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Chapter 2 Word Parts Flash Cards

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of the word part 'abdomin/o'?

a)

abdomen

b)

liver

c)

heart

d)

lung

2.

What is the word part for 'abdomen'?

a)

abdomin/o

b)

cardi/o

c)

neur/o

d)

dermat/o

3.

What is the definition of the word part 'anter/o'?

a)

front

b)

back

c)

side

d)

top

4.

What is the word part for 'front'?

a)

anter/o

b)

poster/o

c)

dors/o

d)

ventr/o

5.

What is the definition of the word part 'astr/o'?

a)

star; star-shaped

b)

water

c)

earth

d)

life

6.

What is the word part for 'star; star-shaped'?

a)

astr/o

b)

cardi/o

c)

derm/o

d)

neur/o

7.

What is the definition of the word part 'bol/o'?

a)

cast; throw

b)

life

c)

blood

d)

cell

8.

What is the word part for 'cast; throw'?

a)

bol/o

b)

derm/o

c)

cardi/o

d)

neur/o

9.

Fill in the blank: The definition of carcin/o is ________.

a)

cancer

b)

heart

c)

liver

d)

muscle

10.

Fill in the blank: The definition of caud/o is ________.

a)

tail

b)

head

c)

arm

d)

foot

11.

Fill in the blank: The definition of cephal/o is ________.

a)

head

b)

arm

c)

foot

d)

heart

12.

Fill in the blank: The definition of chondr/o is ________.

a)

cartilage

b)

muscle

c)

bone

d)

nerve

13.

Fill in the blank: The definition of crani/o is ________.

a)

skull

b)

brain

c)

spine

d)

heart

14.

Fill in the blank: The word part for cancer is ________.

a)

carcin/o

b)

cyt/o

c)

my/o

d)

neur/o

15.

Fill in the blank: The word part for tail is ________.

a)

caud/o

b)

cephal/o

c)

dors/o

d)

ventr/o

16.

Fill in the blank: The word part for head is ________.

a)

cephal/o

b)

cardi/o

c)

derm/o

d)

gastr/o

17.

Fill in the blank: The word part for cartilage is ________.

a)

chondr/o

b)

oste/o

c)

my/o

d)

arthr/o

18.

Fill in the blank: The word part for skull is ________.

a)

crani/o

b)

cardi/o

c)

derm/o

d)

nephr/o

19.

The word part 'cyt/o' means _______.

a)

cell

b)

blood

c)

bone

d)

muscle

20.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'dist/o' means _______.

a)

away from the point of origin; far; distant

b)

near the point of origin; close

c)

pertaining to the skin

d)

inflammation of a joint

21.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'dors/o' means _______.

a)

back of the body

b)

side of the body

c)

front of the body

d)

head

22.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'fibr/o' means _______.

a)

fiber

b)

fat

c)

bone

d)

muscle

23.

What is the definition of the word part 'gastr/o'?

a)

stomach

b)

liver

c)

heart

d)

kidney

24.

What is the definition of the word part 'hemat/o'?

a)

blood

b)

liver

c)

bone

d)

muscle

25.

What is the definition of the word part 'hist/o'?

a)

tissue

b)

blood

c)

bone

d)

muscle

26.

What is the definition of the word part 'infer/o'?

a)

below

b)

above

c)

inside

d)

outside

27.

What is the definition of the word part 'is/o'?

a)

same; equal

b)

different; opposite

c)

inside; within

d)

disease

28.

Which word part means 'stomach'?

a)

gastr/o

b)

cardi/o

c)

neur/o

d)

derm/o

29.

Which word part means 'blood'?

a)

hemat/o

b)

derm/o

c)

neur/o

d)

oste/o

30.

Which word part means 'tissue'?

a)

hist/o

b)

cyt/o

c)

derm/o

d)

my/o

31.

Which word part means 'below'?

a)

infer/o

b)

super/o

c)

epi-

d)

hyper-

32.

Which word part means 'same; equal'?

a)

is/o

b)

heter/o

c)

aniso/o

d)

dys/o

33.

What is the definition of the word part 'kary/o'?

a)

nucleus

b)

cell wall

c)

cytoplasm

d)

membrane

34.

What is the definition of the word part 'later/o'?

a)

side

b)

back

c)

head

d)

foot

35.

What is the definition of the word part 'lumb/o'?

a)

lumbar region; loin

b)

liver

c)

lung

d)

leg

36.

What is the definition of the word part 'medi/o'?

a)

middle

b)

side

c)

end

d)

top

37.

What is the definition of the word part 'path/o'?

a)

disease

b)

muscle

c)

nerve

d)

bone

38.

What is the definition of the word part 'pelv/i'?

a)

pelvis

b)

lung

c)

liver

d)

stomach

39.

What is the definition of the word part 'physi/o'?

a)

function

b)

disease

c)

structure

d)

color

40.

What is the definition of the word part 'poster/o'?

a)

back (of body); behind

b)

front (of body); before

c)

side; lateral

d)

within; inside

41.

What is the definition of the word part 'proxim/o'?

a)

near the point of origin; near; close

b)

far from the point of origin; distant

c)

pertaining to the side; lateral

d)

relating to the middle; medial

42.

