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The Basics and the Body

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

anter/o

a)

pertaining to

b)

tail

c)

above

d)

front

2.

cardi/o

a)

neck

b)

rib

c)

head

d)

heart

3.

gastr/o

a)

kidney

b)

liver

c)

stomach

d)

bladder

4.

poster/o

a)

front (of body)

b)

back (of body); behind

c)

around; surrounding

d)

in; within

5.

super/o

a)

across

b)

beside

c)

below

d)

above

6.

thorac/o

a)

chest

b)

rib

c)

lung

d)

heart

7.

a-, an-

a)

not; with

b)

not; without

8.

bi-

a)

one; two

b)

two; few

c)

three; four

d)

two; both

9.

brady-

a)

fast

b)

slow

10.

hyper-

a)

below; below normal; deficient

b)

above; above normal; excessive

11.

hypo-

a)

below; below normal; deficient

b)

above; above normal; excessive

12.

intra-

a)

within; into

b)

between

c)

in; within

d)

around; surrounding

13.

peri-

a)

below; under

b)

in; within

c)

above; above normal; excessive

d)

around; surrounding

14.

tachy-

a)

slow

b)

excessive

c)

fast

d)

deficient

15.

-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -iac, -ial, -ic, -ical, -ior

a)

not; without

b)

pertaining to

c)

within; into

d)

between

16.

-ectomy

a)

surgical removal; incision

b)

surgical repair

c)

surgical opening

d)

process of cutting; incision

17.

-ia

a)

disease

b)

illness

c)

condition

d)

disorder

18.

-itis

a)

enlargement

b)

shrinkage

c)

inflammation

d)

infection

19.

-osis

a)

condition

b)

infectious

c)

enlargement

d)

abnormal condition

20.

-pathy

a)

infection

b)

diagnosis

c)

inflammation

d)

disease

21.

-plasty

a)

surgical opening

b)

surgical repair

c)

surgical cutting

d)

surgical incision

22.

A (a)   plane is a vertical plane that divides the body into equal left and right halves.

23.

The (a)   plane, also called the coronal plane, is a vertical plane that divides the body into front and back sections.

24.

The (a)   plane is a horizontal plane that divides the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) sections

25.

What body cavity is represented by #8 (purple)?

(a)  

26.

What body cavity is represented by #1 (red)?

(a)  

27.

What body cavity is represented by #11 (the bottom of the blue)?

(a)  

28.

What body cavity is represented by #3?

(a)  

29.

What body cavity is represented by #10 (top pf blue)?

(a)  

30.

What cavity is the gallbladder located?

a)

cranial

b)

pelvic

c)

abdominal

d)

thoracic

31.

What cavity is the heart located?

a)

pelvic

b)

thoracic

c)

abdominal

d)

spinal

32.

head end

a)

laterl

b)

medial

c)

posterior

d)

anterior

33.

tail end or rear

a)

posterior

b)

distal

c)

anterior

d)

proximal

34.

near the midline

a)

lateral

b)

distal

c)

proximal

d)

medial

35.

near the side of the body

a)

distal

b)

lateral

c)

inferior

d)

superior

36.

near the point of origin

a)

distal

b)

lateral

c)

medial

d)

proximal

37.

away from the point of origin

a)

medial

b)

distal

c)

proximal

d)

inferior

38.

closer to the top of the head

a)

anterior

b)

inferior

c)

superior

d)

posterior

39.

closer to the soles of the feet

a)

inferior

b)

distal

c)

superior

d)

medial

40.

neur/o

a)

connective tissue

b)

nerve

c)

internal organs

d)

cell

41.

-logy

a)

specialist (one who studies)

b)

study of

42.

glyc/o

a)

sugar; stevia

b)

sugar; truvia

c)

sugar: splenda

d)

sugar: glucose

43.

infer/o

a)

below

b)

above

c)

side

d)

middle

44.

What term means near the midline?

a)

distal

b)

medial

c)

proximal

d)

lateral

45.

What term means near the point of origin?

a)

distal

b)

medial

c)

proximal

d)

lateral

46.

What term means near the side of the body?

a)

distal

b)

medial

c)

proximal

d)

lateral

47.

What term means away from the point of origin?

a)

distal

b)

medial

c)

proximal

d)

lateral

48.

In the __________ position, the patient is in the resting position with the head elevated.

a)

prone

b)

lateral

c)

supine

d)

fowler's

49.

When a patient is lying face down, the patient would be lying in the __________ position.

a)

lateral

b)

supine

c)

prone

d)

fowler's

50.

The patient is in the _______ position when they are lying flat with their face up.

a)

lateral

b)

supine

c)

prone

d)

fowler'ss