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WorksheetsAnimal Science Root Words
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the root word meaning Life?
a)
Bio
b)
Genic
c)
Chem
2.
What is the root word meaning Cancer?
a)
Carcin
b)
Chemo
c)
Cyro
3.
What is the root word meaning Drug or chemical?
a)
Chemo
b)
Pharm
c)
Med,
4.
What is the root word meaning Freezing?
a)
Cryo
b)
Therm
c)
Cyto
5.
What is the root word meaning Cell?
a)
Cyte
b)
Genic
c)
Tech
6.
What is the root word meaning Courts of law?
a)
Forens
b)
Bio
c)
Cyte
7.
What is the root word meaning Origin or producing?
a)
Genic
b)
Bio
c)
Mutat
8.
What is the root word meaning Chemicals or drugs?
a)
Pharm
b)
Chemo
c)
Med
9.
What is the root word meaning Medical?
a)
Pharm
b)
Chemo
c)
Med
10.
What is the root word meaning Modification of natural science or tool?
a)
Tech
b)
Genic
c)
Mutat
11.
What is the root word meaning Change?
a)
Mutat
b)
Chem
c)
Tech
12.
What is the root word meaning Heat?
a)
Therm
b)
Cyro
c)
Genic
13.
Cardi/o
a)
activity
b)
respiratory
c)
heart
d)
bone
14.
GASTR/ O
a)
throat
b)
stomach
c)
Abdomen
d)
Nerve
15.
HEMAT / O
a)
blood
b)
tissue
c)
cell
d)
liver
16.
hypo-
a)
less than normal
b)
Large
c)
Below
d)
Swallow
17.
-ectomy
a)
Disease
b)
Excision, removal
c)
Specialist
d)
Vessel
18.
Derm/o
a)
Cell
b)
Gland
c)
Skin
d)
White
19.
The anterior portion of the brain is referred to as which lobe?
a)
Parietal
b)
Frontal
c)
Occiptal
d)
Temporal
20.
Most medical terminology words have a _______, ________ and __________. (In the correct order)
a)
Suffix, root, prefix
b)
Prefix, root, suffix
c)
Root, suffix, prefix
d)
Root, prefix, suffix
21.
Carditis means
a)
Inflammation of the heart
b)
Disease of the heart
c)
Study of the heart
d)
Heart tumor
22.
A hematologist does what?
a)
Studies arteries
b)
Studies the stomach
c)
Studies the heart
d)
Studies blood
23.
Neropathy is what?
a)
A disease of the nervous system
b)
Study of the nervous system
c)
Inflammation of the nervous system
d)
Nerve tumor
24.
Macro means?
a)
Large
b)
Small
c)
Economics
d)
None of the above
25.
An 'ologist' is a person who?
a)
Studies
b)
Performs surgery
c)
Believes in science
d)
None of the above
26.
What does hematology mean?
a)
The study of life
b)
The study of blood
c)
The study of urine
d)
The study of science
27.
Hypotension means which of the following:
a)
High blood pressure
b)
Low blood pressure
28.
Which best describes hematuria
a)
Blood in urine
b)
Blood in stool
c)
The loss of blood
d)
Low blood pressure
29.
'Ology' means what?
a)
Science
b)
The study of
c)
A person who studies
30.
Colit-
a)
Stomach
b)
Colon (large intestine)
c)
Gallbladder
d)
Liver
e)
Kidney
31.
Hepat-
a)
Stomach
b)
Colon (large intestine)
c)
Gallbladder
d)
Liver
e)
Kidney
32.
Dys-
a)
Painful
b)
None or absent
c)
Little or low
d)
Over / Increased
e)
Many
33.
Poly-
a)
Painful
b)
None or absent
c)
Little or low
d)
Over / Increased
e)
Many
34.
In
a)
Peri-
b)
Epi-
c)
Myo-
d)
Endo-
e)
Exo-
35.
Outside
a)
Peri-
b)
Epi-
c)
Myo-
d)
Endo-
e)
Exo-
36.
cancer
a)
pyel
b)
pnea
c)
emesis
d)
hemato
e)
onco
37.
Life
a)
Cardio
b)
Myo
c)
Cyt
d)
Bio
38.
auto-
a)
self
b)
small
c)
many
d)
half
39.
Surgical Removal
a)
-centesis
b)
-ostomy
c)
-otomy
d)
-ectomy
40.
quadriplegia means
a)
paralysis of all four extremities
b)
paralysis of two extremities
c)
four-legged
d)
four by four object
41.
hypertrophy means
a)
underdeveloped
b)
overdeveloped
c)
very active
d)
underachiever
42.
gastritis means
a)
infection of the iris
b)
excess flatulence
c)
excess passing of gas
d)
inflammation of the stomach
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