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Basics of body-Word Parts and Definitions Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following word parts and definitions. What does "abdomin/o" mean?

a)

abdomen

b)

heart

c)

brain

d)

lung

2.

Match the following word parts and definitions. What does "anter/o" mean?

a)

front

b)

back

c)

side

d)

top

3.

Match the following word parts and definitions. What does "astr/o" mean?

a)

star; star-shaped

b)

water; liquid

c)

earth; ground

d)

fire; flame

4.

Match the following word parts and definitions. What does "bol/o" mean?

a)

cast; throw

b)

write; record

c)

speak; talk

d)

move; shift

5.

Match the following word parts and definitions. What does "carcin/o" mean?

a)

cancer

b)

heart

c)

liver

d)

bone

6.

What does the word part "caud/o" mean?

a)

tail

b)

head

c)

wing

d)

fin

7.

What does the word part "cephal/o" mean?

a)

head

b)

arm

c)

leg

d)

foot

8.

What does the word part "chondr/o" mean?

a)

cartilage

b)

bone

c)

muscle

d)

skin

9.

What does the word part "crani/o" mean?

a)

skull

b)

heart

c)

lung

d)

liver

10.

What does the word part "cyt/o" mean?

a)

cell

b)

tissue

c)

organ

d)

system

11.

What does the word part "dist/o" mean?

a)

away from the point of origin; far; distant

b)

same; equal

c)

stomach

d)

blood

e)

fiber

12.

What does the word part "dors/o" mean?

a)

away from the point of origin; far; distant

b)

back of the body

c)

blood

d)

same; equal

e)

fiber

13.

What is the meaning of the combining form "fibr/o"?

a)

fiber

b)

bone

c)

muscle

d)

skin

14.

What is the meaning of the combining form "gastr/o"?

a)

stomach

b)

heart

c)

liver

d)

brain

15.

What is the meaning of the combining form "hemat/o"?

a)

blood

b)

liver

c)

bone

d)

muscle

16.

What is the meaning of the combining form "hist/o"?

a)

tissue

b)

cell

c)

blood

d)

bone

17.

What is the meaning of the combining form "infer/o"?

a)

below

b)

above

c)

inside

d)

outside

18.

What is the meaning of the combining form "is/o"?

a)

equal

b)

different

c)

similar

d)

opposite

19.

What is the meaning of the combining form "kary/o"?

a)

nucleus

b)

cell wall

c)

cytoplasm

d)

mitochondria

20.

What is the meaning of the combining form "later/o"?

a)

side

b)

front

c)

back

d)

top

21.

Match the word parts with their meanings. What does "lumb/o" mean?

a)

back (of body); behind

b)

front (of body); anterior

c)

side (of body); lateral

d)

head (of body); cranial

22.

Match the word parts with their meanings. What does "medi/o" mean?

a)

near the point of origin; near; close

b)

middle

c)

far from the point of origin; distant

d)

small

23.

Match the word parts with their meanings. What does "path/o" mean?

a)

disease

b)

emotion

c)

movement

d)

structure

24.

Match the word parts with their meanings. What does "pelv/i" mean?

a)

pelvis

b)

skull

c)

spine

d)

rib

25.

Match the word parts with their meanings. What does "physi/o" mean?

a)

nature; physical

b)

mind; mental

c)

body; structure

d)

soul; spiritual

26.

Match the word parts with their meanings. What does "poster/o" mean?

a)

back (of body); behind

b)

front (of body); before

c)

side (of body); lateral

d)

top (of body); superior

27.

Match the word parts with their meanings. What does "proxim/o" mean?

a)

near the point of origin; near; close

b)

far from the point of origin; distant

c)

related to time; temporal

d)

pertaining to the surface; superficial

28.

Match the word parts with their meanings. What does "spin/o" mean?

a)

spine

b)

muscle

c)

joint

d)

bone

29.

Match the word parts with their meanings. What does "super/o" mean?

a)

above

b)

below

c)

inside

d)

around

30.

Match the word parts with their meanings. What does "thorac/o" mean?

a)

chest

b)

leg

c)

arm

d)

head

31.

Match the prefix "a-" with its meaning.

a)

not; without

b)

toward

c)

before

d)

after

32.

Match the prefix "ana-" with its meaning.

a)

apart

b)

together

c)

before

d)

after

33.

Match the prefix "endo-" with its meaning.

a)

in; within

b)

outside

c)

above

d)

between

34.

Match the prefix "epi-" with its meaning.

a)

on; over; upon

b)

under; below

c)

before; in front of

d)

between; among

35.

Match the prefix "eu-" with its meaning.

a)

good; normal

b)

bad; abnormal

c)

small; tiny

d)

large; big

36.

Match the prefix "exo-" with its meaning.

a)

outward

b)

inward

c)

above

d)

below

37.

What is the meaning of the prefix "hyper-"?

a)

above; excessive

b)

below; insufficient

c)

around; surrounding

d)

within; inside

38.

What is the meaning of the prefix "hypo-"?

a)

below; deficient

b)

above; excessive

c)

around; surrounding

d)

within; inside

39.

What is the meaning of the prefix "pro-"?

a)

before; forward

b)

against

c)

under

d)

around

40.

What is the meaning of the prefix "trans-"?

a)

across; through

b)

under; below

c)

before; in front of

d)

within; inside

41.

What is the meaning of the suffix "-al, -ar, -iac, -ic, -ior, -tic"?

a)

cell

b)

developing cell

c)

process of cutting; incision

d)

formation

e)

pertaining to

42.

What is the meaning of the suffix "-blast"?

a)

formation

b)

development; formation

c)

process of cutting; incision

d)

cell

e)

developing cell

43.

What is the meaning of the suffix "-cyte"?

a)

cell

b)

developing cell

c)

formation

d)

development; formation

e)

process of cutting; incision

44.

What is the meaning of the word part "-gen"?

a)

to produce or generate

b)

to destroy or eliminate

c)

to divide or separate

d)

to enhance or improve

45.

What is the meaning of the word part "-genesis"?

a)

origin or creation

b)

destruction

c)

movement

d)

color

46.

What is the meaning of the word part "-ism"?

a)

a belief or doctrine

b)

a type of organism

c)

a measurement unit

d)

a musical instrument

47.

What is the meaning of the word part "-logy"?

a)

the study of

b)

the art of

c)

the science of

d)

the history of

48.

What is the meaning of the word part "-osis"?

a)

a condition or disease

b)

a type of plant

c)

a musical term

d)

a mathematical operation

49.

What is the meaning of the word part "-plasia"?

a)

formation or growth

b)

destruction or decay

c)

color or pigment

d)

movement or motion

50.

What is the meaning of the word part "-tomy"?

a)

surgical cutting

b)

healing

c)

binding

d)

inflammation