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Building Med Terms Practice

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A combining form is developed when you combine

the following element with a combining vowel:

a)

Prefix

b)

Word root

c)

Suffix

d)

Compound word

e)

Noun suffix

2.

Which of the following elements usually indicates a

procedure, condition, or disease:

a)

Prefix

b)

Word root

c)

Suffix

d)

Compound word

e)

Combining vowel

3.

When defining a medical term, which of the following

would be the first step:

a)

Define the suffix

b)

Define the prefix

c)

Define the middle

d)

Define the combining vowel

e)

Define the compound word

4.

Cardi/o is an example of:

a)

Word root

b)

Combining form

c)

Combining vowel

d)

Suffix

e)

Prefix

5.

Hyper- is an example of:

a)

Word root

b)

Combining form

c)

Combining vowel

d)

Suffix

e)

Prefix

6.

A word root + a combining vowel is the definition of:

a)

Word root link

b)

Combining form

c)

Vowel modifier

d)

Word vowel

e)

Prefix

7.

The most common combining vowel is:

a)

"o"

b)

"a"

c)

"e"

d)

"i"

e)

"u"

8.

inter

a)

difficult

b)

Between

c)

Within

d)

Out,away

9.

Anti

a)

Beside

b)

Outside

c)

Against

d)

Around

10.

”a” mean?

a)

Double

b)

Both

c)

Two

d)

Without

11.

bi

a)

Without

b)

Upon

c)

Excessive

d)

Two

12.

Pre

a)

Again

b)

Out

c)

Toward

d)

Before

13.

Poly

a)

Many

b)

Few

c)

Above

d)

Before

14.

itis

a)

Excision

b)

Condition

c)

Abnormal reduction

d)

Inflammation

15.

Cyt/o

a)

Color

b)

Sac

c)

Blue

d)

Colon

16.

Melan/o

a)

Death

b)

Disease

c)

Black

d)

Dissolution

17.

What does "arthro-" mean?

a)

Red

b)

Bone

c)

Arm

d)

Joint

18.

What does "-plasty" mean?

a)

Surgical Opening

b)

Surgical Incision

c)

Surgical Repair

d)

Surgical Cleaning

19.

What does "-rrhea" mean?

a)

Blood

b)

Flow

c)

Occlusion

d)

Liquid

20.

What does "Dorsal" mean?

a)

Front

b)

Back

c)

Head

d)

Side

21.

What does "Brady-" mean?

a)

Understated

b)

Slow

c)

Stop

d)

Movement

22.

What does "myo" mean?

a)

Muscle

b)

Heart

c)

Personal

d)

Ligament

23.

What does "intra-" mean

a)

Outside

b)

Surrounding

c)

Within

d)

Cavity

24.

What does "- emia" mean?

a)

Blood

b)

Platelet

c)

Cell

d)

Hypoxic

25.

What does "Nephro-" mean?

a)

Liver

b)

Kidney

c)

Bladder

d)

Gallbladder

26.

What does "Caudal" mean?

a)

Upper body

b)

Lower body

c)

Thorax

d)

Head

27.

What does "Dys-" mean?

a)

Difficulty

b)

Blockage

c)

Distraction

d)

Slow

28.

What does "leuko-" mean?

a)

White

b)

Yellow

c)

Pink

d)

Opaque

29.

What does "hemi-" mean?

a)

Around

b)

Through

c)

Half

d)

Circle

30.

Choose the TWO medical terms talking about "bones"

a)

anaemia

b)

osteopathy

c)

osteoporosis

d)

leukaemia

31.
Which combining form means movement?
a)
kinesi/o
b)
tax/o
c)
ton/o
32.
Which type of muscle tissue makes possible the movement of internal organs?
a)
smooth
b)
striated
c)
voluntary
33.
Which term means move towards the midline?
a)
abduction
b)
adduction
c)
elevation
34.
Which term means suture a tendon to a bone?
a)
tendonesis
b)
tenolysis
c)
tenotomy
35.
Which type of movement bends the knee and brings the lower leg backwards?
a)
elevation
b)
extension
c)
flexion
36.
Which term means breaking down of muscle tissue?
a)
atrophy
b)
myolysis
c)
myomalacia
37.
Which term means the surgical suturing of a muscle? 
a)
myorrhaphy
b)
myectomy
c)
myotomy
38.
Which term means movement of a limb or body part beyond its normal limit?
a)
hyperextension
b)
flexion
c)
elevation
39.
A ruptured rotator cuff develops when cuff tendinitis is left untreated
a)
True
b)
False
40.
Dystonia is an inability to coordinate the muscles in the execution of voluntary movement.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
Hypertension is the overextension of a limb or body part beyond it normal limit.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
Which term means weakness or slight paralysis of a muscle?
a)
hemiparesis
b)
hemiplegia
c)
myoparesis
43.
Which term means lacking normal tone or strength?
a)
atonic
b)
ataxia
c)
atrophy
44.
Inflammation of the fascia is called fasciitis.
a)
True
b)
False
45.
surgical incision, process of cutting into
a)
-plasty
b)
-ectomy
c)
-otomy
d)
-ostomy
46.

-ic

a)

full of

b)

pertaining to

c)

to cut into

d)

resembling, like

47.
cell
a)
-clast
b)
-blast
c)
-cyte
d)
-gram
48.
producing or causing
a)
-glia
b)
-emia
c)
-gen
d)
-gram
49.
binding
a)
-plasty
b)
-pexy
c)
-tomy
d)
-desis
50.
-lysis
a)
involuntary contraction
b)
breaking down or dissolution
c)
enlargement
d)
pouching or hernia

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