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Leg Medical Terminology Quiz

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the medical term for the thigh bone?

a)

femur

b)

tibia

c)

fibula

d)

humerus

2.

Which of the following is not a bone in the leg?

a)

Femur

b)

Tibia

c)

Humerus

d)

Fibula

3.

What is the medical term for the shinbone?

a)

fibula

b)

femur

c)

tibia

d)

humerus

4.

Which muscle is responsible for extending the leg?

a)

Gastrocnemius muscle

b)

Biceps femoris muscle

c)

Pectoralis major muscle

d)

Quadriceps femoris muscle

5.

What is the medical term for the calf muscle?

a)

quadriceps

b)

gastrocnemius

c)

hamstring

d)

biceps femoris

6.

Which of the following is a common leg injury?

a)

Sprain

b)

Strain

c)

Bruise

d)

Fracture

7.

What is the medical term for the kneecap?

a)

femur

b)

tibia

c)

fibula

d)

patella

8.

Which tendon connects the calf muscles to the heel bone?

a)

Achilles tendon

b)

Patellar tendon

c)

Quadriceps tendon

d)

Hamstring tendon

9.

Which of the following is not a muscle in the leg?

a)

quadriceps

b)

gastrocnemius

c)

hamstrings

d)

biceps femoris

10.

What is the medical term for the outer bone of the lower leg?

a)

femur

b)

tibia

c)

humerus

d)

fibula

11.

Which of the following means abnormal condition?

a)

-algia

b)

-ectomy

c)

hyper-

d)

-osis

e)

hypo-

12.

Which of the following means abnormal condition?

a)

-algia

b)

-ectomy

c)

hyper-

d)

-osis

e)

hypo-

13.

Which of the following means pain?

a)

-algia

b)

-ectomy

c)

hyper-

d)

hypo-

e)

-osis

14.

Which of the following means surgical removal?

a)

-algia

b)

-ectomy

c)

hyper-

d)

hypo-

e)

-osis

15.

Which of the following means surgical removal?

a)

-algia

b)

-ectomy

c)

hyper-

d)

hypo-

e)

-osis

16.

______ means rupture.

a)

-rrhexis

b)

-rrhea

c)

-plasty

d)

-rrhage

e)

-rrhaphy

17.

________ means flow or discharge.

a)

-plasty

b)

-rrhage

c)

-rrhaphy

d)

-rrhea

e)

-rrhexis

18.

_______ means surgical suturing.

a)

-rrhage

b)

-rrhaphy

c)

-plasty

d)

-rrhexis

e)

-rrrhea

19.

_______ means bursting forth of blood.

a)

-rrhea

b)

-rrhaphy

c)

-plasty

d)

-rrhage

e)

-rrhexis

20.

Which combining form means kidney?

a)

path/o

b)

ur/o

c)

nephr/o

d)

radi/o

21.

________ means surgical repair.

a)

-plasty

b)

-rrhexis

c)

-rrhage

d)

-rrhea

e)

-rrhaphy

22.

Which of the following means deficient?

a)

-algia

b)

-ectomy

c)

hyper-

d)

hypo-

e)

-osis

23.

Which of the following means excessive?

a)

-algia

b)

-ectomy

c)

hyper-

d)

hypo-

e)

-osis

24.

Which combining form means disease?

a)

oste/o

b)

rhin/o

c)

path/o

d)

psych/o

25.

Which combining form means bone?

a)

oste/o

b)

ophthalm/o

c)

path/o

d)

ren/o

26.

Which combining form means nose?

a)

ren/o

b)

radi/o

c)

rhin/o

d)

enter/o

27.

Which of the following is spelled correctly?

a)

ostearthritis

b)

osteoarthroitis

c)

osteoarthritis

28.

The term (a)   means pain in the stomach.

29.

The term (a)   means a disease of the muscle.

30.

A patient suffering with gastritis would experience...

a)

Inflammation of the liver

b)

Inflammation of the stomach

c)

muscular pain

d)

all of the above

31.

Which prefix would be used to describe outside of the area

a)

sub

b)

epi

c)

ecto

d)

endo

32.

appendectomy is the surgical _____ of the appendix.

a)

cutting

b)

crushing

c)

repair

d)

removal

33.

Pathology is the ________ of disease

a)

treatment

b)

study

c)

record

d)

examination

34.

Osteoporosis is the abnormal porous structure of the ________.

a)

bone

b)

skin

c)

heart

d)

kidney

35.

The patient saw her doctor for ____________, or low blood sugar.

a)

hyperglycemia

b)

eupnea

c)

hypoglycemia

d)

dyspepsia

36.

Mr. Wallace was rushed to the ER for the surgical removal of a kidney, or ___________.

a)

Cephalectomy

b)

Nephrectomy

c)

Hepatectomy

d)

Gastrectomy

37.

An individual suffering from hypothermia, _____ body temperature, may begin to turn blue, or experience ________.

a)

high, cyanosis

b)

high, jaundosis

c)

low, cyanosis

d)

low, jaundosis

38.

If a patient is experiencing something painful or difficult, the prefix ______ may be used.

a)

ambi

b)

dys

c)

eu

d)

mal

39.

circum

a)

around

b)

large

c)

across

d)

within

40.

trans

a)

against

b)

around

c)

across

d)

fast, rapid

41.

super

a)

excessive, too much, high

b)

increase

c)

above, over, excess

d)

before, in front of

42.

meg/o

a)

again

b)

around

c)

one

d)

large

43.

pro

a)

before, in front of

b)

beside, beyond, after

c)

by, through

d)

before, in front of, prior to

44.

poly

a)

many, much

b)

one, single

c)

small, scant

d)

around

45.

leuk/o

a)

half

b)

within

c)

white

d)

around

46.

mal

a)

before, in front of

b)

bad, illness, disease

c)

beside, beyond

d)

by, through

47.

tachy

a)

fast, rapid

b)

many, much

c)

against, opposite

d)

above, over

48.

inter

a)

backward, behind

b)

between

c)

above, over, excess

d)

withing

49.

intro

a)

within

b)

outer, outside

c)

into, within

d)

inner, inside

50.

hypo

a)

under

b)

beside

c)

above

d)

within

51.

hemat/0

a)

clotting

b)

blood

c)

vein

d)

deficiency

52.

ad

a)

toward, to, near

b)

away from

c)

down

d)

together

53.

para

a)

without

b)

before

c)

beside, beyond

d)

within

54.

endo

a)

after, behind

b)

one, single

c)

inner, inside

d)

into, within

55.

arthr- (o)

a)

joint

b)

muscle

c)

fat

d)

bone

56.

What is the largest bone of the body?

a)

femur

b)

os coxae

c)

humberus

d)

skull

57.

Arthritis

a)

inflammation of the joints

b)

inflammation of the arteries

c)

inflammation of the arms

d)

none of the above

58.

This component of a medical term changes, adds to, or limits the meaning of the root. It may tell you size, color, shape, position, or amount. It is frequently a preposition or an adverb.

a)

Prefix

b)

Root

c)

Suffix

d)

Connecting Vowel

59.

This component of a medical term is the main meaning of the word; usually a noun, such as a body part.

a)

Prefix

b)

Root

c)

Suffix

d)

Connecting Vowel

60.

This component of a medical term changes the meaning of the root; it makes the term a noun, an adjective, or a verb and tells what is being done to the root

a)

Prefix

b)

Root

c)

Suffix

d)

Connecting Vowel

61.

This component of medical terminology makes it easier to pronounce the term.

a)

Prefix

b)

Root

c)

Suffix

d)

Connecting Vowel

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