Identify the below statement about a root as true or false.

Many words contain more than one root.

$$\mathrm{T}\quad\mathrm{F}$$

Match the Greek/Latin element, $lymph$, with its meaning from the following terms:

a. to breathe

b. open

c. clear, sticky secretion

d. tip or summit

e. buttocks

f. chest

g. skin

h. joint

i. female

j. air

k. clear spring water

l. poison

Identify the statement below as either true or false. Circle the correct answer.

Modification may be necessary to make a word easier to pronounce.

$$\mathrm{T} \quad \mathrm{F}$$

Write a brief sentence for the term as it might appear in patient documentation.

cardiologist: $\rule{10cm}{0.15mm}$

Deconstruct the following medical term by extracting its root or combining form. Write root (R) or combining form (CF) on the line beside the term, to identify it as either a R or a CF.

gastroenterology ____________________

Identify the statement below as either true or false. Circle the correct answer.

Some terms will have no combining vowel.

$$\mathrm{T} \quad \mathrm{F}$$

Microorganisms that cause infection and disease are called nonpathogens.

True or false.

Use your newly acquired knowledge of medical language to correctly answer the following question. Let the roots and combining forms be your guide. Circle the best choice.

This term relates to the intestines and the stomach.

gastroenterology

cardiology

dermatology

Match the Greek/Latin element, $gynec$, with its meaning from the following terms:

a. to breathe

b. open

c. clear, sticky secretion

d. tip or summit

e. buttocks

f. chest

g. skin

h. joint

i. female

j. air

k. clear spring water

l. poison

Root $+$ combining vowel $=$ combining form. Deconstruct the following term to determine the correct combining form (CF). Finding the root(s) (Rs) first will put you on the right track. Fill in the blanks.

gynecologic:

$Root(s)$ $\rule{2cm}{0.15mm}$

$Combining~Vowel$ $\rule{2cm}{0.15mm}$

$Combining~Form$ $\rule{2cm}{0.15mm}$

Which act requires that the privacy of people's health information be protected?

Spelling is most important in medical terminology. For example, ilium and ileum may be similar in appearance and sound, but the difference of one letter makes each a different body part. Choose the correct spelling for the following term. Fill in the blank.

The $\rule{1cm}{0.15mm}$ system keeps you breathing.

($respieratory\quad\ respiratory\quad\ resspiratory$)

Separate the term that have only root from the term that have combining form.

urology:

$Root$ $\rule{1cm}{0.15mm}$

$Combining~Form$ $\rule{1cm}{0.15mm}$

Once you have a good knowledge of roots and combining forms, you can identify what unknown terms relate to. Below is medical term you have not seen yet, but will recognize. Identify the root or combining form in the term and you will know the relationship it has to other terms.

The term $neyroglia$ relates to __________________________________.