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Med Term Module 11

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of 'rhin'?

a)

nose

b)

eye

c)

ear

d)

mouth

2.

Grace is studying medical terms and comes across the word 'pneumo'. What does 'pneumo' refer to?

a)

lungs

b)

heart

c)

kidney

d)

stomach

3.

What is the meaning of 'thorac'?

a)

chest

b)

head

c)

arm

d)

leg

4.

Olivia is studying for her biology test and comes across the word 'spir'. She wonders what it means. What does 'spir' mean?

a)

breath

b)

water

c)

light

d)

stone

5.

What does 'pect' refer to?

a)

chest

b)

leg

c)

arm

d)

head

6.

What is the meaning of 'sinus'?

a)

hollow space

b)

muscle tissue

c)

blood vessel

d)

nerve ending

7.

Priya is learning about different parts of a building. She comes across the word 'sept'. What does 'sept' mean?

a)

wall

b)

door

c)

roof

d)

window

8.

What are 'alveoli'?

a)

air-filled sacs

b)

blood vessels

c)

nerve cells

d)

muscle fibers

9.

Olivia is studying medical terms and comes across the word 'pericardium.' She wonders what the prefix 'peri' means in this context. What does 'peri' mean?

a)

around/near

b)

before

c)

inside

d)

after

10.

Daniel is studying medical terminology and comes across the word 'phonia'. What does 'phonia' mean?

a)

voice

b)

sound

c)

light

d)

shape

11.

What does 'pyle' mean?

a)

gate

b)

river

c)

tree

d)

mountain

12.

What does 'phleb' refer to?

a)

veins

b)

arteries

c)

nerves

d)

muscles

13.

Rohan visits the doctor after experiencing swelling in his leg. The doctor explains that the swelling is due to a 'thrombus' in his vein. What does 'thromb' mean?

a)

clot

b)

blood vessel

c)

tumor

d)

pain

14.

What does 'lien' mean?

a)

spleen

b)

liver

c)

kidney

d)

lung

15.

During a biology class, Avery is asked to identify what 'arter' refers to in the human body. What should Avery answer?

a)

artery

b)

vein

c)

capillary

d)

nerve

16.

What does 'splen' mean?

a)

spleen

b)

heart

c)

lung

d)

kidney

17.

What is 'lymph'?

a)

colorless fluid

b)

red blood cells

c)

digestive enzyme

d)

bone tissue

18.

What does 'myel' refer to?

a)

marrow/spinal cord

b)

muscle

c)

bone

d)

skin

19.

Emma is reading a medical textbook and comes across the word 'leukocyte.' She wonders what 'leuk' means in this context. What does 'leuk' mean?

a)

white

b)

blue

c)

green

d)

red

20.

What does 'cyt' mean?

a)

cell

b)

tissue

c)

organ

d)

membrane

21.

What does 'erythr' mean?

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

green

d)

yellow

22.

After a long flight, Luna notices her feet are unusually puffy. A fellow passenger mentions this could be 'edema.' What is 'edema'?

a)

swelling

b)

bleeding

c)

fever

d)

rash

23.

A pulmonologist studies the _____

a)

nose

b)

heart

c)

lungs

d)

stomach

24.

Alveoli help us _____

a)

breathe

b)

eat

c)

see

d)

hear

25.

The chest region of my body is called the ____ region.

a)

thoracic

b)

abdominal

c)

pelvic

d)

cranial

26.

A leukocyte is a _____

a)

white blood cell

b)

red blood cell

c)

platelet

d)

plasma cell

27.

Aspiration is when someone breathes food into their _____?

a)

lungs

b)

stomach

c)

mouth

d)

throat

28.

tachypnea is

a)

breathing fast

b)

talking fast

c)

walking

d)

having a cyst

29.

Rhinitis is

a)

breathing

b)

breathing fast

c)

a nasal infection

d)

an infected chest

30.

What does 'cardi' mean?

a)

kidney

b)

lung

c)

liver

d)

heart