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#1 Medical Terminology: Roots, Suffixes, and Prefixes (A-P)

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The root Axill/o most closely means what?

a)

Armpit

b)

Neck

c)

Life

d)

Head

2.

Which root means life?

a)

Oste/o

b)

Bi/o

c)

Myel/o

d)

Derm/o

3.

Cephal/o is the root for which body region?

a)

Pelvis

b)

Neck

c)

Head

d)

Spine

4.

Which pair of roots both mean skin?

a)

Derm/o and dermat/o

b)

Path/o and Carcin/o

c)

Cutane/o and Derm/o

d)

Pil/o and Cili/o

5.

Arthr/o refers to which structure?

a)

Bone marrow

b)

Skull

c)

Cartilage

d)

Joint

6.

Which root means cartilage?

a)

Chondr/o

b)

Crani/o

c)

Vertebr/o

d)

Spin/o

7.

Which two roots both refer to vertebra?

a)

Arthr/o and Chondr/o

b)

Crani/o and Pelv/o

c)

Spin/o and Myel/o

d)

Vertebr/o and spondyl/o

8.

My/o or muscul/o most nearly mean what?

a)

Muscle

b)

Cartilage

c)

Tendon

d)

Nerve

9.

Neur/o corresponds to which tissue?

a)

Cartilage

b)

Skin

c)

Muscle

d)

Nerve

10.

Which roots mean eye?

a)

Spin/o and Vertebr/o

b)

Neur/o and Myel/o

c)

Ot/o and Crani/o

d)

Ophthalm/o and ocul/o

11.

Select the suffix meaning inflammation.

a)

-ia

b)

-osis

c)

-algia

d)

-itis

12.

Which suffixes indicate pain and paralysis?

a)

-graphy and -scopy

b)

-itis and -oma

c)

-algia and -plegia

d)

-oid and -genic

13.

The suffix -oma most closely means what?

a)

Producing images

b)

Tumor, mass

c)

Study of

d)

Involuntary contraction

14.

Which suffix means producing images?

a)

-graphy

b)

-centesis

c)

-scopy

d)

-opsy

15.

Choose all prefixes that mean outside or outward.

a)

Ante-, pre-, pro-

b)

A-, Ab-, Ad-

c)

In-, intra-, inter-

d)

E-, extra-, exo-, ex-

16.

Which prefixes mean before?

a)

Mono-, Bi-, Tri-

b)

A-, Ab-, Ad-

c)

Post-, Intra-, Inter-

d)

Ante-, Pre-, Pro-

17.

Select the correct meaning of -ectomy.

a)

Surgical repair

b)

Half (Left/Right)

c)

Surgical removal

d)

Process of cutting

18.

Which pair correctly matches to numbers meaning one?

a)

Multi- and poly-

b)

Bi- and di-

c)

Tri- and Tetra-

d)

Mono- and uni-

19.

Which prefixes mean many?

a)

A- and Ab-

b)

Multi- and poly-

c)

Semi- and Hemi-

d)

Quadri- and Tetra-

20.

Circum- most closely means what?

a)

Around

b)

Within

c)

Toward

d)

Between

21.

Which suffix refers to visual examination?

a)

-centesis

b)

-scopy

c)

-opsy

d)

-poiesis

22.

Post- indicates what relation in time?

a)

Between

b)

Within

c)

Before

d)

After

23.

Which medical prefix indicates moving across or through a structure, as in transport across a membrane?

a)

Trans-

b)

Auto-

c)

Dys-

d)

Para-

24.

Which suffix means pain?

a)

-scopy

b)

-itis

c)

-oma

d)

-algia

25.

Derm/o is the root for which body tissue?

a)

Skin

b)

Nerve

c)

Bone

d)

Muscle

26.

Which prefix means self?

a)

Trans-

b)

Auto-

c)

Multi-

d)

Para-

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