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med term c 9,10,11

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 37mins

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Class
Date
1.

During a biology class, Ricky and Lucie are learning about medical prefixes. Their teacher asks, "If a doctor mentions something related to 'Nephro-', what organ are they talking about?"

a)

Liver

b)

Kidney

c)

Bladder

d)

Gallbladder

2.

During a biology class, Lucie and Ricky are learning about medical terminology. Their teacher asks them which combining form means kidney. What is the correct answer?

a)

nephr/o

b)

ur/o

c)

cyst/o

3.

During a biology class, Lucie and Ricky are learning about medical prefixes. Their teacher asks, "If a doctor mentions something related to 'Nephro-', what organ are they referring to?"

a)

Liver

b)

Kidney

c)

Bladder

d)

Gallbladder

4.

During a biology class, Lucie and Ricky are learning about medical terminology. Their teacher asks them which combining form means kidney. What is the correct answer?

a)

nephr/o

b)

ur/o

c)

cyst/o

5.

During a biology class, Ricky and Lucie are learning about medical terminology. Their teacher asks them, "Which of the following is a combining form for urine?"

a)

ur/o

b)

cyst/o

c)

void/o

6.

Ricky and Lucie are learning about the urinary system in class. If Ricky asks which part of the body is responsible for transporting urine from the kidneys to the bladder, what should Lucie answer?

a)

kidneys

b)

ureters

c)

urethra

7.

During a biology class, Ricky and Lucie are learning about the urinary system. Their teacher asks them what the normal color of urine is. What should they answer?

a)

straw

b)

amber

c)

pink

d)

florescent yellow

8.

Lucie noticed that her grandmother sometimes cannot control her bladder and accidentally leaks urine. What is this condition called?

a)

the ability to control the bladder

b)

the inability to control the bladder

9.

Lucie has been experiencing a sudden, strong urge to urinate and sometimes cannot make it to the bathroom in time. Which of the following could be a cause of her symptoms?

a)

sneezing

b)

jumping on a trampoline

c)

a UTI

10.

During a biology class, Lucie and Ricky learned about different types of organ inflammation. What is the medical term for inflammation of the kidney?

a)

nephritis

b)

cystitis

c)

carditis

d)

hepatitis

11.

Ricky is studying for his medical exams and comes across a case where a patient needs the excision of a kidney. What is the medical term for this procedure?

a)

nephrectomy

b)

nephroscopy

c)

nephrostomy

d)

nephrolith

12.

During a medical terminology class, Lucie and Ricky are learning about terms related to the urinary system. What is the combining form meaning stone?

(a)  

13.

During a biology class, Ricky and Lucie are learning about medical terminology. Their teacher asks them to identify the suffix that means urine. What is the correct suffix?

(a)  

14.

During a biology class, Ricky and Lucie are learning about medical terminology. Their teacher asks them what the root "Noct(i)" means. What is the correct answer?

(a)  

15.

During a medical terminology class, Lucie and Ricky are learning about the urinary system. Their instructor asks them to identify the combining form for bladder. What is the correct answer?

(a)  

16.

During a medical terminology class, Lucie and Ricky are learning about different suffixes. Their teacher asks, "Which term means hernia, tumor, or swelling?"

a)

ur/o

b)

-pexy

c)

-cele

d)

-lysis

17.

During a biology class, Ricky and Lucie are studying medical terminology. They come across the term radicul/o. What does this term refer to?

a)

burn; burning; heat

b)

brain

c)

sensation, feeling

d)

nerve root

18.

During a science class, Lucie and Ricky are learning about medical terminology. Their teacher asks, "What does the root word 'caus/o' or 'caut' mean?"

a)

fear

b)

burn; burning; heat

c)

sensation, feeling

d)

nerve root

19.

During a biology class, Ricky and Lucie were discussing medical terms. Ricky asked Lucie what the term "encephala/o" refers to. What is the correct answer?

a)

brain

b)

shaken together, violently agitated

c)

fear

d)

pertaining to the mind

20.

During a biology class, Ricky and Lucie are learning about medical terminology. Their teacher writes "cerebr/o" on the board and asks what it means. What is the correct answer?

a)

burn; burning; heat

b)

instrument for recording

c)

brain

d)

nerve root

21.

