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Medical Assistant-Medical Terminology Practice Exam

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Gastro-

a)

Small Intestines

b)

Stomach

c)

Gas

2.

-al

a)

Pertaining to

b)

Many

c)

Under

3.

-pathy

a)

Path

b)

Movement

c)

Disease

4.

Athero-

a)

Artery

b)

Plaque or fatty substance

c)

Joint

5.

-algia

a)

Joint

b)

Fungus

c)

Pain & suffering

6.

Myel-

a)

Muscle

b)

Memory

c)

Spinal cord or bone marrow

7.

Ot-

a)

Ear

b)

Outer

c)

Bone

8.

-plasty

a)

Surgical repair

b)

Plastic

c)

Pus

9.

-rrhea

a)

Rupture

b)

Excessive flow

c)

Flow or discharge

10.

-sclerosis

a)

Spine

b)

Abnormal hardening

c)

abnormal narrowing

11.

-rrhexis

a)

Nose

b)

To stitch

c)

Rupture

12.

Hypo-

a)

Below, under, decrease

b)

Above, increase

c)

Cold

13.

Neuro-

a)

Nose

b)

New

c)

Nerve

14.

Arteri-

a)

Around

b)

Artery

c)

Appendix

15.

Myo-

a)

Muscle

b)

Memory

c)

Fungus

16.

-scopy

a)

To examine with a telescope

b)

Visual examination

c)

Lab results

17.

-centesis

a)

Theory

b)

Surgical puncture

c)

Light

18.

Intra-

a)

Within or inside

b)

Entrance

c)

To enter

19.

Erythr-

a)

Red

b)

Ear

c)

Natural

20.

Pyr-

a)

Surrounding

b)

Heat

c)

Pus

21.

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

22.

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

23.

A prefix should not indicate which of the following:

a)

Direction

b)

Sense of negation

c)

Surgical procedure

d)

Number

e)

Position

24.

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

25.

Cardi/o is an example of:

a)

Word root

b)

Combining form

c)

Combining vowel

d)

Suffix

e)

Prefix

26.

Hyper- is an example of:

a)

Word root

b)

Combining form

c)

Combining vowel

d)

Suffix

e)

Prefix

27.

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

28.

The most common combining vowel is:

a)

"o"

b)

"a"

c)

"e"

d)

"i"

e)

"u"

29.

A word element located at the beginning of a word:

a)

macron

b)

prefix

c)

suffix

d)

combining vowel

e)

breve

30.

Vowels marked with a macron indicate:

a)

short sound

b)

stress

c)

long sound

d)

silent letter

e)

capital

31.
-itis
a)
flow, discharge 
b)
enlargement
c)
bursting forth
d)
inflammation
32.
-algia
a)
pain
b)
rupture
c)
flow, discharge 
d)
to suture
33.
-pathy
a)
a path
b)
enlargement
c)
disease
d)
pain
34.
cell
a)
-clast
b)
-blast
c)
-cyte
d)
-gram
35.
one who studies and and practices
a)
-logy
b)
-ostomy
c)
-ologist
d)
-orrhexis
36.

Which of these suffixes indicates a surgical removal?

a)

-emia

b)

-genic

c)

-ectomy

d)

-gram

37.

Which of these prefixes indicates against?

a)

ad-

b)

ab-

c)

ana-

d)

anti-

38.

What does the root word OSTEO mean?

a)

Brain

b)

Bones

c)

Muscles

d)

Joints

39.

”a” mean?

a)

Double

b)

Both

c)

Two

d)

Without

40.

What does "myo" mean?

a)

Muscle

b)

Heart

c)

Personal

d)

Ligament

41.

What does "arthro-" mean?

a)

Red

b)

Bone

c)

Arm

d)

Joint

42.

Blood

a)

Hem/o, Hemat/o

b)

Hem/o, Hemol/o

c)

Vascul/o, hem/o

d)

Vascul/o, hemol/o

43.

________nia- infection in the lungs

a)

Pneumo

b)

Hemo

c)

Anti

d)

Vaso

44.

________us- blood clot

a)

Arterio

b)

Electro

c)

Thromb

d)

Anti

45.

The root word leuk/o refers to the color_____.

a)

red

b)

white

c)

blue

d)

yellow

46.

The root word neur/o refers to;

a)

nerve

b)

rib

c)

heart

d)

cartilage

47.

ab-

a)

towards

b)

away from

c)

before

d)

after

48.

ad-

a)

towards

b)

away from

c)

before

d)

after

49.

cyan/o

a)

red

b)

white

c)

blue

d)

yellow

50.

hepat/o

a)

blood

b)

liver

c)

cranium

d)

rib

51.

sub-

a)

above

b)

below

c)

front

d)

back

52.

hyper-

a)

deficient

b)

below

c)

around

d)

excessive

53.

hypo-

a)

excessive

b)

deficient or below

c)

around

d)

through

54.

Intestine

a)

myo

b)

enter

c)

splen

d)

osteo

55.

Above

a)

sub

b)

mega

c)

supra

d)

hypo

56.

What does "arthro-" mean?

a)

Red

b)

Bone

c)

Arm

d)

Joint

57.

What does "-plasty" mean?

a)

Surgical Opening

b)

Surgical Incision

c)

Surgical Repair

d)

Surgical Cleaning

58.

What does "-rrhea" mean?

a)

Blood

b)

Flow

c)

Occlusion

d)

Liquid

59.

What does "Dorsal" mean?

a)

Front

b)

Back

c)

Head

d)

Side

60.

What does "Brady-" mean?

a)

Understated

b)

Slow

c)

Stop

d)

Movement

61.

What does "myo" mean?

a)

Muscle

b)

Heart

c)

Personal

d)

Ligament

62.

What does "intra-" mean

a)

Outside

b)

Surrounding

c)

Within

d)

Cavity

63.

What does "Nephro-" mean?

a)

Liver

b)

Kidney

c)

Bladder

d)

Gallbladder

64.

What does "- emia" mean?

a)

Blood

b)

Platelet

c)

Cell

d)

Hypoxic

65.

What does "Caudal" mean?

a)

Upper body

b)

Lower body

c)

Thorax

d)

Head

66.

What does "Dys-" mean?

a)

Difficulty

b)

Blockage

c)

Distraction

d)

Slow

67.

What does "leuko-" mean?

a)

White

b)

Yellow

c)

Pink

d)

Opaque

68.

What does "hemi-" mean?

a)

Around

b)

Through

c)

Half

d)

Circle

69.

What does "ventral" mean?

a)

Back

b)

Front

c)

Side

d)

Lower

70.

What does "cyano-" mean?

a)

Blue

b)

Skin

c)

Hypoxia

d)

Red

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