Intro to Health & Medical Sciences Roots Review

What is a Suffix?

• It is the ending part of a word that modifies the meaning of the word

• It is placed at the beginning of a word to modify or change its meaning

• It expresses the basic meaning of the term

• All of the above

What is a Prefix?

• It is the ending part of a word that modifies the meaning of the word

• It is placed at the beginning of a word to modify or change its meaning

• It expresses the basic meaning of the term

• All of the above

What is a Root word?

• It is the ending part of a word that modifies the meaning of the word

• It is placed at the beginning of a word to modify or change its meaning

• It expresses the basic meaning of the term

• All of the above

Audiologist- Diagnoses and treats _____ deficits or impairments

• head

• skull

• hearing

• double

Craniotomy- surgical removal of part of the _____ (to relieve pressure when the brain swells following a head injury)

• skull

• double

• brain

• eye

Psychologist- medical professional who diagnoses and treats conditions that effect the _____ and behaviors

• brain

• tongue

• spinal cord

• mind

Neurologist- medical professional who diagnoses and treats conditions affecting the _____system

• head

• eye

• nerve

• spinal cord

The root definition of the root word CEPHALO?

• brain

• head

• tongue

• ear

Dorsal refers to the front of the body

• True
• False

Caudal refers to:

• The tail end
• The brain
• The burning of flesh to stop bleeding