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Medical Terms with Prefixes & Suffixes

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the prefix with the picture that it represents

a)

1.

Broncho/pulmo

b)

2.

Cardi

c)

3.

Gastro

d)

4.

Hepat

e)

5.

Neur

2.

Match the prefix to the picture that it represents.

a)

1.

Nas

b)

2.

Or

c)

3.

Pneumo

3.

Match the prefix with the meaning.

a)

Away from

1.

Ab-

b)

toward or near

2.

Ad-

c)

Before

3.

Ante-

d)

Slow/below normal

4.

Brady-

e)

Against

5.

Contra-

4.

Match the prefix with its meaning.

a)

Difficult or painful

1.

Dys

b)

Above normal, high

2.

Hyper

c)

Below normal, low

3.

Hypo

d)

Between

4.

Inter

e)

Within, inside

5.

Intra

5.

Match the prefix with its meaning.

a)

Around

1.

Peri-

b)

Many

2.

Poly-

c)

After

3.

Post-

d)

Before

4.

Pre-

e)

Below, under

5.

Sub-

6.

Match the following suffix with its meaning.

a)

-plegia

1.

paralysis

b)

-pnea

2.

breathing

c)

-rrhea

3.

discharge

d)

-spasm

4.

contraction

e)

-ist

5.

one who specializes in

7.

Match the prefix with its meaning.

a)

Above or in excess

1.

Super/Supra-

b)

Above normal, rapid

2.

Tachy-

c)

One

3.

uni-

8.

Match the suffix with its meaning.

a)

-ac

1.

pertaining to

b)

-algia

2.

pain

c)

-emesis

3.

vomiting

d)

-itis

4.

inflammation

e)

-ology

5.

study of

9.

Match the following term with the definition.

a)

anatomy

1.

the structure of body structure

b)

physiology

2.

the study of body function

c)

anatomic position

3.

Standard reference position of the body

d)

plane

4.

flat surface when object is sliced

10.

Match the following term to its correct definition.

a)

an imaginary line drawn down the center of the body, dividing it into right and left halves

1.

midline

b)

toward the midline of the body

2.

medial

c)

to the side, away from the midline of the body

3.

lateral

d)

on both sides

4.

bilateral

e)

limited to one side

5.

unilateral

11.

Match the following term with its correct definition.

a)

a line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle

1.

midaxillary line

b)

the front of the body or body part

2.

anterior

c)

the back of the body or body part

3.

posterior

d)

referring to the back of the body or the back of the hand or foot. A synonym for posterior

4.

dorsal

e)

toward the head

5.

superior

12.

Match the following terms with the correct definitions.

a)

away from the head, usually compared with another structure that is closer to the head

1.

inferior

b)

closer to the torso

2.

proximal

c)

farther away from the torso

3.

distal

d)

the trunk of the body, or the body without the head and the extremities

4.

torso

e)

referring to the palm of the hand

5.

palmar

13.

Match the following

a)

referring to the sole of the foot

1.

plantar

b)

the line through the center of each clavicle

2.

midclavicular line

c)

four divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a pain or injury

3.

abdominal quadrants

d)

lying on the back

4.

supine

e)

lying facedown

5.

prone

14.

Match the following terms and their correct definitions.

a)

lying on the side, also known as lateral recumbent position

1.

recovery position

b)

a sitting position

2.

Fowler position

c)

leaning back in a semi-sitting position

3.

semi-Fowler position