CRCST Practice Test - Chapter 2 [UPDATED 2024]

CRCST Practice Test – Chapter 2

CRCST Practice Test - Chapter 2

CRCST Practice Test - Chapter 2
Total Items: 10
Time Limit: N/A
Multiple Choice Quiz

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What is medical terminology?

A type of slang used by physicians

A language used to describe medical procedures only

A language used to describe anatomical structures, processes, conditions, medical procedures, and treatments

A secret language used by medical professionals

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What is the significance of the last two letters of a singular suffix in medical terminology?

They determine the plural form of the word

They indicate the primary language of the medical term

They determine the essential meaning of the word

They indicate a disorder or condition

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How are medical terms with multiple roots constructed?

By using a prefix and a suffix

By using only one root with a combining vowel

By using multiple roots with a combining vowel in between

By using multiple roots with no combining vowel

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What is the function of a suffix in a medical term?

To indicate a combining vowel

To aid in pronunciation

To define whether the word is a noun, verb, or adjective

To give a term its essential meaning

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What is the purpose of a prefix in a medical term?

To indicate a specialty

To indicate a test or procedure

To give a term its essential meaning

To indicate a location, direction, type, quality, or quantity

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What is the medical terminology used to describe?

Processes and conditions

Anatomical structures and processes

Medical procedures and treatments

All of the above

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What is the purpose of a combining vowel in medical terms?

To add an extra syllable to the word

To indicate the stress in the word

To aid in pronunciation

To make the word more complex

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Where do most medical terms come from?

French and German

Latin and Greek

Chinese and Japanese

Arabic and Persian

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What do the word components of a medical term represent?

They are random letters grouped together

They represent the meaning of the term

They indicate the pronunciation of the term

) They are interchangeable with other components

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What is the standard structure of medical terms?

Suffix, prefix, root

suffix, prefix , word root and combining form vowel

word root , prefix , suffix , and combining form vowel

prefix , word root , suffix , and combining form vowel

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