Test Bank For Kinns Medical Assisting Fundamentals 1st Edition by Niedzwiecki
Test Bank For Kinns Medical Assisting Fundamentals 1st Edition by Niedzwiecki
Test Bank For Kinns Medical Assisting Fundamentals 1st Edition by Niedzwiecki
MULTIPLE CHOICE
REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
TOP: Terminology: Medical Word Definitions
MSC: CAAHEP: V.C.9 |CAAHEP: V.C.10 | ABHES: 3.a
2. Arthr/o is an example of a
a. prefix.
b. word root.
c. suffix.
d. combining form.
ANS: D
Arthr/o is an example of a combining form when used as part of a medical term.
REF: p. 9 OBJ: 3
TOP: Terminology: Structure of Medical Words | Terminology: Word Combinations | Terminology: Medical Word Definitions |
Terminology: Root/Prefix/Suffix
MSC: CAAHEP: V.C.9 | ABHES: 3.b
REF: p. 9 OBJ: 3
TOP: Terminology: Structure of Medical Words | Terminology: Word Combinations | Terminology: Medical Word Definitions |
Terminology: Root/Prefix/Suffix
MSC: CAAHEP: V.C.9 | ABHES: 3.a | ABHES: 3.b
10. A patient has a surgical procedure described as an arthrotomy. You know that the joint
a. was incised.
b. was removed.
c. had a new opening made.
d. was visually examined.
ANS: A
The therapeutic intervention suffix tomy is used to describe an “incision or cutting” and arthr/o means “joint”; therefore,
arthrotomy would indicate that the joint was incised.
12. You are checking a report for errors and find that one of the procedures listed is misspelled. Which one is it?
a. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
b. Colostomy
c. Tonsillectomy
d. Ostetomy
ANS: D
The term osteotomy refers to an incision into the bone. If two or more combining forms are used in a term, the combining vowel
is retained between the two, regardless of whether the second combining form begins with a vowel or a consonant.
REF: p. 8 OBJ: 3
TOP: Terminology: Structure of Medical Words | Terminology: Word Combinations | Terminology: Medical Word Definitions |
Terminology: Root/Prefix/Suffix
MSC: CAAHEP: V.C.9 | ABHES: 3.a
13. Neurology is a discipline that would most likely treat patients with disorders of the
a. nerves.
b. teeth.
c. stomach.
d. joints.
ANS: A
Neur/o means “related to nerves” and logy means “the study of”; therefore, neurology means “the study of nerves.”
REF: p. 8 OBJ: 3
TOP: Terminology: Structure of Medical Words | Terminology: Word Combinations | Terminology: Medical Word Definitions |
Terminology: Root/Prefix/Suffix
MSC: CAAHEP: V.C.9 | ABHES: 3.a | ABHES: 3.b
REF: p. 5 OBJ: 3
TOP: Terminology: Structure of Medical Words | Terminology: Word Combinations | Terminology: Medical Word Definitions |
Terminology: Root/Prefix/Suffix
MSC: CAAHEP: V.C.9 | ABHES: 3.a | ABHES: 3.b
20. As part of the operative procedure, the surgeon performs an enteroplasty. You know that she has part of the intestines.
a. enlarged
b. sutured
c. drained
d. repaired
ANS: D
The term enteroplasty means a repair of the intestines. It combines the term enter/o, which means “small intestine,” with the term
plasty, which indicates that it is a “surgical repair.”
22. Patients with food caught in their interdental spaces have pieces of food
a. within their teeth.
b. between their teeth.
c. under their teeth.
d. above their teeth.
ANS: B
The term interdental means “between teeth,” and it uses the combined terms of inter, meaning “between,” and the term dental,
referring to “teeth.”
23. Examining the term epidermis, you would expect that the word part epi- refers to a structure the dermis.
a. below
b. around
c. within
d. above
ANS: D
The prefix epi of the term epidermis indicates that it is above or upon the skin.
24. If you are told that “cutane/o” is a combining form for the skin, then percutaneous would refer to a term that describes something
that is the skin.
a. under
b. through
c. surrounding
d. before
ANS: B
The prefix per of the term percutaneous would indicate that it is through the skin.
25. You have just heard a word that begins with an “n” sound, but you cannot find it in the dictionary under the letter “N.” What
other letter combinations could you try?
a. sn
b. tn
c. pn
d. an
ANS: C
A term that begins with an “n” sound may actually begin with the letters “pn.”
