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WorksheetsCh. 1 Introduction to Medical Terminology
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 16mins
David is studying for his medical exams and comes across a question: Which term is used to refer to the brain in medical terminology?
cardi-
cerebr-
pulmon-
trache-
Sophia is studying human anatomy and learns that the term 'Cardi/o' refers to the _______.
brain
heart
lungs
stomach
What is one of the roles of basic word parts in medical terms?
To confuse the reader
To build medical terms
To replace medical terms
To simplify medical terms.
Mia is learning about word formation in her language class. Her teacher asks, "Which of the following is a prefix?"
-itis
cardi-
pre-
-ology
During a biology class, Benjamin learned that the word 'cardiology' can be broken down into 'cardio' meaning heart and '-ology' meaning ____.
study of
disease
treatment
removal
After attending a medical terminology workshop, which skill will Aria acquire?
Correctly spell medical terms
Interpret historical events
Solve mathematical equations
Write poetry.
Scarlett is studying a chapter on medical terminology. Can she combine and dissect medical terms using word parts after studying this chapter? True or False?
True
False
Ava is studying to become a nurse. After completing this chapter, what skill will she have improved?
Medical abbreviations
Historical documents
Literary texts
Scientific theories
During a medical terminology class, Ethan was asked, "What is the central part of a medical word called?"
Combining form
Root word
Combining vowel
Prefix
Hannah is learning about medical terminology. She discovers that a combining form is a root word plus a ______.
prefix
suffix
combining vowel
root word
Isla is learning about medical terminology. She wants to know what a prefix in a medical term indicates. What does a prefix indicate?
Condition
Location, time, or number
Disease
Treatment
Avery is learning about word formation in her English class. She discovers that a suffix is a group of letters added to the end of a root word. It usually indicates a ______.
location
time
condition
number
Charlotte is studying medical terminology and needs to identify the three parts of the term 'hypoglycemia'.
Prefix, root word, suffix
Prefix, root word, ending
Start, middle, end
Beginning, middle, suffix
Elijah is learning about medical terms in his biology class. His teacher asks, in 'hypoglycemia', 'hypo' is the ______.
root word
suffix
prefix
ending
Anika is studying for her medical exam and comes across a term that combines 'hypo-', 'glyc', and '-emia'. What is the correct medical term?
hypglycemia
hypoglycemia
hypoglyocemia
hypoglycoemia
Grace noticed that her plant was wilting and realized it was due to 'hypo-' watering, meaning ______.
above normal
below normal
normal
excessive
David is studying for his psychology exam and comes across a question: Which word has 'ps' sounding like 's'?
psychology
pneumonia
generic
nuclei
In Professor Luna's linguistics class, students are learning about __________, which is the study of word structure and form in a language.
Morphemes
Morphology
Morphle
Anatomy
During a medical terminology class, Grace asked her teacher where most medical terms are usually derived from. What was the teacher's response?
Greek or French
Greek or Latin
Spanish or English
Latin and Italian
Abigail is studying medical terminology and she wants to understand the main morphemes in medical terms. What should she focus on?
prefixes, suffixes, and combining vowels
roots, combining vowels, and suffixes
suffixes, prefixes, and roots
root words and combining vowels
In a medical class, Sophia learned that the suffix -ism is used to describe a:
a specialist
the study of
inflammation
condition or disease
In a medical terminology class, Priya learned that (a) words form the base of a medical term, usually indicating the body part involved.
In a hospital setting, what part of a medical term indicates the location, time, or number of a procedure?
(a)
Anika is learning about prefixes in her language class. Her teacher asks, "What is the prefix that means 'without'?"
an-
anti-
w/o
ana-
During a medical terminology class, Mia learned that a (a) indicates a condition, disease, surgical treatment, or therapeutic remedy.
During a biology class, Harper was asked to identify the correct spelling of a medical term related to liver enlargement. Which word is spelled correctly?
hepatomegaly
hepatmegaly
hepatomegly
During a school health class, Henry learned that an _____ is a sudden, widespread outbreak of a disease. (Not restricted to a specific population, group, or area.)
endogenous
endemic
exogenous
epidemic
Elijah is studying medical terminology and wants to know which suffix indicates a surgical procedure. Can you help him?
-ectomy
-itis
-ology
-osis
Anika is studying about various medical conditions. She learns that in the term 'osteoporosis', 'osteo' refers to:
nerve
muscle
bone
joint
