Medical Prefixes and Observations Quiz

The prefix a- or an- means:

• a vessel.

• a state of.

• pertaining to.

• not or without.

The medical prefix brady- may be used in reference to a heart that is beating:

• too fast.

• too slowly.

• erratically.

• off and on.

The prefix post- refers to:

• around.

• after or behind.

• bad or abnormal.

• tumor or swelling.

A healthcare professional would use a microscope to observe objects that are:

• opaque.

• very small.

• radioactive.

• transparent.

The prefix ab- means:

• with.

• toward.

• together.

• away from.

Where would intercostal muscles be located in relation to the ribs?

• above

• behind

• below

• between

What prefix is used to represent something new?

• hemi-

• intra-

• leuko-

• neo-

The medical prefix neo- means:

• new.

• near.

• next to.

• together.

The prefix hyper- refers to:

• water.

• the stomach.

• above normal or excessive.

• decreased or less than normal.

What prefix is used to represent half of a structure?

• hemi-

• intra-

• leuko-

• neo-