27. The professor dictated the terms that would be included on the next examination, but you didn’t recognize the one that started
with a “t” sound. Later when reviewing your notes, you realize that it could have started with a(n)
a. p.
b. s.
c. g.
d. n.
ANS: A
A term that begins with a “t” sound may actually begin with the letters “pt.”
28. You are sure that you heard an “f” sound at the beginning of the term meaning a bone of the fingers or toes. After exhausting
your possibilities in the F section of the dictionary, you realize that you could also try which letter combination?
a. sh
b. ph
c. th
d. pt
ANS: B
A term that begins with an “f” sound may actually begin with the letters “ph.”
REF: p. 12 OBJ: 1
TOP: Terminology: Medical Word Definitions
MSC: CAAHEP: V.C.9 | ABHES: 3.a
REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
TOP: Terminology: Medical Word Definitions
MSC: CAAHEP: V.C.9 | ABHES: 3.a
40. A patient is treated for kidney stones with a machine called a lithotripter. Its function is to stones.
a. crush
b. incise
c. view
d. record
ANS: A
A lithotripter is a machine used to crush kidney stones.
42. One of the terms used to describe a patient’s healthy condition starts with a “u” sound. You can’t find it in the U listings, so you
check under which spelling?
a. ou
b. au
c. eu
d. yu
ANS: C
A term that begins with a “u” sound may actually begin with the letters “eu.”
REF: p. 2 OBJ: 1
TOP: Terminology: Structure of Medical Words | Terminology: Word Combinations
MSC: CAAHEP: V.C.9 | ABHES: 3.a
REF: p. 3 OBJ: 2
TOP: Terminology: Medical Word Definitions
MSC: CAAHEP: V.C.9 | ABHES: 3.a
49. A patient reports, “I can’t sleep, my throat is sore, my muscles ache, and my fever is 102.4° F.” Which is considered a sign?
a. “Can’t sleep”
b. Sore throat
c. Muscle aches
d. 102.4° F fever
ANS: D
A sign is an objective finding of a disease state (e.g., fever, high blood pressure, rash).
REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
TOP: Terminology: Medical Word Definitions
MSC: CAAHEP: V.C.9 | ABHES: 3.a
REF: p. 3 OBJ: 1
TOP: Terminology: Medical Word Definitions
MSC: CAAHEP: V.C.9 | ABHES: 3.a
57. A patient scheduled for a gastrectomy was having a(n) of his stomach.
a. visual examination
b. incision
c. excision
d. enlargement
ANS: C
Gastrectomy means an “excision of the stomach.” It combines the term gastr/o which means “of the stomach” with the
therapeutic intervention suffix of -ectomy means “excision.”
58. A patient scheduled for a procedure to visualize the interior of a body cavity is having a(n)
a. endoscopy.
b. biopsy.
c. pathology.
d. CABG.
ANS: A
An endoscopy is a procedure utilized to “visualize the interior of a body cavity.” It combines the term endo which means
“within,” with the term scopy which means “process of viewing.”
REF: p. 5 OBJ: 3
TOP: Terminology: Structure of Medical Words | Terminology: Word Combinations | Terminology: Medical Word Definitions |
Terminology: Root/Prefix/Suffix
MSC: CAAHEP: V.C.9 | ABHES: 3.a
62. The branch of medicine that deals with the study of the heart is
a. oncology.
b. hematology.
c. cardiology.
d. pathology.
ANS: C
Cardiology is the branch of medicine that focuses on the study of the heart.
REF: p. 9 OBJ: 3
TOP: Terminology: Medical Word Definitions
MSC: CAAHEP: V.C.9 | ABHES: 3.a
63. A patient with a heart disorder would most likely be treated by a(n)
a. hematologist.
b. geriatrician.
c. anesthesiologist.
d. cardiologist.
ANS: D
A cardiologist is a doctor with special training to treat conditions and diseases of the heart.
REF: p. 9 OBJ: 3
TOP: Terminology: Medical Word Definitions
MSC: CAAHEP: V.C.9 | ABHES: 3.a
71. The branch of medicine that deals with treatment of the mind is
a. geriatrics.
b. psychiatry.
c. immunology.
d. anesthesiology.
ANS: B
Psychiatry is the branch of medicine that deals with “treatment of the mind.” It combines the term psych/o which means “mind,”
with the term iatry, which means “process of treatment.”