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Ch1 MT

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which combining form means joint?

a)

arteri/o

b)

arthr/o

c)

ather/o

d)

appendic/o

2.

Which combining form means joint?

a)

arteri/o

b)

arthr/o

c)

ather/o

d)

appendic/o

3.

trans

a)

against

b)

around

c)

across

d)

fast, rapid

4.

tachy

a)

fast, rapid

b)

many, much

c)

against, opposite

d)

above, over

5.

inter

a)

backward, behind

b)

between

c)

above, over, excess

d)

withing

6.

hypo

a)

under

b)

beside

c)

above

d)

within

7.

endo

a)

after, behind

b)

one, single

c)

inner, inside

d)

into, within

8.

What does the suffix 'ology' mean?

a)

The study of

b)

A specialist doctor

c)

A disease

d)

Inflammation

9.

What does the suffix 'ectomy' mean?

a)

Removal

b)

Operation

c)

Incision

d)

addition

10.

What part of the body would thie prefix 'gastr' be talking about?

a)

Bowel

b)

stomach

c)

Small intestine

d)

Colon

11.

What does "-rrhea" mean?

a)

Blood

b)

Flow

c)

Occlusion

d)

Liquid

12.

What does "Dorsal" mean?

a)

Front

b)

Back

c)

Head

d)

Side

13.

What does "Brady-" mean?

a)

Understated

b)

Slow

c)

Stop

d)

Movement

14.

glyc(o)-

a)

Fructose

b)

Fatty

c)

Water phobic

d)

Glucose

15.

Which of these suffixes indicates a surgical removal?

a)

“-ectomy”

b)

“-emia”

c)

“-genic”

d)

“-gram”

16.

Which of these prefixes indicates against?

a)

“ad-”

b)

“ana-”

c)

“ab-”

d)

“anti-”

17.

What does the prefix peri- refer to?

a)

“Surrounding”

b)

“Disease”

c)

“False”

d)

“Backward”

18.

Which of these planes is horizontal and divides the body into a top half and bottom half?

a)

“Transverse”

b)

“Midsagittal”

c)

“Frontal”

19.

Which of these planes divides the body into frontal and back sections?

a)

“Transverse”

b)

“Midsagittal”

c)

“Frontal”

20.

A- means

a)

without

b)

from

c)

pertaining to

d)

air

21.

Derm- (a, at, o) means

a)

pertaining to skin

b)

to the right

c)

inflammation of skin

d)

pertaining of the skull

22.

Arthr- (o) means

a)

condition of

b)

enzyme

c)

joint

d)

sound

23.

What does "itis" mean?

a)

inflammation of

b)

pertaining to

c)

beneath

d)

within

24.

What does the suffix -osis mean?

a)

condition of blood

b)

inflammation

c)

abnormal condition

d)

surgical removal

25.

What is a Suffix?

a)

It is the ending part of a word that modifies the meaning of the word

b)

It is placed at the beginning of a word to modify or change its meaning

c)

It expresses the basic meaning of the term

d)

All of the above

26.

What is a Prefix?

a)

It is the ending part of a word that modifies the meaning of the word

b)

It is placed at the beginning of a word to modify or change its meaning

c)

It expresses the basic meaning of the term

d)

All of the above

27.

What is a Root word?

a)

It is the ending part of a word that modifies the meaning of the word

b)

It is placed at the beginning of a word to modify or change its meaning

c)

It expresses the basic meaning of the term

d)

All of the above

28.
Cardi/o
a)
activity
b)
respiratory
c)
heart
d)
bone
29.
brady-
a)
fast
b)
NFL player
c)
slow
d)
Ms. Hunsucker's son
30.
Erythr/o
a)
Red
b)
cell
c)
ointment
d)
vessel
31.
Hepat/o
a)
liver
b)
Red
c)
White
d)
Gland
32.
Arthr/o
a)
Bone
b)
Tissue
c)
Electricity
d)
Joint
33.
Nephr/o
a)
Nerve
b)
Kidney
c)
Disease
d)
Liver
34.
Cyt/o
a)
Cell
b)
Blood condition
c)
Enlargement of
d)
crystal
35.

What does "-plasty" mean?

a)

Opening

b)

Incision

c)

Repair

d)

Surgical Cleaning

e)

Inflammation

36.

What does "intra-" mean

a)

Outside

b)

Surrounding

c)

Within

d)

Cavity

37.

Hyper- is an example of:

a)

Word root

b)

Combining form

c)

Combining vowel

d)

Suffix

e)

Prefix

38.

The most common combining vowel is:

a)

"o"

b)

"a"

c)

"e"

d)

"i"

e)

"u"

39.

A word element located at the beginning of a word:

a)

root

b)

prefix

c)

suffix

d)

combining vowel

e)

breve

40.

-pathy

a)

a path

b)

enlargement

c)

disease

d)

pain

e)

swelling

41.

study of

a)

-logy

b)

-metry

c)

-rraphy

d)

-itis

42.

-ic

a)

full of

b)

pertaining to

c)

to cut into

d)

resembling, like

43.

-scope

a)

instrument for examination

b)

study of something

c)

visual examination

d)

process of recording

44.
pertaining to
a)
-ase
b)
-al
c)
-cyte
d)
-gen
45.
cell
a)
-clast
b)
-blast
c)
-cyte
d)
-gram
46.

trans

a)

against

b)

around

c)

across

d)

fast, rapid

47.

a- or an-

a)

not

b)

new

c)

against

d)

one

e)

first

48.

Epi-

a)

Physically on top

b)

Excessive

c)

Towards the top

d)

A lot

e)

High

49.

Medi-

a)

Medical

b)

Many

c)

Middle

d)

Towards the side

e)

Around