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Unit 2 Word Parts

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

abdomen

b)

arm

c)

foot

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.

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

a)

cancer

b)

heart

c)

liver

d)

bone

10.

What is the word part for 'cancer'?

a)

carcin/o

b)

hepat/o

c)

neur/o

d)

dermat/o

11.

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

a)

tail

b)

head

c)

hand

d)

foot

12.

What is the word part for 'tail'?

a)

caud/o

b)

cephal/o

c)

derm/o

d)

cardi/o

13.

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

a)

head

b)

foot

c)

hand

d)

stomach

14.

What is the word part for 'head'?

a)

cephal/o

b)

cardi/o

c)

derm/o

d)

gastr/o

15.

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

a)

cartilage

b)

muscle

c)

bone

d)

nerve

16.

What is the word part for 'cartilage'?

a)

chondr/o

b)

oste/o

c)

my/o

d)

arthr/o

17.

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

a)

skull

b)

heart

c)

liver

d)

muscle

18.

What is the word part for 'skull'?

a)

crani/o

b)

cardi/o

c)

derm/o

d)

nephr/o

19.

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

a)

cell

b)

blood

c)

tissue

d)

bone

20.

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

a)

away from the point of origin; far; distant

b)

toward the midline of the body

c)

pertaining to the skin

d)

relating to the heart

21.

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

a)

back of the body

b)

side of the body

c)

front of the body

d)

lower part of the body

22.

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

a)

fiber

b)

fat

c)

cell

d)

bone

23.

Which word part means 'cell'?

a)

cyt/o

b)

derm/o

c)

neur/o

d)

cardi/o

24.

Which word part means 'away from the point of origin; far; distant'?

a)

dist/o

b)

proxim/o

c)

ventr/o

d)

anter/o

25.

Which word part means 'back of the body'?

a)

dors/o

b)

ventr/o

c)

anter/o

d)

later/o

26.

Which word part means 'fiber'?

a)

fibr/o

b)

my/o

c)

neur/o

d)

oste/o

27.

Fill in the blank: The word part that means 'stomach' is ________.

a)

gastr/o

b)

hepat/o

c)

neur/o

d)

cardi/o

28.

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

a)

blood

b)

liver

c)

bone

d)

muscle

29.

Fill in the blank: The word part that means 'tissue' is ________.

a)

hist/o

b)

cyt/o

c)

derm/o

d)

my/o

30.

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

a)

below

b)

above

c)

inside

d)

across

31.

Fill in the blank: The word part that means 'same; equal' is ________.

a)

is/o

b)

heter/o

c)

aniso/o

d)

macro/o

32.

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

a)

nucleus

b)

cell wall

c)

cytoplasm

d)

membrane

33.

What is the word part for 'nucleus'?

a)

kary/o

b)

cyt/o

c)

neur/o

d)

cardi/o

34.

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

a)

side

b)

back

c)

head

d)

foot

35.

What is the word part for 'side'?

a)

later/o

b)

derm/o

c)

cardi/o

d)

neur/o

36.

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

a)

lumbar region; loin

b)

shoulder blade

c)

neck

d)

wrist

37.

What is the word part for 'lumbar region; loin'?

a)

lumb/o

b)

cervic/o

c)

thorac/o

d)

sacr/o

38.

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

a)

middle

b)

side

c)

end

d)

top

39.

What is the word part for 'middle'?

a)

medi/o

b)

later/o

c)

anter/o

d)

post/o

40.

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

a)

disease

b)

cell

c)

blood

d)

muscle

41.

What is the word part for 'disease'?

a)

path/o

b)

derm/o

c)

cardi/o

d)

neur/o

42.

Fill in the blank: The word part 'pelv/i' means _______.

a)

pelvis

b)

kidney

c)

liver

d)

lung

43.

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

a)

function

b)

disease

c)

structure

d)

color

44.

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

a)

back (of body); behind

b)

front (of body); before

c)

side; lateral

d)

within; inside

45.

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

a)

near the point of origin; near; close

b)

far from the point of origin; distant

c)

middle; center

d)

outside; external

46.

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

a)

spine

b)

muscle

c)

joint

d)

bone

47.

Fill in the blank: The definition 'pelvis' corresponds to the word part _______.

a)

pelv/i

b)

cost/o

c)

crani/o

d)

thorac/o

48.

Fill in the blank: The definition 'function' corresponds to the word part _______.

a)

physi/o

b)

cyt/o

c)

derm/o

d)

neur/o

49.

