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WorksheetsMedical Terminology Quiz #8
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What does the combining form "coagul/o" mean?
Narrowing
Coagulation; clotting
Large intestine
Orange-yellow
Which combining form refers to the "vagina"?
colp/o
cochle/o
colon/o
conjunctiv/o
The combining form "congest/o" is best defined as:
To care for
Accumulation of fluid
Cut
Narrowing
If a medical term contains "cis/o," what does it most likely refer to?
Coagulation
Cut
Orange-yellow
Vagina
A doctor is discussing a patient's "conjunctiv/o." Which part of the body is being referred to?
The cochlea
The conjunctiva
The colon
The vagina
A patient is diagnosed with a disorder involving "cochle/o." Which sense is most likely affected?
Taste
Hearing
Smell
Touch
If a medication is described as a "vasoconstrictor," and you know "constrict/o" means narrowing, what effect does this medication have on blood vessels?
It widens them
It narrows them
It clots them
It cuts them
A nurse is assigned to "comi/o" duties in a hospital. Based on the meaning of "comi/o," what is the nurse's primary responsibility?
To cut tissue
To care for patients
To accumulate fluid
To narrow blood vessels
A patient presents with jaundice, and the doctor notes "cirrh/o" in the diagnosis. Using your knowledge of medical combining forms, explain why "cirrh/o" is relevant to this condition.
Jaundice causes the skin to turn orange-yellow, which relates to "cirrh/o"
Jaundice involves the colon, which is "colon/o"
Jaundice is a narrowing of blood vessels, which is "constrict/o"
Jaundice is a disorder of the cochlea, which is "cochle/o"
A surgeon is planning a procedure involving the "colon/o" and "cis/o." Based on the meanings of these combining forms, what type of procedure is most likely being performed?
Cutting into the large intestine
Narrowing the vagina
Clotting the cochlea
Accumulating fluid in the conjunctiva
