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Medical Assistant: Ch. 1 - Medical Terminology - Multiple Choice

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 40mins

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Class
Date
1.

The body is divided into front and back by which of the following planes?

a)

transverse

b)

coronal

c)

sagittal

d)

mid-sagittal

2.

The opposite of ventral is

a)

anterior

b)

transverse

c)

dorsal

d)

cranial

3.

Enlargement of the heart is

a)

cardialgia

b)

tachycardia

c)

carditis

d)

megalocardia

4.

The part of the small intestine that connects with the stomach is the

a)

jejunum

b)

ileum

c)

duodenum

d)

cecum

5.

The medical term for headache is

a)

cephalalgia

b)

cephalemia

c)

cephalonia

d)

cephalocele

6.

Excessive vomiting is

a)

hyperbaria

b)

hyperemesis

c)

hypersalemia

d)

hypercatharsis

7.

An incision into the gallbladder is a

a)

cholecystotomy

b)

cholecystectomy

c)

cholelithiasis

d)

lithotomy

8.

Enlargement of the kidney is

a)

nephrolysis

b)

nephropexy

c)

nephroptosis

d)

nephromegaly

9.

Destruction or breakdown of fat is called

a)

lipolysis

b)

hemolysis

c)

neurolysis

d)

myolysis

10.

Diathermy means

a)

oversensitivity to heat

b)

instrument for measuring heat

c)

pertaining to heat

d)

generating heat through tissues

11.

Tachy is a prefix meaning

a)

slow

b)

fast

c)

rough

d)

soft

12.

A combining form that means pus is

a)

pyo

b)

pyelo

c)

pubo

d)

philo

13.

A prefix meaning toward is

a)

ab

b)

ad

c)

an

d)

en

14.

Painful menstrual flow is

a)

amenorrhea

b)

dysmenorrhea

c)

menorrhea

d)

menhorrhagia

15.

A word meaning fever is

a)

pyrexia

b)

pyrosis

c)

pyrolysis

d)

thermolysis

16.

Low blood sugar is

a)

hyperglycemia

b)

hypoglycemia

c)

subluxation

d)

infrasonic

17.

The prefix epi means

a)

upon

b)

above

c)

beside

d)

across

18.

Surgical puncturing of the pleura is

a)

pleurocentesis

b)

pleurovisceral

c)

pleuroclysis

d)

pleuroectomy

19.

A common word for sternum is

a)

pelvic girdle

b)

breastbone

c)

rib cage

d)

hip bone

20.

An fungal infection of the toenail is called

a)

onychoma

b)

onychomycosis

c)

onychocryptosis

d)

omphalorrhexis

21.

Variola is

a)

chicken pox

b)

measles

c)

whooping cough

d)

smallpox

22.

A bruise is a/an

a)

alveolus

b)

alvius

c)

contusion

d)

clonic

23.

The combining form cyano means

a)

painful

b)

condition

c)

blue

d)

knee

24.

The word part peri means

a)

pair

b)

around

c)

opposed to

d)

back

25.

The word part dys mean

a)

swelling

b)

painful

c)

above

d)

around

26.

The word part itis means

a)

condition

b)

inflammation

c)

soft

d)

malignant

27.

The word part which means joint is

a)

carpo

b)

cost

c)

arthro

d)

jointo

28.

Occult means

a)

mysterious

b)

easily found

c)

benign

d)

hidden

29.

The word part which means neck is

a)

chondro

b)

cephale

c)

cando

d)

cervix

30.

The suffix centesis refers to

a)

excision

b)

puncture

c)

hernia

d)

binding

31.

The word part that means excision is

a)

ectomy

b)

itis

c)

lysis

d)

ostomy

32.

Cardiorrhaphy refers to

a)

suturing of the heart

b)

incision of the heart

c)

opening in the heart

d)

removing the heart

33.

Excessive tissue formation is referred to as

a)

hypoplasia

b)

hyperplasia

c)

hydroplasia

d)

megaplasia

34.

The word part meaning white is

a)

lyte

b)

leuko

c)

sarco

d)

cyto

35.

Erythema refers to

a)

red blood cells

b)

red tumor

c)

red muscle

d)

red skin

36.

The word part phago means

a)

to breathe

b)

to eat

c)

to examine

d)

to feed

37.

Laparotomy is

a)

incision into the abdomen

b)

excision of the stomach

c)

incision into the back

d)

excision of a nerve

38.

The abbreviation for urine is

a)

URA

b)

ur

c)

ue

d)

un

39.

The opposite of superficial is

a)

deep

b)

distal

c)

proximal

d)

efferent

40.

Gastroscopy is

a)

an instrument to view the stomach

b)

an instrument to view the lungs

c)

the process of viewing the stomach

d)

cutting into the stomach

41.

The word part nephro means

a)

liver

b)

spleen

c)

kidney

d)

glomerulus

42.

