Ch. 1 Introduction to Medical Terminology

David is studying for his medical exams and comes across a question: Which term is used to refer to the brain in medical terminology?

• cardi-

• cerebr-

• pulmon-

• trache-

Sophia is studying human anatomy and learns that the term 'Cardi/o' refers to the _______.

• brain

• heart

• lungs

• stomach

What is one of the roles of basic word parts in medical terms?

• To confuse the reader

• To build medical terms

• To replace medical terms

• To simplify medical terms.

Mia is learning about word formation in her language class. Her teacher asks, "Which of the following is a prefix?"

• -itis

• cardi-

• pre-

• -ology

During a biology class, Benjamin learned that the word 'cardiology' can be broken down into 'cardio' meaning heart and '-ology' meaning ____.

• study of

• disease

• treatment

• removal

After attending a medical terminology workshop, which skill will Aria acquire?

• Correctly spell medical terms

• Interpret historical events

• Solve mathematical equations

• Write poetry.

Scarlett is studying a chapter on medical terminology. Can she combine and dissect medical terms using word parts after studying this chapter? True or False?

• True

• False

Ava is studying to become a nurse. After completing this chapter, what skill will she have improved?

• Medical abbreviations

• Historical documents

• Literary texts

• Scientific theories

During a medical terminology class, Ethan was asked, "What is the central part of a medical word called?"

• Combining form

• Root word

• Combining vowel

• Prefix

Hannah is learning about medical terminology. She discovers that a combining form is a root word plus a ______.

• prefix

• suffix

• combining vowel

• root word