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YOU SCIENCE

Total questions: 143

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Spondyl/o means:
a)
vertebrae
b)
bone
c)
crooked
d)
broken
2.
The root word for "crooked, bent or stiff" is:
a)
scoli/o
b)
synovi/o
c)
spondyl/o
d)
ankyl/o
3.
The prefix "a-" or "an-" means:
a)
without, lack of
b)
away from
c)
toward
d)
cuved, bent
4.
Synovial membrane or fluid is the meaning for:
a)
scoli/o
b)
lord/o
c)
synovi/o
d)
synopsi/o
5.
The root word for "rib" is:
a)
chondr/o
b)
cost/o
c)
arthr/o
d)
ankyl/o
6.
The suffix "-desis" means:
a)
loosening, setting free
b)
bind, tie together
c)
crooked, bent
d)
without, lack of
7.

PED/O

a)

PATELLA

b)

FOOT

c)

PELVIS

d)

PHALANGES

8.

ORTH/O

a)

BONE

b)

JOINT

c)

STRAIGHT

9.

TEN/O

a)

10

b)

THORACIC

c)

TENDON

d)

TIBIA

10.

ARTHR/O

a)

STRAIGHT

b)

JOINT

c)

BONE

11.

OSTE/O

a)

BONE

b)

STRAIGHT

c)

CELL

12.

-ALGIA

a)

PAIN

b)

INFLAMMATION

c)

SOFT

d)

RECORD

13.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Mandible

c)

Clavicle

d)

Scapula

14.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Mandible

c)

Scapula

d)

Clavicle

15.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Scapula

c)

Clavicle

d)

Mandible

16.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Mandible)

b)

Clavicle

c)

Mandible

d)

Scapula

17.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Carpals

18.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Carpals

19.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Femur

b)

Tibia

c)

Fibula

d)

Humerus

20.
The human skeleton can be subdivided into two parts, what part is made up of the skull, sternum, vertebral column and rib cage?
a)
appendicular
b)
axial
21.
What type of bone is the scapula?
a)
long bone
b)
short bone
c)
flat bone
d)
sesamoid bone
22.
What type of bone is the femur?
a)
Long bone
b)
Short bone
c)
Flat bone
d)
Irregular bone
23.
Which one of the following is an irregular bone?
a)
humerus
b)
tibia
c)
temporal
d)
vertebrae
24.

True or False:

Babies have more bones than adults.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

burs

a)

sac

b)

cartilage

c)

bone marrow

d)

arounf

26.

carpo

a)

wrist

b)

ankle

c)

foot

d)

hand

27.

meta

a)

upon

b)

beyond

c)

before

d)

behind

28.

peri

a)

inside

b)

around

c)

outside

d)

side

29.

myelo

a)

bone marrow

b)

muscle

c)

red

d)

white

30.

endo

a)

within/inside

b)

outside

c)

upon

d)

around

31.

Name this joint

a)

gliding

b)

saddle

c)

ball and socket

d)

condyloid

32.
Name this joint 
a)
gliding
b)
saddle
c)
hinge
d)
ball and socket
33.
The knee joint is
a)
Hinge
b)
Gliding
c)
Ball and socket
d)
Pivot
34.
attaches bone to bone
a)
tendon
b)
ligament 
c)
cartiliage
d)
bones
35.
attaches muscle to bone 
a)
tendon
b)
ligament 
c)
cartilage
d)
bone
36.
Where are blood cells made? 
a)
Yellow marrow 
b)
Red marrow
c)
Spongy Bone 
d)
Periosteum
37.
what type of bone is the femur
a)
Long bone
b)
Short bone
c)
Flat bone
d)
Irregular bone
38.
The site of bone growth on a long bone is called
a)
Epiphyseal plate
b)
diaphysis
c)
periosteum
d)
meduary cavity
39.
The shaft of the long bone. 
a)
epphysis
b)
diaphysis
c)
epiphyseal line
d)
growth plate
40.

Long bones have a _____ that makes up most of bone's length and is composed of compact bone

a)

epiphyseal plate

b)

yellow marrow

c)

diaphysis

d)

articular cartilage

41.

Which of the following bones is NOT part of the axial skeleton?

a)

clavicle

b)

frontal

c)

vertebrae

d)

sternum

42.

The only freely moveable bone in the skull is the ______.

a)

frontal

b)

maxilla

c)

occipital

d)

mandible

43.

