WorksheetsMedical Terminology quiz review for PHS test
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 12mins
Medical terminology allows professionals to interpret, transcribe and communicate information to which of the following?
Patients
Colleagues
General Public
All the Choices are correct
Medical terminology is only used in certain areas of health science.
False
True
Technical vocabulary can be interpreted based on word construction.
True
False
Medical terminology can be found in transcription recordings.
False
True
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.
adenoma,stenosis, myelin,glia
glia, stenosis, adenoma, myelin
myelin, glia, stenosis, adenoma
stenosis, glia, myelin, adenoma
Select all of the following word parts which are considered root words.
Anti
Gastro
Hypo
Neo
Nephro
Post
Gastro
Nephro
Post
Hypo
Bad/harmful
Airway
Liver
Skin
(a)
Suffixes can indicate which of the following?
Surgical term
Disorder
Condition
All of the choices are correct
A prefix is the core of a word.
False
True
Select all of the following word parts which are considered suffixes.
Auto
Blast
Bio
Chem
Ia
Ism
Auto
Ia
Ism
Blast
Bio
An orthopedic surgeon __________.
A. Specializes in cancer treatment and diagnoses
B. Treat conditions concerning anything with the musculoskeletal system
C. Specialize in treatments and diagnoses involving the nervous system
D. Specialize in the treatment and diagnosis involving hair, skin and nails
A clinical researcher explores topics related to health science.
A. True
B. False
Hematologists specialize in the treatment and diagnosis involving hair, skin and nails.
True
False
Oncologists specialize in cancer treatment and diagnoses.
True
False
Neurologists treat conditions concerning anything with the musculoskeletal system.
True
False
Which of the following is NOT a common word used by dermatologists?
A. Abscess
B. Dislocation
C. Dermis
D. Neoplasm
In the word antibacterial, the prefix “anti” means (a) .
The (a) word “bacteri” refers to bacteria.
The (a) “al” means pertaining to.
