Unit 1: Basic Word Structure

Question 1

Root

Answer 1

Foundation of the term (beginning, blood)

Question 2

Suffix

Answer 2

Word ending (inflammation)

Question 3

Prefix

Answer 3

Word beginning (below)

Question 4

Combining vowel

Answer 4

Vowel that links the root to the suffix or root to another root (o)

Question 5

Combining form

Answer 5

Combination of the root and combining vowel (cardi/o)

Question 6

Read from

Answer 6

Suffix back to beginning and across (end to beginning and across)

Question 7

Drop combining vowel

Answer 7

Before a suffix beginning with a vowel (gastritis, not gastroitis)

Question 8

Keep the combining vowel

Answer 8

Between two roots (gastroenterology)

Question 9

Vowels

Answer 9

A, E, I, O, U

Question 10

Hematology

Answer 10

Hemat/o/logy

Question 11

Electrocardiogram

Answer 11

Electr/o/cardi/o/gram

Question 12

Gastroenterology

Answer 12

Gastr/o/enter/o/logy

Question 13

Hemat/o

Answer 13

Root and combining vowel - combining form

Question 14

Gastr/o

Answer 14

Root and combining vowel - combining form

Question 15

Cardi/o

Answer 15

Root and combining vowel - combining form

Question 16

Hypogastric

Answer 16

Hypo/Gastr/ic - prefix

Question 17

Epigastric

Answer 17

Epi-Gastr-ic prefix