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Med Term: The Basics

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Cardi/o
a)
activity
b)
respiratory
c)
heart
d)
bone
2.
GASTR/ O
a)
throat
b)
stomach
c)
Abdomen
d)
Nerve
3.
-ectomy
a)
Disease
b)
Excision, removal
c)
Specialist
d)
Vessel
4.

viscer/o

a)

cells

b)

Gland

c)

internal organs

d)

White

5.
Hepat/o
a)
liver
b)
Red
c)
White
d)
Gland
6.
Arthr/o
a)
Bone
b)
Tissue
c)
Electricity
d)
Joint
7.

Neur/o

a)

Nerve

b)

Kidney

c)

Disease

d)

Liver

8.
-itis
a)
Condition
b)
Specialist
c)
Inflammation
d)
Study of
9.

Most medical word roots are derived from:

a)

Latin and Greek

b)

Spanish and French

c)

German and Latin

d)

Latin and Englis

10.

The root word for liver is:

a)

mast

b)

hepat

c)

oste

d)

my

11.

Which is an example of a root word linking a suffix that begins with a vowel?

a)

cardi/o/centesis

b)

therm/o/meter

c)

scler/osis

d)

cardi/o/megaly

12.

The word root in a medical term usually indicates a(n)?

a)

position

b)

number

c)

condition

d)

anatomical structure

13.

Which element is a root word?

a)

nephr

b)

nephro

c)

nephros

d)

nephrotomy

14.

Arthr/o is an example of a :

a)

suffix

b)

combining form

c)

word root

d)

prefix

15.

A combining form (CF) is a root word plus a

a)

prefix

b)

suffix

c)

vowel

d)

consonant

16.

The CF for joint is:

a)

oste/o

b)

-ist

c)

arthr/o

d)

-osis

17.

A CF is used to link a suffix that begins with a:

a)

letter o

b)

connecting vowel

c)

prefix

d)

consonant

18.

In cardiocentesis, cardi/o is a:

a)

combining form

b)

prefix

c)

word root

d)

suffix

19.

Which element is commonly used for ease of pronunciation?

a)

word root

b)

prefix

c)

suffix

d)

combining vowel

20.

Which vowel is most commonly attached to word roots to create a CF?

a)

a

b)

e

c)

i

d)

o

21.

Which suffix means inflammation

a)

-megaly

b)

-oma

c)

-ia

d)

-itis

22.

In medical terminology, a suffix usually indicates:

a)

position, direction, color, number or negation

b)

procedure, condition, disease, or part of speech

c)

position, direction, or color

d)

has not meaning on the word

23.

Define a medical word by first defining the:

a)

prefix

b)

suffix

c)

word root

d)

combining form

24.

Which word means inflammation of the joints?

a)

oste/itis

b)

chondr/itis

c)

arthr/itis

d)

oste/o/chondr/itis

25.

True/False

Compound words may consist of two or more word roots.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

True/False

A word root plus O results in a CF.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

True/False

Gastr/o is a CF.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

True/False

All suffixes begin with a vowel.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

True/False

All medical words contain a prefix.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

The suffix -tomy means:

a)

cutting into; incision

b)

process of visual examination

c)

to view

d)

cutting out; removal; excision

31.
Means - pain
a)
-agra
b)
-algia
c)
-asthenia
d)
-atresia
32.
Means - surgical removal
a)
-cyte
b)
-desis
c)
-dynia
d)
-ectomy
33.
Means - inflammation
a)
-graphy
b)
-ician
c)
-itis
d)
-logy
34.
Means - enlargement
a)
-malacia
b)
-megaly
c)
-metor
d)
-metry
35.

hyper- means

a)

too little, not enough

b)

crazy, psycho

c)

excessive, too much

36.

hypo- means

a)

too much, to many

b)

too little, below normal

c)

too big, large

37.

between

a)

inter-

b)

intra-

c)

epi-

d)

peri-

38.

trans-

a)

across, through

b)

before

c)

outward

d)

inward

39.

sub-

a)

above

b)

under

c)

again

d)

re

40.
Means - slow
a)
ana-
b)
brachy-
c)
brady-
d)
tachy-
41.

Term that mean 'fast'

a)

ana-

b)

brachy-

c)

brady-

d)

tachy-

42.

