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WorksheetsQuiz on 'Introduction to Medical Terminology'
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 32mins
What is the meaning of the combining form "abdomin/o"?
Tail
Abdomen
Head
Cartilage
Which combining form means "front"?
anter/o
astr/o
caud/o
crani/o
The combining form "astr/o" refers to which of the following?
Skull
Star; star-shaped
Cell
Cancer
What does the combining form "carcin/o" mean?
Cartilage
Skull
Cancer
Tail
Identify the meaning of the combining form "cephal/o".
Head
Abdomen
Cast; throw
Cell
What does the combining form "dist/o" mean?
Back of the body
Away from the point of origin; far; distal
Tissue
Stomach
Which combining form refers to the "back of the body"?
dors/o
hist/o
infer/o
later/o
What is the meaning of the combining form "hist/o"?
Blood
Tissue
Nucleus
Side
The combining form "infer/o" means:
Below
Same; equal
Fiber
Stomach
What does the combining form "kary/o" refer to?
Side
Nucleus
Blood
Fiber
What does the combining form "lumb/o" refer to?
Middle
Lumbar region
Pelvis
Spine
Which combining form means "middle"?
medi/o
pelvi/o
thorac/o
super/o
What is the meaning of the combining form "path/o"?
Function
Disease
Chest
Above
The combining form "physi/o" refers to which of the following?
Spine
Function
Back (of body); behind
Near the point of origin; near; close
What does the combining form "poster/o" mean?
Near the point of origin; near; close
Back (of body); behind
Lumbar region
Pelvis
Which combining form is used to refer to the "spine"?
spin/o
proxim/o
pelvi/o
thorac/o
What does the combining form "super/o" refer to?
Chest
Above
Middle
Disease
The combining form "thorac/o" is associated with which part of the body?
Lumbar region
Chest
Pelvis
Spine
What is the meaning of the combining form "ton/o"?
Umbilicus (belly button)
Belly side of the body; ventral aspect
Internal organs
Tone; tension
Which combining form refers to the "belly side of the body; ventral aspect"?
ventr/o
umbilic/o
viscer/o
ton/o
The combining form "umbilic/o" refers to which of the following?
Internal organs
Tone; tension
Umbilicus (belly button)
Belly side of the body; ventral aspect
What does the combining form "viscer/o" mean?
Belly side of the body; ventral aspect
Internal organs
Tone; tension
Umbilicus (belly button)
What is the meaning of the prefix "a-"?
not; without
apart
in; within
outward
Which prefix means "apart"?
endo-
ana-
epi-
trans-
The prefix "endo-" means:
on; over; upon
good; normal
in; within
below; below normal; deficient
What does the prefix "exo-" signify?
outward
above; above normal; excessive
before; forward
across
If something is described as "hyper-", what does it mean?
below; below normal; deficient
above; above normal; excessive
good; normal
on; over; upon
The prefix "hypo-" is used to indicate:
before; forward
across
below; below normal; deficient
not; without
Which prefix means "before; forward"?
pro-
eu-
epi-
ana-
What is the meaning of the prefix "trans-"?
on; over; upon
across
in; within
outward
What is the meaning of the suffix "-cyte"?
Pertaining to
Developing cell
Cell
Study of
Which suffix means "study of"?
-ism
-logy
-osis
-tomy
The suffix "-genesis" refers to which of the following meanings?
Process; condition
Formation
Developing cell
Process of cutting; incision
What does the suffix "-tomy" mean?
Process; abnormal condition
Development; formation
Process of cutting; incision
Substance that produces
Which suffix is used to indicate a "process; abnormal condition"?
-osis
-plasis
-blast
-cyte
What does the word part "anter/o" mean?
Back
Neck
Front
Slow
What is the meaning of the word part "cervic/o"?
Tumor
Neck; cervix
Cell
Disease
The word part "poster/o" refers to which of the following?
Front
Slow
Back; behind
Within; into
What does the prefix "brady-" mean?
Fast
Slow
Tumor
Cell
The prefix "intra-" means:
Outside
Within; into
Disease
Tumor
What is the meaning of the suffix "-cyte"?
Tumor
Disease
Cell
Slow
The suffix "-oma" refers to:
Tumor; mass
Disease
Cell
Neck
What does the suffix "-pathy" mean?
Cell
Tumor
Disease
Slow
What is the anatomical position used for?
Describing a particular location, position, and direction of the body
Performing complex surgical procedures
Measuring the height of a person
Diagnosing diseases
What is the study of the structures of the body called?
Physiology
Pathophysiology
Anatomy
Biology
Which term refers to the study of the functions of body structures?
Pathophysiology
Anatomy
Physiology
Microbiology
Pathophysiology is the study of what?
The structures of the body
The functions of body structures
Disease
Cells
What anatomical term refers to the head end of the body?
Ventral
Caudal
Superior
Dorsal
Which term describes the belly side of the body?
Dorsal
Ventral
Medial
Lateral
What is the anatomical term for the tail end or rear of the body?
Anterior
Cephalic
Caudal
Medial
Which anatomical term refers to the back of the body?
Ventral
Dorsal
Lateral
Anterior
What term is used to describe a location near the midline of the body?
Lateral
Medial
Ventral
Posterior
Which term refers to a position near the side of the body?
Medial
Anterior
Lateral
Dorsal
What does the term "Proximal" refer to in anatomical location?
Near the point of origin
Away from the point of origin
Closer to the top of the head
Near the tail or inferior end
Which term describes a location closer to the soles of the feet?
Superior
Inferior
Cephalic
Distal
What is the meaning of "Cephalic" in terms of anatomical direction?
Near the tail or inferior end
Closer to the top of the head
Near the head
Away from the point of origin
In anatomical terms, what does "Distal" mean?
Near the point of origin
Away from the point of origin
Closer to the top of the head
Near the head
Which term is used to describe a location closer to the top of the head?
Caudal
Superior
Proximal
Inferior
What does "Caudal" refer to in anatomical terms?
Near the head
Closer to the soles of the feet
Near the tail or inferior end
Closer to the top of the head
What is another name for the frontal plane?
Sagittal plane
Transverse plane
Coronal plane
Horizontal plane
What does the midsagittal plane do to the body?
Divides the body into equal left and right halves
Divides the body into unequal left and right sections
Divides the body into front and back sections
Divides the body into upper and lower sections
Which plane divides the body into unequal left and right sections?
Midsagittal plane
Sagittal plane
Transverse plane
Coronal plane
What does the transverse plane do in the human body?
Divides the body into left and right sections
Divides the body into front and back sections
Divides the body into upper and lower sections
Divides the body into diagonal sections
