Medical Terminology Final

The prefix hypo- means "__."

• normal

• superior

• below normal

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

The prefix brady- means "__."

• normal

• slow

• fast

The term phalanges refers to the bones of the ______.

• fingers

• toes

• fingers and toes

What term refers to low muscle tone?

• Dystrophy

• Hypotonia

• Myositis

• Ataxia

Select the following which are the three major sections of the pharynx.

• Epiglottis

• Laryngopharynx

• Nasal cavity

• Nasopharynx

• Oropharynx

The (a)   is made of muscle and is lined with a mucous membrane.

• Pharynx

• Larynx

• Lungs

• Trachea

How many lobes are in the right lung?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• One

Which of the following root words means “lung”?

• Pheum/o

• Pluom/o

• Pneumon/o

• All of these choices are correct

_____ is the removal of one of the lobes which make up the lungs.

• Lymphadenectomy

• Lung lobectomy

• Pneumonectomy

• Segmentectomy

The prefix 'tachy-' means '__.'

• fast

• slow

• normal

• irregular