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MT5 Muscular System Word Parts

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Joint

b)

Arm

c)

Heart

d)

To walk or move about

2.

What is the meaning of the word part "articul/o"?

a)

Arm

b)

Joint

c)

Heart

d)

To walk or move about

3.

The word part "brachi/o" refers to which body part?

a)

Heart

b)

Joint

c)

Arm

d)

To walk or move about

4.

Which word part means "heart"?

a)

Ambul/o

b)

Articul/o

c)

Brachi/o

d)

Card/o, Cardi/o

5.

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

a)

To the left

b)

To the right

c)

To carry

d)

Electricity

6.

What is the meaning of the word part "duct/o"?

a)

Electricity

b)

Fiber

c)

To lead; to carry

d)

Fibrous band

7.

The word part "electr/o" refers to what?

a)

Fiber

b)

Electricity

c)

To the right

d)

To carry

8.

What does "fasci/o" mean?

a)

Fiber

b)

To the right

c)

Fibrous band; fascia

d)

Electricity

9.

The word part "fibr/o" is associated with which meaning?

a)

To carry

b)

Electricity

c)

Fiber

d)

To the right

10.

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

a)

Movement

b)

Smooth

c)

To bend

d)

Muscle

11.

Which word part means "movement"?

a)

lei/o

b)

kines/o, kinesi/o

c)

my/o, myos/o

d)

muscul/o

12.

What is the meaning of the word part "lei/o"?

a)

Muscle

b)

To bend

c)

Movement

d)

Smooth

13.

Which word part is associated with "muscle"?

a)

flex/o

b)

lei/o

c)

muscul/o

d)

kines/o, kinesi/o

14.

What does the word part "my/o, myos/o" refer to?

a)

Smooth

b)

Muscle

c)

To bend

d)

Movement

15.

What does the word part "myocardi/o" refer to?

a)

Nerve

b)

Heart muscle

c)

Child; foot

d)

Sole of the foot

16.

The word part "neur/o" is associated with which of the following?

a)

Straight; normal

b)

Heart muscle

c)

Nerve

d)

Sole of the foot

17.

Which word part means "straight; normal"?

a)

orth/o

b)

ped/o

c)

plant/o

d)

myocardi/o

18.

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

a)

Sole of the foot

b)

Heart muscle

c)

Child; foot

d)

Nerve

19.

The word part "plant/o" refers to which of the following?

a)

Nerve

b)

Heart muscle

c)

Sole of the foot

d)

Straight; normal

20.

What does the word part "radi/o" refer to?

a)

Sound

b)

Rod-shaped

c)

X-rays

d)

Flesh; connective tissue

21.

The word part "rhabd/o" is associated with which of the following meanings?

a)

Sound

b)

Rod-shaped

c)

X-rays

d)

Flesh; connective tissue

22.

Which word part means "flesh; connective tissue"?

a)

son/o

b)

radi/o

c)

rhabd/o

d)

sarc/o

23.

What is the meaning of the word part "son/o"?

a)

X-rays

b)

Rod-shaped

c)

Sound

d)

Flesh; connective tissue

24.

What does the word part "tax/o, taxi/o" mean?

a)

Tendon

b)

Hot; heat

c)

Coordination; order

d)

Stretched; strained

25.

Which word part means "tendon"?

a)

therm/o

b)

ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o

c)

ton/o

d)

tens/o

26.

What is the meaning of the word part "tens/o"?

a)

Hot; heat

b)

Tone; tension

c)

Stretched; strained

d)

Coordination; order

27.

The word part "therm/o" refers to what?

a)

Tendon

b)

Hot; heat

c)

Tone; tension

d)

Coordination; order

28.

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

a)

Stretched; strained

b)

Coordination; order

c)

Tone; tension

d)

Tendon

29.

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

a)

Turn; turning

b)

Not; without

c)

Away; away from

d)

Both sides

30.

What is the meaning of the word part "a-, an-"?

a)

Toward

b)

Not; without

c)

Turn; turning

d)

Both sides

31.

The word part "ab-" signifies which of the following?

a)

Toward

b)

Away; away from

c)

Not; without

d)

Both sides

32.

What does the prefix "ad-" mean?

a)

Toward

b)

Both sides

c)

Away; away from

d)

Not; without

33.

The prefix "ambi-" is used to indicate what?

a)

Turn; turning

b)

Not; without

c)

Both sides

d)

Away; away from

34.

What does the word part "ante-" mean?

a)

After

b)

Before

c)

Against

d)

Between

35.

What does the word part "bi-" mean?

a)

One

b)

Three

c)

Two; both

d)

Many

36.

What does the word part "brady-" mean?

a)

Fast

b)

Slow

c)

Quick

d)

Rapid

37.

What does the word part "circum-" mean?

a)

Inside

b)

Above

c)

Around

d)

Below

38.

What does the word part "dorsi-" mean?

a)

Front

b)

Side

c)

Back

d)

Top

39.

What does the word part "dys-" mean?

a)

Out; away from

b)

Half

c)

Painful; difficult

d)

Above; above normal; excessive

40.

