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Medical Terminology Final Exam Study Guide - Fall 2024

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the blank: ______is a condition of small holes in bones.

a)

osteomalacia

b)

osteoporosis

c)

arthrodesis

d)

chondromalacia

2.

Fill in the blank: Osteomalacia refers to ________ softening.

a)

bone

b)

muscle

c)

skin

d)

nerve

3.

Fill in the blank: Arthrodesis means joint ________ together.

a)

bind

b)

separate

c)

loosen

d)

rotate

4.

Fill in the blank: Arthroplasty is the surgical ____ of the joint.

a)

incision

b)

removal

c)

viewing

d)

repair

5.

Fill in the blank: -ceps refers to attachments, ________.

a)

heads

b)

tails

c)

arms

d)

legs

6.

Fill in the blank: Chondr/o means ________.

a)

cartilage

b)

bone

c)

muscle

d)

tendon

7.

Fill in the blank: -pathy refers to ________.

a)

disease

b)

happiness

c)

growth

d)

movement

8.

Fill in the blank: Scoliosis is a ______ deviation in the spine.

a)

lateral

b)

posterior

c)

anterior

d)

transverse

9.

Fill in the blank: -scope is an instrument used to ________.

a)

view

b)

measure

c)

cut

d)

repair

10.

Fill in the blank: Osteogenic means _____ by bone.

a)

broken down

b)

destroyed

c)

produced

d)

crushed

11.

Fill in the blank: Echo- refers to ________ sound.

a)

reflected

b)

amplified

c)

diminished

d)

distorted

12.

Fill in the blank: An ______ is an outbreak over a large area.

a)

epidemic

b)

pandemic

c)

etiology

d)

eponym

13.

Fill in the blank: Postpartum means after ________.

a)

surgery

b)

childbirth

c)

exercise

d)

work

14.

Fill in the blank: Bursectomy is the surgical removal of ________.

a)

bursa

b)

tendon

c)

ligament

d)

cartilage

15.

Fill in the blank: Dorsal refers to the ________.

a)

back

b)

front

c)

side

d)

bottom

16.

Fill in the blank: Ventral means ________.

a)

tail

b)

back

c)

side

d)

front

17.

Fill in the blank: Anterior means ________.

a)

head

b)

back

c)

front

d)

top

18.

Fill in the blank: Posterior means ________.

a)

back

b)

front

c)

side

d)

top

19.

Fill in the blank: Transverse divides the body into top and ________.

a)

left

b)

side

c)

bottom

d)

back

20.

Fill in the blank: Midsagittal divides the body in left and right, ________.

a)

equal parts

b)

unequal parts

c)

parallel parts

d)

diagonal parts

21.

Fill in the blank: Sagittal divides the body in _____and _____.

a)

top and bottom

b)

front and back

c)

left and right

d)

cephalic and caudel

22.

Fill in the blank: Distal means farthest from attachment to ________.

a)

trunk

b)

head

c)

limb

d)

joint

23.

Fill in the blank: Acute refers to short term, ________ onset.

a)

delayed

b)

slow

c)

gradual

d)

rapid

24.

Fill in the blank: Diagnosis is the identification of ________.

a)

signs

b)

disease

c)

treatment

d)

symptoms

25.

Fill in the blank: Prognosis is the _____ or _____ of disease progression.

a)

forecast

b)

prediction

c)

all are correct

d)

none are correct

26.

Fill in the blank: Proximal means nearest the attachment to the ________.

a)

trunk

b)

head

c)

limb

d)

foot

27.

Fill in the blank: Medial means near the ________.

a)

core

b)

edge

c)

surface

d)

midline

28.

Fill in the blank: Lateral means _____ from the midline.

a)

above

b)

away

c)

near

d)

below

29.

Fill in the blank: Kyphosis is a hunchback, or exaggerated ______ curve.

a)

lumbar

b)

sacral

c)

cervical

d)

thoracic

30.

Fill in the blank: -centesis is a surgical puncture to remove ________.

a)

fluid

b)

tissue

c)

air

d)

bone

31.

Fill in the blank: -pepsia refers to ________.

a)

breathing

b)

digestion

c)

circulation

d)

excretion

32.

Fill in the blank: -globulin refers to ________.

a)

lipid

b)

carbohydrate

c)

protein

d)

vitamin

33.

Fill in the blank: Neoplasm means _____ formation.

a)

old

b)

enlarged

c)

new

d)

difficult

34.

Fill in the blank: -esthesia refers to _____, ________.

a)

tingling, numbness

b)

emotion, perception

c)

feeling, sensation

d)

weakness, debility

35.

Fill in the blank: Chondroma is a cartilage ________.

a)

tumor

b)

fracture

c)

disease

d)

infection

36.

