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Med Term Chapters 1-5

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the suffix 'ectomy' mean?

a)

Removal

b)

Operation

c)

Incision

d)

addition

2.

What is the study of blood called?

a)

Oncology

b)

Hematology

c)

Cardiology

d)

physiology

3.

What does the prefix 'Endo' mean?

a)

Around

b)

Ending

c)

Within

d)

open

4.

The bodies starting position is called what?

a)

Sagittal

b)

Coronal

c)

Anatomical

d)

Biological

5.

What plane of movement does NOT belong?

a)

Sagittal

b)

Transverse

c)

Coronal

d)

Horizontal

6.

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

7.

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

8.

Cardi/o is an example of:

a)

Word root

b)

Combining form

c)

Combining vowel

d)

Suffix

e)

Prefix

9.

Hyper- is an example of:

a)

Word root

b)

Combining form

c)

Combining vowel

d)

Suffix

e)

Prefix

10.
Dorsal refers to the front of the body
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Sagittal is a plane that:
a)
is a Zodiac sign
b)
divides the body into R and L halves
c)
divides the body into top and bottom halves
12.

The patient has hypoglycaemia. What does that mean?

a)

There is too much sugar in the blood

b)

The patient's breathing rate is very low

c)

There is too little sugar in the blood

d)

The patient has low blood pressure

13.

A 'pulmonologist' is a doctor who works with

a)

hearts

b)

lungs

c)

feet

d)

blood

14.

The medical term for a fast heart rate is

a)

tachycardia

b)

bradycardia

15.

trans

a)

against

b)

around

c)

across

d)

fast, rapid

16.

meg/o

a)

again

b)

around

c)

one

d)

large

17.

leuk/o

a)

half

b)

within

c)

white

d)

around

18.

mal

a)

before, in front of

b)

bad, illness, disease

c)

beside, beyond

d)

by, through

19.

hypo

a)

under

b)

beside

c)

above

d)

within

20.

para

a)

without

b)

before

c)

beside, beyond

d)

within

21.

-osis

a)

pertaining to a condition

b)

condition, state, process

c)

cutting into

d)

examining instrument

22.

What does "-plasty" mean?

a)

Surgical Opening

b)

Surgical Incision

c)

Surgical Repair

d)

Surgical Cleaning

23.

What does "-rrhea" mean?

a)

Blood

b)

Flow

c)

Occlusion

d)

Liquid

24.

What does "- emia" mean?

a)

Blood

b)

Platelet

c)

Cell

d)

Hypoxic

25.

What does "cyano-" mean?

a)

Blue

b)

Skin

c)

Hypoxia

d)

Red

26.

What does the word root encephal refer to?

a)

“Spinal cord”

b)

“Brain”

c)

“Nerve”

d)

“Mouth”

27.

What does the medical term DERMAT / dermat mean ?

a)

Kidney

b)

Liver

c)

Skin

d)

Eyelid

e)

Joint

28.

What is the Medical Term -TOMY mean ?

a)

Specialist in the Study of

b)

Surgical Repair / Plastic Surgery Repair

c)

To Cut Into / Make an Incision Into

d)

Involuntary Contractions

29.

Your patient is being treated for heart disease. What type of physician are they seeing?

a)

internist

b)

cardiologist

c)

asthmatologist

d)

pulmonologist

30.

When you see the suffix "itis" in a patient's chart, it means:

a)

a person afflicted with

b)

a patient suffering from

c)

inflammation

d)

a hole or opening

31.

If your patient is seeing a pulmonologist, what organ is affected with their condition?

a)

heart

b)

gallbladder

c)

lungs

d)

intestines

32.

What does the word hypoglycemia mean?

a)

high blood sugar

b)

low blood sugar

c)

blood sugar at the correct level

d)

abnormal blood sugar

33.

What does rhinitis mean?

a)

Inflammation of the nose and mouth

b)

Inflammation of the nose

c)

Inflammation of the eyes

d)

Inflammation of the gums

34.

Gastroenteritis has three word parts. Does this word have a combining vowel?

a)

Yes, between gastr and enter

b)

No

c)

Yes, between enter and itis

d)

No, it doesn't need combining vowels

35.

-emesis

a)

Vomiting

b)

Diarrhea

c)

Frequent urination

d)

Digestion

36.

puncture to withdraw fluid

a)

-ectomy

b)

-centesis

c)

-ostomy

d)

-pexy

37.

surgical removal

a)

-centesis

b)

-ostomy

c)

-ectomy

d)

-tome

38.

surgically create an opening

a)

-centesis

b)

-ectomy

c)

-ostomy

d)

-otomy

39.

cutting into

a)

-ostomy

b)

-otomy

c)

-ectomy

d)

-tome

40.

surgical repair

a)

-otomy

b)

-pexy

c)

-plasty

d)

-rrhaphy

41.

to suture

a)

-rrhapy

b)

-plasty

c)

-otomy

d)

-tome

42.

instrument to to cut

a)

-otomy

b)

-ostomy

c)

-ectomy

d)

-tome

43.

record or picture

a)

-gram

b)

-graphy

c)

-meter

d)

-meter

44.

process of recording

a)

-gram

b)

-meter

c)

-graphy

d)

-metry

45.

instrument for measuring

a)

-gram

b)

-meter

c)

-metry

d)

-tome

46.

process of measuring

a)

-gram

b)

-graphy

c)

-metry

d)

-scope

47.

instrument for viewing

a)

-scope

b)

-scopic

c)

-scopy

d)

-meter

48.

surgical fixation

a)

-plasty

b)

-pexy

c)

-tome

d)

-ectomy

49.