What is the meaning of the word part "e-, ex-"?

a)

Painful; difficult

b)

Out; away from

c)

Half

d)

Above; above normal; excessive

41.

The word part "hemi-" refers to what?

a)

Above; above normal; excessive

b)

Painful; difficult

c)

Out; away from

d)

Half

42.

What does the word part "hyper-" mean?

a)

Half

b)

Above; above normal; excessive

c)

Painful; difficult

d)

Out; away from

43.

What does the prefix "hypo-" mean?

a)

Above; above normal; excessive

b)

Below; below normal; deficient

c)

Near; beside; alongside

d)

Four

44.

What does the prefix "in-" mean?

a)

Out; outside; beyond

b)

Near; beside; alongside

c)

In; into; not

d)

Four

45.

What does the prefix "par-" or "para-" mean?

a)

Near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal

b)

Below; below normal; deficient

c)

In; into; not

d)

Four

46.

What does the prefix "quadri-" mean?

a)

Below; below normal; deficient

b)

In; into; not

c)

Near; beside; alongside

d)

Four

47.

What does the word part "semi-" mean?

a)

Full

b)

Half

c)

Fast

d)

Slow

48.

What does the word part "tachy-" mean?

a)

Slow

b)

Pain

c)

Fast

d)

Three

49.

What does the word part "tri-" mean?

a)

Two

b)

Four

c)

Three

d)

Five

50.

What do the word parts "-ac, -al, -ar, -ic" mean?

a)

Pain

b)

Pertaining to

c)

Fast

d)

Half

51.

What does the word part "-algia" mean?

a)

Fast

b)

Half

c)

Pain

d)

Three

52.

What does the word part "-asthenia" mean?

a)

Swelling

b)

Weakness

c)

Pain

d)

Heads

53.

The word part "-cele" refers to which of the following?

a)

Pain

b)

Weakness

c)

Hernia; swelling; protrusion

d)

Heads

54.

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

a)

Pain

b)

Heads (attachments)

c)

Weakness

d)

Swelling

55.

The word part "-dynia" is associated with which meaning?

a)

Weakness

b)

Heads

c)

Pain

d)

Swelling

56.

What does the word part "-ectomy" mean?

a)

Sensation

b)

Record; image

c)

Surgical removal; excision

d)

Process of recording

57.

What does the word part "-esthesia" refer to?

a)

Process of recording

b)

Sensation

c)

Surgical removal; excision

d)

Record; image

58.

The word part "-gram" is associated with which of the following meanings?

a)

Sensation

b)

Process of recording

c)

Record; image

d)

Surgical removal; excision

59.

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

a)

Sensation

b)

Process of recording

c)

Surgical removal; excision

d)

Record; image

60.

What does the word part "-ia" mean?

a)

Process

b)

Condition

c)

Inflammation

d)

Study of

61.

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

a)

Study of

b)

Inflammation

c)

Process; state; condition

d)

Condition

62.

The word part "-itis" refers to what?

a)

Study of

b)

Condition

c)

Inflammation

d)

Process

63.

What does the word part "-logy" mean?

a)

Condition

b)

Process

c)

Inflammation

d)

Study of

64.

What does the word part "-lysis" mean?

a)

Softening

b)

Tumor; mass

c)

Weakness

d)

Breakdown; separation; loosening

65.

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

a)

Tumor; mass

b)

Softening

c)

Weakness

d)

Breakdown; separation; loosening

66.

The word part "-oma" refers to what?

a)

Weakness

b)

Softening

c)

Tumor; mass

d)

Breakdown; separation; loosening

67.

What does the word part "-paresis" mean?

a)

Weakness

b)

Tumor; mass

c)

Softening

d)

Breakdown; separation; loosening

68.

What does the word part "-penia" mean?

a)

Deficiency

b)

Surgical repair

c)

Paralysis

d)

Rupture

69.

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

a)

Pertaining to paralysis

b)

Deficiency

c)

Surgical repair

d)

Rupture

70.

The word part "-plegia" refers to what condition?

a)

Rupture

b)

Paralysis

c)

Deficiency

d)

Surgical repair

71.

What does the word part "-plegic" mean?

a)

Pertaining to paralysis

b)

Deficiency

c)

Rupture

d)

Surgical repair

72.

The word part "-rrhexis" is associated with which of the following?

a)

Surgical repair

b)

Deficiency

c)

Rupture

d)

Paralysis

73.

What does the word part "-scope" mean?

a)

Instrument used to view

b)

Process of cutting

c)

Tone or tension

d)

Visual examination

74.

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

a)

Instrument used to view

b)

Visual examination using a scope

c)

Process of cutting

d)

Tone or tension

75.

The word part "-tomy" refers to what process?

a)

Instrument used to view

b)

Visual examination

c)

Process of cutting; incision

d)

Tone or tension

76.

What does the word part "-tonia" mean?

a)

Instrument used to view

b)

Visual examination

c)

Process of cutting

d)

Tone; tension

77.

What does the word part "-trophy" mean?

a)

Condition of growth or development

b)

Condition of decay or decline

c)

Condition of stability or balance

d)

Condition of movement or change