Medical Terminology Exam Part 1

Question 1 1 / 1 pts When building a compound word, the first element is usually a combining vowel. consonant. vowel. Correct! combining form. suffix. Question 2 1 / 1 pts Which is an example of a word root linking a suffix that begins with a vowel? Cardi/o/centesis Enter/o/lysis Therm/o/meter Correct! Scler/osis Cardi/o/megaly Question 3 1 / 1 pts A CF consists of a word root and a vowel. Correct! True False Question 4 1 / 1 pts A combining vowel is usually an i. True Correct! False Question 5 1 / 1 pts In the word syncope, the final e is pronounced as a separate syllable. Correct! True False Question 6 1 / 1 pts When defining a medical word, first define the suffix. Correct! True False Question 7 1 / 1 pts All suffixes begin with a vowel. True Correct! False Question 8 1 / 1 pts Most medical words have Greek or Spanish origins. True Correct! False Question 9 1 / 1 pts Gastr/o is a CF. Correct! True False Question 10 1 / 1 pts Which vowel is most commonly attached to word roots to create a CF? a e i Correct! o u Question 11 1 / 1 pts Pronunciation guidelines are included on the inside back cover of the textbook. Correct! True False Question 12 1 / 1 pts Define a medical word by first defining the prefix. Correct! suffix. middle part of the word. combining form. word root. Question 13 1 / 1 pts To build the plural form of words ending in is, you Correct! drop is and add es. drop is and add ex. drop is and add ices. drop is and add a. retain is and add es. Question 14 1 / 1 pts The suffix -stomy indicates a surgical procedure. Correct! True False Question 15 1 / 1 pts The suffix -ptosis means prolapse or downward displacement. Correct! True False Question 16 1 / 1 pts What is the plural form of fornix? forniae fornima fornum Correct! fornices fornia Question 17 1 / 1 pts The suffix -cele means suture. to break. dilation. puncture. Correct! hernia, swelling. Question 18 1 / 1 pts Which word is an adjective? pneumonia alcoholism psychologist psychiatry Correct! acoustic Question 19 1 / 1 pts The suffix -trophy means paralysis. displacement. stricture. Correct! development, nourishment. accomplishment. Question 20 1 / 1 pts What is the plural form of lumen? lumena lumenae luminata Correct! lumina luminal Question 21 1 / 1 pts The word mucous is a(n) Correct! adjective. adverb. noun. plural form. singular form. Question 22 1 / 1 pts The suffix -plegia means paralysis. Correct! True False Question 23 1 / 1 pts What is the plural form of bacterium? Correct! bacteria bacteries bacterial bacterion bacteriae Question 24 1 / 1 pts The suffix -philia means fear. True Correct! False Question 25 1 / 1 pts Which prefix means many, much? Correct! multiperimacroultraintraQuestion 26 1 / 1 pts The medical term peritonsillar means beneath the tonsils. Correct! around the tonsils. above the tonsils. to the side of a tonsil. inside a tonsil. Question 27 1 / 1 pts The prefix hypo- means excessive. Correct! below. slow. between. above. Question 28 1 / 1 pts The prefix tachy- means slow. True Correct! False Question 29 1 / 1 pts The prefix homo- means against. good. all. Correct! same. union. Question 30 1 / 1 pts Abduction means movement toward (the median line). True Correct! False Question 31 1 / 1 pts The prefix infra- means over. in, within. between. through. Correct! below, under. Question 32 1 / 1 pts Which prefix means good, normal? Correct! euhomodysmalsynQuestion 33 1 / 1 pts Which prefix means around? transdiasupraCorrect! circumintraQuestion 34 1 / 1 pts The suffix -cephaly refers to the head. Which word means small head? macrocephaly Correct! microcephaly monocephaly morocephaly midcephaly Question 35 1 / 1 pts Which term contains a prefix? nasal dermatology Correct! dyspepsia gastromegaly hepatitis Question 36 1 / 1 pts The prefix ecto- means in, within. True Correct! False Question 37 1 / 1 pts Which imaging procedure shows the metabolic activity of body tissues? Correct! Positron emission tomography (PET) Single-photon emission computed tomography Ultrasonography Fluoroscopy CT Question 38 1 / 1 pts What disorder is characterized by an inflammation of the serous membrane that lines the abdominal wall and covers its organs, usually as a result of a bacterial or fungal infection? Gastritis Hepatitis Correct! Peritonitis Colic Pancreatitis Question 39 1 / 1 pts Which term means pertaining to a disease of unknown cause? pathogenic diagnostic iatrogenic prognostic Correct! idiopathic Question 40 1 / 1 pts The prefix ultra- means across, through. beneath, under. Correct! excess, beyond. toward. away from. Question 41 0 / 1 pts Which term means inflammation of the membrane that surrounds the abdominal cavity and its organs? gastritis hepatitis enteritis Correct Answer peritonitis You Answered esophagitis