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Ret's Medical terms quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Drawing away from the mid-line is ___.

a)

adduction

b)

abduction

c)

flexion

d)

section

2.

The lump formed by the angle of the thyroid cartilage around the larynx

a)

Adam's apple

b)

Adduction

c)

Adam's pear

d)

Abduction

3.

Listening to the inner sounds of the body, usually with a stethoscope

a)

Asculation

b)

Auscultation

c)

Oscultation

d)

Asculation

4.

Area on the human body under the joint where the arm links to the shoulder

a)

Armpit

b)

Underarm

c)

Axilla

d)

Oxter

5.

The primary site of new blood cell production, or haematopoiesis

a)

Arrow

b)

Narrow

c)

Sparrow

d)

Marrow

6.

The abnormal sound generated by turbulent flow of blood in an artery

a)

Bruit

b)

Noise

c)

Tantrum

d)

Yell

7.

The back portion of the lower leg in human anatomy is the (a)  

8.

The eight small bones that make up the wrist

(a)  

9.

A substance or procedure that ends a medical condition

a)

Cure

b)

Treat

10.

The deltoid muscle

a)

...runs from the temporal bone to the lower jaw

b)

...forms the rounded contour of the human shoulder

c)

...runs from the shoulder to the elbow

d)

...is located on the inner thigh

11.

The organ of hearing and, in mammals, balance

a)

Ear

b)

Air

c)

Oar

d)

Ire

12.

Sudden but usually short (e.g., for an illness)

a)

Elute

b)

Tonic

c)

Chronic

d)

Acute

13.

Polyp

a)

Mass or growth of thin tissue

b)

Abnormal tissue growth

c)

A small unhealthy mass

d)

Gathered white blood cells

14.

A patient who requires hospitalization

(a)  

15.

Indicates the presence of cancerous cells

(a)  

16.

BMI, a measure of body fat based on height and weight

(a)  

17.

Maseru is the capital of (a)  

18.

A tightness or squeezing sensation in the chest

(a)  

19.

OTC: when is drugs are available at the pharmacy without a prescription

(a)  

20.

What's a stitch?

a)

Duct by which urine is conveyed out of the body

b)

Thread used to join the edges of a deep cut in the flesh

c)

Joint between the forearm and the upper arm

d)

Thin rod with a point, put into a patient's body during acupuncture

21.

Hepat[o] means...

a)

liver

b)

lungs

c)

pancreas

d)

kidney