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Medical Terminology Chapter 2 Body Organization

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which term means move toward the feet or tail, or below another structure?

a)

Inferior

b)

Superior

c)

Posterior

d)

Lateral

2.
The head is considered to be ________ compared to the chest?
a)
Anterior
b)
Lateral
c)
Inferior
d)
Superior
3.
You find a patient laying face down, which position is this?
a)
Supine
b)
Anterior
c)
Prone
d)
Superior
4.
A 47 year has fallen and is laying on her back, what position is this?
a)
Lateral
b)
Prone
c)
Superior
d)
Supine
5.

Which medical term means pertaining to the front?

a)

Supine

b)

Anterior

c)

Lateral

d)

Inferior

6.

The standard position used when describing the positions and relationships of the structures in the human body.

a)

Anatomical Position

b)

Anatomical Reference

c)

Anatomical Direction

d)

Anatomical Indexing

7.
Which cavity includes the heart and lungs?
a)
Thoracic
b)
Cranial
c)
Abdominal
d)
Retroperitoneal
8.

Which of the following organs are located in the abdominal cavity?

a)

Liver, Gall Bladder, Kidney, Spleen, Stomach

b)

Appendix, Liver, Gall Bladder, Spleen, Stomach, portions of the small intestines and colon.

c)

Stomach, Spleen, Gall Bladder, Liver, Lungs

d)

Gall Bladder, Liver, Bronchial, Spleen, Appendix

9.

Which of the following locations can the liver be found located in?

a)

Left Upper Quadrant

b)

Right Lower Quadrant

c)

Right Upper Quadrant

d)

Left Lower Quadrant

10.
A 27 year old was stabbed multiple times in the upper left quadrant. Which organ could be injured?
a)
Liver
b)
Spleen
c)
Appendix
d)
Gall Bladder
11.

In the word cardiology, cardi/o would be considered a __________?

a)

Suffix

b)

Prefix

c)

Word root

d)

combining vowel

12.

In the word sinusitis, the word -itis would be considered a _________?

a)

Pronoun

b)

Prefix

c)

Affix

d)

Suffix

13.
A 32 year old has severe bruising to the right lower quadrant of her abdomen, which organ could be injured?
a)
Spleen
b)
Liver
c)
Gall Bladder
d)
Appendix
14.

You find a 16 year old female on her right side, this is known as which position?

a)

Lateral

b)

Supine

c)

Prone

d)

Inferior

15.

The cranial cavity includes which of the following?

a)

Brain

b)

Heart

c)

Lungs

d)

Stomach

16.

In the Hypoglycemia, which part is considered the prefix?

a)

Hyp-

b)

Hypo-

c)

-Cemia

d)

Glycemia

17.

Cephal / o

a)

Stomach

b)

Head

c)

Blood

d)

Muscle

18.

Cardi / o

a)

Lung

b)

Heart

c)

Skin

d)

Bone

19.

Enter/ o

a)

Thrachea

b)

Thalamus

c)

Vein

d)

Small Intestine

20.

Gastr/ o

a)

Butt

b)

Muscle

c)

Stomach

d)

Throat

21.

Hem/ o or hemat/ o

a)

Blood

b)

Nourishment

c)

Lung

d)

Head

22.

Pulmon/o

a)

Lung

b)

Thigh

c)

Arms

d)

Spine

23.

What does the prefix 'Endo-' mean?

a)

Around

b)

Ending

c)

Within, inner

d)

open

24.

The bodies starting position is called what?

a)

Sagittal

b)

Coronal

c)

Anatomical

d)

Biological

25.

What plane of movement does NOT belong?

a)

Sagittal

b)

Transverse

c)

Coronal

d)

Horizontal

26.

Cardiology is

a)

the branch of medicine specializing in conditions of cardiovascular system

b)

the science dealing with X-rays and other high-energy radiation, for the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

c)

Study of the heart

d)

Study of the liver

27.

hypo-

a)

below

b)

under

c)

insufficient

d)

all the above

28.
Rhin/o
a)
bone
b)
large animal
c)
nose
d)
joint
29.
Nephr/o
a)
Nerve
b)
Kidney
c)
Disease
d)
Liver
30.
-itis
a)
Condition
b)
Specialist
c)
Inflammation
d)
Study of
31.

-ac, -ic

a)

life

b)

without, lack of

c)

pertaining to

d)

cut

32.

-al

a)

pertaining to

b)

cut

c)

with, together

d)

against, counter

33.

HOSA

a)

Health Occupations Strategies and Alternatives

b)

Health Occupations Students of America

c)

Healthy Options for Students of America

d)

none of the above

34.

cardiac

a)

pertaining to the head

b)

pertaining to the heart

c)

pertaining to the cards

d)

pertaining to the medicine

35.

cervical

a)

pertaining to the lungs

b)

pertaining to the neck

c)

pertaining to the cranium

d)

pertaining to the brain

36.

thoracic

a)

pertaining to the pancreas

b)

pertaining to the self

c)

pertaining to the ribs

d)

pertaining to the chest

37.