Lucie and Ricky are studying medical terminology. They come across the term psych/o. What does this term mean?

a)

brain

b)

pertaining to the mind

c)

fear

d)

nervous sensation/feeling

22.

During a science class, Ricky and Lucie learned about different medical terms. Their teacher asked them what the root "concuss/o" means. What is the correct meaning?

a)

shaken together, violently agitated

b)

burn, burning, heat

c)

to bruise

d)

sensation, feeling

23.

Ricky noticed that Lucie always felt uneasy and avoided situations involving heights, spiders, or crowded places. What is the term for this kind of intense fear?

a)

brain

b)

turning

c)

nerve root

d)

fear

24.

During a science class, Lucie and Ricky were learning about medical terminology. Their teacher wrote the term contus/o on the board and asked what it means. What is the correct meaning of contus/o?

a)

right ear

b)

to bruise

c)

brain

d)

turning

25.

During a biology class, Ricky and Lucie are learning about medical terminology. Their teacher asks them what the combining forms neur/i and neur/o refer to. What is the correct answer?

a)

nerve/nervous system

b)

bone marrow, spinal cord

c)

membrane covering the brain and spinal cord

d)

brain

26.

During a biology class, Ricky and Lucie are learning about medical suffixes. Their teacher asks, "What does the suffix -esthesia mean?"

a)

sensation, feeling

b)

bone marrow, spinal cord

c)

pertaining to the mind

d)

turning

27.

During a biology class, Ricky and Lucie are learning about medical terminology. Their teacher asks them what the term myel/o refers to. What is the correct answer?

a)

sensation, feeling

b)

instrument for recording

c)

nerve, nervous system

d)

bone marrow, spinal cord

28.

During a biology class, Lucie and Ricky were learning about medical terminology. Their teacher asked them what the root "esthet/o" means. What is the correct answer?

a)

right ear

b)

nervous sensation, feeling

c)

fear

d)

nerve root

29.

Ricky and Lucie are learning about medical terms in their science class. Their teacher asks them what the suffix -graphy means. What is the correct answer?

a)

burning, burn, heat

b)

pertaining to the mind

c)

instrument for recording

d)

fear

30.

During a biology class, Ricky and Lucie are learning about different parts of the nervous system. Their teacher asks them what the term mening/o refers to. What is the correct answer?

a)

brain

b)

membranes covering the brain and spinal cord

c)

sensation, feeling

d)

to bruise

31.

During a biology class, Lucie and Ricky are discussing scientific terms. Lucie asks Ricky what the suffix -trophic means in biology. Which of the following is the correct meaning?

a)

turning

b)

right ear

c)

shaken together, violently agitated

d)

nerve root

32.

Ricky noticed that his grandfather was experiencing muscular weakness, involuntary contractions, and excessive reflexes. After visiting the doctor, they learned it was caused by degeneration of motor neurons in the spinal cord and in the brain's medulla and cortex. What is the name of this disease?

a)

AD

b)

ALS

c)

ADHD

d)

CP

33.

During a science class, Ricky and Lucie are learning about the human body. Their teacher asks, "What is the watery, clear fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord?"

a)

CSF

b)

CP

c)

ADHD

d)

MS

34.

During a school assembly, Ricky suddenly felt dizzy and lost consciousness for a brief moment. What is the medical term for this condition?

a)

Syncope

b)

Cerebral

c)

Neurology

d)

Occipital

e)

Cataract

35.

Lucie and Ricky are learning about the human eye in their science class. Their teacher asks them to identify the colored part of the eye. What is it called?

a)

Sclera

b)

Iris

c)

Pupil

d)

Cornea

36.

During a science class, Lucie and Ricky are looking at each other's eyes. They notice the black circular center of the eye. What is this part called?

a)

Sclera

b)

Iris

c)

Pupil

d)

Cornea

37.

During a science class, Ricky and Lucie are learning about the human eye. Their teacher asks them, "Can you tell me which part is the outer layer of the eye?"

a)

Choroid

b)

Sclera

c)

Retinal

d)

Optic disc

38.

