WorksheetsMT Q1 Assessment
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
The central part of a medical word. All medical words contain at least one of them.
combining form
root word
suffix
prefix
When a suffix begins with a consonant, a combining vowel is inserted between the root word and the suffix.
true
false
In the word nephritis, nephr is:
a prefix meaning liver
a root word meaning liver
a prefix meaning kidney
a root word meaning kidney
In the word tachycardia, tachy is:
a prefix meaning fast
a root word meaning fast
a prefix meaning above
a root word meaning above
In the word hepatomegaly, megaly is:
a root word meaning enlargement
a root word meaning tumor;mass
a suffix meaning enlargement
a suffix meaning tumor;mass
Substance that produces disease
pathigen
pathogen
pathajen
pathegen
Dr. Patel ordered blood tests, X-rays, and an EKG.
inspection
auscultation
diagnostic testing
palpation
A vertical plane that divides the body into right and left sections is called:
Frontal
Transverse
Sagittal
Coronal
Meaning near the point of origin:
medial
lateral
proximal
distal
Lying flat with face down:
Sim’s
Supine
Prone
Fowlers
This cavity protects the heart, lungs, esophagus, and major blood vessels:
thoracic
abdominal
pelvic
ventral
This quadrant contains the liver, stomach, spleen, pancreas, and parts of the small & large intestine:
RUQ
LUQ
RLQ
LLQ
The correct order of the basic levels of organization is:
cell, tissue, organism, organ, organ system
cell, organ, organ system, tissue, organism
tissue, cell, organ, organ system, organism
cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
The study of the formation, structure, and function of cells:
cytology
cytologist
histology
Histologist
What position does a patient get in for shortness of breath and chest pain?
Lithotomy
Prone
Dorsal Recumbent
Fowlers
Which quadrant contains the largest part of the liver?
LUQ
LLQ
RUQ
RLQ
What is the directional term for the backside of the body?
Ventral
Anterior
Dorsal
Proximal
