Unit 1 Medical Terminology pre-quiz

The _____________ plane divides the body into front and back sections.

• sagittal

• midline

• frontal

• transverse

______________ means near the point of origin, while __________ means away from the point of origin.

• proximal; distal

• distal; proximal

• superior; inferior

• inferior; superior

In military time, midnight is written as ___________.

• 1200

• 2400

• 0000 or 1200

• 0000 or 2400

What language is medical terminology derived from?

• American and French
• Greek and French
• Latin and Greek
• Latin and Italian

Basic rule two states that __________ __________ is used to link a suffix that begins with a consonant and to link a word root to another word root to form a compound word.

• combining word

• combining vowel

• word root

Which of the following statements is correct regarding defining medical words?

• First define the suffix or ending. Second, define the prefix, or beginning.  Third, define the middle.
• First define the prefix, or beginning.  Second, define the suffix or ending.  Third, define the middle .
• First, define the middle. Second, define the suffix or ending.  Third, define the prefix, or beginning.

In the word, intramuscular, muscul- is the: 

• Prefix
• Word root
• Suffix

In the word intramuscular, intra- is the: 

• Prefix
• Word root
• Suffix

In the word, intramuscular, -ar is the:

• Prefix
• Word root
• Suffix

The follow word has a prefix, root and suffix. 
Osteoarthritis

• True
• False