During a biology class, Lucie and Ricky are discussing the parts of the eye. Which of the following is the internal layer of the eye?

a)

Choroid

b)

Sclera

c)

Retinal

d)

Optic disc

39.

During a science class, Lucie and Ricky are examining a part of the eye that is colorless, flexible, and transparent. Which part are they studying?

a)

Conjunctiva

b)

Lacrimal duct

c)

Optic disc

d)

Lens

40.

During a science class, Lucie accidentally gets some dust in her eye. The teacher explains that the mucous membrane lining the interior surface of the eye helps protect it. What is this membrane called?

a)

Conjunctiva

b)

Lacrimal duct

c)

Optic disc

d)

Lens

41.

Ricky was watching a sad movie and started to cry. Where are the tears produced in his eyes?

a)

Conjunctiva

b)

Lacrimal duct

c)

Optic disc

d)

Lens

42.

During a biology class, Lucie and Ricky are learning about medical terminology. Their teacher asks them to identify the meaning of the root words audi/o and audit/o. What do these terms refer to?

a)

Tube

b)

Hearing

c)

Eardrum, middle ear

d)

Old

43.

tympan/o

a)

Tube

b)

Hearing

c)

Eardrum, middle ear

d)

Old

44.

salping/o

a)

Tube

b)

Hearing

c)

Eardrum, middle ear

d)

White of the eye

45.

scler/o

a)

White of the eye

b)

Gray or silver

c)

Old

d)

Hearing

46.

presby/o

a)

Eyelid

b)

Gray or silver

c)

Old

d)

Hearing

47.

glauc/o

a)

White of the eye

b)

Gray or silver

c)

Old

d)

Hearing

48.

blephar/o

a)

White of the eye

b)

Gray or silver

c)

Old

d)

Eyelid

49.

Where do vibrations in the ear occur?

a)

Eardrum

b)

Vestibule

c)

Auricle

d)

Cochlea

50.

What do opt/o, optic/o, opthalm/o all mean?

a)

Ear

b)

Skin

c)

Taste

d)

Eye

51.

True or False: The receptors in the skin are universal (ex. touch receptors can pick up pain)

a)

True

b)

False

52.

hema/o, hemat/o

a)

water

b)

urine

c)

blood

d)

bladder

53.

hydr/o

a)

blood

b)

water

c)

urine

d)

kidney

54.

lith/o

a)

stone

b)

blood

c)

urine

d)

kidney

55.

py/o

a)

pus

b)

plasm

c)

blood

d)

urine

56.

-tripsy

a)

surgical repair

b)

surgical crushing

c)

surgical condition

d)

surgical kidney

57.

UTI

a)

urinary tract infection

b)

urinary track infection

c)

urinary taco infection

d)

urinary time infection

58.

The clear, colorless mucous membrane that lines the eyelids and covers the anterior portion of the eyeball.

a)

sclera

b)

cornea

c)

conjunctiva

d)

choroid

59.

Medical root word for smell.

a)

dacry/o

b)

ossic/o

c)

scot/o

d)

olfact/o

60.

Medical root word for light.

a)

irid/o

b)

dipl/o

c)

glauc/o

d)

phot/o

61.
What health professional would use an opthalmoscope?
a)
An eye doctor
b)
A dentist
c)
An x-ray technician
d)
A foot doctor
62.

opt/o

a)

ear

b)

eye

c)

nose

d)

mouth

63.

Adeno means

a)

gland

b)

adrenal gland

c)

fat

d)

head

64.

Carcino means

a)

nerve

b)

brain

c)

cancer

d)

black

65.

Who would operate on the brain?

a)

pediatrician

b)

oncologist

c)

neurosurgeon

d)

gynecologist

66.

Another term for a headache is

a)

lethargy

b)

malaise

c)

cardiodynia

d)

cephalgia

67.

Surgery to repair a nerve is

a)

neoplasm

b)

neurotic

c)

neuroplasty

d)

parietal

68.

Inflammation of the spinal cord is

a)

hydrocephalus

b)

gingivitis

c)

encephalitis

d)

meningitis

69.

Another term for vomiting is

a)

emesis

b)

hemorrhage

c)

hepatocele

d)

lymphatic