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WorksheetsMedical Terminology Fundamentals Quiz
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 35mins
What language is typically used to describe anatomical structures in medical terminology?
Latin
Greek
German
English
What is the main contribution of Greek to medical terminology?
Describes disease processes or medical procedures affecting structures
Describes only anatomical structures
Provides modern English terms
Focuses on spelling rules
Who is known as the "Father of Western Medicine"?
Hippocrates
Galen
Socrates
Aristotle
Approximately what percentage of medical terms are based on either Greek or Latin?
25%
50%
75%
100%
Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic types of word parts used to create complex medical terms?
Root
Combining Vowel
Suffixes
Articles
What does the root word usually indicate in a medical term?
The color of the body part
The involved body part
The size of the body part
The function of the body part
What does the prefix "Hyper-" mean?
Excessive, increased
Less, decreased
Against
Two or both
If you join two root words, what is the rule for using a combining vowel?
Always use a combining vowel
Never use a combining vowel
Only use a combining vowel if the second root starts with a vowel
Only use a combining vowel if the first root is longer than three letters
Which of the following best describes the function of a suffix in medical terminology?
It usually indicates a disease, disorder, procedure, or condition of a body part
Indicates the color of the organ
Always comes before the root
Replaces the root word
What does the suffix "-megaly" mean?
Enlargement
Study of
Pertaining to
Inflammation
Why do not all medical terms have prefixes?
Prefixes are only used to indicate location, time, number, or status, but not all terms need this information
Prefixes are always required in every medical term
Prefixes are only used for diseases
Prefixes are only used for body parts
Which of the following is an example of a prefix that means "against"?
Anti-
Post-
Bi-
Hyper-
When reading a medical term, where should you start to find its meaning?
At the prefix
At the root
At the suffix
In the middle
If a suffix begins with a vowel, what should you do with the combining vowel before it?
Keep it
Double it
Drop it
Move it to the end
What does the root "hemat" mean in the word "hematology"?
Disease
Blood
Process of study
Inflammation
Which of the following is the correct meaning of the suffix "-gram"?
record
study of
condition
lung
What is an abbreviation?
A shortened version of a word
A symbol used in science
A word formed from two roots
A type of disease
What does the suffix "-ology" mean?
Study of
Condition
Record
Heart
What does the suffix "-osis" indicate in medical terminology?
Condition
Study of
Record
Heart
Which of the following is a symbol used in medical terminology?
↑
CPR
ABD
ology
What does the element cardi- mean?
(a)
What does the element gastr- mean?
(a)
What does the element -itis mean?
(a)
What does the element dermat- mean?
(a)
What does the element plast- mean?
(a)
What does the element cerebr- mean?
(a)
What does the element path- mean?
(a)
What does the element -ectomy mean?
(a)
What does the element enter- mean?
(a)
What does the element angi- mean?
(a)
What does the element -oma mean?
(a)
What does the element hepat- mean?
(a)
What does the element gingiv- mean?
(a)
What does the element blephar- mean?
(a)
Combine word parts to create a combining form
Combine word parts to create a new term
Combine word parts to create a new term
Combine word parts to create a new term
Combine word parts to create a new term
Combine word parts to create a new term