How many vertebrae are in the neck?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

7

d)

12

44.

How many vertebrae are in the thoracic region?

a)

12

b)

20

c)

10

d)

7

45.

What does the medical term 'ton/o' mean?

a)

Tension, tone

b)

Coordination, order

c)

Hernia, tumor, swelling

d)

Toward, to, in the direction of

46.

What does the medical term 'tax/o' mean?

a)

Tension, tone

b)

Coordination, order

c)

Hernia, tumor, swelling

d)

Toward, to, in the direction of

47.

What does the medical term '-cele' mean?

a)

Tension, tone

b)

Coordination, order

c)

Hernia, tumor, swelling

d)

Toward, to, in the direction of

48.

What does the prefix 'ad-' mean?

a)

Tension, tone

b)

Coordination, order

c)

Hernia, tumor, swelling

d)

Toward, to, in the direction of

49.

What does the prefix 'ab-' mean?

a)

Tension, tone

b)

Coordination, order

c)

Hernia, tumor, swelling

d)

Away from, negative, absent

50.

What does the prefix 'bi-' mean?

a)

Tension, tone

b)

Coordination, order

c)

Hernia, tumor, swelling

d)

Twice, double, two

51.

What does the prefix 'tri-' mean?

a)

Tension, tone

b)

Coordination, order

c)

Hernia, tumor, swelling

d)

Three

52.

What does the prefix 'dys-' mean?

a)

Tension, tone

b)

Coordination, order

c)

Hernia, tumor, swelling

d)

Bad, difficult, painful

53.

What does the combining form 'kines/o, kinesi/o' mean?

a)

Tension, tone

b)

Coordination, order

c)

Hernia, tumor, swelling

d)

Movement

54.

What does the suffix '-plegia' mean?

a)

Paralysis, stroke

b)

Lack of, abnormal reduction in number, deficiency

c)

Action, process, state or condition

d)

Abnormal condition, disease, plural form of -ium

55.

What does the suffix '-penia' mean?

a)

Paralysis, stroke

b)

Lack of, abnormal reduction in number, deficiency

c)

Action, process, state or condition

d)

Abnormal condition, disease, plural form of -ium

56.

What does the combining form 'kines/o, kinesi/o' mean?

a)

Paralysis, stroke

b)

Lack of, abnormal reduction in number, deficiency

c)

Action, process, state or condition

d)

Movement

57.

What does the suffix '-ion' mean?

a)

Paralysis, stroke

b)

Lack of, abnormal reduction in number, deficiency

c)

Action, process, state or condition

d)

Abnormal condition, disease, plural form of -ium

58.

What does the suffix '-ia' mean?

a)

Paralysis, stroke

b)

Lack of, abnormal reduction in number, deficiency

c)

Action, process, state or condition

d)

Abnormal condition, disease, plural form of -ium

59.

What does the suffix '-rrhexis' mean?

a)

Paralysis, stroke

b)

Lack of, abnormal reduction in number, deficiency

c)

Rupture

d)

Abnormal condition, disease, plural form of -ium

60.

-ation

a)

excessive

b)

without

c)

action

d)

four

61.

trophy

a)

tension

b)

development

c)

fiber

d)

weakness

62.

tri

a)

four

b)

two

c)

one

d)

three

63.

tonic

a)

large

b)

tension

c)

weakness

d)

nature

64.

quad

a)

four

b)

three

c)

two

d)

one

65.

physio

a)

nature

b)

tension

c)

weakness

d)

equal

66.

myo

a)

bone marrow

b)

development

c)

growth

d)

muscle

67.

iso

a)

uneven

b)

fiber

c)

big

d)

equal

68.

fibro

a)

muscle

b)

fiber

c)

nature

d)

equal

69.

bi

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

70.

asthenia

a)

fiber

b)

weakness

c)

nature

d)

tension

71.

a, an

a)

within

b)

with

c)

without

d)

none

72.

ex-

a)

inside

b)

side

c)

out

d)

upon

73.

pro-

a)

before, forward

b)

after, behind

c)

to the middle

d)

to the side

74.

