Chapter 1 Root Words Anatomy & Physiology – Multiple Choice Quiz

1. The root word pelv means:

• Crown

• Basin

• Middle

• Navel

The root word intra means:

• Outside

• Around

• Inside

• Between

The root word tomy means:

• Study of something

• Process of cutting

• To gently touch

• Condition of illness

The root word quad refers to:

• Navel

• One fourth

• Crown

• Belly

The root word neuro means:

• A. Nerve

• B. Middle

• C. Rib or side

• D. Heart

The root word hist refers to:

• Tissue

• Belly

• Basin

• Between

The root word auscult means:

• Listen

• To cut

• Around

• To breathe

The root word path means:

• Condition

• Knowledge

• Disease

• Heart

The root word peri means:

• Between

• Around

• Middle

• Inside

The root word gnosis refers to:

• Disease

• Crown

• Knowledge

• Cutting