What is the definition of the word part 'spin/o'?

a)

spine

b)

muscle

c)

joint

d)

nerve

43.

Which word part means 'pelvis'?

a)

pelv/i

b)

nephr/o

c)

hepat/o

d)

oste/o

44.

Which word part means 'function'?

a)

physi/o

b)

cyt/o

c)

derm/o

d)

neur/o

45.

Which word part means 'back (of body); behind'?

a)

poster/o

b)

anter/o

c)

later/o

d)

ventr/o

46.

Which word part means 'near the point of origin; near; close'?

a)

proxim/o

b)

dist/o

c)

ventr/o

d)

later/o

47.

Which word part means 'spine'?

a)

spin/o

b)

my/o

c)

arthr/o

d)

derm/o

48.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'super/o' means _______.

a)

above

b)

below

c)

inside

d)

across

49.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'thorac/o' means _______.

a)

chest

b)

stomach

c)

arm

d)

foot

50.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'ton/o' means _______.

a)

tone; tension

b)

muscle

c)

nerve

d)

joint

51.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'umbilic/o' means _______.

a)

umbilicus (belly button)

b)

stomach

c)

liver

d)

kidney

52.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'ventr/o' means _______.

a)

belly side of body; ventral aspect

b)

back side of body; dorsal aspect

c)

head; cephalic aspect

d)

foot; pedal aspect

53.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'viscer/o' means ________.

a)

internal organs

b)

muscles

c)

bones

d)

skin

54.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'a-' means ________.

a)

not; without

b)

with; together

c)

before; after

d)

under; below

55.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'ana-' means ________.

a)

apart

b)

together

c)

under

d)

before

56.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'endo-' means ________.

a)

in; within

b)

outside

c)

above

d)

between

57.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'epi-' means ________.

a)

on; over; upon

b)

under; below

c)

between; among

d)

before; in front of

58.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'eu-' means ________.

a)

good; normal

b)

bad; abnormal

c)

slow; below normal

d)

fast; above normal

59.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'exo-' means ________.

a)

outward

b)

inside

c)

across

d)

before

60.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'hyper-' means ________.

a)

above; above normal; excessive

b)

below; less than normal

c)

equal; balanced

d)

around; surrounding

61.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'hypo-' means ________.

a)

below; below normal; deficient

b)

above; excessive

c)

fast; rapid

d)

around; surrounding

62.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'pro-' means ________.

a)

before; forward

b)

after; behind

c)

against; opposite

d)

within; inside

63.

What is the definition of the word part 'trans-'?

a)

across

b)

under

c)

before

d)

within

64.

What is the definition of the word part '-al, -ar, -iac, -ic, -ior, -tic'?

a)

pertaining to

b)

causing inflammation

c)

related to pain

d)

referring to a disease

65.

What is the definition of the word part '-blast'?

a)

developing cell

b)

cell death

c)

cell movement

d)

cell wall

66.

What is the definition of the word part '-cyte'?

a)

cell

b)

tissue

c)

organ

d)

enzyme

67.

What is the definition of the word part '-gen'?

a)

substance that produces

b)

cell that destroys

c)

enzyme that breaks down

d)

organ that stores

68.

Which word part means 'across'?

a)

trans-

b)

pre-

c)

sub-

d)

anti-

69.

Which word part means 'pertaining to'?

a)

-al, -ar, -iac, -ic, -ior, -tic

b)

-ectomy

c)

-itis

d)

-ology

70.

Which word part means 'developing cell'?

a)

-blast

b)

-cyte

c)

-lysis

d)

-gen

71.

Which word part means 'cell'?

a)

-cyte

b)

-itis

c)

-emia

d)

-lysis

72.

Which word part means 'substance that produces'?

a)

-gen

b)

-lysis

c)

-itis

d)

-algia

73.

What is the definition of the word part '-genesis'?

a)

formation

b)

destruction

c)

movement

d)

color

74.

What is the definition of the word part '-ism'?

a)

process; condition

b)

pertaining to

c)

inflammation

d)

study of

75.

What is the definition of the word part '-logy'?

a)

study of

b)

shape of

c)

color of

d)

origin of

76.

What is the definition of the word part '-osis'?

a)

process; abnormal condition

b)

inflammation

c)

pertaining to

d)

tumor

77.

What is the definition of the word part '-plasia'?

a)

development; formation

b)

pain

c)

inflammation

d)

tumor

78.

Which word part means 'formation'?

a)

-genesis

b)

-algia

c)

-itis

d)

-emia

79.

Which word part means 'process; condition'?

a)

-ism

b)

-ology

c)

-itis

d)

-ectomy

80.

Which word part means 'study of'?

a)

-logy

b)

-itis

c)

-ectomy

d)

-algia

81.

Which word part means 'process; abnormal condition'?

a)

-osis

b)

-itis

c)

-ectomy

d)

-algia

82.

Which word part means 'development; formation'?

a)

-plasia

b)

-itis

c)

-algia

d)

-emia

83.

Fill in the blank: The word part '-tomy' means ________.

a)

process of cutting; incision

b)

inflammation

c)

tumor

d)

study of

84.

Fill in the blank: The process of cutting; incision is represented by the word part ________.

a)

-tomy

b)

-logy

c)

-pathy

d)

-emia

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