Fill in the blank: peri- means around, ________.

a)

inside

b)

surrounding

c)

above

d)

below

37.

Fill in the blank: Pathology is the study of changes caused by ________.

a)

disease

b)

nutrition

c)

exercise

d)

climate

38.

Fill in the blank: Anemia means without blood ________.

a)

vessels

b)

cells

c)

condition

d)

pressure

39.

Fill in the blank: Dysplasia means painful, difficult ________.

a)

movement

b)

breathing

c)

digestion

d)

development

40.

Fill in the blank: _____ means to go behind, or backward.

a)

retrograde

b)

perigrade

c)

epigrade

d)

megagrade

41.

Fill in the blank: Epidermis means on, over, upon the ________.

a)

skin

b)

bone

c)

muscle

d)

nerve

42.

Hypochondriac means pertaining to _____ the cartilage

a)

above

b)

inside

c)

below

d)

on top of

43.

-cyte is the suffix that means _____.

a)

developing cell

b)

cell

c)

tumor

d)

bursa

44.

Suffix meaning speech is _____

a)

-phasia

b)

-phagia

c)

-pepsia

d)

-chezia

45.

The suffix term for pain is ______

a)

-brady

b)

-tachy

c)

-phagia

d)

-algia

46.

Anatomy is the study of the body ______

a)

development

b)

structures

c)

diseases

d)

conditions

47.

Hemiplegia is half _____

a)

paralysis

b)

pain

c)

tissue death

d)

hardening, thickening

48.

The prefix term for fast is _____

a)

mega-

b)

brady-

c)

ultra-

d)

tachy-

49.

Pain, nausea, fatigue are all examples of _______.

a)

signs

b)

eponyms

c)

symptoms

d)

disease

50.

Some examples of signs are ____:

a)

vomiting, fever

b)

headache

c)

dizziness, nausea

d)

anxiety, loss of taste

51.

Lordosis is an exaggerated curve in the _____ spine or swayback.

a)

coccyx

b)

cervical

c)

lumbar

d)

thoracic

52.

-rrhage means ______

a)

rupture

b)

bursting forth, of blood

c)

suture

d)

hardening, thickening

53.

The term autotrophy means ______

a)

process of condition

b)

condition of self growth

c)

excessive pressure

d)

abnormal condition of holes

54.

A chronic condition is long term, usually treated but not ______.

a)

treated

b)

cured

c)

diagnosed

d)

congenital

55.

Etiology is the ______ of a disease or condition.

a)

treatment

b)

cure

c)

cause

d)

prognosis

56.

Hypertension means_______

a)

below normal pressure

b)

excessive infection

c)

low temperature

d)

excessive pressure

57.

If a person is lying in a supine position they are laying on their _______

a)

head

b)

back

c)

feet

d)

stomach

58.

________ is a disease, condition, treatment named after the person who first discovered, was diagnosed with or documented it.

a)

necrosis

b)

eponym

c)

etiology

d)

lordosis

59.

Erythropoietin means substance that forms _______ cells

a)

cancer

b)

white blood

c)

red blood

d)

yellow bone marrow

60.

polydipsia is a condition meaning ________ thirst

a)

single, one

b)

many, much

c)

excessive

d)

low

61.

______ means slow breathing

a)

tachycardia

b)

apnea

c)

bradypnea

d)

dyspnea

62.

The word part in the term osteoarthritis that means inflammation is _____.

a)

oste/o

b)

-itis

c)

arth/o

d)

osteoarthro

63.

_____ is the suffix that means surgical opening

a)

-osis

b)
-stomy
c)
-plasty
d)
-ectomy
64.

Physiology is the study of the ______ of the structures of the body

a)

substances

b)

development

c)

functions

d)

diseases

65.

The word part in the term osteonecrosis that means tissue death is:

a)

Oste/o

b)

-necrosis

c)

-osteo

d)

Necr/o

66.

The mouth is _______ to the eyes

a)

superior

b)

lateral

c)

distal

d)

inferior

67.

An outbreak within an area is called a(n) _______.

a)

Epidemic

b)

Pandemic

c)

Etiology

d)

Eponym

68.

The root word for ligament is _______

a)

Lig/o

b)

Ligament/o

c)

Chrondr/o

d)

Arth/o

69.

The suffix that means suture is:

a)

-rrhage

b)

-rrhea

c)

-rrhexis

d)

-rrhaphy

70.

Osteotomy means _______ the bone

a)

process of cutting

b)

hardening or thickening of

c)

surgical removal

d)

abnormal condition

71.

The term meaning single, one is ______

a)

-mono

b)

mono-

c)

uno-

d)

-uno

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