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Med Term Basics and the Body Test

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ______________________________ plane divides the body into front and back sections.

a)

frontal or coronal

b)

midsagitatal

c)

sagittal

d)

transverse

2.

The ______________________________ plane divides the body into upper and lower sections.

a)

frontal or coronal

b)

transverse

c)

sagittal

d)

midsagittal

3.

______________________________ means “near the point of origin,” while ______________________________ means “away from the point of origin.”

a)

proximal, distal

b)

ventral, dorsal

c)

caudad, cephalad

d)

lateral, medial

4.
The cranial and spinal cavities are both part of the ______________________________ cavity.    
a)
 cranial
b)
 dorsal
c)
 spinal
d)
 ventral
5.
The thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic cavities are subdivisions of the ______________________________ cavity.    
a)
 dorsal
b)
 abdominal
c)
 ventral
d)
 pelvic
6.
The ______________________________ cavity protects the heart, lungs, esophagus, and major blood vessels that run through the chest.  
a)
 ventral 
b)
 abdominopelvic 
c)
 thoracic
d)
 abdominal
7.
_______________________ is the combining form that means stomach.  
a)
 viscer/o 
b)
 lip/o 
c)
 gastr/o
d)
 my/o
8.
_________________________ is the combining form that means rib. 
a)
 arthr/o 
b)
 lip/o 
c)
 hepat/o 
d)
 cost/o
9.
15. ____________________ is the combining form that means muscle.  
a)
 thorac/o 
b)
 my/o
c)
sarc/o
d)
 enter/o
10.

_________________________ is the combining form that means chest.

a)

neur/o

b)

cardi/o

c)

thorac/o

d)

lip/o

11.

Tachy- is a prefix that means (a)   .

12.

Arthr/o is a combining form that means (a)   .

13.

Cardi/o is a combining form that means (a)   .

14.

(a)   is a prefix that means two or both.

15.

-oma is a suffix that means tumor or mass.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Sarc/o is a combining form that means joint.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

______________ is a combining form that means internal organs.

a)

Sarc/o

b)

neur/o

c)

viscer/o

d)

arthr/o

18.

______________ is a combining form that means intestines.

a)

Enter/o

b)

gastr/o

c)

lip/o

d)

hepat/o

19.

Neur/o is a combining form that means __________________.

a)

Stomach

b)

Intestines

c)

tumor or mass

d)

nerves

20.

______________ is a combining form that means liver.

a)

My/o

b)

Cardi/o

c)

Cost/o

d)

Hepat/o

21.

Lip/o is a combining form that means muscle.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

(a)   is a suffix that means inflammation.

23.

Peri- is a prefix that means (a)   .

24.

Epi- is a prefix that means (a)   .

25.

____________ is a suffix that means pain.

a)

-oma

b)

-plasty

c)

-ar

d)

-algia

26.

The prefix an- means ______________.

a)

not or without

b)

in or within

c)

pertaining to

d)

two or both

27.

The prefix (a)   means in or within.

28.

The suffix -plasty means (a)   .

29.

(a)   is a prefix meaning surgical removal or excision.

30.

Prone position is when a patient is lying flat on their back (face up).

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Supine position is when a patient is lying flat on their back (face up).

a)

True

b)

False

32.

In conventional time, 0000 is written as

a)

12:00 pm

b)

12:00 am

c)

2400

d)

1300