Medical Terminology Quiz

The movement of a limb TOWARD the midline of the body?

• Abduction

• Adduction

• Flexion

• Extension

The physician specializing in diseases and disorders of the heart?

• Pulmonologist

• Pathologist

• Cardiologist

• Epidemiologist

Which layer of the muscle tissue is the innermost?

• Epimysium

• Endomysium

• Perimysium

• Fascia

The study of different types of tissues is called?

• Biology

• Microscopy

• Histology

• Pathophysiology

The muscle in the anterior part of the upper leg is called the quadriceps. This is because the muscle group is made up of ___ different muscles.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The nose is _______ to the chin

• Anterior

• Posterior

• Superior

• Inferior

The suffix that indicated a rupture of body tissue

• -rrhea

• -rrhexis

• -rrhagia

• -rrhage

Chondr/o

• bone

• blood

• joint

• cartilage

angi/o

• heart

• vessel

• blood

• skin

"Hemarthrosis" is a condition in which blood is found in the joint

• True

• False