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ICEV Lesson 8: Medical Terminology

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Medical terminology allows professionals to interpret, transcribe and communicate information to which of the following?

a)

Patients

b)

Colleagues

c)

General Public

d)

All of the above

2.

Medical terminology is only used in certain areas of health science.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Medical terminology can be found in transcription recordings.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Medical terminology can be found in scientific journals.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Technical vocabulary can be interpreted based on word construction.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Medical Terminology decreases the efficiency of patient care. 

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Medical Terminology does NOT use which language to construct terms?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

c)

Spanish

8.

Medical Terminology is never used in patient's medical records. 

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The core of a word is called a ________ . 

a)

Prefix

b)

Suffix

c)

Root Word

d)

Ending

10.

A word part added to the beginning of a word is called a ______. 

a)

Prefix

b)

Suffix

c)

Root Word

d)

Ending

11.

A word part added to the end of a word is called a ______. 

a)

Prefix

b)

Suffix

c)

Root Word

d)

Consonant

12.

Sometimes terms may use a combining ________ to make the word pronounceable. 

a)

consonant

b)

vowel

c)

number

d)

latch

13.

______ are the foundation for health science terminology. 

a)

Prefixes

b)

Suffixes

c)

Root Words

d)

Languages

14.

______ indicate body part, body system or color. 

a)

Prefixes

b)

Suffixes

c)

Root Words

d)

Languages

15.

______ indicate quantity, position, direction or time.

a)

Prefixes

b)

Suffixes

c)

Root Words

d)

Languages

16.

_____ indicate surgical terms, procedures, conditions or disorders. 

a)

Prefixes

b)

Suffixes

c)

Root Words

d)

Languages

17.

a substance around fibers in the nerve

a)

myelin

b)

stenosis

c)

adenoma

d)

glia

18.

benign growth in glandular tissue

a)

myelin

b)

glia

c)

stenosis

d)

adenoma

19.

______ means narrowing.

a)

myelin

b)

adenoma

c)

stenosis

d)

glia

20.

The support cells of the brain are known as _____ cells.

a)

myelin

b)

glia

c)

stenosis

d)

adenoma

21.

____ means airway/lungs.

a)

derma

b)

hepati

c)

bronch

d)

histio

22.

____ means liver.

a)

derma

b)

bronch

c)

neo

d)

hepati

23.

____ means skin.

a)

derma

b)

hepati

c)

nephro

d)

gastro

24.

____ means bad/harmful.

a)

contra

b)

hypo

c)

neo

d)

malign

25.

____ means upon.

a)

endo

b)

epi

c)

contra

d)

blast

26.

____ means after.

a)

pre

b)

dys

c)

pan

d)

post

27.

____ means life.

a)

bio

b)

chem

c)

neo

d)

dys

28.

____ means paralysis.

a)

ptosis

b)

pan

c)

plegia

d)

post

29.

____ means surgical reconstruction.

a)

blast

b)

neo

c)

plasty

d)

trophy

30.

____ means falling/drooping.

a)

pan-

b)

-plegia

c)

-ptosis

d)

-plasty

31.

____ means pertaining to.

a)

eu-

b)

-ous

c)

post-

d)

neo-

32.

____ means difficult.

a)

eu-

b)

contra-

c)

dys-

d)

-ism

33.

____ means against.

a)

contra-

b)

dys-

c)

-trophy

d)

malign-

34.

____ means good.

a)

eu-

b)

dys-

c)

contra-

d)

malign-

35.

____ means two.

a)

uni-

b)

quad-

c)

bi-

d)

tri-

36.

Determine if the following term is a Prefix, Suffix or a Root Word:

anti

a)

Prefix

b)

Root Word

c)

Suffix

37.

Determine if the following term is a Prefix, Suffix or a Root Word:

neo

a)

Prefix

b)

Root Word

c)

Suffix

38.

Determine if the following term is a Prefix, Suffix or a Root Word:

auto

a)

Prefix

b)

Root Word

c)

Suffix

39.

Determine if the following term is a Prefix, Suffix or a Root Word:

chem

a)

Prefix

b)

Root Word

c)

Suffix

40.

Determine if the following term is a Prefix, Suffix or a Root Word:

contra

a)

prefix

b)

root word

c)

suffix

41.

Determine if the following term is a Prefix, Suffix or a Root Word:

histio

a)

prefix

b)

root word

c)

suffix

42.

Determine if the following term is a Prefix, Suffix or a Root Word:

trophy

a)

prefix

b)

root word

c)

suffix

43.

Determine if the following term is a Prefix, Suffix or a Root Word:

rrhea

a)

prefix

b)

root word

c)

suffix

44.

Determine if the following term is a Prefix, Suffix or a Root Word:

gastro

a)

prefix

b)

root word

c)

suffix

45.

Determine if the following term is a Prefix, Suffix or a Root Word:

nephro

a)

prefix

b)

root word

c)

suffix

46.

Determine if the following term is a Prefix, Suffix or a Root Word:

blast

a)

prefix

b)

root word

c)

suffix

47.

Determine if the following term is a Prefix, Suffix or a Root Word:

ia

a)

prefix

b)

root word

c)

suffix

48.

Determine if the following term is a Prefix, Suffix or a Root Word:

dys

a)

prefix

b)

root word

c)

suffix

49.

Determine if the following term is a Prefix, Suffix or a Root Word:

malign

a)

prefix

b)

root word

c)

suffix

50.

Determine if the following term is a Prefix, Suffix or a Root Word:

sis

a)

prefix

b)

root word

c)

suffix

51.

Determine if the following term is a Prefix, Suffix or a Root Word:

pan

a)

prefix

b)

root word

c)

suffix

52.

Determine if the following term is a Prefix, Suffix or a Root Word:

hypo

a)

prefix

b)

root word

c)

suffix

53.

Determine if the following term is a Prefix, Suffix or a Root Word:

post

a)

prefix

b)

root word

c)

suffix

54.

Determine if the following term is a Prefix, Suffix or a Root Word:

bio

a)

prefix

b)

root word

c)

suffix

55.

Determine if the following term is a Prefix, Suffix or a Root Word:

ism

a)

prefix

b)

root word

c)

suffix

56.

Determine if the following term is a Prefix, Suffix or a Root Word:

hepati

a)

prefix

b)

root word

c)

suffix

57.

Determine if the following term is a Prefix, Suffix or a Root Word:

neo

a)

prefix

b)

root word

c)

suffix

58.

Determine if the following term is a Prefix, Suffix or a Root Word:

scope

a)

prefix

b)

root word

c)

suffix

59.

Determine if the following term is a Prefix, Suffix or a Root Word:

osteo

a)

prefix

b)

root word

c)

suffix

60.

Which term is NOT commonly used by hematologist?

a)

hemoglobin

b)

capillaries

c)

cytometry

d)

antigen

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