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Medical term practice

Total questions: 92

Worksheet time: 2hrs 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

suffix for one who studies

(a)  

2.

Process

(a)  

3.

Suffix for pertaining to

(a)  

4.

Suffix for study of

a)

logy

b)

logist

c)

ation

d)

tion

5.

suffix for cell

a)

lyte

b)

cyst

c)

cyte

d)

cellul

6.

What does "arthro-" mean?

a)

Red

b)

Bone

c)

Arm

d)

Joint

7.

What does "-plasty" mean?

a)

Surgical Opening

b)

Surgical Incision

c)

Surgical Repair

d)

Surgical Cleaning

8.

What does "-rrhea" mean?

a)

Blood

b)

Flow

c)

Occlusion

d)

Liquid

9.

What does "Brady-" mean?

a)

Understated

b)

Slow

c)

Stop

d)

Movement

10.

What does "Dorsal" mean?

a)

Front

b)

Back

c)

Head

d)

Side

11.

What does "myo" mean?

a)

Muscle

b)

Heart

c)

Personal

d)

Ligament

12.

What does "intra-" mean

a)

Outside

b)

Surrounding

c)

Within

d)

Cavity

13.

What does "Nephro-" mean?

a)

Liver

b)

Kidney

c)

Bladder

d)

Gallbladder

14.

What does "- emia" mean?

a)

Blood

b)

Platelet

c)

Cell

d)

Hypoxic

15.

What does "Caudal" mean?

a)

Upper body

b)

Lower body

c)

Thorax

d)

Head

16.

What does "Dys-" mean?

a)

Difficulty

b)

Blockage

c)

Distraction

d)

Slow

17.

What does "leuko-" mean?

a)

White

b)

Yellow

c)

Pink

d)

Opaque

18.

What does "hemi-" mean?

a)

Around

b)

Through

c)

Half

d)

Circle

19.

What does "ventral" mean?

a)

Back

b)

Front

c)

Side

d)

Lower

20.

What does "cyano-" mean?

a)

Blue

b)

Skin

c)

Hypoxia

d)

Red

21.
Another name for the plane that divides the body into upper and lower sections is?
a)
frontal
b)
mid-sagittal
c)
sagittal
d)
transverse
22.
Toward the side
a)
Medial
b)
Lateral
c)
Proximal
d)
Distal
23.

Tachy-

a)

Slow

b)

Rapid

c)

Around

d)

Vessel

24.

True or False? Does the suffix algia means pain

a)
False
b)
True
25.
My toes are _________________ to my femur
a)
proximal
b)
distal
c)
superior
d)
inferior
26.

Gastro-

a)

Small Intestines

b)

Stomach

c)

Gas

27.

-al

a)

Pertaining to

b)

Many

c)

Under

28.

-pathy

a)

Path

b)

Movement

c)

Disease

29.

-algia

a)

Joint

b)

Fungus

c)

Pain & suffering

30.

Myel-

a)

Muscle

b)

Memory

c)

Spinal cord or bone marrow

31.

Ot-

a)

Ear

b)

Outer

c)

Bone

32.

-rrhexis

a)

Nose

b)

To stitch

c)

Rupture

33.

Hypo-

a)

Below, under, decrease

b)

Above, increase

c)

Cold

34.

Neuro-

a)

Nose

b)

New

c)

Nerve

35.

Arteri-

a)

Around

b)

Artery

c)

Appendix

36.

-scopy

a)

To examine with a telescope

b)

Visual examination

c)

Lab results

37.

-centesis

a)

Theory

b)

Surgical puncture

c)

Light

38.

Pyr-

a)

Surrounding

b)

Heat

c)

Pus

39.

Erythr-

a)

Red

b)

Ear

c)

Natural

40.

PERTAINING TO THE HEART AND LUNGS

a)

CARDIOPULMONARY

b)

CARDIOVASCULAR

c)

PROCHONDRAL

d)

HYPOCHONDRIAC

41.

PERTAINING TO THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD

a)

ENCEPHALITIS

b)

CARDITIS

c)

CEREBROSPINAL

d)

SPINOSITIS

42.

PROCHONDRAL MEANS

a)

ABOVE THE BRAIN

b)

BELOW THE BELLY

c)

AFTER THE RIBS

d)

BEFORE THE CARTILAGE

43.

CYANOSIS MEANS

a)

GOODBYE TO A FEMALE SIBLING

b)

MUSCLE WEAKNESS

c)

THE CONDITION OF BEING BLUE

d)

JOINT PAIN

44.

ARTHRALGIA MEANS

a)

THE CONDITION OF BEING SHORT

b)

PERTAINING TO THE KNEE

c)

JOINT PAIN

d)

MUSCLE WEAKNESS

45.

THE MORE TECHNICAL TERM FOR A RED BLOOD CELL.

a)

LEUKOCYTE

b)

ERYTHROCYTE

c)

CYTOPLASM

d)

CYTOTOXIC

46.

RHINORRHEA MEANS

a)

A RUNNY NOSE

b)

AN UPSET STOMACH

c)

A BACTERIAL INFECTION OF THE INTESTINES

d)

AN ANIMAL BITE

47.

AN ELECTRIC BRAIN RECORD

a)

OSTEOMALACIA

b)

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM

c)

ELECTROCARDIOGRAM

d)

ERYTHROCYTOPENIA

48.