Fill in the blank: The definition 'back (of body); behind' corresponds to the word part _______.

a)

poster/o

b)

anter/o

c)

later/o

d)

ventr/o

50.

Fill in the blank: The definition 'near the point of origin; near; close' corresponds to the word part _______.

a)

proxim/o

b)

dist/o

c)

ventr/o

d)

later/o

51.

Fill in the blank: The definition 'spine' corresponds to the word part _______.

a)

spin/o

b)

my/o

c)

arthr/o

d)

derm/o

52.

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

a)

above

b)

below

c)

inside

d)

around

53.

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

a)

chest

b)

stomach

c)

arm

d)

foot

54.

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

a)

tone; tension

b)

muscle

c)

nerve

d)

cell

55.

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

a)

umbilicus (belly button)

b)

ear

c)

nose

d)

eye

56.

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

a)

belly side of body; ventral aspect

b)

back side of body; dorsal aspect

c)

head; cephalic aspect

d)

foot; pedal aspect

57.

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

a)

internal organs

b)

blood vessels

c)

muscles

d)

bones

58.

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

a)

not; without

b)

with; together

c)

before; in front of

d)

after; behind

59.

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

a)

apart

b)

together

c)

under

d)

before

60.

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

a)

in; within

b)

outside; external

c)

above; over

d)

between; among

61.

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

a)

on; over; upon

b)

under; below

c)

between; among

d)

before; in front of

62.

Fill in the blank: The definition 'internal organs' corresponds to the word part ________.

a)

viscer/o

b)

derm/o

c)

my/o

d)

oste/o

63.

Fill in the blank: The definition 'not; without' corresponds to the word part ________.

a)

a-

b)

bi-

c)

pre-

d)

anti-

64.

Fill in the blank: The definition 'apart' corresponds to the word part ________.

a)

ana-

b)

anti-

c)

auto-

d)

ambi-

65.

Fill in the blank: The definition 'in; within' corresponds to the word part ________.

a)

endo-

b)

exo-

c)

peri-

d)

epi-

66.

Fill in the blank: The definition 'on; over; upon' corresponds to the word part ________.

a)

epi-

b)

endo-

c)

hypo-

d)

peri-

67.

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

a)

good; normal

b)

bad; abnormal

c)

slow; below normal

d)

fast; above normal

68.

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

a)

outward

b)

inside

c)

before

d)

across

69.

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

a)

above; above normal; excessive

b)

below; under normal; deficient

c)

around; surrounding

d)

within; inside

70.

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

a)

below; below normal; deficient

b)

above; excessive; over

c)

between; among

d)

around; surrounding

71.

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

a)

before; forward

b)

against; opposite

c)

within; inside

d)

after; behind

72.

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

a)

across

b)

under

c)

before

d)

within

73.

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

a)

pertaining to

b)

causing inflammation

c)

related to pain

d)

referring to disease

74.

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

a)

developing cell

b)

cell death

c)

cell movement

d)

cell wall

75.

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

a)

cell

b)

tissue

c)

organ

d)

enzyme

76.

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

77.

Which word part means 'across'?

a)

trans-

b)

pre-

c)

sub-

d)

anti-

78.

Which word parts mean 'pertaining to'?

a)

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

b)

-ectomy, -itis, -osis, -oma

c)

-logy, -gram, -scope, -meter

d)

-cyte, -emia, -uria, -pathy

79.

Which word part means 'developing cell'?

a)

-blast

b)

-cyte

c)

-lysis

d)

-gen

80.

Which word part means 'cell'?

a)

-cyte

b)

-itis

c)

-emia

d)

-lysis

81.

Which word part means 'substance that produces'?

a)

-gen

b)

-lysis

c)

-itis

d)

-algia

82.

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

a)

formation

b)

removal

c)

pain

d)

inflammation

83.

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

a)

process; condition

b)

person who studies

c)

small

d)

without

84.

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

a)

study of

b)

shape of

c)

color of

d)

origin of

85.

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

a)

process; abnormal condition

b)

inflammation

c)

pain

d)

tumor

86.

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

a)

development; formation

b)

pain; suffering

c)

inflammation; swelling

d)

tumor; mass

87.

Fill in the blank: The word part that means 'process of cutting; incision' is ________.

a)

-tomy

b)

-logy

c)

-pathy

d)

-emia

88.

Fill in the blank: The definition of '-tomy' is ________.

a)

process of cutting; incision

b)

inflammation

c)

tumor or swelling

d)

study of

e)

paralysis

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