Hyper-

a)

low

b)

equal to

c)

excessive

d)

below

75.

algia-

a)

pain

b)

loss of feeling

c)

sensation

d)

algae

76.

radicul/o

a)

burn; burning; heat

b)

brain

c)

sensation, feeling

d)

nerve root

77.

caus/o or caut

a)

fear

b)

burn; burning; heat

c)

sensation, feeling

d)

nerve root

78.

encephala/o

a)

brain

b)

shaken together, violently agitated

c)

fear

d)

pertaining to the mind

79.

cerebr/o

a)

burn; burning; heat

b)

instrument for recording

c)

brain

d)

nerve root

80.

psych/o

a)

brain

b)

pertaining to the mind

c)

fear

d)

nervous sensation/feeling

81.

concuss/o

a)

shaken together, violently agitated

b)

burn, burning, heat

c)

to bruise

d)

sensation, feeling

82.

phobia

a)

brain

b)

turning

c)

nerve root

d)

fear

83.

contus/o

a)

right ear

b)

to bruise

c)

brain

d)

turning

84.

neur/i, neur/o

a)

nerve/nervous system

b)

bone marrow, spinal cord

c)

membrane covering the brain and spinal cord

d)

brain

85.

-esthesia

a)

sensation, feeling

b)

bone marrow, spinal cord

c)

pertaining to the mind

d)

turning

86.

myel/o

a)

sensation, feeling

b)

instrument for recording

c)

nerve, nervous system

d)

bone marrow, spinal cord

87.

esthet/o

a)

right ear

b)

nervous sensation, feeling

c)

fear

d)

nerve root

88.

-graphy

a)

burning, burn, heat

b)

pertaining to the mind

c)

instrument for recording

d)

fear

89.

mening/o

a)

brain

b)

membranes covering the brain and spinal cord

c)

sensation, feeling

d)

to bruise

90.

-trophic

a)

turning

b)

right ear

c)

shaken together, violently agitated

d)

nerve root

91.

AD

a)

right ear

b)

left ear

c)

right eye

d)

left eye

92.

ALS

(a)  

93.

ADHD

(a)  

94.

CP

(a)  

95.

CSF

(a)  

96.

EEG

(a)  

97.

A disease marked by muscular weakness and atrophy with involuntary contractions and excessive reflexes caused by degeneration of motor neurons in the spinal cord and in the brains medulla and cortex.

a)

AD

b)

ALS

c)

ADHD

d)

CP

98.

Watery, clear fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord.

a)

CSF

b)

CP

c)

ADHD

d)

MS

99.
Which term means the twisting of the intestine on itself that causes on obstruction?
a)
ileus
b)
 intussusception
c)
volvus
d)
pyrosis
100.
Which term means difficulty in swallowing?
a)
dyspepsia
b)
dysphagia
c)
pyrosis
d)
ileus
101.
Which structure manufactures bile, but does not store it?
a)
gallbladder
b)
liver
c)
pancreas
d)
thymus
102.
Which structure controls the flow from the stomach to the small intestines?
a)
cardiac sphincter
b)
ileocecal valve
c)
pyloric sphincter
d)
appendix
103.
Which term describes the act of vomiting?
a)
emesis
b)
nausea
c)
regurgitation
d)
diaphoresis
104.
Which term means surgical repair of the rectum?
a)
proctectomy
b)
proctopexy
c)
proctoplasty
d)
proctitis
105.
Which term means the surgical creation of a connection between two hollow or tubular structures?
a)
anastomosis
b)
diverticulitis
c)
ostomy
d)
fistula
106.
Which term means the excessive secretion of gastric juice or mucus in the stomach?
a)
gastroesophageal reflux disease
b)
gastrorrhea
c)
gastroenteritis
d)
gastrodynia
107.
Which is the correct spelling of the term meaning the presence of gallstones?
a)
cholelithiasis
b)
cholelithosis
c)
colelithiasis
d)
colelithiases
108.
Which term describes the protrusion of a small loop of bowl through a weak place in the lower abdominal wall?
a)
diverticulum
b)
inguinal hernia
c)
perforated ulcer
d)
ileus
109.
Which is the term for blister-like sores that occur on the lip and adjacent tissue?
a)
aphthous ulcers
b)
herpes labialis
c)
leukoplakia
d)
diverticulum
110.
Term meaning excessive swallowing of air while eating or drinking.
a)
achlorhydria
b)
aerophagia
c)
anorexia
d)
flatus
111.
The term meaning rubbing noise caused by the movement of gas in the intestine.
a)
bruxism
b)
borborygmus
c)
eructation
d)
flatus
112.
Which term means visual examination of the anal canal and lower rectum?
a)
anoscopy
b)
colonoscopy
c)
sigmoidoscopy
d)
analscopy
113.
Which term means surgical creation of an artificial opening into the stomach for the placement of a permanent feeding tube?
a)
entercolostomy
b)
ileostomy
c)
gastrostomy
d)
gastroectomy
114.
Which term describes all of the processes involved in the body's use of nutrients?
a)
metabolism
b)
catabolism
c)
anabolism
d)
digestion
115.
Term meaning disorder is characterized by a refusal to eat.
a)
anorexia
b)
bulimia
c)
pica
d)
nausea
116.
Which term means the passage of black stools containing digested blood?
a)
melena
b)
constipation
c)
hemorrhoids
d)
leukopenia
117.
Which condition is a progressive degenerative disease of the liver?
a)
cirrhosis
b)
hepatitis
c)
jaundice
d)
bilirubin
118.
The term meaning pain in the gallbladder.
a)
cholecystalgia
b)
cholecystitis
c)
cholelithiasis
d)
dyspnea
119.
Which term means the creation of an opening between the ileum and the abdominal wall?
a)
colostomy
b)
colotomy
c)
ileostomy
d)
colectomy
120.
Which term means vomiting blood?
a)
emesis
b)
hematemesis
c)
hyperemesis
d)
melanemesis
121.
A bacterial infection of the intestine, is a paralysis and can be fatal:
a)
pertussis
b)
 amebic dysentary
c)
botulism
d)
 cholera
122.
Which test is used to detect blood in feces?
a)
sigmoidoscopy
b)
colonoscopy
c)
hemoccult
d)
CBC
123.
Which term means enlarged and swollen veins at the lower end of the esophagus?
a)
esophageal varices
b)
hiatal hernia
c)
inguinal hernia
d)
umbilical hernia
124.

