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Principles of HS Med term quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which directional term means above?

a)
lateral
b)
inferior
c)
superior
d)
anterior
2.

Which directional term means to the side?

a)
posterior
b)
medial
c)
anterior
d)
lateral
3.

Which directional term means middle

a)
medial
b)
distal
c)
proximal
d)
lateral
4.

Which term means the back?

a)
ventral
b)
dorsal
c)
anterior
d)
inferior
5.

Which term means closest to the point of origin

a)
lateral
b)
medial
c)
proximal
d)
distal
6.

Which directional term means below?

a)

superior

b)

medial

c)

lateral

d)

inferior

7.

Which medical suffix means "inflammation of"?

a)
-osis
b)
-emia
c)
-pathy
d)
-itis
8.

Which medical word root means joint?

a)
myo-
b)
osteo-
c)
arthro-
d)
dermato-
9.

The (a)   plane separates the body into right and left portions

10.

The (a)   plane separates the body into upper and lower

11.

The brain and spinal cord are in the (a)   cavity

12.

Which med term means farthest from the point of origin

a)
superior
b)
distal
c)
central
d)
proximal
13.

Which medical suffix means the study of

a)
-ology
b)
-logy
c)
-graphy
d)
-metry
14.

The nose is ________________ to the eyes.

a)

posterior

b)

inferior

c)

superior

d)

dorsal

15.

In the word intracardiac. what is the suffix?

a)

intra

b)

cardi

c)

ac

d)

diac

16.

Match the following

a)

-ar

1.

pertaining to

b)

-ectomy

2.

to excise or remove

c)

-osis

3.

condition of

d)

-otomy

4.

to cut into

e)

- opsy

5.

view of

17.

Match the following

a)

a-, an-

1.

without, lack of

b)

brady-

2.

slow

c)

dys-

3.

painful, difficult

d)

-trans

4.

across; through

e)

neo-

5.

new

18.

In the word endocarditis what is the word root?

a)

endo-

b)

card/i

c)

itis

d)

ditis

19.

What medical suffix means pain

a)
-itis
b)
-osis
c)
-ectomy
d)
-algia
20.

When Mark was young he had tonsillitis and needed a (a)   to remove his tonsils