Med Term Chapter

Which of these word roots indicates lungs?

• “laryng”

• “pharyng”

• “sinus”

• “pneum”

Which of these word roots indicates bone?

• “oste”

• “arthr”

• “ligament”

• “chondr”

What does the word root encephal refer to?

• “Spinal cord”

• “Brain”

• “Nerve”

• “Mouth”

What does the word root gastr refer to?

• “large intestine”

• “small intestine”

• “kidneys”

• “stomach”

Which of these suffixes indicates a surgical removal?

• “-ectomy”

• “-emia”

• “-genic”

• “-gram”

Which of these prefixes means to seperate?

• “contra-”

• “di-”

• “dis-”

• “endo-”

What does the prefix hypo- refer to?

• “Over”

• “Under”

• “Between”

• “Equal”

Which of these prefixes indicates against?

• “ad-”

• “ana-”

• “ab-”

• “anti-”

What does the prefix peri- refer to?

• “Surrounding”

• “Disease”

• “False”

• “Backward”

Prefix meaning "to, toward, near"

• a-
• ab-
• ad-
• bi-