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Muscular System Terminology Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

What does the medical term 'ton/o' mean?

a)

Tension, tone

b)

Coordination, order

c)

Hernia, tumor, swelling

d)

Toward, to, in the direction of

2.

What does the medical term 'tax/o' mean?

a)

Tension, tone

b)

Coordination, order

c)

Hernia, tumor, swelling

d)

Toward, to, in the direction of

3.

What does the medical term '-cele' mean?

a)

Tension, tone

b)

Coordination, order

c)

Hernia, tumor, swelling

d)

Toward, to, in the direction of

4.

What does the prefix 'ad-' mean?

a)

Tension, tone

b)

Coordination, order

c)

Hernia, tumor, swelling

d)

Toward, to, in the direction of

5.

What does the prefix 'ab-' mean?

a)

Tension, tone

b)

Coordination, order

c)

Hernia, tumor, swelling

d)

Away from, negative, absent

6.

What does the prefix 'bi-' mean?

a)

Tension, tone

b)

Coordination, order

c)

Hernia, tumor, swelling

d)

Twice, double, two

7.

What does the prefix 'tri-' mean?

a)

Tension, tone

b)

Coordination, order

c)

Hernia, tumor, swelling

d)

Three

8.

What does the prefix 'dys-' mean?

a)

Tension, tone

b)

Coordination, order

c)

Hernia, tumor, swelling

d)

Bad, difficult, painful

9.

What does the combining form 'kines/o, kinesi/o' mean?

a)

Tension, tone

b)

Coordination, order

c)

Hernia, tumor, swelling

d)

Movement

10.

What does the suffix '-plegia' mean?

a)

Paralysis, stroke

b)

Lack of, abnormal reduction in number, deficiency

c)

Action, process, state or condition

d)

Abnormal condition, disease, plural form of -ium

11.

What does the suffix '-penia' mean?

a)

Paralysis, stroke

b)

Lack of, abnormal reduction in number, deficiency

c)

Action, process, state or condition

d)

Abnormal condition, disease, plural form of -ium

12.

What does the combining form 'kines/o, kinesi/o' mean?

a)

Paralysis, stroke

b)

Lack of, abnormal reduction in number, deficiency

c)

Action, process, state or condition

d)

Movement

13.

What does the suffix '-ion' mean?

a)

Paralysis, stroke

b)

Lack of, abnormal reduction in number, deficiency

c)

Action, process, state or condition

d)

Abnormal condition, disease, plural form of -ium

14.

What does the suffix '-ia' mean?

a)

Paralysis, stroke

b)

Lack of, abnormal reduction in number, deficiency

c)

Action, process, state or condition

d)

Abnormal condition, disease, plural form of -ium

15.

What does the suffix '-rrhexis' mean?

a)

Paralysis, stroke

b)

Lack of, abnormal reduction in number, deficiency

c)

Rupture

d)

Abnormal condition, disease, plural form of -ium