Unlocking Medical Terminology 2nd Edition by Wingerd – Test Bank
Test Bank
Chapter 1
Multiple Choice
Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Cardi is an example of which word part?
A. suffix
B. word root
C. combining form
D. prefix
2. Which medical term is spelled correctly?
A. cardiapathy
B. artarioscope
C. osteoitis
D. hepatology
3. What word parts make up the medical term arthroscopy?
A. prefix, word root, combining vowel, suffix
B. prefix, combining vowel, word root
C. prefix, word root, suffix
D. word root, combining vowel, suffix
4. Which combining form means joint?
A. ven/o
B. arter/o
C. oste/o
D. arthr/o
5. Which is a suffix that means measure?
A. -scope
B. -meter
C. -scopy
D. -logy
6. Wilm’s tumor is an example of a(n):
A. eponym
B. synonym
C. combining form
D. acronym
7. Which medical term is an example of an acronym?
A. diabetes
B. Huntington’s chorea
C. AIDS
D. appendicitis
8. What is the definition of the medical term intrahepatic?
A. under the liver
B. study of the liver
C. beyond the liver
D. pertaining to within the liver
9. Which prefix means above or excessive?
A. ab-
B. intra-
C. hyper-
D. post-
10. Study of the stomach is the definition of which medical term?
A. prevenous
B. gastrology
C. osteopathy
D. hepatitis
11. Which is the medical term that means pertaining to the stomach and liver?
A. gastrohepatic
B. arteriovenous
C. osteoarthritis
D. cardiopathy
12. Which medical term has two word roots?
A. intravenous
B. subhepatic
C. osteoarthritis
D. cardiopathy
13. What is the definition of the medical term osteitis?
A. disease of the arteries
B. measure of liver function
C. study of joints
D. inflammation of the bone
14. What is the definition of the suffix -scopy?
A. pertaining to instruments
B. use of an instrument for viewing
C. an instrument used for viewing
D. study of instruments
15. What is the meaning of the prefix ab-?
A. away from
B. under
C. to follow after
D. excess
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