This is the term for muscle

a)

fasci/o

b)

cardi/o

c)

my/o

43.
pain or painful feeling
a)
-algia
b)
-pathy
c)
tachy-
d)
-iac
44.

Thorac

a)

ankle

b)

bone

c)

rib

d)

chest

45.

cost/o

a)

chest

b)

ankle

c)

wrist

d)

rib

46.
hypo-
a)
less than normal
b)
Large
c)
Below
d)
Swallow
47.
peri-
a)
Tissue
b)
Clotting
c)
teeth
d)
Surrounding
48.

which of the following lists are suffixes meaning "pertaining to"?

a)

-al, -ic

b)

-ia, -ism

c)

-eal, -ary

d)

-ac-, -iac

49.
Enter/o
a)
small intestines
b)
blood
c)
cancer
d)
shape
50.

What abdominal region is #1?

a)

Right Hypochondriac Region

b)

Left Hypochondriac Region

c)

Right Lumbar Region

d)

Right Lumbar Region

51.

What abdominal region is #6?

a)

Hypogastric

b)

Right Inguinal

c)

Left Lumbar

d)

Umbilical

52.

What abdominal region is #2?

a)

Hypogastric

b)

Right Inguinal

c)

Epigastric

d)

Umbilical

53.

What abdominal region is #3?

a)

Hypogastric

b)

Left Hypochondriac Region

c)

Epigastric

d)

Umbilical

54.

What abdominal region is #4?

a)

Right Lumbar

b)

Left Hypochondriac Region

c)

Epigastric

d)

Umbilical

55.

What abdominal region is #5?

a)

Right Lumbar

b)

Left Hypochondriac Region

c)

Epigastric

d)

Umbilical

56.

What abdominal region is #7?

a)

Right iliac

b)

Left Hypochondriac Region

c)

Epigastric

d)

Left Inguinal

57.

What abdominal region is #8?

a)

Right Inguinal

b)

Left Hypochondriac Region

c)

Epigastric

d)

Hypogastric

58.

What abdominal region is #9?

a)

Left iliac

b)

Left Hypochondriac Region

c)

Epigastric

d)

Hypogastric

59.

What is a?

a)

Right Upper Quadrant

b)

Left Upper Quadrant

c)

Right Lower Quadrant

d)

Left Lower Quadrant

60.

What is b?

a)

Right Upper Quadrant

b)

Left Upper Quadrant

c)

Right Lower Quadrant

d)

Left Lower Quadrant

61.

What is c ?

a)

Right Upper Quadrant

b)

Left Upper Quadrant

c)

Right Lower Quadrant

d)

Left Lower Quadrant

62.

What is d ?

a)

Right Upper Quadrant

b)

Left Upper Quadrant

c)

Right Lower Quadrant

d)

Left Lower Quadrant

63.

Your feet are ________ to your knees.

a)

caudal

b)

cephalic

c)

inferior

d)

superior

64.

This plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts.

a)

coronal plane

b)

frontal plane

c)

transverse plane

d)

sagittal plane

65.
Vertical plane that divides the body into ANTERIOR and POSTERIOR parts
a)
Sagittal
b)
Frontal
c)
Transverse
d)
Oblique
66.

Which anatomical plane divides the body into anterior and posterior

a)

frontal

b)

transverse

c)

sagittal

d)

midsagittal

67.

The midsagittal plane separates the body into...

a)

top and bottom

b)

left and right

c)

front and back

68.

What is G?

a)

abdominal

b)

thoracic

c)

abdominopelvic

d)

diaphragm

69.
Name the position in the picture
a)
Decubitus Position
b)
Knee-Chest
c)
Fowler Position
d)
Anatomical Position
70.
Name the position in the picture
a)
Left/Right Lateral Recumbent  Position
b)
Knee-Chest
c)
Prone Position
d)
Anatomical Position
71.
Name the position in the picture
a)
Lithotomy Position
b)
Supine Position
c)
Labor Position
d)
Dorsal Recumbent

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