The suffix -(o)tomy means:

a)

cutting into; incision

b)

process of visual examination

c)

to view

d)

cutting out; removal; excision

50.

Which suffix would be added to the end of the medical term to complete the sentence below?

Visual examination of the abdomen is laparo_______.

a)

-ctomy

b)

-scopy

c)

-logy

d)

-gram

51.
instrument used to measure
a)
-logy
b)
-meter
c)
-opsy
d)
-ologist
52.

What does the term 'aden/o' refer to?

a)

Gland

b)

Joint

c)

Malignancy

d)

Soft

53.

Which body part is associated with the term 'laryng/o'?

a)

Larynx

b)

Fat

c)

Mucus

d)

Trachea

54.

What does the term 'arthr/o' mean?

a)

Joint

b)

Head

c)

Tissue

d)

Bone

55.

What is the definition of 'lip/o'?

a)

Fat

b)

Malignancy

c)

Hernia

d)

Cartilage

56.

What does 'malac/o' mean?

a)

Soft

b)

Ribs

c)

Tooth

d)

Repair

57.

What is the definition of 'cele/o' or 'o/cele'?

a)

Hernia

b)

Joint

c)

Tumor

d)

Excessive

58.

Which body part is associated with the term 'cephal/o'?

a)

Head

b)

Mucus

c)

Cartilage

d)

Tumor

59.

What is the definition of 'muc/o'?

a)

Mucus

b)

Bone

c)

Repair

d)

Vomiting

60.

What does the term 'chondr/o' mean?

a)

Cartilage

b)

Gland

c)

Malignancy

d)

Soft

61.

Which term is associated with 'onc/o'?

a)

Tumor

b)

Joint

c)

Hernia

d)

Structure of

62.

What does 'ost/o' or 'oste/o' mean?

a)

Bone

b)

Soft

c)

Hernia

d)

Development

63.

What is the term for disease of the nerves?

a)

Neuropathy

b)

Neuroscopy

c)

Neurology

d)

Neurologist

64.

What is the term for a person who works with the nerves?

a)

Cardiologist

b)

Gastologist

c)

Neurologist

65.

What is the root word for heart?

a)

Vasc

b)

Aort

c)

Angio

d)

Cardi/o

66.

What is the root word for blood?

a)

Hem/o

b)

Aort

c)

Arteri

d)

Derm

67.

What is the root word for brain?

a)

Myringo

b)

Oto

c)

Enceph

d)

Neuro

68.

What is the root word for nose?

a)

Rhino

b)

Dento

c)

Lingu

d)

Oculo

69.

What is the root word for eye?

a)

Lingu

b)

Ophthalm

c)

Cardio

d)

Oto

70.

Which of the following medical prefixes is associated with direction in relation to a surgical procedure inside the body?

a)

Endo

b)

Sub

c)

Intra

d)

Trans

71.

What is the root word for muscle?

a)

Cyto

b)

Derm

c)

Myo

d)

Phleb

72.

What does the term "medial" refer to in anatomical terms?

a)

Toward the body's midline

b)

Away from the body's midline

c)

Toward the front of the body

d)

Toward the back of the body

73.

Which term describes a position away from the body's surface?

a)

Superficial

b)

Deep

c)

Anterior

d)

Posterior

74.

What is the term for lying horizontally facing upward?

a)

Prone

b)

Supine

c)

Lateral

d)

Medial

75.

What does the term "superior" mean in anatomical terms?

a)

Below

b)

Above

c)

Toward the back

d)

Toward the front

76.

What is the meaning of "ipsilateral"?

a)

The opposite side

b)

The same side

c)

Both sides

d)

One side

77.

What does "unilateral" mean?

a)

Both sides

b)

One side

c)

The opposite side

d)

The same side

78.

Which movement involves turning the palm upward?

a)

Forearm pronation

b)

Forearm supination

c)

Shoulder lateral rotation

d)

Elbow extension

79.

Which plane divides the body into anterior and posterior sections?

a)

Sagittal plane

b)

Transverse plane

c)

Frontal plane

d)

Midsagittal plane

80.

Match the following terms

a)

away from the surface of the body

1.

deep

b)

toward the surface fo the body

2.

superficial

c)

closer to the trunk

3.

proximal

d)

away from the trunk

4.

distal

e)

away from the midline of the body

5.

lateral

81.

below another part of the body

a)

superior

b)

inferior

c)

distal

d)

proximal

82.

toward midline

a)

ventral

b)

dorsal

c)

medial

d)

lateral

83.

front of the body

a)

ventral

b)

dorsal

c)

medial

d)

lateral

84.

back of the body

a)

ventral

b)

dorsal

c)

medial

d)

lateral

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