Quiz on Urinary and Respiratory Systems

What does the combining form "cyst/o" refer to?

• Kidney

• Bladder, sac

• Liver

• Lung

Which suffix means "surgical removal, excision"?

• -gram

• -ectomy

• -centesis

• -rrhagia

The prefix "dys-" means:

• Above, excessive

• Difficult, painful, abnormal

• Many, much

• Within

What does the suffix "-pnea" refer to?

• Breathing

• Flow, discharge

• Chest cavity

• Record, radiographic image

Which combining form means "lung, air"?

• trache/o

• thorac/o

• pneum/o, pneumon/o

• pulmon/o

The suffix "-rrhagia" means:

• Flow, discharge

• Excessive bleeding

• Instrument used to measure

• Visual examination

What does the prefix "poly-" mean?

• Many, much

• Without

• Above, excessive

• Within

Which suffix means "creation of an artificial opening"?

• -stomy

• -tomy

• -scopy

• -gram

The combining form "lith/o" refers to:

• Water

• Stone(s), calculus

• Blood

• Sleep

What does the suffix "-gram" mean?

• Instrument used to measure

• Record, radiographic image

• Visual examination

• Cut into, incision