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MedTermMidTerm 1-4-Peek

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
Date
1.

A medical term formed from the first letter of the words in a phrase, which can be spoken as a whole word and usually contains a vowel, such as laser, is

a)

an eponym

b)

modern language

c)

build from the English Language

d)

an acronym

2.

The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of the word is the

a)

prefix

b)

word root

c)

suffix

d)

combining vowel

3.

The most common combing vowel is

a)

a

b)

e

c)

i

d)

o

4.

In the term sub/hepat/ic, which part is the prefix?

a)

ic

b)

sub

c)

hepat

d)

hepat/o

5.

A combining vowel is used to

a)

ease word pronunciation

b)

modify the meaning of a word

c)

make analyzing a word easier

d)

make defining a word easier

6.
In the word intramuscular, intra- is the: 
a)
Prefix
b)
Word root
c)
Suffix
7.

The basic unit of all living things is the

a)

organ

b)

system

c)

tissue

d)

cell

8.

The combining form hist/o is defined as

a)

fat

b)

nuclus

c)

organ

d)

tissue

9.

The combing form my/o is defined as

a)

flesh

b)

nerve

c)

muscle

d)

cell

10.

The combining form onc/o is defined as

a)

cancer

b)

disease

c)

tumor

d)

organ

11.

The combining form carcin/o is defined as

a)

disease

b)

mass

c)

tumor

d)

cancer

12.

The suffix that control, stop, and standing is

a)

-osis

b)

-megaly

c)

-oid

d)

-stasis

13.

A tumor composed of muscle tissue is

a)

lipoma

b)

melanoma

c)

sarcoma

d)

myoma

14.

The correct way to analyze the term melanocarcinoma is

a)

melan/o/carcin/oma

b)

mel/ano/car/cino/ma

c)

melano/carcin/oma

d)

melan/o/car/cin/oma

15.

A tumor composed of fat (benign tumor) is a

a)

myoma

b)

sarcoma

c)

neuroma

d)

lipoma

16.

The study of tissue is called

a)

histology

b)

cytology

c)

pathology

d)

oncology

17.

The study of cells is

a)

cytology

b)

etiology

c)

histology

d)

pathology

18.

The term that means pertaining to the internal organs of the body is

a)

systemic

b)

visceral

c)

organomegaly

d)

somatic

19.

The abbreviation RBC means red blood cell, also known as

a)

leurocyte

b)

erythrocyte

c)

erythrocytosis

d)

radiation therapy

20.

The combining form meaning middle is

a)

anter/o

b)

later/o

c)

poster/o

d)

medi/o

21.

The combining form dist/o means

a)

near

b)

below

c)

away

d)

back

22.

The suffix -ad means

a)

one

b)

two

c)

towards

d)

pertaining to

23.

The term that means toward the head is

a)

ventral

b)

cephalad

c)

caudal

d)

caudad

24.

The term that means pertaining to the middle and side is

a)

anteroposterior

b)

bilateral

c)

mediolateral

d)

posteroanterior

25.

The term distal means

a)

away from the point of attachment

b)

toward the back of the body

c)

toward the lower end of the body

d)

away from the midline

26.

The term that means pertaining to below is

a)

posterior

b)

dorsal

c)

inferior

d)

distal

27.

The term ventral has a meaning similar to

a)

lateral

b)

distal

c)

dorsal

d)

anterior

28.

A vertical plane passing through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides (any plane parallel to the midsagittal plane) is called

a)

frontal

b)

ventral

c)

transverse

d)

sagittal

29.

A horizontal plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions is called

a)

sagittla

b)

frontal

c)

transverse

d)

coronal

30.

A vertical plane passing through the body from front to back, dividing the body into equal left and right sides is called the _________ plane

a)

transverse

b)

midsagittal

c)

sagittal

d)

parasagittal

31.

A patient is lying on their back facing upward would be in what position?

a)

prone

b)

Trendelenburg

c)

Sims

d)

supine

32.

The epigastric region is the area located

a)

between the right and left lumbar regions

b)

superior to the umbilical region

c)

to the right and left of the umbilical region

d)

inferior to the umbilical region

33.

A patient having both ovaries removed would be scheduled for a __________________________ oophorectomy.

a)

unilateral

b)

bilateral

c)

medial

d)

mediolateral

34.

The outer layer of the skin is called

a)

dermis

b)

corium

c)

epidermis

d)

keratin

35.

Melanin is responsible for

a)

skin color

b)

nail tissue

c)

secreting oil

d)

new cell growth

36.

The layer of skin that is sometimes referred to as true skin is the

a)

dermis

b)

epidermis

c)

subcutaneous

d)

follicle

37.

The combining form cutane/o is defined as

a)

skin

b)

sweat

c)

oil

d)

hair

38.

The combining form that means hidden is

a)

coni/o

b)

rhytid/o

c)

xer/o

d)

crypt/o

39.

The combining form myc/o is defined as

a)

fungus

b)

muscle

c)

oil

d)

dust

40.

The combining form that means death is

a)

necr/o

b)

pachy/o

c)

coni/o

d)

aut/o

41.

The prefix that means on, upon, or over is

a)

intra-

b)

pro-

c)

epi-

d)

trans-

42.

The suffix -ectomy is defined as

a)

surgical repair

b)

an instrument used to cut

c)

excision

d)

inflammation

43.

The suffix -phagia is defined as

a)

surgical repair

b)

softening

c)

diseased or abnormal state

d)

eating or swallowing

44.

The combiing for hidr/o is defined as

a)

oil

b)

sweat

c)

hair

d)

thick

45.

The suffix -malacia is defined as

a)

viewing

b)

softening

c)

eating

d)

swallowing

46.

The word part that means within is

a)

epi-

b)

per-

c)

-ia

d)

intra-

47.

An abnormal condition of fungus in the nails is called

a)

onchomalacia

b)

onchocryptosis

c)

onychophagia

d)

onychomycosis

48.

The term leiodermia is defined as

a)

basal cell carcinoma

b)

condition of smooth skin

c)

white skin

d)

fungus of the hair

49.

A definition of leukoderma is __________________ skin.

a)

dry

b)

thickening of

c)

red

d)

white

50.

The term rhytidoplasty means the

a)

surgical repair of wrinkles

b)

excision of a nail

c)

surgical repair of the skin

d)

excision of wrinkles

51.

The term for yellow skin ( jaundice) is

a)

xanthoderma

b)

erythroderma

c)

leukoderma

d)

xeroderma

52.

The term that means profuse sweating is

a)

edema

b)

diaphoresis

c)

alopecia

d)

cicatrix

53.

Pinpoint hemorrhages are called

a)

purpura

b)

leukoplakia

c)

an urticaria

d)

petechiae

54.

A term that means wart is

a)

verruca

b)

macule

c)

wheal

d)

keloid

55.

An overgrown of scar tissue is called a

a)

keloid

b)

papule

c)

nevus

d)

vesicle

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