Question 1

All medical terms must contain a(n)_____________________.

Accepted Answer

suffix

Question 2

Which combining form means "stomach"?

Accepted Answer

A)  cardi/o
B)  gastr/o
C)  hepat/o
D)  arthr/o

Question 3

Which suffix means "inflammation"?

Accepted Answer

A)  -gram
B)  -megaly
C)  -logy
D)  -itis

Question 4

The suffix -ectomy means "study of."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A combining vowel is placed between a word root and suffix if the suffix begins with a consonant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which medical terminology word part provides the essential meaning of the word?

Accepted Answer

A)  combining vowel
B)  word root
C)  suffix
D)  prefix

Question 7

Which of the following answers is an example of an eponym?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alzheimer disease
B)  cardiology
C)  irritable bowel syndrome
D)  magnetic resonance imaging

Question 8

The suffix -megaly means

Accepted Answer

A)  study of
B)  enlarged
C)  record or picture
D)  disease

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT information frequently referred to by word roots?

Accepted Answer

A)  body structure
B)  organ
C)  system
D)  diseases

Question 10

The combining form that means head is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The combining form that means head is...

Question 11

The suffix that means enlarged is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

-megaly;megaly

Question 12

A combining form consists of a word root and combining vowel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The combining form cephal/o means

Accepted Answer

A)  bone
B)  head
C)  muscle
D)  liver

Question 14

Which of the following statements regarding combining vowels is true?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A)  diagnostic procedure
B)  positions
C)  numbers
D)  times

Question 16

The prefix that means abnormal,difficult,or painful is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

dys-;dys

Question 17

The suffix that means surgical removal is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The suffix that means surgical removal is...

Question 18

The suffix that means study of is ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The suffix that means study of is...

Question 19

Word roots frequently refer to a body structure,organ,or system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In pronouncing a medical term,c and g have a soft sound if followed by e,i,or y.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Introduction to Medical Terminology

All medical terms must contain a(n)_____________________.

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Which combining form means "stomach"?

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Which suffix means "inflammation"?

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The suffix -ectomy means "study of."

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A combining vowel is placed between a word root and suffix if the suffix begins with a consonant.

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Which medical terminology word part provides the essential meaning of the word?

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Which of the following answers is an example of an eponym?

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The suffix -megaly means

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Which of the following is NOT information frequently referred to by word roots?

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The combining form that means head is ____________________.

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The suffix that means enlarged is ____________________.

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A combining form consists of a word root and combining vowel.

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The combining form cephal/o means

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Which of the following statements regarding combining vowels is true?

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

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The prefix that means abnormal,difficult,or painful is ____________________.

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The suffix that means surgical removal is ____________________.

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The suffix that means study of is ____________________.

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Word roots frequently refer to a body structure,organ,or system.

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In pronouncing a medical term,c and g have a soft sound if followed by e,i,or y.

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