Pyelolithotomy refers to

a)

incision into the renal pelvis for removal of calculi

b)

excision of a ureter

c)

resection of a portion of a small intestine

d)

removal of an abcess

43.

One who studies cells is referred to as a

a)

cytologist

b)

cystologist

c)

citologist

d)

cystology

44.

An electrocardiograph is

a)

an audio recording of the heart sound

b)

a device to monitor electrical heart activity

c)

an electrical shock to the heart

d)

none of the above

45.

The word part that means hard is

a)

ependym

b)

scirrho

c)

omento

d)

fibro

46.

A histologist is

a)

one who studies cells

b)

one who studies microscopic tissue

c)

one who studies organs

d)

one who studies history

47.

Incision into the chest wall is referred to as

a)

thoracotomy

b)

thoracic

c)

thorax

d)

thoracostomy

48.

A term meaning into a vein is

a)

intravenious

b)

intervenious

c)

intravenous

d)

intervenous

49.

The word part megalo means

a)

above

b)

below

c)

large

d)

small

50.

A term meaning to cut into the tube from the kidney to the bladder is

a)

urethrostomy

b)

urethrotomy

c)

ureterotomy

d)

ureterectomy

51.

Under the skin is referred to as

a)

intramuscular

b)

hypodermic

c)

hyperdermic

d)

hypermuscular

52.

Afferent refers to

a)

conducting toward

b)

conducting away

c)

central

d)

distal

53.

Neoplasm refers to

a)

cancer of the kidney

b)

tissue of the kidney

c)

new growth

d)

absence of growth

54.

Atriomegaly refers to

a)

injury to the atrium of the heart

b)

underdeveloped atrium of the heart

c)

enlargement of the atrium of the heart

d)

incision into the atrium of the heart

55.

The word part stetho means

a)

lungs

b)

instrument

c)

scope

d)

chest

56.

Iron containing pigment is referred to as

a)

hematocrit

b)

red blood cells

c)

hemaglobin

d)

hemoglobin

57.

One complete heartbeat, combining the contraction and relaxation phases is known as the

a)

base line cycle

b)

ECG cycle

c)

electrode cycle

d)

cardiac cycle

58.

Angio refers to

a)

vein

b)

artery

c)

lymph

d)

vessel

59.

Necroscopy refers to

a)

death

b)

necrophobia

c)

autopsy

d)

symptoms

60.

Reno is a word meaning

a)

kidney

b)

nephro

c)

nose

d)

liver

61.

Cancer or malignant tumors are referred to as

a)

sarcoma/carcinoma

b)

benign

c)

oma

d)

massive

62.

Metaplasia refers to a

a)

cancerous tissue

b)

change in tissue

c)

new tissue

d)

deterioration of tissue

63.

The suffix which means incision is

a)

otomy

b)

ostomy

c)

ectomy

d)

apexy

64.

The suffix which means plastic repair is

a)

orrhaphy

b)

ocentesis

c)

oplasty

d)

opexy

65.

The term self refers to

a)

iatro

b)

auto

c)

ana

d)

endo

66.

Physiology is the

a)

study of physical signs

b)

study of the functions of living organisms

c)

process of life

d)

study of human life

67.

An instrument to view the nose is

a)

rinoscope

b)

riascope

c)

rhinoscope

d)

rhinonoscopy

68.

Prognosis refers to

a)

complete knowledge

b)

prediction of outcome

c)

before woman

d)

after knowledge

69.

Resection refers to

a)

cut into

b)

joint

c)

cutting or removal of a portion of

d)

cut into again

70.

The suffix which means discharge or flow is

a)

ostomy

b)

orrhexis

c)

orrhea

d)

olysis

71.

Excision refers to the act of

a)

removing

b)

cutting

c)

combining

d)

comparing

72.

The suffix which means pain is

a)

olgia

b)

ectomy

c)

algia

d)

ilgia

73.

An instrument to cut is referred to as a

a)

tome

b)

microtomy

c)

osteomy

d)

otomy

74.

The combining form for woman is

a)

gyino

b)

geno

c)

hetero

d)

gyneco

75.

The suffix for cele means

a)

ovary

b)

testicle

c)

hernia

d)

intestine

76.

The term chronic indicates the

a)

severity of a disease

b)

recommended therapy

c)

duration of a condition

d)

prognosis

77.

The medical term for nosebleed is

a)

exudate

b)

epistaxis

c)

hemoptysis

d)

hematemesis

78.

The abbreviation for blood pressure is

a)

BP

b)

BLP

c)

BPR

d)

BBP

79.

Another term for subcutaneous injection is

a)

interdermal

b)

hypodermic

c)

intramuscular

d)

intradermic

80.

In the word hemoglobin the component globin means

a)

oxygen

b)

blood

c)

protein

d)

cell

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