Question 16 Which of the following elements is the root for the word dermatitis? -itis -matitis...

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Question 16

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

Question 17

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

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

Question 18

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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

Question 19

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

		The costovertebral angle is the angle between the twelfth rib and the spine.
		Trapezius is a back muscle, and trapezium is a bone in the wrist.
		The malleus is a bone in the middle ear, and malleolus is a bony protuberance in the ankle.
		The urethra and the ureter are both located in the upper abdomen.
		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 20

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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

Question 21

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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

Question 22

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

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

Question 23

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

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

Question 24

Which of the following statements is true?

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

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