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Respiratory & Cardiovascular Prefixes Suffixes

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

cardio/

a)

stomach

b)

circulation

c)

cancer

d)

heart

2.

ather/

a)

fatty deposit

b)

hardening

c)

blood vessel

d)

clot

3.

adip/

a)

relating to fatty tissue

b)

relating to muscle tissue

c)

relating to skin

d)

relating to blood vessels

4.

angio/

a)

heart

b)

blood vessel

c)

stent

d)

balloon

5.

cardio/

a)

pertaining to muscle

b)

pertaining to skin

c)

pertaining to blood vessel

d)

pertaining to heart

6.

coron(o)/

a)

pertaining to blood vessels

b)

pertaining to skull

c)

pertaining to bone

d)

pertaining to heart

7.

endo/

a)

something on the surface

b)

something outside or upon

c)

something inside or within

d)

something around

8.

hema/

a)

plasma

b)

blood

c)

similar/same

d)

different

9.

/itis

a)

infection

b)

inflammation

c)

in between

d)

inside

10.

/ologist

a)

doctor

b)

someone who studies a certain field or specialty

c)

disease

d)

diagnosis

11.

megal(o)/megaly

a)

decrease in size

b)

enlargement

c)

same

d)

dead

12.

my(o)/

a)

heart

b)

skin

c)

bone

d)

muscle

13.

hyper/

a)

excess or above

b)

low or below

c)

large

d)

small

14.

peri/

a)

surrounding or around

b)

outside

c)

inside

d)

between

15.

phleb/

a)

pertaining to blood vessels

b)

pertaining to heart

c)

pertaining to muscles

d)

pertaining skin

16.

physi/

a)

structure

b)

function

c)

disease

d)

removal

17.

/plasty

a)

surgical removal

b)

surgical repair

c)

destruction

d)

opening

18.

/poiesis

a)

stopping

b)

clotting

c)

production of or to make

d)

disease

19.

/scler(o)/

a)

softening

b)

clotting

c)

hardening

d)

blocking

20.

/stenosis

a)

widening

b)

thickening

c)

narrowing

d)

hardening

21.

/tension

a)

flow

b)

volume

c)

pressure

d)

stopping

22.

hypo/

a)

above, excessive

b)

low, below

c)

stopping

d)

flowing

23.

thrombo/

a)

fatty deposit

b)

hardening

c)

blood clot

d)

narrowing

24.

/stasis

a)

flow

b)

increase

c)

decrease

d)

stop

25.

patho/

a)

disease

b)

function

c)

structure

d)

removal

26.

Using your knowledge of prefixes and suffixes write the definition of angioplasty

(a)  

27.

Using your knowledge of prefixes and suffixes write the definition of hemostasis

(a)  

28.

Using your knowledge of prefixes and suffixes write the definition of myocarditis

(a)  

29.

Using your knowledge of prefixes and suffixes write the definition of phlebitis

(a)  

30.

Using your knowledge of prefixes and suffixes write the definition of thrombocyte

(a)  

31.

Using your knowledge of prefixes and suffixes, another name for fatty tissue or fat

(a)  

32.

Using your knowledge of prefixes and suffixes what is the term for low blood pressure

(a)  

33.

Using your knowledge of prefixes and suffixes write the term for high blood pressure

(a)  

34.

Using your knowledge of prefixes and suffixes write word for a doctor who specializes in the study of the heart

(a)  

35.

Using your knowledge of prefixes and suffixes write word for study of the diseases of the function of body systems

(a)  

36.

Bronchitis is

a)

inflammation of the the large airways branching off of the trachea

b)

infection of the lungs

c)

inflammation of the throat

d)

throat infection

37.

rhinitis is inflammation of the

a)

throat

b)

lungs

c)

mouth

d)

nose

38.

ischemia is the

a)

blockage of blood

b)

blockage of air

c)

clotting of blood

d)

increased blood flow

39.

endocardium would be heart tissue found where in the heart

a)

outside

b)

around

c)

between heart and lungs

d)

within or inside the heart

40.

The word that means production of blood is

a)

homeostasis

b)

hematopoiesis

c)

hemolysis

d)

hemostasis