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Medical Terminology (Anatomy & Physiology)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

inter

a)

difficult

b)

Between

c)

Within

d)

Out,away

2.

Anti

a)

Beside

b)

Outside

c)

Against

d)

Around

3.

”a” mean?

a)

Double

b)

Both

c)

Two

d)

Without

4.

bi

a)

Without

b)

Upon

c)

Excessive

d)

Two

5.

Pre

a)

Again

b)

Out

c)

Toward

d)

Before

6.

Melan/o

a)

Death

b)

Disease

c)

Black

d)

Dissolution

7.

What does "arthro-" mean?

a)

Red

b)

Bone

c)

Arm

d)

Joint

8.

What does "leuko-" mean?

a)

White

b)

Yellow

c)

Pink

d)

Opaque

9.

Choose the TWO medical terms that are talking about "skin"

a)

dermatitis

b)

osteopathy

c)

phlebotomy

d)

epidermis

10.

The prefix "ab-" means

a)

away from, or off

b)

between

c)

on top

d)

too low

11.

Choose the TWO medical terms talking about "bones"

a)

anaemia

b)

osteopathy

c)

osteoporosis

d)

leukaemia

12.
-itis
a)
flow, discharge 
b)
enlargement
c)
bursting forth
d)
inflammation
13.

ab

a)

away from

b)

midline

c)

toward

d)

outside

14.

stomach

a)

cyto

b)

brachio

c)

hepato

d)

gastro

15.

________logist- scientist who studies the causes and effects of disease

a)

Arterio

b)

Hemo

c)

Pneumo

d)

Patho

16.

Myo______al infarction (MI)- death of heart muscle cells (aka: heart attack)

a)

Cardi

b)

Bronch

c)

Thromb

d)

Veno

17.
The root word PNEUMON/O or PULMON/O 
a)
chest
b)
lungs 
c)
ribs 
d)
head
18.

What does the suffix 'ectomy' mean?

a)

Removal

b)

Operation

c)

Incision

d)

addition

19.

Adipo- means?

a)

Muscle

b)

Carbohydrate

c)

Protein

d)

Fat

20.

Which of these prefixes indicates against?

a)

ad-

b)

ab-

c)

ana-

d)

anti-