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Medical Terminiology

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the abbreviation "A.M." stand for?

a)

Afternoon

b)

Morning

c)

Evening

d)

Night

2.

What is the meaning of the abbreviation "AAA"?

a)

Apply to affected area

b)

After meals

c)

Apply to all areas

d)

Apply to arms

3.

What does "ac" stand for in medical abbreviations?

a)

After meals

b)

Before meals

c)

After care

d)

Acute care

4.

What does "AD" refer to in medical terms?

a)

Left ear

b)

Right ear

c)

Both ears

d)

Right eye

5.

What does "AU" stand for?

a)

Right ear

b)

Left ear

c)

Both ears

d)

Both eyes

6.

What does "Bid" mean in medical terms?

a)

Once a day

b)

Twice a day

c)

Three times a day

d)

Four times a day

7.

What is the abbreviation for "bowel movement"?

a)

BM

b)

BP

c)

BS

d)

BSA

8.

What does "BMI" stand for?

a)

Blood mass index

b)

Body mass index

c)

Body muscle index

d)

Blood muscle index

9.

What is the meaning of "BP" in medical abbreviations?

a)

Blood pressure

b)

Body pressure

c)

Blood pulse

d)

Body pulse

10.

What does "BS" stand for in medical terms?

a)

Blood pressure

b)

Blood sugar

c)

Body sugar

d)

Body surface

11.

What is the abbreviation for "body surface area"?

a)

BSA

b)

BMI

c)

BS

d)

BP

12.

What does "cc" stand for in medical abbreviations?

a)

Cubic centimeters

b)

Cubic cells

c)

Cubic capsules

d)

Cubic care

13.

What is the meaning of "CR" in medical terms?

a)

Cream

b)

Controlled-release

c)

Cubic centimeters

d)

Capsule

14.

What does "DOB" stand for?

a)

Date of birth

b)

Date of blood

c)

Date of bowel

d)

Date of body

15.

Which of these planes divides the body into frontal and back sections?

a)

Transverse

b)

Midsagittal

c)

Frontal

16.

What is the meaning of "AS" in medical abbreviations?

a)

Right ear

b)

Left ear

c)

Both ears

d)

Left eye

17.

Which of these directional terms refers to body parts toward the point of attachment?

a)

Ventral

b)

Distal

c)

Proximal

d)

Dorsal

18.

Which of these body cavities is a long, continuous cavity located on the back of the body?

a)

Pelvic

b)

Dorsal

c)

Ventral

d)

Abdominal

19.

Which of these cavities contains the lungs and heart?

a)

Spinal

b)

Cranial

c)

Abdominal

d)

Pelvic

e)

Thoracic

20.

Which of these cavities contains the brain?

a)

Spinal

b)

Thoracic

c)

Abdominal

d)

Pelvic

e)

Cranial

21.

Which of these cavities contains the eye structures?

a)

Nasal

b)

Cranial

c)

Orbital

d)

Oral

22.

Which of these body cavities is located on the front side of the body?

a)

Dorsal

b)

Cranial

c)

Ventral

d)

Spinal

23.

Which of these planes is known as the midline and divides the body into equal right and left halves?

a)

Transverse

b)

Midsagittal

c)

Frontal

24.

The left lumbar region is found in what body cavity?

a)

Orbital

b)

Dorsal

c)

Abdominal

d)

Thoracic

25.

Which of these cavities contains the parts that form the nose?

a)

Septum

b)

Nasal

c)

Oral

d)

Orbital

26.

Which of these cavities contains the stomach?

a)

Pelvic

b)

Thoracic

c)

Spinal

d)

Abdominal

27.

Which of these abbreviations indicates twice a day?

a)

b.r.

b)

b.i.p.

c)

b.i.d.

d)

b.m.

28.

Which of these prefixes indicates against?

a)

ab-

b)

anti-

c)

ad-

d)

ana-

29.

What does the prefix hypo- refer to?

a)

Under

b)

Equal

c)

Over

d)

Between

30.

