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Medical Terminology quiz review for PHS test

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Medical terminology allows professionals to interpret, transcribe and communicate information to which of the following?

a)

Patients

b)

Colleagues

c)

General Public

d)

All the Choices are correct

2.

Medical terminology is only used in certain areas of health science.

a)

False

b)

True

3.

Technical vocabulary can be interpreted based on word construction.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Medical terminology can be found in transcription recordings.

a)

False

b)

True

5.

A neurologist commonly uses the medical term _______ to reference a benign growth in glandular tissue. Additionally, they may use the term _______ to reference the narrowing of a neuron’s axon. When neurologists use the term ______, they are referencing the substance surrounding the fibers of the nerve. The term ____ is a reference to the support cells within the brain.

a)

adenoma,stenosis, myelin,glia

b)

glia, stenosis, adenoma, myelin

c)

myelin, glia, stenosis, adenoma

d)

stenosis, glia, myelin, adenoma

6.

Select all of the following word parts which are considered root words.

Anti

Gastro

Hypo

Neo

Nephro

Post

a)

Gastro

b)

Nephro

c)

Post

d)

Hypo

7.

Bad/harmful

Airway

Liver

Skin

(a)  

8.

Suffixes can indicate which of the following?

a)

Surgical term

b)

Disorder

c)

Condition

d)

All of the choices are correct

9.

A prefix is the core of a word.

a)

False

b)

True

10.

Select all of the following word parts which are considered suffixes.

Auto

Blast

Bio

Chem

Ia

Ism

a)

Auto

b)

Ia

c)

Ism

d)

Blast

e)

Bio

11.

An orthopedic surgeon __________.

a)

A. Specializes in cancer treatment and diagnoses

b)

B. Treat conditions concerning anything with the musculoskeletal system

c)

C. Specialize in treatments and diagnoses involving the nervous system

d)

D. Specialize in the treatment and diagnosis involving hair, skin and nails

12.

A clinical researcher explores topics related to health science.

a)

A. True

b)

B. False

13.

Hematologists specialize in the treatment and diagnosis involving hair, skin and nails.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Oncologists specialize in cancer treatment and diagnoses.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Neurologists treat conditions concerning anything with the musculoskeletal system.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which of the following is NOT a common word used by dermatologists?

a)

A. Abscess

b)

B. Dislocation

c)

C. Dermis

d)

D. Neoplasm 

17.

In the word antibacterial, the prefix “anti” means (a)   .

18.

The (a)   word “bacteri” refers to bacteria.

19.

The (a)   “al” means pertaining to.