Medical Terminology Chapter 1

Which of the following is an example of an eponym? a. Alzheimers Disease b. Cardiology c. Irritable bowel Disease d. magnetic resonanse imaging

a. Alzheimers disease An eponym is a term that is named after someone

Which of the following statements regarding prefixes is NOT true? a. Prefixes indicate surgical procedures. b. Prefixes are found at the beginning of terms. c. Many medical terms do not have a prefix. d. A hyphen is placed at the end of a prefix when it is written by itself.

a. Prefixes indicate surgical procedures

Which prefix means "without"? a. a- b. bi- c. inter- d. post-

a. a-

Which combining form means "heart"? a. cardi/o b. carcin/o c. gastr/o d. cis/o

a. cardi/o

Which of the following is the type of information provided by a suffix? a. diagnostic procedure b. positions c. numbers d. times

a. diagnostic procedure b,c, and d are provided by the prefix

Which suffix is misspelled? a. -ektomy b. -logy c. -megaly d. -itis

a. ektomy

Which of the following is NOT the type of information provided by a prefix? a. procedure b. position c. number d. time

a. procedure

Which of the following is not one of the common types of medical terms? a. Latin words b. French words c. modern english words d. Greek words

b. French words

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

b. carcen/o

In making a term that ends in -um plural, you should: a. keep the -um and add an -a b. drop the -um and add an -a c. drop the -um and add -ta d. drop the -um and add a -y

b. drop the um and add an a

The suffix -megaly means: a. study of b. enlarged c. record or picture d. disease

b. enlarged ex. hepatomegaly- enlarged liver

Which combining form means "stomach"? a. cardi/o b. gastr/o c. hepat/o d. arthr/o

b. gastr/o

The combining form cephal/o means: a. bone b. head c. muscle d. liver

b. head

Which medical terminology word part provides the essential meaning of that word? a. combining vowel b. word root c. suffix d. prefix

b. word root

Which of the following statements regarding combining vowels is true? a. A combining vowel is used between a prefix and a word root. b. A combining vowel is used to make a prefix more pronounceable. c. A combining vowel is placed between two word roots. d. A combining vowel is placed between a word root and a suffix if the suffix begins with a vowel.

c. A combining vowel is placed between two word roots

Which of the following statements regarding suffixes is NOT true? a. A hyphen is placed at the front of a suffix when it is written by itself. b. A suffix gives information such as conditions or diseases. c. Not all medical terms contain a suffix. d. Suffixes are placed at the end of a medical term.

c. Not all medical terms contain a suffix

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

c. between a prefix and word root

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

c. combining form

Which prefix is misspelled? a. inter- b. post- c. dis- d. sub-

c. dis should be dys

Which combining form means "nose"? a. gastr/o b. hepat/o c. rhin/o d. electr/o

c. rhin/o

Which suffix means "inflammation"? a. -gram b. -megaly c. -logy d. -itis

d. -itis ex. arthritis

The prefix dys- means: a. between b. two c. below d. abnormal

d. abnormal ex. dysfunction

Which of the following is not information frequently referred to by word roots? a. body structure b. organ c. system d. diseases

d. diseases

When reading an unfamiliar medical term, the first step in analyzing the term is to: a. put the meaning of word parts together b. sound the word out loud c. define each word part d. divide the term into its word parts

d. divide the term into its word parts

If a word ends in -us, make it plural by: a. keeping the -us and adding -ta b. dropping -us and adding -ies c. keeping the -us and adding -e d. dropping -us and adding -i

d. dropping -us and adding -i