Worksheets12/9/25 Medical terminology practice questions
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 21mins
Which part of the cardiovascular system is responsible for carrying blood back to the heart?
Arteries
Veins
Capillaries
Lymph nodes
What is the term used to describe abnormally low blood pressure?
Hypertension
Hypotension
Arrhythmia
Tachycardia
What is the role of lymph nodes in the lymphatic system?
To produce red blood cells
To filter harmful substances and fight infections
To transport oxygen to tissues
To regulate blood pressure
Which respiratory condition is characterized by inflammation and narrowing of the airways?
Asthma
Bronchitis
Pneumonia
Tuberculosis
What is the medical term for the procedure used to remove fluid from the pleural space in the lungs?
Thoracentesis
Bronchoscopy
Tracheotomy
Endoscopy
What is the primary function of the pharynx in the digestive system?
To produce digestive enzymes
To act as a swallowing safeguard
To absorb nutrients
To store bile
What does the integumentary system include?
The skin
The brain
The spinal cord
The urinary system
What is the scientific name for the human windpipe?
Trachea
Medulla Oblongata
Adam's Apple
Aorta
When you breathe in air, you inhale oxygen into your lungs and exhale ____.
carbon dioxide
oxygen
nitrogen
carbon monoxide
Your lungs are part of which body system?
circulatory
respiratory
digestive
muscular
What are the tiny air sacs at the end of the Bronchioles, that transfer oxygen into the blood stream?
Trachea
Bronchi
Alveoli
Larynx
The air I breathe in goes down my trachea to my ______?
Heart
Lungs
Brain
Stomach
A fast pulse is also called...
tachycardia
tachypnea
bradycardia
bradypnea
You check a babies pulse in the ______ artery.
radial
carotid
brachial
femoral
Normal respirations are .....
12-20 per minute
10-25 per minute
11-22 per minute
5-30 per minute
A pulse site at the neck
carotid
temporal
popliteal
femoral
Which of the following is the normal range for pulse?
60-100
80-100
12-20
60-80
What is the normal range for SpO2?
90%-100%
100%-110%
95%-100%
80%-100%
What are the four main vital signs?
Temperature, pulse, size of pupils, and respirations
Temperature, pain, pulse, and blood pressure
Temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure
Consciousness, temperature, pulse, and respirations
Slow breathing...
bradypnea
dyspnea
tachypnea
bradycardia
Difficult or labored breathing
Dyspnea
Dysphagia
Tachypnea
Hypothermia
What prevents blood from flowing back into the atria when the ventricles contract?
semilunar valves
sinoatrial node
atrioventricular node
tricuspid and bicuspid valves
This chamber of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs
right atrium
right ventricle
left atrium
left ventricle
The upper chambers of the heart are called:
atria
septa
ventricles
tubercles
