Medical Terminology Quiz

What is the root word for gland?

• adeno

• arterio

• entero

• erythro

Chenise was given a prescription to take a pill bid. How often should she take it?

• once a day

• twice a day

• three times a day

• four times a day

Neuro is the medical root word for which body structure?

• brain

• head

• nerve

• vessel

Sarah makes her rounds feeding newborns in the hospital nursery every two hours. What medical abbreviation is used to document this time frame?

• bid

• qh

• q2h

• tid

Butler must take his medication p.o. What should he do with the medication?

• inject it

• inhale it

• swallow it

• rub it on his skin

Ryan is scheduled to have a cystoscopy. What will this procedure be doing to Ryan’s bladder?

• draining

• lifting

• measuring

• observing

Which suffix refers to a surgical puncture that removes fluid?

• -centesis

• -ectomy

• -plasty

• -tomy

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 a- or an- means:

• a vessel.

• a state of.

• pertaining to.

• not or without.

The medical root word oro refers to the:

• mouth.

• stomach.

• throat.

• tongue.