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FC-Endocrine System - Combining Forms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the term 'cortic/o'?

a)

cortex

b)

heart

c)

liver

d)

kidney

2.

What is the meaning of the term 'gonad/o'?

a)

sex glands

b)

heart

c)

lungs

d)

kidneys

3.

Fill in the blank: radi/o refers to ________.

a)

X-rays

b)

Radio waves

c)

Radiation

d)

Radios

4.

What is the meaning of the term 'adip/o'?

a)

fat

b)

muscle

c)

bone

d)

skin

5.

What is the meaning of the term 'gynec/o'?

a)

female; woman

b)

male; man

c)

child; infant

d)

elderly; aged

6.

Fill in the blank: pituitar/o refers to the ________.

a)

pituitary gland

b)

thyroid gland

c)

adrenal gland

d)

pancreas

7.

What is the meaning of the term 'hormon/o'?

a)

hormone

b)

enzyme

c)

protein

d)

lipid

8.

What is the meaning of the term 'myx/o'?

a)

mucus

b)

bone

c)

muscle

d)

nerve

9.

What is the meaning of the term 'kal/i'?

a)

potassium

b)

calcium

c)

sodium

d)

magnesium

10.

What is the meaning of the term 'aden/o'?

a)

gland

b)

cell

c)

tissue

d)

organ

11.

What is the meaning of the term 'acr/o'?

a)

extremities

b)

head

c)

heart

d)

lungs

12.

What is the meaning of the term 'anter/o'?

a)

front

b)

back

c)

side

d)

top

13.

What is the meaning of the term 'ophthalm/o'?

a)

eye

b)

ear

c)

nose

d)

throat

14.

What is the meaning of the term 'mast/o'?

a)

breast

b)

bone

c)

muscle

d)

nerve

15.

What is the meaning of the term 'lob/o'?

a)

lobe

b)

leaf

c)

limb

d)

loop

16.

What is the meaning of the term 'gluc/o, glyc/o'?

a)

sugar; glucose

b)

protein; amino acid

c)

fat; lipid

d)

salt; sodium

17.

What is the meaning of the term 'calc/o'?

a)

calcium

b)

carbon

c)

chlorine

d)

cobalt

18.

What is the meaning of the term 'neur/o'?

a)

nerve

b)

muscle

c)

bone

d)

skin

19.

What is the meaning of the term 'pancreat/o'?

a)

pancreas

b)

liver

c)

kidney

d)

stomach

20.

Fill in the blank: parathyroid/o refers to the ________.

a)

parathyroid gland

b)

thyroid gland

c)

adrenal gland

d)

pituitary gland