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Medical Terminology

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

PERTAINING TO THE HEART AND LUNGS

a)

CARDIOPULMONARY

b)

CARDIOVASCULAR

c)

PROCHONDRAL

d)

HYPOCHONDRIAC

2.

CYANOSIS MEANS

a)

GOODBYE TO A FEMALE SIBLING

b)

MUSCLE WEAKNESS

c)

THE CONDITION OF BEING BLUE

d)

JOINT PAIN

3.

ARTHRALGIA MEANS

a)

THE CONDITION OF BEING SHORT

b)

PERTAINING TO THE KNEE

c)

JOINT PAIN

d)

MUSCLE WEAKNESS

4.

RHINORRHEA MEANS

a)

A RUNNY NOSE

b)

AN UPSET STOMACH

c)

A BACTERIAL INFECTION OF THE INTESTINES

d)

AN ANIMAL BITE

5.

HYPERTENSION

a)

LOW BLOOD PRESSURE

b)

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

c)

RAPID HEART BEAT

d)

SLOW HEART BEAT

6.
Which medical term means to the front?
a)
Supine
b)
Anterior
c)
Lateral
d)
Inferior
7.
The standard position used when referring to location on the body.
a)
Anatomical Position
b)
Anatomical Reference
c)
Anatomical Direction
d)
Anatomical Indexing
8.
Which cavity includes the heart and lungs?
a)
Thoracic
b)
Cranial
c)
Abdominal
d)
Retroperitoneal
9.
Which cavity contains the liver and gall bladder?
a)
Thoracic
b)
Abdominal
c)
Cranial
d)
Retroperitoneal
10.
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
11.
In the word cardiology, cardio would be considered a __________?
a)
Suffix
b)
Prefix
c)
Pronoun
d)
Affix
12.

Oral means ________

a)

Eyes

b)

Ears

c)

Mouth

d)

Nose

13.

Nasal means ______.

a)

Mouth

b)

Ears

c)

Mouth

d)

Nose

14.

The cranial cavity includes which of the following?

a)

Brain

b)

Heart

c)

Lungs

d)

Stomach

15.

In the word tachycardia, which part is considered the suffix?

a)

Tach

b)

Cardia

c)

Tachy

d)

Car

16.
Cardi/o
a)
activity
b)
respiratory
c)
heart
d)
bone
17.

Gastr/o

a)

throat

b)

stomach

c)

Abdomen

d)

Nerve

18.

Hemat/o

a)

blood

b)

tissue

c)

cell

d)

liver

19.
hypo-
a)
less than normal
b)
Large
c)
Below
d)
Swallow
20.
Macro-
a)
Within
b)
above
c)
Large
d)
Difficult
21.
Rhin/o
a)
bone
b)
large animal
c)
nose
d)
joint
22.
Arthr/o
a)
Bone
b)
Tissue
c)
Electricity
d)
Joint
23.
Nephr/o
a)
Nerve
b)
Kidney
c)
Disease
d)
Liver
24.
-itis
a)
Condition
b)
Specialist
c)
Inflammation
d)
Study of
25.

CDC

a)

Center for Dental Care

b)

Certified Dental Care

c)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

d)

Centers for Disease Compliants

26.

FDA

a)

Food and Drug Administration

b)

Food and Donuts Administration

c)

Federal Drug Administration

d)

Federal Doctor's Association

27.

cervical

a)

pertaining to cervix

b)

pertaining to neck

c)

pertaining to cranium

d)

pertaining to brain

28.

thoracic

a)

pertaining to pancreas

b)

pertaining to self

c)

pertaining to ribs

d)

pertaining to chest

29.

gastric

a)

pertaining to stomach

b)

pertaining to weight loss

c)

pertaining to gums

d)

none of the above

30.

What does the suffix 'ology' mean?

a)

The study of

b)

A specialist doctor

c)

A disease

d)

Inflammation

31.

Which prefix means 'fast'?

a)

Hyper

b)

Hypo

c)

Tachy

d)

Brady

32.

Which word means 'too slow heart'?

a)

Tachycardia

b)

Bradycardia

c)

Bradypnea

d)

Arthritis

33.

What is the ROOT word in 'hyperthyroidism'?

a)

Hyper

b)

Thyroid

c)

Ism

d)

Hyperthyroid

34.

Which specialist doctor would you see if you had a SKIN problem?

a)

Dermatologist

b)

Haematologist

c)

Cardiologist

d)

Psychologist

35.

Pericardi-

a)

Foot, feet

b)

Lens

c)

Bones

d)

Around the heart

36.

Ophthalm(o)-

a)

Eye, eyeball

b)

Egg

c)

Ovary

d)

lens

37.
abnormal condition
a)
-dynia
b)
-osis
c)
-rrhea
d)
-pathy
38.
-algia
a)
pain
b)
rupture
c)
flow, discharge 
d)
to suture
39.
-pathy
a)
a path
b)
enlargement
c)
disease
d)
pain
40.
surgical incision, process of cutting into
a)
-plasty
b)
-ectomy
c)
-otomy
d)
-ostomy
41.

study of

a)

-logy

b)

-metry

c)

-rraphy

d)

-itis

42.

-scope

a)

instrument for examination

b)

study of something

c)

visual examination

d)

process of recording

43.
cell
a)
-clast
b)
-blast
c)
-cyte
d)
-gram
44.
one who studies and and practices
a)
-logy
b)
-ostomy
c)
-ologist
d)
-orrhexis
45.

Gastroenterologist

a)

condition that affects stomach and intestines

b)

study of stomach and intestiness

c)

person who studies stomach and intestines

d)

none of the above

46.

MD

a)

medical doctor

b)

medicine doctor

c)

magnesium doctor

d)

maternity doctor

47.

dors- (i, o))

a)

both

b)

before, in front of, ahead

c)

to the back, back

d)

none

48.

oto-

a)

eye

b)

nose

c)

throat

d)

ear

49.

Otoscope

a)

diagnostic examination of the ear

b)

diagnostic examination of the eye

c)

examining instrument for the eye

d)

examining instrument for the ear

50.

Ambidextrous

a)

able to use the right and left hands equally well

b)

able to use the right hand only

c)

able to use the left hand only

d)

able to use the both hands, but prefer right hand use

51.

-ectomy

a)

excessive

b)

condition of

c)

cutting into

d)

surgical removal of

52.

A Urologist is

a)

A specialist in diseases of the urinary system

b)

A specialist in diseases of the circulatory system

c)

A specialist in diseases of the nervous system

d)

A specialist in diseases of the digestive system

53.

A nephrologist is one who specializes in

a)

The urinary system

b)

The kidney

c)

the heart

d)

the lungs

54.

Leukocyte is

a)

A red blood cell

b)

A white cell

c)

A white blood cell

d)

A platelet

55.

What medical specialist treats vision problems?

a)

Neurologist

b)

Pathologist

c)

Ophthalmologist

d)

Audiologist

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