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Medical terminology

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the suffix 'ectomy' mean?

a)

Removal

b)

Operation

c)

Incision

d)

addition

2.

What is the study of blood called?

a)

Oncology

b)

Hematology

c)

Cardiology

d)

physiology

3.

What does the prefix 'Endo' mean?

a)

Around

b)

Ending

c)

Within

d)

open

4.

The bodies starting position is called what?

a)

Sagittal

b)

Coronal

c)

Anatomical

d)

Biological

5.

What plane of movement does NOT belong?

a)

Sagittal

b)

Transverse

c)

Coronal

d)

Horizontal

6.

What action is being performed here?

a)

Adduction

b)

Abduction

c)

Flexion

d)

Extension

7.

Which one of these pictures shows protraction of the jaw?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

If I were to push my toes and ball of my foot down, it would be called what?

a)

Inversion

b)

Plantar flexion

c)

Dorsi flexion

d)

Flexion

9.

What is this symbol mean in medical terminology?

a)

Emergency procedure

b)

Doctor

c)

Psychology

d)

Percentile

10.

what is the abbreviation for appointment?

a)

appt

b)

App

c)

A/P

d)

a/p

11.

What does BNO stand for

a)

Bring nurse out

b)

Bowels not opened

c)

Bladder not opened

d)

Blood necrosis observation

12.

What does D/C stand for?

a)

Deep cough

b)

The second half of a cool bands name.

c)

Discharged

d)

Discussed care

13.

What does HHSH stand for?

a)

Hand held shower hose

b)

Home help see history

c)

Hiatus hernia seen historically

d)

Henry has silly hyenas

14.

Choose the answers that are describing sections of the spine.

a)

Lx

b)

Sx

c)

Cx

d)

Tx

15.

What does HITH stand for

a)

Hospital in the home

b)

Has injection twice hourly

c)

Hows Isaacs trippy hat

d)

History is taken in hospital

16.

What is a myocardial infarction?

a)

Stroke

b)

Blood clot

c)

Angina

d)

Heart attack

17.

'Complained of' is written what way medical terminology?

a)

C/O

b)

CO

c)

c/o

d)

C/o

18.

What does 'contra' mean in medical terms

a)

Contracted

b)

Against

c)

Contraction

d)

Identified

19.

'Costs' pertains to the what in medical terms?

a)

Bones

b)

Ribs

c)

Medical rebates

d)

Carcinogenic osteopathy

20.

What part of the body would thie prefix 'gastr' be talking about?

a)

Bowel

b)

stomach

c)

Small intestine

d)

Colon