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Week 11 Quiz - Medical Terminology

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

melan- (o)

a)

black

b)

white

c)

pink

d)

yellow

2.

mono-

a)

one

b)

single

c)

both

d)

none

3.

multi-

a)

many

b)

much

c)

a large amount

d)

all of the above

4.

olig- (o)

a)

few, less than normal, small

b)

many, much

c)

a large amount

d)

tiny

5.

pent- (a)

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

6.

-plegia

a)

paralysis

b)

plague

c)

few

d)

pain

7.

poly-

a)

many, much

b)

many

c)

much

d)

none of the above

8.

psora-

a)

itch

b)

scratch

c)

sores

d)

pain

9.

pyr- (o)

a)

heat, fever

b)

hot

c)

cold

d)

pus

10.

quad- (ra, ri)

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

11.

alba-

a)

white

b)

black

c)

green

d)

orange

12.

alges- (i, a)

a)

pain

b)

hot

c)

cold

d)

algae

13.

melanin

a)

a dark brown to black pigment

b)

a white pigment

c)

a yellowish pigment

d)

a purplish pigment

14.

albinism

a)

condition of little or no melanin/white

b)

condition of excessive melanin

c)

condition of little or no alba

d)

all of the above

15.

quadriplegia

a)

condition where paralysis occurs in 4 limbs

b)

condition where paralysis occurs in 2 limbs

c)

condition where excessive movement occurs in 4 limbs

d)

condition where excessive movement occurs in 2 limbs

16.

psoriasis

a)

skin condition that causes itching

b)

skin condition that causes yellowing of the skin

c)

skin condition that causes excessive pigmentation

d)

skin condition that causes moist skin

17.

algesia

a)

excessive sensitivity to pain

b)

excessive sensitivity to light

c)

no ability to feel pain

d)

no ability to see light

18.

The Father of Medicine is

a)

Hippocrates

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Edward Jenner

d)

Claudius Galen

19.

A spoken false statement that causes damage to a person’s reputation:

a)

libel

b)

slander

c)

assault

d)

tort

20.

The directional term that means below or lower:

a)

inferior

b)

cranial

c)

caudal

d)

distal