Test: Ch 1 - Intro to Med Terms

The word root is the foundation of a medical term:

• False

• True

The most common combining vowel is:

• I

• A

• O

• E

Prefixes add what to a medical term:

• Location of organ

• Number of parts

• Time (frequency)

• All of the above

Some medical terms may have alternate pronunciations

• True

• False

Healthcare professionals have to be careful because some terms have the same beginning sound but are spelled differently.

• True

• False

Suffix is attached to the:

• Beginning of a word

• Middle of the word

• End of the word

• None

Suffix add meaning to a term, such as:

• Condition or disease

• Location

• Body System

• Procedure

Combining form is a word root + vowel (combining)

• True

• False

The only word part found in every medical terms is a:

Using one’s own abbreviations is a good way to save time.

• True

• False