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3.1 Medical Term Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the suffix "-crine" mean?

a)

Cell

b)

Secrete

c)

Disease

d)

Muscle

2.

What does "cyt-(e,o)" refer to?

a)

Water

b)

Tissue

c)

Cell

d)

Nerve

3.

The suffix "-ology" means (a)   .

Choose from the below words
Study of, science of
Condition, state, process
Muscle
Water
4.

What does the suffix "-ologist" mean?

a)

Pertaining to a condition

b)

Person who does/studies

c)

Disease

d)

Without

5.

What does the suffix "-otic" pertain to?

a)

A condition

b)

A muscle

c)

A cell

d)

A tissue

6.

Match the following prefixes with their meanings.

a)

Connective tissue

1.

fibro-

b)

Disease, abnormal condition

2.

Path-

c)

Muscle

3.

Myo-

d)

Nerve

4.

Neuro-

e)

Tissue

5.

Hist-

7.

What does the prefix "idio-" mean?

a)

Peculiar to an individual, self-originating

b)

Full of, containing

c)

After, behind

d)

In front of, forward

8.

What does the suffix "-ism" indicate?

a)

Condition, theory, state of being

b)

Study of, science of

c)

Muscle

d)

Water

9.

The suffix "-logy" means (a)  

Choose from the below words
Study of, science of
Condition, state, process
Muscle
Water
10.

What does the suffix "-ia" refer to?

a)

Condition of, abnormal/pathological state

b)

Full of, containing

c)

After, behind

d)

In front of, forward

11.

What does the suffix "-ous" mean?

a)

Full of, containing, pertaining to, condition

b)

Study of, science of

c)

Muscle

d)

Water

12.

Match the following prefixes with their meanings.

a)

Before, in front of

1.

pre-

b)

After, behind

2.

post-

c)

In front of, forward

3.

pro-

d)

Without

4.

non-

13.

What does the suffix "-osis" indicate?

a)

Condition, state, process

b)

Study of, science of

c)

Muscle

d)

Water

14.

What is the correct symbol for anatomy and physiology?

a)

A and P

b)

A/P

c)

A & P

d)

Ant.Phy.

15.

What term means through, between, part? (No dash needed)

(a)  

16.

Which is the correct term for cause?

a)

eti-

b)

etiol

c)

et

d)

etol

17.

The term for upon, over, upper

(a)  

18.

What is the term for water?

(a)  

19.

The symbol c̅ means?

a)

with

b)

cause

c)

counter

d)

without

20.

Match the abbreviations with the correct terms.

a)

diagnosis

1.

dx

b)

history

2.

Hx

c)

prognosis

3.

px

d)

treatment

4.

tx