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WorksheetsModule 4 - Prefixes TEST
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 25mins
What does the prefix "brady-" mean?
Rapid, fast
Slow
Above, more than normal
Half
Which prefix means "within"?
(a)
The prefix "poly-" means:
Four
Many
Half
After
What is the meaning of the prefix "pre-"?
After
Before
Backwards
Under
Which prefix means "under"?
Hyper-
Hypo-
Multi-
Auto-
The prefix "quad-" refers to:
Three
Four, fourth
Two
Many
What does the prefix "dys-" mean?
Bad
Good
Rapid
Double
Which prefix means "self"?
Bi-
Auto-
Semi-
Post-
The prefix "post-" means:
Before
After
Around
Under
What does the prefix "retro-" mean?
Backwards
Rapid
Many
Half
Which prefix means "between"?
Intra-
Inter-
Sub-
Pre-
The prefix "semi-" means:
Many
Half
Double
Under
What does the prefix "a-/an-" mean?
With
Without, not
Above
After
Which prefix means "above, more than normal"?
Hypo-
Hyper-
Sub-
Peri-
The prefix "tri-" refers to:
Two
Three
Four
Half
If a patient is diagnosed with "bradycardia," what does this mean?
The patient has a rapid heartbeat
The patient has a slow heartbeat
The patient has a double heartbeat
The patient has a half heartbeat
A "subcutaneous" injection is given:
Above the skin
Under the skin
Between the skin layers
After the skin
If a medication is described as "intravenous," where is it administered?
Between the veins
Within the vein
Under the vein
After the vein
Which medical element means two, double, both pair?
tri-
bi-
quad-
mult-
If a condition is described as "polyuria," what does this mean?
No urine
Many urinations
Slow urination
Under urination
A "quadriplegic" person has paralysis of how many limbs?
Two
Three
Four
One
If a disease is described as chronic, which prefix would you use to indicate it started "before" symptoms appeared?
Post-
Pre-
Retro-
Peri-
A "semicircle" is:
A full circle
Half a circle
Three circles
Many circles
If a process is described as "retrograde," what does this mean?
Moving forward
Moving backwards
Moving rapidly
Moving above
A "tachycardia" is a condition where the heart beats:
Slowly
Rapidly
Normally
After exercise
If a person is "anemic," what does the prefix "an-" indicate about their blood?
They have too much blood
They lack something in their blood
Their blood is slow
Their blood is after something
A "pericardial" membrane is located:
Within the heart
Around the heart
Under the heart
After the heart
If a person has "hypoglycemia," what does the prefix "hypo-" tell you about their blood sugar?
It is above normal
It is below normal
It is double
It is after eating
A "multinuclear" cell contains:
One nucleus
Two nuclei
Many nuclei
Half a nucleus
If a structure is described as "intercostal," where is it located?
Within a rib
Between the ribs
Under the ribs
After the ribs
What does the medical term hemi- mean?
(a)
What is the meaning of -plast?
surgical repair
surgical removal
cut into
to create an opening
What is the suffix for 'deficiency'?
-penia
-itis
-emia
-algia
What is the meaning of -otomy?
cut into
surgical repair
surgical removal
to create an opening
What is the meaning of -ectomy?
surgical repair
cut into
surgical removal
to create an opening
If a medical term ends with "-cele", what does it refer to?
Hernia
Weakness
Spitting
Hearing
What does the suffix "-ptosis" indicate?
Expansion
Falling
Suspension
Attraction for
If a medical term includes "-trophy," what is it referring to?
Binding
Development
Hearing
Place
A patient is diagnosed with "neurectasis." Using your understanding of suffixes, what does this term most likely mean?
Weakness of a nerve
Expansion of a nerve
Suture of a nerve
Pain in a nerve
What does the abbreviation 'a.c.' stand for?
before meals
after meals
with meals
at bedtime
What does the abbreviation 'PRN/prn' stand for?
as needed
by mouth
before meals
every hour
What does the abbreviation 'TPR' stand for?
temperature, pulse, respiration
total patient recovery
transient pressure response
therapeutic pulse rate
When are 'ht' and 'wt' used?
When taking vital signs that include height and weight
When referencing a patient
When measuring temperature
When recording blood pressure
It is acceptable to add the combining vowel if the suffix begins with a vowel (ex: combining arthr- and -itis - arthroitis).
True
False
Match the 4 rules of combining vowels to an example of its use.
If a suffix begins with a consonant, use the combining vowel
oste/o/arthr/ -itis
To link two root words
cardi/o/-gram
If the root word begins with a consonant, do not use after the prefix
post/rhin/o - plasty
If a suffix begins with a vowel, do not use the combining vowel
arthr/-algia
