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Medical Terminology Quiz #8

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the combining form "coagul/o" mean?

a)

Narrowing

b)

Coagulation; clotting

c)

Large intestine

d)

Orange-yellow

2.

Which combining form refers to the "vagina"?

a)

colp/o

b)

cochle/o

c)

colon/o

d)

conjunctiv/o

3.

The combining form "congest/o" is best defined as:

a)

To care for

b)

Accumulation of fluid

c)

Cut

d)

Narrowing

4.

If a medical term contains "cis/o," what does it most likely refer to?

a)

Coagulation

b)

Cut

c)

Orange-yellow

d)

Vagina

5.

A doctor is discussing a patient's "conjunctiv/o." Which part of the body is being referred to?

a)

The cochlea

b)

The conjunctiva

c)

The colon

d)

The vagina

6.

A patient is diagnosed with a disorder involving "cochle/o." Which sense is most likely affected?

a)

Taste

b)

Hearing

c)

Smell

d)

Touch

7.

If a medication is described as a "vasoconstrictor," and you know "constrict/o" means narrowing, what effect does this medication have on blood vessels?

a)

It widens them

b)

It narrows them

c)

It clots them

d)

It cuts them

8.

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?

a)

To cut tissue

b)

To care for patients

c)

To accumulate fluid

d)

To narrow blood vessels

9.

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.

a)

Jaundice causes the skin to turn orange-yellow, which relates to "cirrh/o"

b)

Jaundice involves the colon, which is "colon/o"

c)

Jaundice is a narrowing of blood vessels, which is "constrict/o"

d)

Jaundice is a disorder of the cochlea, which is "cochle/o"

10.

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?

a)

Cutting into the large intestine

b)

Narrowing the vagina

c)

Clotting the cochlea

d)

Accumulating fluid in the conjunctiva