BONE SOFTENING

a)

OSTEOPOROSIS

b)

OSTEOMALACIA

c)

HYPERTENSOPENIA

d)

ERYTHROCYTOPENIA

49.

HYPERTENSION

a)

LOW BLOOD PRESSURE

b)

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

c)

RAPID HEART BEAT

d)

SLOW HEART BEAT

50.

OSTEOSARCOMA

a)

BONE SOFTENING

b)

BONE CANCER

c)

BRITTLE BONES

d)

UNDERSIZED BONES

51.

A FUNGAL INFECTION OF THE SKIN

a)

POLYADENITIS

b)

NEPHROLITH

c)

DERMATOMYCOSIS

d)

EPIDERMIS

52.

MEGALOCEPHALITIS

a)

ABNORMALLY LARGE HEAD DUE TO INFLAMMATION

b)

INFLAMMATION OF THE JOINTS

c)

PAIN IN THE NECK

d)

OPENING OF THE URETHRA

53.

BP

(a)  

54.

Pm

a)

afternoon

b)

night

c)

morning

d)

noon

55.

PO

a)

By Mouth

b)

Nothing by mouth

c)

pneumonia osteitis

d)

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

56.

PRN

a)

repeat as needed

b)

Punctured Rectus-femoris

c)

Punctured repeated needle wound

d)

Positioned radial needle

57.

P

a)

Pulse

b)

pneumonia

c)

puncture

d)

parametrium

58.

q.d.

a)

every day

b)

every four days

c)

quarter of the day

d)

quality of dilation

59.

q.h.

a)

every hour

b)

every half an hour

c)

quarter hour

d)

quantity of healing

60.

q.i.d

a)

four time day

b)

quarter inch dilation

c)

quantity injected into disturbance

d)

quality of inserted diadem

61.

q.o.d

a)

every other day

b)

twice per day

c)

quality of day

d)

four times per day

62.

Rx

a)

prescription

b)

pharmacy

c)

retina

d)

radius

63.

s

a)

without

b)

seconds

c)

with

d)

sound

64.

SOB

a)

Shortness of Breath

b)

sharpness of breathing

c)

seconds of breath

d)

duration per breath

65.

MVA

a)

Multiple Venous Arthropathies

b)

Medical Volunteer Association

c)

Motor Vehicle Accident

66.

MRI

a)

Medically Resistant Infection

b)

Magnetic Resonance Imagery

c)

Multiple Reports of Infection

67.

How many bones are in an adult human's body?

a)

206

b)

168

c)

542

d)

337

68.

What two organs does the rib cage protect?

a)

heart

b)

lungs

c)

brain

d)

eyes

69.

Which group of bones protects the eyes and brain?

a)

skull

b)

rib cage

c)

breastbone

d)

backbone

70.
a)
vertebrae
b)
tibia
c)
pelvis
d)
femur
71.
What is the name of the flat bone that makes up the shoulder blade?
a)
scapula
b)
stapes
c)
sternum
d)
cranium
72.
What bones make up the wrist?
a)
tarsals
b)
carpals
c)
phalanges
d)
ribs
73.
a)
pelvis
b)
tibia
c)
sternum
d)
sacrum
74.
Also known as the shin bone
a)
Femur
b)
Tibia
c)
Fibula
d)
Metatarsals
75.
Also known as the kneecap
a)
Patella
b)
Tibia
c)
Fibula
d)
Femur
76.

Identify the bone.

a)

tibia

b)

femur

c)

fibula

d)

pelvis

77.

Identify the bone.

a)

rib

b)

spine

c)

scapula

d)

clavicle

78.

Identify the bone.

a)

clavicle

b)

ribs

c)

humerus

d)

ulna

79.

spinal cord

a)

my/o

b)

myel/o

c)

myc/o

80.

loosening or setting free

a)

-tomy

b)

-stomy

c)

-sclerosis

d)

-lysis

81.

close to point of attachment/location (body)

a)

superior

b)

inferior

c)

distal

d)

proximal

82.

away from point of attachment

a)

superior

b)

inferior

c)

distal

d)

proximal

83.

below another part of the body

a)

superior

b)

inferior

c)

distal

d)

proximal

84.

toward midline

a)

ventral

b)

dorsal

c)

medial

d)

lateral

85.

cephalic

a)

toward the head

b)

toward the feet

c)

toward the back

d)

toward the front

86.
The front is my ____________ side
a)
posterior 
b)
anterior
c)
dorsal
d)
sagital
87.

What is anatomical position?

a)
b)
c)
d)
88.
The back of the body is known as _______.
a)
anterior (ventral)
b)
posterior (dorsal)
c)
medial
d)
lateral
89.

In relation to your ankle joint, your knee joint is ______________.

a)

Proximal

b)

Distal

c)

Superficial

d)

Fantastical

90.
Which plane is pictured here?
a)
frontal
b)
sagittal
c)
transverse
d)
midsagittal
91.

What position is this patient in?

a)

Knee chest

b)

Lithotomy

c)

Trendelenberg

d)

Sim's

92.

What position is this patient in?

a)

Trendelenberg

b)

Sim's

c)

Fowler's

d)

Lithotomy

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