Which of these suffixes indicates a surgical removal?

a)

gram

b)

genic

c)

ectomy

d)

emia

31.

What does the word root encephal refer to?

a)

Brain

b)

Spinal cord

c)

Nerve

d)

Mouth

32.

Which of these word roots indicates bone?

a)

oste

b)

ligament

c)

arthr

d)

chondr

33.

Which of these word roots indicates lungs?

a)

sinus

b)

pneum

c)

laryng

d)

pharyng

34.

What does the abbreviation IM refer to?

a)

Intramuscular

b)

Intramyelic

c)

Immunity

d)

Integumentary

35.

Which of these abbreviations indicates four times a day?

a)

q.s.

b)

q.i.d.

c)

q.h.

36.

Which of these abbreviations indicates immediately?

a)

inj.

b)

ad lib

c)

stat

d)

I/O

37.

What does the abbreviation p.c. refer to?

a)

Before meals

b)

By mouth

c)

With a meal

d)

After meals

38.

What does "ante" mean?

a)

After

b)

Before

c)

During

d)

Around

39.

What does "AU" mean?

a)

Right ear

b)

Left ear

c)

Both ears

d)

Nose

40.

What does "BM" stand for?

a)

Body mass

b)

Bowel movement

c)

Blood mass

d)

Bone mass

41.

What does "BP" stand for?

a)

Blood pressure

b)

Body pressure

c)

Bone pressure

d)

Bowel pressure

42.

What does "BS" mean in medical terminology?

a)

Blood sugar

b)

Body sugar

c)

Bone sugar

d)

Bowel sugar

43.

What does "BSA" stand for?

a)

Blood surface area

b)

Body surface area

c)

Bone surface area

d)

Bowel surface area

44.

Match the following

a)

DR

1.

Delayed-release

b)

CR

2.

Controlled-realease

c)

Disp

3.

Dispense

d)

C

4.

With

e)

CS

5.

Capsules

45.

What is the abbreviation for right eye?

a)

O.D.

b)

O.S.

c)

O.U.

d)

R.E.

46.

What does the word root ophthalm refer to?

a)

Tongue

b)

Ear

c)

Eyes

d)

Nose

47.

Which of the following is NOT true of medical terms?

a)

Some medical terms have more than one meaning.

b)

Medical terms must be built from common word parts.

c)

Breaking words into parts can help you figure out the meaning.

d)

A medical dictionary can be used to check the definition of a term.

48.

Which of these word roots indicates joint?

a)

Pil

b)

Arthr

c)

Chondr

d)

Capil

49.

What does the word root neur refer to?

a)

Ear

b)

Mouth

c)

Nerve

d)

Nose

50.

What does the word root card refer to?

a)

Lungs

b)

Heart

c)

Brain

d)

Stomach

51.

Which of these word parts contains the basic meaning of a term?

a)

Prefix

b)

Suffix

c)

Word root

d)

Word part

52.

What does the SIG code "q.d." indicate?

a)

Every other day

b)

Every day

c)

At night

d)

As needed

53.

Which of these suffixes indicates a blood condition?

a)

emia

b)

centesis

c)

ia

d)

pathy

54.

What does the suffix -tomy refer to?

a)

Infection

b)

Cutting

c)

Enlargement

d)

Oxygen

55.

Which of these prefixes indicates large?

a)

pseudo-

b)

micro-

c)

macro-

d)

meso-

56.

What is the purpose of combining vowels?

a)

To join a prefix and a word root

b)

To make terms easier to pronounce

c)

To make it easier to identify a word root

d)

To abbreviate two or more word roots

57.

Which of these suffixes indicates one who studies or practices?

a)

centesis

b)

ologist

c)

osis

d)

scopy

58.

What does the prefix super- refer to?

a)

Excellent

b)

Over or above

c)

Against

d)

Absence of

59.

What does the suffix -sepsis refer to?

a)

Visual examination

b)

Rupture

c)

Cutting

d)

Infection

60.

Which of these prefixes indicates slow?

a)

tachy-

b)

bin-

c)

epi-

d)

brady-

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