Medical Terminology word parts

A combining form is developed when you combine

the following element with a combining vowel:

• Prefix

• Word root

• Suffix

• Compound word

• Noun suffix

Which of the following elements usually indicates a

procedure, condition, or disease:

• Prefix

• Word root

• Suffix

• Compound word

• Combining vowel

A prefix should not indicate which of the following:

• Direction

• Sense of negation

• Surgical procedure

• Number

• Position

Cardi/o is an example of:

• Word root

• Combining form

• Combining vowel

• Suffix

• Prefix

The most common combining vowel is:

• "o"

• "a"

• "e"

• "i"

• "u"

Which of these word roots indicates bone?

• “oste”

• “arthr”

• “ligament”

• “chondr”

Which of these suffixes indicates a surgical removal?

• “-ectomy”

• “-emia”

• “-genic”

• “-gram”

Which of these prefixes indicates against?

• “ad-”

• “ana-”

• “ab-”

• “anti-”

Which of these cavities contains the stomach?

• “Pelvic”

• “Spinal”

• “Thoracic”

• “Abdominal”

Which of these planes is known as the midline and divides the body into equal right and left halves?

• “Transverse”

• “Midsagittal”

• “Frontal”