WorksheetsBasics of body-Word Parts and Definitions Quiz
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Match the following word parts and definitions. What does "abdomin/o" mean?
abdomen
heart
brain
lung
Match the following word parts and definitions. What does "anter/o" mean?
front
back
side
top
Match the following word parts and definitions. What does "astr/o" mean?
star; star-shaped
water; liquid
earth; ground
fire; flame
Match the following word parts and definitions. What does "bol/o" mean?
cast; throw
write; record
speak; talk
move; shift
Match the following word parts and definitions. What does "carcin/o" mean?
cancer
heart
liver
bone
What does the word part "caud/o" mean?
tail
head
wing
fin
What does the word part "cephal/o" mean?
head
arm
leg
foot
What does the word part "chondr/o" mean?
cartilage
bone
muscle
skin
What does the word part "crani/o" mean?
skull
heart
lung
liver
What does the word part "cyt/o" mean?
cell
tissue
organ
system
What does the word part "dist/o" mean?
away from the point of origin; far; distant
same; equal
stomach
blood
fiber
What does the word part "dors/o" mean?
away from the point of origin; far; distant
back of the body
blood
same; equal
fiber
What is the meaning of the combining form "fibr/o"?
fiber
bone
muscle
skin
What is the meaning of the combining form "gastr/o"?
stomach
heart
liver
brain
What is the meaning of the combining form "hemat/o"?
blood
liver
bone
muscle
What is the meaning of the combining form "hist/o"?
tissue
cell
blood
bone
What is the meaning of the combining form "infer/o"?
below
above
inside
outside
What is the meaning of the combining form "is/o"?
equal
different
similar
opposite
What is the meaning of the combining form "kary/o"?
nucleus
cell wall
cytoplasm
mitochondria
What is the meaning of the combining form "later/o"?
side
front
back
top
Match the word parts with their meanings. What does "lumb/o" mean?
back (of body); behind
front (of body); anterior
side (of body); lateral
head (of body); cranial
Match the word parts with their meanings. What does "medi/o" mean?
near the point of origin; near; close
middle
far from the point of origin; distant
small
Match the word parts with their meanings. What does "path/o" mean?
disease
emotion
movement
structure
Match the word parts with their meanings. What does "pelv/i" mean?
pelvis
skull
spine
rib
Match the word parts with their meanings. What does "physi/o" mean?
nature; physical
mind; mental
body; structure
soul; spiritual
Match the word parts with their meanings. What does "poster/o" mean?
back (of body); behind
front (of body); before
side (of body); lateral
top (of body); superior
Match the word parts with their meanings. What does "proxim/o" mean?
near the point of origin; near; close
far from the point of origin; distant
related to time; temporal
pertaining to the surface; superficial
Match the word parts with their meanings. What does "spin/o" mean?
spine
muscle
joint
bone
Match the word parts with their meanings. What does "super/o" mean?
above
below
inside
around
Match the word parts with their meanings. What does "thorac/o" mean?
chest
leg
arm
head
Match the prefix "a-" with its meaning.
not; without
toward
before
after
Match the prefix "ana-" with its meaning.
apart
together
before
after
Match the prefix "endo-" with its meaning.
in; within
outside
above
between
Match the prefix "epi-" with its meaning.
on; over; upon
under; below
before; in front of
between; among
Match the prefix "eu-" with its meaning.
good; normal
bad; abnormal
small; tiny
large; big
Match the prefix "exo-" with its meaning.
outward
inward
above
below
What is the meaning of the prefix "hyper-"?
above; excessive
below; insufficient
around; surrounding
within; inside
What is the meaning of the prefix "hypo-"?
below; deficient
above; excessive
around; surrounding
within; inside
What is the meaning of the prefix "pro-"?
before; forward
against
under
around
What is the meaning of the prefix "trans-"?
across; through
under; below
before; in front of
within; inside
What is the meaning of the suffix "-al, -ar, -iac, -ic, -ior, -tic"?
cell
developing cell
process of cutting; incision
formation
pertaining to
What is the meaning of the suffix "-blast"?
formation
development; formation
process of cutting; incision
cell
developing cell
What is the meaning of the suffix "-cyte"?
cell
developing cell
formation
development; formation
process of cutting; incision
What is the meaning of the word part "-gen"?
to produce or generate
to destroy or eliminate
to divide or separate
to enhance or improve
What is the meaning of the word part "-genesis"?
origin or creation
destruction
movement
color
What is the meaning of the word part "-ism"?
a belief or doctrine
a type of organism
a measurement unit
a musical instrument
What is the meaning of the word part "-logy"?
the study of
the art of
the science of
the history of
What is the meaning of the word part "-osis"?
a condition or disease
a type of plant
a musical term
a mathematical operation
What is the meaning of the word part "-plasia"?
formation or growth
destruction or decay
color or pigment
movement or motion
What is the meaning of the word part "-tomy"?
surgical cutting
healing
binding
inflammation
