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Test Bank for Medical Terminology A Short Course 9th Edition by Davi Ellen Chabner all chapters 1-5

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Chapter 01: Basic Word Structure Chabner: Medical Terminology: A Short Course, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A combining form is the: a. word ending b. root plus combining vowel c. prefix d. p... refix plus combining vowel e. root plus suffix ANS: B 2. The combining form meaning “joint” is: a. aden/o b. -itis c. -algia d. arthr/o e. oste/o ANS: D 3. A suffix meaning “inflammation” is: a. -itis b. -osis c. -ac d. -al e. -tomy ANS: A 4. A word part meaning “below”,“less than normal,” or “under” is: a. reb. hyperc. transd. -emia e. hypoANS: E 5. A suffix meaning “study of” is: a. -pathy b. -logy c. -gram d. -scopy e. -osis ANS: B 6. A tumor of a gland is called: a. arthrosis b. arthroscope c. adenoma d. nephroma e. hepatitis ANS: C 7. Visual examination of the urinary bladder is called: a. cystoscopy b. cytology c. cystogram d. nephroscopy e. cystoscope ANS: A 8. Prediction about the outcome of an illness or treatment is called: a. prognosis b. psychosis c. diagnosis d. biopsy e. pathology ANS: A 9. (Condition of) nerve pain is called: a. neural b. arthralgia c. cephalgia d. neueralgia e. neuralgia ANS: E 10. Ren/o and nephr/o both mean: a. heart b. liver c. blood d. kidney e. intestine ANS: D 11. Which term relates to the brain? a. anemia b. cerebral c. rhinitis d. thrombosis e. gastrotomy ANS: B 12. A cancerous tumor is a(n): a. hematoma b. adenoma c. oncology d. gastralgia e. carcinoma ANS: E 13. A red blood cell is a(n): a. platelet b. thrombocyte c. erythrocyte d. leukocyte e. resection ANS: C 14. Abnormal condition of clot formation: a. gastritis b. osteitis c. adenosis d. dermatitis e. thrombosis ANS: E 15. An instrument to visually examine the urinary bladder is called a(n): a. cystoscopy b. cystoscope c. gastroscope d. arthroscopy e. excision ANS: B 16. An excessive (more than normal) amount of sugar in the blood is called: a. hypothyroidism b. hyperthyroidism c. hyperglycemia d. hypoglycemia e. hypodermic ANS: C 17. A gastrectomy is a(n): a. gastric excision b. gastroscopy c. visual examination of the abdomen d. incision of the stomach e. incision of a gland ANS: A 18. Glands that secrete hormones are glands. a. enteral b. endocrine c. exocrine d. adenoma e. neural ANS: B 19. Increase in cancerous white blood cells in blood and bone marrow: a. leukemia b. anemia c. adenosis d. leukocytosis e. osteoma ANS: A 20. A large incision across the abdomen is called: a. laparoscopy b. rhinotomy c. laparotomy d. gastrotomy e. gastroscopy ANS: C 21. A malignant (cancerous) tumor of flesh (connective) tissue is: a. carcinoma b. sarcoma c. neuroma d. hepatoma e. nephroma ANS: B 22. A doctor who performs autopsies and examines biopsy samples is a(n): a. oncologist b. gynecologist c. hematologist d. endocrinologist e. pathologist ANS: E 23. A record of the electricity in the brain is a(n): a. arthrogram b. electrocardiogram c. resection d. electroencephalogram e. nephrectomy ANS: D 24. Inflammationb ofb theb smallb intestineb isb calle [Show More]

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