Which of the following prefixes is matched correctly with its meaning?

a)

hypo- / above

b)

peri- / around

c)

epi- / back

d)

endo- / over

38.

Nephr / o and ren / o both refer to which of the following?

a)

the lungs

b)

the heart

c)

the bladder

d)

the kidney

e)

the rectum

39.

The prefix retro- means

a)

behind

b)

around

c)

below

d)

before

e)

above

40.

What does the suffix '-logy' mean?

a)

The study of

b)

A specialist doctor

c)

A disease

d)

Inflammation

41.

Ophthalm/o

a)

Eye

b)

Egg

c)

Ovary

d)

lens

42.

Pelv/o

a)

Egg, ovary

b)

Ovary

c)

Egg

d)

Pelvis

43.

Ot/o

a)

Ear

b)

Ovary

c)

Testes

d)

Oculus Sinister (left eye )

44.

Dorsal refers to pertaining to the front of the body

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Caudal refers to pertaining to the

a)

tail

b)

brain

c)

head

d)

neck

46.

Proximal:

a)

Point of furthest attachment

b)

nearer to the point of attachment to the body

c)

the knee joint

d)

move toward the back

47.

Superficial refers to:

a)

toward the surface of the body

b)

deep in the body

c)

above a body part

d)

below a body part

48.

Another word to describe anterior is:

a)

ventral

b)

caudal

c)

posterior

d)

cephalic

49.

RUQ, RLQ, LUQ, and LLQ refer to areas of the:

a)

thoracic cavity

b)

dorsal cavity

c)

clinical divisions of the abdomen

d)

anatomical divisions of the abdomen

50.

Sagittal is a plane that:

a)

is a Zodiac sign

b)

divides the body into R and L portions

c)

divides the body into top and bottom halves

d)

divides the body into horizontal plan

51.
The pelvic cavity contains:
a)
the urinary and reproductive organs
b)
the brain
c)
the heart and liver
52.

The anatomical position is:

a)

Standing erect, with toes pointing forward, arms at side, palms forward

b)

standing feet pointed outward, hands pointed inward

c)

impossible to perform unless

d)

lying on ones back

53.

The middle quadrant ( over the navel) of the abdominopelvic cavity is called

a)

lumbar region

b)

gluteal region

c)

umbilical region

d)

cervical region

54.

This type of tissue transmits information throughout the body to and from the brain.

a)

Nervous Tissue

b)

Connective Tissue

c)

Muscular Tissue

d)

Epithelial Tissue

55.

Which of the following tissues is made up of cells that contract to help the body move?

a)

Epithelial Tissue

b)

Connective Tissue

c)

Muscle Tissue

d)

Nervous Tissue

56.

What is the correct order of organization?

a)

cells->tissue->organs->systems

b)

tissue->cells->organs->organ systems-> organism

c)

organs->organ systems-> organism->cells->tissue

d)

systems->tissues->organs->cells

57.

This is a example of a(n)...

a)

cell

b)

organ system

c)

organ

d)

tissue

58.

___________ is the fundamental unit of all living things.

a)

cells

b)

legos

c)

organelles

d)

tissues

59.
When tissues come together, they form ___________.
a)
cells
b)
atoms
c)
organs
d)
systems
60.

hypogastric

a)

pertaining to under stomach (region)

b)

pertaining to middle stomach (region)

c)

pertaining to upper stomach (region)

d)

pertaining to entire stomach (region)

61.

The ankle is proximal to the knee and distal to the hip

a)

true

b)

false

62.

The wrist is proximal to the elbow and distal to the shoulder

a)

true

b)

false

63.

Tissue is like cells grouped together that function ________ to performa specific activity

a)

separate

b)

together

64.
A group of related tissues that work together to perform a function make up ____.
a)
a system
b)
an organism
c)
 an organ
d)
a cell
65.

This muscle tissue is only found in the heart.

a)

Skeletal

b)

Smooth

c)

Cardiac

66.

These are the muscles attached to your bones.

a)

Skeletal

b)

Smooth

c)

Rough

67.

These are the muscles found in your organs (like your stomach, uterus, intestine, blood vessels).

a)

Skeletal

b)

Smooth

c)

Rough

68.

Connective tissue

a)

contains muscle tissue

b)

sends information

c)

is supporting and protecting tissue in body structures

d)

protective covering

69.

Frontal plane

a)

divides the body into front and back portions

b)

divides the body into top and body portions

c)

divides the body into right and left halves

d)

divides the body into equal right and left halves

70.

Transverse plane

a)

divides the body into top and bottom portions

b)

divides the body into right and left halves

c)

divides the body into front and back portions

d)

divides the body into equal right and left halves

71.

There are two body cavities: dorsal and ventral cavities

a)

True

b)

False

72.

Which structure is not found in cells?

a)

epithelium

b)

cytoplasm

c)

nucleus

d)

cell membrane

73.

What are considered tissues?

a)

epithelial

b)

connective

c)

nervous

d)

all the above

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