Medical Terminology Exam

After running a 50 yard dash, most people would have:

• Eupnea

• Bradycardia

• Polyuria

• Hyperpnea

What condition might be treated with oxygen?

• Dyspnea

• Polyuria

• Dysuria

• Diarrhea

Where would a nasogastric tube be placed?

• From the nose to the throat

• From the nose to the windpipe

• From the nose to the stomach

• From the nose to the intestine

What procedure would involve cutting a hole in the skull?

• Periorbital

• Thoracotomy

• Craniotomy

• Gastrectomy

What would you do with an otoscope?

• Look inside the bladder

• Look inside the ear

• Look inside the bladder

• Look inside the stomach

What medical specialist treats vision problems?

• Neurologist

• Pathologist

• Ophthalmologist

• Audiologist

The medical term, hypodermic, means:

• Under the skin

• Above the skin.

• Skin disease.

• Skin inflammation

What is the medical term for muscle disease?

• osteopathy

• osteoma

• myopathy

• myalgia

What is the medical term for kidney stones?

• cholelithiasis

• nephrolithiasis

• cholecystectomy

• nephrectomy

What is the medical suffix for enlargement?

• -ology

• -ectomy

• -megaly

• -pathy