -eal

b. -ism

Which combining form is spelled incorrectly? a. immun/o b. nephr/o c. carcen/o d. gastr/o

c. carcen/o

Which combining form means "heart"

cardi/o

Which combining form means to "cut"

cis/o

Which of the following suffixes is NOT an adjective suffix? a. -iac b. -tic c. -ory d. -ia

d-ia

In which situation is a combining vowel never used? a. between a word root and the suffix when the suffix begins with a consonant b. all of these c. between two word roots d. between a prefix and word root

d. between a prefix and word root

Which combining form is spelled incorrectly? a. nephr/o b. carcin/o c. laryng/o d. gynic/o

d. gynic/o (gynec/o)

Which combining form is spelled incorrectly? a. bi/o b. path/o c. rhin/o d. nuer/o

d. nuer/o

Which prefix does NOT stand for a number a. quadri- b. tri- c. bi- d. per-

d. per-

Which combining form means "skin"

dermat/o

The ___ is a comprehensive outline of the patient's entire hospital stay

discharge summary

Which prefix means "normal"

eu-

Which prefix means "outside of"

extra-

Which combining form means "stomach"

gastr/o

Which combining form means "female"

gynec/o

Which healthcare setting provides services in a prepaid system

health maintenance organization

Which prefix means "half"

hemi-

Which healthcare setting provides supportive treatment for terminally ill patients?

hospice

Which prefix means "within"

intra-

Which prefix means "small"

micro-

Which prefix means "none"

nulli-

Which of the following records the patient's care throughout the day?

nurse's notes

Which of the following healthcare specialists DO NOT report information regarding a patient in an Ancillary Report?

nurses

Which healthcare setting provides care for patients who need extra time to recover from an illness or who can no longer care for themselves?

nursing home

Which healthcare setting provides treatment in a private office setting?

physician's office

Which prefix means "many"

poly-

Which prefix means "before"

pre-

Which of the following is NOT the type of information provided by a prefix

procedure

Which of the following is the type of information provided by a suffix?

procedure

Which combining form means "nose"

rhin/o

Which prefix means "fast"

tachy-

Which medical terminology word part provides the general meaning of the word

word root

Which suffix means "pain"

-algia

Which suffix means "protrusion"

-cele

Which suffix means "puncture to withdraw fluid"

-centesis

Which suffix means "inflammation"

-itis

Which suffix means "destruction"

-lytic

Which of the following suffixes DOES NOT refer to a surgical procedure? a. -ostomy b. -plasty c. -ectomy d. -megaly

-megaly

Which suffix means "enlarged"

-megaly

Which suffix means "process of measuring"

-metry

Which suffix means "tumor or mass"

-oma

Which suffix means "drooping"

-ptosis

Which suffix means "excessive, abnormal flow"

-rrhage

Which suffix means "hardening"

-sclerosis

Which of the following suffixes refers to an instrument?

-scope means instrument for viewing

Which suffix means "narrowing"

-stenosis

Which is NOT one of the word parts in a medical term a. combining form b. suffix c. word root d. combining vowel

a. combining form

Which combining form is spelled incorrectly? a. opthalm/o b. nephr/o c. hemat/o d. dermat/o

a. opthalm/o (ophthalm/o)

Which of the following statements regarding abbreviations is NOT correct? a. using your personal abbreviations is acceptable if approved by your supervisor b. use of abbreviations can be confusing c. abbreviations are commonly used d. spell out abbreviations if confusion is a possibility

a. using your personal abbreviations is acceptable if approved by your supervisor