Deck 1: Roots and Combining Forms

Question 1

The core element of any term is its:

A)spelling
B)root
C)ending
D)usage
E)beginning

Answer 1

root

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true of the root of a word?

A)-ic and -um are this type of element.
B)Most medical terms have at least one.
C)The root cannot be used to link two elements.
D)The root is usually "a" and "o."
E)The root indicates the location of the anatomical part.

Answer 2

Most medical terms have at least one.

Question 3

Which of the following terms is spelled correctly?

A)Cardeologist
B)Arthroscopy
C)Gynicology
D)Ilium
E)Gynicologic

Answer 3

Arthroscopy

Question 4

In the term endocarditis, what is the root and what does the root mean?

A)The root is endo-, and it means inside or within.
B)The root is card-, and it means heart.
C)The root is -itis, and it means inflammation.
D)The root is endo-, and it means around.
E)The root is card-, and it means artery.

Question 5

Which of the following statements is NOT true of combining vowels?

A)Combining vowels can join a root to another root.
B)Examples of combining vowels are "o" and "a."
C)A combining vowel has no meaning of its own.
D)A combining vowel makes a word easier to pronounce.
E)The most commonly used combining vowel is "u" followed by "i."

Question 6

Which of the following are the roots for the medical terms arthroscopy and respiratory?

A)arthr- and respir-
B)-scopy and -atory
C)-roscopy and -priatory
D)art- and res-
E)thro- and spira-

Question 7

Elements of a medical term are the:

A)individual parts of the word
B)references to Greek or Roman origins
C)multiple syllables of the word
D)combining vowels of the word
E)indicators that the word is plural

Question 8

The word element card- is an example of a:

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

Question 9

The prefix is:

A)the core of the word
B)found at the end of the word
C)the beginning of some words
D)the combining of the word
E)rarely used in the medical language

Question 10

Which of the following elements is the root for the word dermatitis?

A)-itis
B)-matitis
C)der-
D)dermat-
E)de-

Question 11

The suffix is:

A)the core of the word
B)found at the end of the word
C)the beginning of some words
D)the combining of the word
E)rarely used in the medical language

Question 12

Which of the following are the roots for the words gynecology, arthroscopy, and hypogastric?

A)gynec-, -ology, and -gastric
B)-gastric, hypo-, and -scopy
C)gynec-, arthro-, and hypo-
D)gynec-, arthr-, and -gastr
E)-ology, -scopy, and hypo-

Question 13

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A)In the terms arthroscopy and arthrodesis, the combining form is the same but the suffix is different.
B)In the term endocarditis, the suffix means inflammation or infection.
C)Dermatitis has the root dermat- from the Greek word for skin.
D)Respiratory has the root respir- from the German word for inhale.
E)Ileum and ilium are two different words, and neither is spelled incorrectly.

Question 14

Which of the following terms is spelled correctly?

A)Respirotory
B)Resperatory
C)Risperatory
D)Respiratory
E)Risspiratory

Question 15

Which of the following terms is spelled correctly?

A)Abdomin
B)Abdomen
C)Abdumin
D)Addumen
E)Adumen

Question 16

An example of a word with two combining forms is:

A)gastroenterology
B)cardiology
C)arthroplasty
D)dermatology
E)respiratory

Question 17

Which of the following statements is true about the root of the medical term?

A)Medical terms have only one root.
B)Adding a prefix at the end of the word modifies the root of the word to give it new meaning.
C)The root is the foundation or core of the medical term.
D)The root is derived from the Chinese language.
E)Medical terms do not have suffixes attached to the root.

Question 18

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A)The costovertebral angle is the angle between the twelfth rib and the spine.
B)Trapezius is a back muscle, and trapezium is a bone in the wrist.
C)The malleus is a bone in the middle ear, and malleolus is a bony protuberance in the ankle.
D)The urethra and the ureter are both located in the upper abdomen.
E)Neurology is the study of diseases of the nervous system, and urology is the study of diseases of the kidney, bladder, and the male reproductive system.

