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Chapter 8 Word Parts Flash Cards

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

alveolus; air sac

b)

lung membrane

c)

small vessel

d)

bronchial tube

2.

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

a)

vessel (blood)

b)

heart

c)

muscle

d)

nerve

3.

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

a)

artery

b)

vein

c)

heart

d)

blood

4.

Fill in the blank: The definition of aspir/o is ________.

a)

removal

b)

injection

c)

expansion

d)

constriction

5.

Fill in the blank: The definition of atel/o is ________.

a)

incomplete; imperfect

b)

complete; perfect

c)

disease; disorder

d)

cell; tissue

6.

Fill in the blank: The definition of bol/o is ________.

a)

cast; throw

b)

life

c)

cell

d)

blood

7.

Fill in the blank: The definition of bronch/o is ________.

a)

bronchus; bronchial tube

b)

lung tissue

c)

air sac

d)

voice box

8.

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

a)

bronchiole; smaller subdivision of the bronchus

b)

lung tissue

c)

air sac

d)

voice box

9.

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

a)

cancer

b)

heart

c)

bone

d)

blood

10.

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

a)

heart

b)

brain

c)

lung

d)

stomach

11.

Fill in the blank: The definition of 'cyan/o' is _______.

a)

blue

b)

green

c)

yellow

d)

red

12.

Fill in the blank: The word part for 'diaphragm' is _______.

a)

diaphragmat/o

b)

bronch/o

c)

pleur/o

d)

laryng/o

13.

Fill in the blank: The definition of 'dilat/o' is _______.

a)

to enlarge; expand

b)

to contract; shrink

c)

to divide; separate

d)

to join; connect

14.

Fill in the blank: The word part for 'epiglottis' is _______.

a)

epiglott/o

b)

laryng/o

c)

pharyng/o

d)

trache/o

15.

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

a)

fiber

b)

fat

c)

cell

d)

bone

16.

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

a)

blood

b)

liver

c)

bone

d)

skin

17.

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

a)

tissue

b)

blood

c)

bone

d)

muscle

18.

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

a)

larynx; voice box

b)

throat; pharynx

c)

windpipe; trachea

d)

lung; pulmonary

19.

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

a)

lobe

b)

tumor

c)

cell

d)

fat

20.

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

a)

nose

b)

ear

c)

mouth

d)

eye

21.

What is the definition of the word part 'ox/o, ox/i'?

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

nitrogen

d)

hydrogen

22.

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

a)

pharynx; throat

b)

voice box; larynx

c)

windpipe; trachea

d)

nose; nasal cavity

23.

Which word part means 'oxygen'?

a)

ox/o, ox/i

b)

hydr/o

c)

carb/o

d)

nitro/o

24.

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

a)

pleura; serous membrane that enfolds the lung

b)

air; lung

c)

chest; thorax

d)

breathing

25.

What is the definition of the word part 'pneum/o, pneumon/o'?

a)

lung; air

b)

heart; blood

c)

kidney; urine

d)

liver; bile

26.

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

a)

pus

b)

fever

c)

blood

d)

pain

27.

What is the meaning of the word part 'resuscit/o'?

a)

to revive

b)

to remove

c)

to restrict

d)

to resist

28.

What is the meaning of the word part 'rhin/o'?

a)

nose

b)

ear

c)

eye

d)

mouth

29.

What is the meaning of the word part 'sin/o, sinus/o'?

a)

sinus; cavity

b)

blood vessel

c)

muscle

d)

nerve

30.

What is the meaning of the word part 'spir/o'?

a)

breathing

b)

hearing

c)

seeing

d)

touching

31.

Which word part means 'breathing'?

a)

spir/o

b)

pneum/o

c)

cardi/o

d)

hepat/o

32.

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

a)

chest

b)

stomach

c)

arm

d)

foot

33.

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

a)

tonsils

b)

throat

c)

tongue

d)

teeth

34.

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

a)

trachea; windpipe

b)

lung; air sac

c)

throat; pharynx

d)

voice box; larynx

35.

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

a)

tube

b)

joint

c)

bone

d)

muscle

36.

Which word part means 'chest'?

a)

thorac/o

b)

tonsill/o

c)

trache/o

d)

tub/o

37.

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

a)

not; without

b)

with; together

c)

before; after

d)

under; below

38.

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

a)

against

b)

before

c)

with

d)

under

39.

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

a)

slow

b)

fast

c)

large

d)

short

40.

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

a)

painful; difficult

b)

fast; rapid

c)

large; big

d)

smooth; easy

41.

Fill in the blank: The definition of the word part 'em-' is _______.

a)

in

b)

out

c)

over

d)

under

42.

Fill in the blank: The definition of the word part 'endo-' is _______.

a)

in; within

b)

outside; external

c)

above; over

d)

between; among

43.

Fill in the blank: The definition of the word part 'epi-' is _______.

a)

on; over; upon

b)

under; below

c)

between; among

d)

before; in front of

44.

Fill in the blank: The definition of the word part 'eu-' is _______.

a)

good; normal

b)

bad; abnormal

c)

small; little

d)

fast; quick

45.

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

a)

above; above normal; excessive

b)

below; under; deficient

c)

equal; same; balanced

d)

slow; reduced; less than normal

46.

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

a)

below; below normal; deficient

b)

above; excessive; over

c)

between; among

d)

around; surrounding

47.

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

a)

in; into; not

b)

out; away; before

c)

under; below; after

d)

over; above; beside

48.

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

a)

many; much

b)

one; single

c)

before; in front of

d)

under; below

49.

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

a)

fast

b)

slow

c)

large

d)

blue

50.

What is the definition of the word parts '-al, -ary, -ial, -ic, -tic'?

a)

pertaining to

b)

causing inflammation

c)

related to numbers

d)

describing a location

51.

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

a)

substance that promotes

b)

substance that destroys

c)

substance that prevents

d)

substance that absorbs

52.

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

a)

process; condition

b)

location; place

c)

action; movement

d)

person; agent

53.

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

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

sugar

d)

protein

54.

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

a)

surgical puncture to remove fluid

b)

inflammation of an organ

c)

surgical removal of a body part

d)

abnormal condition

55.

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

a)

dilation; expansion

b)

inflammation

c)

narrowing

d)

tumor

56.

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

a)

condition

b)

treatment

c)

location

d)

instrument

57.

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

a)

blood condition

b)

inflammation

c)

tumor

d)

pain

58.

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

a)

produced by or in

b)

related to genes

c)

causing pain

d)

pertaining to origin

59.

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

a)

condition

b)

location

c)

treatment

d)

instrument

60.

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

a)

process; state; condition

b)

person; place; thing

c)

action; movement; direction

d)

tool; device; instrument

61.

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

a)

process; condition

b)

study of

c)

inflammation

d)

pertaining to

62.

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

a)

measure

b)

write

c)

see

d)

move

63.

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

a)

process of measuring

b)

process of writing

c)

process of healing

d)

process of dividing

64.

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

a)

one who (or something that) takes action or does something

b)

a place where something happens

c)

a type of material

d)

an action or process

65.

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

a)

smell

b)

taste

c)

hearing

d)

vision

66.

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

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

blood

d)

pressure

67.

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

a)

voice

b)

hearing

c)

sight

d)

touch

68.

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

a)

breathing

b)

pain

c)

swelling

d)

blood

69.

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

a)

flow; excessive discharge

b)

inflammation

c)

pain

d)

tumor

70.

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

a)

muscle contraction

b)

inflammation

c)

pain

d)

swelling