WorksheetsIntroduction to medical terminology
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
Medical language includes terms built from which of the following languages?
a)
German and Russian
b)
Italian and French
c)
Greek and Latin
d)
Chinese and Japanese
2.
A medical term formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase, which can be spoken as a whole word and usually contains a vowel, such as laser, is
a)
an eponym
b)
modern language
c)
built from the English language
d)
an acronym
3.
A term built from the name of a person, often a physician or a scientist who was the first to identify a technique or condition, such as Alzheimer disease,
a)
is an acronym
b)
built from the English language
c)
an eponym
d)
modern language
4.
The word part that contains the fundamental meaning of the word is the
a)
prefix
b)
word root
c)
an eponym
d)
modern language
5.
The word part that is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning is the
a)
word root
b)
suffix
c)
prefix
d)
combining vowel
6.
The word part that is attached to the end of a word root to modify its meaning is the
a)
combining vowel
b)
suffix
c)
word root
d)
prefix
7.
All medical terms have at least one
a)
prefix
b)
combining vowel
c)
suffix
d)
word root
8.
A combining form is made up of a
a)
word root and a combining vowel
b)
prefix and a combining vowel
c)
combining vowel and a suffix
d)
prefix and a word root
9.
A combing vowel is used to
a)
ease word pronunciation
b)
modify the meaning of a word
c)
make analyzing a word easier
d)
make defining a word easier
10.
The most common combining vowel is
a)
a
b)
i
c)
o
d)
u
11.
In the term arthr/itis, itis is the
a)
word root
b)
prefix
c)
combining vowel
d)
suffix
12.
In the term sub/hepat/ic, which part is the prefix?
a)
ic
b)
sub
c)
hepat
d)
hepat/o
13.
In the term oste/o/arthr/o/pathy, which part is the suffix?
a)
the second o
b)
oste
c)
arthr
d)
pathy
14.
The o in arthr/o/pathy is the
a)
combining vowel
b)
prefix
c)
word root
d)
suffix
15.
When defining a medical term, one usually begins the definition with the
a)
word root
b)
prefix
c)
suffix
d)
combining vowel
16.
What does the term arthr mean?
a)
before
b)
joint
c)
foot
d)
bone
17.
The term cardi is _____.
a)
a prefix that means heart
b)
a root word that means lung
c)
a root word that means heart
d)
a suffix that means heart
18.
The term cardiology means _____.
a)
heart rate
b)
faster than normal pulse
c)
slower than normal pulse
d)
study of the heart
19.
What does "myo" mean?
a)
Muscle
b)
Heart
c)
Personal
d)
Ligament
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