Question 19

The medical language came mostly from which two roots?

A)Latin and Spanish
B)Spanish and Italian
C)Latin and Greek
D)Greek and English
E)Spanish and English

Question 20

Which of the following terms is spelled correctly?

A)Gastrik
B)Pneumothorax
C)Dermatitus
D)Uroligy
E)Resperatory

Question 21

Which of the following terms is spelled correctly?

A)Gastroenterology
B)Indoscopy
C)Hypothiroydism
D)Hpyerglicemia
E)Epidromal

Question 22

Arthroscopy has the combining form arthr/o-, from the Greek word for:

A)joint
B)blood
C)stomach
D)heart
E)arteries

Question 23

The root dermat- means ______________.

Question 24

The term hypergastric relates to the __________________.

Question 25

Which statement is NOT true about combining vowels?

A)has no meaning of its own
B)joins a root to another root
C)joins a root to a suffix
D)"o" is the most common combining vowel, followed by "a"
E)usually of Greek or Latin origin

Question 26

gynec/o is an example of:

A)the beginning of some words
B)a CF from the respiratory system vocabulary
C)the vowel that joins a root to another root or to a suffix
D)the combination of a root and a combining vowel
E)the ending of some words

Question 27

Which of the following statements is true?

A)To analyze a medical term, reread the term and practice pronunciation in syllables.
B)Breaking a medical term down into basic elements or forms is called defining the term.
C)Not every medical term will have all elements present at the same time.
D)The term endocarditis has two word elements.
E)The documentation that you write in a patient's record is for reference only.It is not a legal document.

Question 28

Which term has more than one root?

A)urology
B)cardiac
C)pneumothorax
D)neuritis
E)arthritis

Question 29

The Greek/Latin element of joint is ____________________.

Question 30

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A)A root with a combining vowel added to it is called a combining form.
B)The combining form can be attached to another root or combining form.
C)The combining form cannot precede a suffix.
D)In this text, the root is separated from the combining vowel by "/."
E)Identifying the root or combining form is a part of the medical term analysis process.

Question 31

The core element of any term is its _____________.

Question 32

CPR is the abbreviation for _____________________ resuscitation.

Question 33

The term _______________ relates to the process of breathing.

Question 34

The most common combining vowel is ___________.

Question 35

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A)The vehicle that joins word elements together to create medical terms is the combining vowel.
B)In the term gastroenterology, there are two combining vowels.
C)The vowel "o" is a combining vowel in the combining form gynec/o.
D)In a medical term, the suffix is found at the beginning of the word.
E)Adding a different suffix to the same root enables you to build a whole new set of words.

Question 36

A root with a combining vowel added to it is called:

A)the prefix
B)combining form
C)the root word
D)the suffix
E)the Greek/Latin meaning of the term

Question 37

An example of a combining form in a medical term is:

A)-ology
B)pre-
C)gynec-
D)Cardi/o-
E)-tory

Question 38

In the term arthroscopy, the root is ________________ means _______________.

Question 39

Combination of a root and a combining vowel is ___________________.

Question 40

For the term gastroenterology, which definition is accurate below?

A)gastr- is a root element and it refers to the liver.
B)entero- is a combining form element and it refers to the intestines.
C)-ology is a root element and it refers to the study of.
D)gastr/o is a prefix and it refers to the stomach.
E)-entero is a suffix and it refers to the intestines.

Question 41

In the term gastric, the root ___________ means ________________.

Question 42

Root + combining vowel equals ___________________?

Question 43

This term means one who studies the female reproductive system.

A)urologist
B)gynecologist
C)neurologist
D)cardiologist
E)dermatologist

Question 44

Which of the terms is spelled correctly?

A)iillium
B)ilium
C)ileum
D)elium
E)illeum