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MQ Med Term, Human Body, Intro to Term, Muscles

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "-plasty" mean?

a)

Surgical Opening

b)

Surgical Incision

c)

Surgical Repair

d)

Surgical Cleaning

2.

What does "-rrhea" mean?

a)

Blood

b)

Flow

c)

Occlusion

d)

Liquid

3.

What does "Dorsal" mean?

a)

Front

b)

Back

c)

Head

d)

Side

4.

What does "Caudal" mean?

a)

Upper body

b)

Lower body

c)

Thorax

d)

Head

5.

A combining form is developed when you combine

the following element with a combining vowel:

a)

Prefix

b)

Word root

c)

Suffix

d)

Compound word

e)

Noun suffix

6.

Which of the following elements usually indicates a

procedure, condition, or disease:

a)

Prefix

b)

Word root

c)

Suffix

d)

Compound word

e)

Combining vowel

7.

A prefix should not indicate which of the following:

a)

Direction

b)

Sense of negation

c)

Surgical procedure

d)

Number

e)

Position

8.

When defining a medical term, which of the following

would be the first step:

a)

Define the suffix

b)

Define the prefix

c)

Define the middle

d)

Define the combining vowel

e)

Define the compound word

9.

Cardi/o is an example of:

a)

Word root

b)

Combining form

c)

Combining vowel

d)

Suffix

e)

Prefix

10.

Hyper- is an example of:

a)

Word root

b)

Combining form

c)

Combining vowel

d)

Suffix

e)

Prefix

11.

The most common combining vowel is:

a)

"o"

b)

"a"

c)

"e"

d)

"i"

e)

"u"

12.

A word element located at the beginning of a word:

a)

macron

b)

prefix

c)

suffix

d)

combining vowel

e)

breve

13.

Which of the following means pain?

a)

-algia

b)

-ectomy

c)

hyper-

d)

hypo-

e)

-osis

14.

Which of the following means abnormal condition?

a)

-algia

b)

-ectomy

c)

hyper-

d)

-osis

e)

hypo-

15.

Which of the following means surgical removal?

a)

-algia

b)

-ectomy

c)

hyper-

d)

hypo-

e)

-osis

16.

________ means flow or discharge.

a)

-plasty

b)

-rrhage

c)

-rrhaphy

d)

-rrhea

e)

-rrhexis

17.

Which of the following means deficient?

a)

-algia

b)

-ectomy

c)

hyper-

d)

hypo-

e)

-osis

18.

Which of the following means excessive?

a)

-algia

b)

-ectomy

c)

hyper-

d)

hypo-

e)

-osis

19.

What is the root word meaning head, skull, brain?

a)

cephal/o

b)

gastr/o

c)

oste/o

d)

hepat/o

20.

Which of the following suffixes means study of?

a)

-therapy

b)

-logy

c)

-itis

d)

-osis

21.

What does the anatomy term umbilical mean?

a)

nose

b)

back of head

c)

navel

d)

breastbone

22.

What is the directional term for farthest from the center of the body?

a)

medial

b)

distal

c)

proximal

d)

lateral

23.

What is the directional term for middle?

a)

medial

b)

lateral

c)

superior

d)

inferior

24.

A patient lying face down is in what position?

a)

supine

b)

prone

c)

left lateral recumbent

d)

right lateral recumbent

25.

A patient lying face up is in what position?

a)

supine

b)

prone

c)

left lateral recumbent

d)

right lateral recumbent

26.

Shortens a word into a few letters:

a)

abbreviation

b)

acronym

c)

eponym

27.

It is important to spell medical terminology correctly. Misspelling a word can change the meaning of what you are trying to say.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

exo

a)

inside

b)

outside

c)

tissue

d)

before

29.

poster

a)

front

b)

behind

c)

control

d)

before

30.

caud

a)

upper part

b)

lower part

c)

gland

d)

growth

31.

- ism

a)

state of

b)

abnormal condition

c)

dilation

d)

study of

32.
Word part meaning muscle...
a)
my/o
b)
crani/o
c)
arthr/o
d)
tax/o
33.
Which combining form means movement?
a)
kinesi/o
b)
tax/o
c)
ton/o
34.
Which term means move towards the midline?
a)
abduction
b)
adduction
c)
elevation
35.
Which type of movement bends the knee and brings the lower leg backwards?
a)
elevation
b)
extension
c)
flexion
36.
The term anti- means
a)
away
b)
against
c)
about
d)
abnormal
37.
The term bi- means
a)
once, only, single
b)
twice, double, two
c)
three times, multiple
d)
both, always
38.
Pertaining to heart muscle
a)
myocardial
b)
fascitis
c)
myalgia
d)
heart
39.
The combining form that means tendon
a)
kinesi/o
b)
fibr/o
c)
ten/o
d)
my/o
40.
Moving a limb away from midline
a)
Pronation
b)
Abduction
c)
Adduction
d)
Flexion
41.
all the muscles in our body make up the _____
a)
skeletal system
b)
muscular system
c)
coordination system
d)
smooth system
42.

-ion

a)

flesh

b)

hernia

c)

action

d)

toward

43.

sarco

a)

flesh

b)

vessel

c)

skin

d)

muscle

44.

Which term refers to the inflammation of cartilage?

a)

Chondritis

b)

Chondrocyte

c)

Chondralgia

d)

Chondromalacia

45.

What is the medical term for the inflammation of a joint?

a)

Arthritis

b)

Arthroplasty

c)

Arthroscopy

d)

Arthralgia

46.

What is the term for a pain in a muscle?

a)

Myasthenia

b)

Myocarditis

c)

Myalgia

d)

Myositis

47.

What is the term for inflammation of the heart muscle?

a)

Myositis

b)

Arthritis

c)

Osteitis

d)

Myocarditis

48.
Spondyl/o means:
a)
vertebrae
b)
bone
c)
crooked
d)
broken
49.
The root word for "crooked, bent or stiff" is:
a)
scoli/o
b)
synovi/o
c)
spondyl/o
d)
ankyl/o
50.
The prefix "a-" or "an-" means:
a)
without, lack of
b)
away from
c)
toward
d)
cuved, bent
51.
"Scoli/o" means:
a)
curved, bent
b)
crooked, stiff
c)
cartilage
d)
tie together
52.
The abbreviation for fracture is:
a)
FR
b)
FX
c)
FA
d)
FC
53.
The root word for "rib" is:
a)
chondr/o
b)
cost/o
c)
arthr/o
d)
ankyl/o
54.

The prefix intra- means what?

a)

outside

b)
above
c)
beyond
d)

within or into

55.

The prefix peri- means what?

a)
before
b)
around
c)
after
d)
inside
56.

The root word ped/o means what?

a)
head or face
b)
hand or arm
c)
foot or child
d)
animal or pet
57.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Mandible

c)

Clavicle

d)

Scapula

58.

True or False:

Babies have more bones than adults.

a)

True

b)

False

59.
Name this bone.
a)
patella
b)
phalange
c)
femur

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