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Medical Terminology -Chapter 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word root "Lith" means:

a)

Stone

b)

bone

c)

calcium

d)

crushing

2.

The word root "gastr" means:

a)

intestine

b)

liver

c)

tummy

d)

stomach

3.

The word root "oste" means:

a)

over estimate

b)

calcium

c)

bone

d)

knee

4.

The word root "psych" means:

a)

guess

b)

mind

c)

psychology

d)

schizophrenia

5.

The word root "caud" means:

a)

head

b)

tail

c)

end

d)

beginning

6.

The word root "or" means:

a)

oral

b)

mouth

c)

opening

d)

ending

7.

The word root "cardi" means:

a)

lung

b)

heart

c)

pericardium

d)

endocardium

8.

The word root "chol" means:

a)

short for cholesterol

b)

liver

c)

bile

d)

gall bladder

9.

The suffix "-itis" means:

a)

inflammation

b)

infection

c)

in-growing

d)

inner side

10.

The prefix "pyr-" means:

a)

purple

b)

fire

c)

fixing

d)

suturing

11.

arthro

a)

bone

b)

joint

c)

bone marrow

d)

ankle

12.

ab

a)

toward

b)

across

c)

away from

d)

side

13.

ad

a)

away from

b)

side

c)

toward

d)

behind

14.

Thorac

a)

ankle

b)

bone

c)

rib

d)

chest

15.

peri

a)

inside

b)

around

c)

outside

d)

side

16.

Medical terminology has its roots in which two languages?

a)
  1. French and Latin

b)
  1. Latin and Greek

c)
  1. German and French

d)
  1. German and Greek

17.

The _____ is the word element added after the word root to change its meaning.

a)
  1. Combining vowel

b)
  1. Prefix

c)
  1. Suffix

d)
  1. Combining form

18.

Which of the following is not a rule to consider when constructing medical words?

a)
  1. Not every medical term contains all the word elements

b)
  1. Plural forms of medical terms can follow English language rules

c)
  1. There are many exceptions to learn when building and structuring medical terms

d)
  1. All medical terms have prefixes

19.

Which of the following suffixes means study of?

a)

-therapy

b)

-logy

c)

-itis

d)

-osis

20.

What is the color prefix for yellow?

a)

cyan-

b)

erythr-

c)

jaund-

d)

ambi-

21.

What is the plural form of the medical term "ovum"?

a)

ovi

b)

ovae

c)

ovai

d)

ova

22.

What is the plural form of the medical term "sarcoma"?

a)

sarcomases

b)

sarcomas

c)

sarcomae

d)

sarcomata

23.

What is the plural form of the medical term "phalanx"?

a)

phalanges

b)

phalanxes

c)

phalanxi

d)

phalangae

24.

What is the plural form of the medical term "verruca"?

a)

verrucai

b)

verrucae

c)

verruolus

d)

verrucas

25.

What is the plural form of the medical term "alveolus"?

a)

alveolae

b)

alveoli

c)

alveoles

d)

alveolum