Test Bank Comprehensive Medical Terminology, 5th Edition Betty Davis Jones A+

1. Medical terms must have a word root and a suffix.
2. True
3. False

ANSWER: True

1. The word root often identifies the body part or system described by the medical term.
2. True
3. False

ANSWER: True

1. Word roots change meaning as the prefixes and suffixes change.

ANSWER: False - Word roots keep their same meaning throughout.

1. Combining vowels aid the pronunciation of medical terms.
2. True
3. False

ANSWER: True

1. A compound medical term contains a prefix, word root, and a suffix.

ANSWER: False - Compound words are usually composed in the following order: combining form + word root + suffix; they do not always have a prefix.

1. A word root is the basic foundation of a word to which component parts are added.
2. True
3. False

ANSWER: True

1. A combining form is created when a word root is combined with a consonant.

ANSWER: False - A combining form is created when a word root is combined with a vowel.

1. A suffix is a word element attached at the end of the word root.
2. True
3. False

ANSWER: True

1. If a suffix begins with a consonant, the root will attach directly to it.

ANSWER: False - If a suffix begins with a consonant (anything other than a, e, i, o, u, y), the root will need a combining vowel before attaching to the suffix.

1. Prefixes are attached directly to the beginning of the word.
2. True
3. False

ANSWER: True

1. Which prefix means “around”?
2. intra-
3. peri-
4. epi-

ANSWER: b

1. What is the word root plus a special vowel called?
2. combining form
3. prefix
4. suffix

ANSWER: a

1. Select the prefix that means “within.”
2. peri-
3. endo-
4. inter-

ANSWER: b

1. Which word part is always placed at the end of the word?
2. word root
3. suffix
4. combining form

ANSWER: b

1. Which word part is always placed at the beginning of the word?
2. word root
3. suffix
4. prefix

ANSWER: c

1. Select the word root that means “skin.”
2. megaly
3. dermat
4. cardi

ANSWER: b

1. Which term is spelled correctly?
2. cardiomegaly
3. cardimegaly
4. cardomegaly

ANSWER: a

1. What is the basic foundation of a medical term?
2. word root
3. prefix
4. combining form

ANSWER: a

1. Select the word root that means “heart.
2. cardi
3. dermat
4. megaly

ANSWER: a

1. Choose the word that is spelled correctly.
2. cardioalgia
3. cardalgia
4. cardialgia

ANSWER: c

1. means “inflammation of the heart.”

ANSWER: Carditis

1. The suffix____________________ means “enlarged.”

ANSWER: -megaly

1. means “inflammation of the skin.”

ANSWER: Dermatitis

1. The________________________________________ are used to join medical term word parts.

ANSWER: combining vowels

1. The medical term for pain in the heart would be .

ANSWER: cardialgia

1. The suffix means “inflammation.”

ANSWER: -itis

1. An enlarged heart is known as____________________ _.

ANSWER: cardiomegaly

1. The term that means “within the heart, or inner lining of the heart,” is metrium.

ANSWER: endo

1. is the term for absence of menstruation.

ANSWER: Amenorrhea

1. is painful, menstrual flow.

ANSWER: Dysmenorrhea

1. A(n) is a name for a disease, organ, procedure, or body function that is derived from the name of a person.

ANSWER: eponym