Turning

a)

-ptosis

b)

turn/o

c)

-tropia

d)

-opsia

125.

Myring/o

a)

Tympanic membrane

b)

Ear Drum

c)

Tube (auditory)

d)

Tear duct

126.

Ablepharism

a)

Pertaining to without eyelids

b)

A condition involving no hearing

c)

Pertaining to a condition of the eye

d)

A condition resulting in the absence of eyelids

127.

Double vision

a)

Bioptic

b)

Diplopia

c)

Biopsia

d)

Diploculous

128.

Acous/o

a)

Ear

b)

Auditory tube

c)

Pupil

d)

Hearing

129.

Audi/o

a)

Auditory tube

b)

Tympanic membrane

c)

Ear

d)

Hearing

130.

Audit/o

a)

Tympanic membrane

b)

Ear

c)

Pupil

d)

Hearing

131.

Thin layer between the cornea and sclera

a)

Scler/o

b)

Retin/o

c)

Choroid/o

d)

Core/o

132.

Dacryorrhea

a)

Crying

b)

Hearing

c)

Hardening of the tear ducts

d)

Rupture of the ear drum

133.

Coreotomy

a)

Tumor on the cornea

b)

Incision on the cornea

c)

Incision on the pupil

d)

Instrument used to cut the cornea

134.

Rupture of the ear drum

a)

Tympanorrhexis

b)

Myringorrhage

c)

Tympanorrhaphy

d)

Salpingorrhexis

135.

Color blind

a)

Achromato

b)

Anophthalmochromat

c)

Chromatanopsia

d)

Achormatopia

136.

Disease of the ear

a)

Ototropia

b)

Otopathy

c)

Otopenia

d)

Anotosis

137.

Inflammation of the auditory tube

a)

Myringitis

b)

Salpingoitis

c)

Salpingitis

d)

Tympanitis

138.

Downward displacement of the pupil

a)

Coropsia

b)

Coreopsia

c)

Pupillotropia

d)

Coreoptosis

139.

Partial paralysis

a)

-phasia

b)

-plegia

c)

-paresis

d)

-dipsia

140.

Brain

a)

cephal/o

b)

encephal/o

c)

cerebr/o

d)

neur/o

141.

Spinal cord

a)

mening/o

b)

spin/o

c)

cephal/o

d)

myel/o

142.

Brain Tumor

a)

Cephalectomy

b)

Encephalosis

c)

Cerebroma

d)

Encephaloma

143.

Nerve glue

a)

Neuroglia

b)

Neuroplegia

c)

Neuromyeloglia

d)

Neuroencephalism