Free Printable Medical Terminology-Midterm

1.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'arthr/o'?

a)

joint

b)

muscle

c)

bone

d)

nerve

2.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'bi/o'?

a)

life

b)

two

c)

blood

d)

body

3.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'cervic/o'?

a)

neck, cervix

b)

heart, vessel

c)

bone, cartilage

d)

lung, air

4.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'cutane/o'?

a)

skin

b)

bone

c)

muscle

d)

blood

5.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'gastr/o'?

a)

stomach

b)

liver

c)

kidney

d)

lung

6.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'hem/o'?

a)

blood

b)

liver

c)

bone

d)

muscle

7.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'or/o'?

a)

mouth

b)

ear

c)

eye

d)

nose

8.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'Hyper-'?

a)

above, excessive

b)

below, insufficient

c)

around, surrounding

d)

within, inside

9.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'Tachy-'?

a)

fast

b)

slow

c)

large

d)

blue

10.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'chondr/o'?

a)

cartilage

b)

muscle

c)

bone

d)

nerve

11.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'dist/o'?

a)

far, distant

b)

near, close

c)

middle, center

d)

above, over

12.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'hist/o'?

a)

tissue

b)

blood

c)

bone

d)

muscle

13.

What is the meaning of the combining form 'path/o'?

a)

disease

b)

treatment

c)

cell

d)

blood

14.

What is the meaning of the prefix 'a-'?

a)

without, not

b)

with, together

c)

before, early

d)

against, opposite

15.

left iliac region

a)

I

b)

A

c)

B

d)

C

e)

D

16.

epigastric region

a)

B

b)

A

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

17.

hypogastric region

a)

H

b)

A

c)

B

d)

C

e)

D

18.

The sagittal plane divides the body vertically into equal left and right sections.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The ______________________________ plane divides the body into front and back sections.

a)

transverse plane

b)

sagittal plane

c)

midsagittal plane

d)

frontal (coronal plane)

20.

In reference to body position, what is the difference between prone and supine?

a)

Prone is on stomach, supine on back

b)

prone is on back, supine on stomach

c)

prone on right side, supine on left side

d)

prone towards the head, supine towards feet

21.

What is J pointing to?

a)

Adipose Tissue

b)

Sebaceous Glands

c)

Arrector Pilli Muscles

d)

sudoriferous Gland

22.

What is C pointing to?

a)

Epidermis

b)

Dermis

c)

Hypodermis

23.

Where is the thickest skin located?

a)

palms/soles

b)

scalp

c)

arms

d)

face

24.

Another name for the sweat glands

a)

sebaceous

b)

sudoriferous

25.

Another name for the oil glands

a)

sebaceous

b)

sudoriferous

26.

Brownish black pigment produced by cells in the skin.

a)

erythrocytes

b)

leukocytes

c)

melanocytes

27.

Which is the deepest layer of the epidermis?

a)

corium

b)

stratum corneum

c)

subcutaneous

d)

basal layer

28.

The term metastasis means the tumor:

a)

is localized

b)

cells travel to remote regions of the body

c)

benign

d)

spreads within an organ only

29.

Match the following

a)

Stratum Basal

1.

composed of living cells

b)

stratum spinosum

2.

the prickly layer

c)

stratum granulosum

3.

forms the 'cement' /contains granules

d)

stratum lucidum

4.

only found in the palms and soles

e)

stratum corneum

5.

composed of dead flat cells

30.

Match the following

a)

ecchym/o

1.

blood in the tissues

b)

erythem/o

2.

redness

c)

erythr/o

3.

red

d)

cutane/o

4.

skin

e)

cyt/o

5.

cell

31.

Match the following

a)

hist/o

1.

tissue

b)

kerat/o

2.

hard; horn-shaped tissue

c)

onych/o

3.

nail

d)

ichthy/o

4.

dry; scaly

e)

melan/o

5.

black

32.

Match the following

a)

py/o

1.

pus

b)

steat/o

2.

fat; sebum

c)

seb/o

3.

sebum

d)

ungu/o

4.

nail

e)

rhytid/o

5.

wrinkle

33.

____burns involve only the epidermis. Symptoms are redness, pain, and swelling.

a)

first degree

b)

fourth degree

c)

second degree

d)

third degree

34.

What is the name for the connector that attaches muscle to bone?

a)

ligament

b)

tendon

c)

patella

d)

string

35.

What is the name for the connector that attaches bone to bone?

a)

ligament

b)

tendon

c)

patella

d)

string

36.

Make new bone and help repair damage.

a)

Osteoblast

b)

Osteoclast

c)

Osteocytes

d)

Osetoblank

37.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Mandible

c)

Scapula

d)

Clavicle

38.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Scapula

c)

Clavicle

d)

Mandible

39.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Mandible)

b)

Clavicle

c)

Mandible

d)

Scapula

40.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Carpals

41.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Carpals

42.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Carpals

43.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Femur

b)

Tibia

c)

Fibula

d)

Humerus

44.

From ankle to toe, what is the order of bones?

a)

Tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges

b)

Phalanges, metatarsals, tarsals

c)

Metatarsals, phalanges, tarsals

d)

Tarsals, phalanges, metatarsals

45.

a)

Parietal

b)

Temporal

c)

Frontal

d)

Zygomatic

46.

a)

Parietal

b)

Temporal

c)

Occipital

d)

Sphenoid

47.

Match the following

a)

osteoblast

1.

cell which form a new bone

b)

osteoclast

2.

cell which eat away old bone

c)

osteocyte

3.

mature bone cell

48.

The epiphysis contains ______ bone marrow

a)

red

b)

yellow

c)

white

d)

green

49.

The suffix -porosis means:

a)

Abnormal condition of small holes

b)

Instrument for viewing

c)

Process, condition

d)

To cut

50.

Orth/o means:

a)

Straight

b)

Curved

c)

Bend

d)

Twist

51.

How many types of muscles are there?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

3

d)

1

52.

Smooth Muscle is found in the?

a)

Heart

b)

Facial

c)

Hollow Organs

d)

Legs

53.

The connective tissue sheath that surrounds a muscle fiber

a)

epimysium

b)

endomysium

c)

perimysium

54.

rotational movement in which the palms face downward

a)

circumduction

b)

rotation

c)

pronation

d)

supination

55.

This muscle is located in the forehead.

a)

deltoid

b)

trapezius

c)

frontalis

d)

sartorius

56.

This muscle is located on the external shoulder

a)

biceps brachii

b)

triceps brachii

c)

deltoid

d)

gastrocnemius

57.

The medical term for the calf muscle is the

a)

pectoralis major

b)

latissimus dorsi

c)

gastrocnemius

d)

sartorius

58.

hernia; swelling; protrusion

a)

–cele

b)

-ceps

c)

-dynia

d)

-ectomy

59.

pain

a)

-algia

b)

-asthenia

c)

–cele

d)

-ceps

60.

half

a)

hemi-

b)

hyper-

c)

hypo-

d)

in-

61.

painful; difficult

a)

dys-

b)

e-, ex-

c)

hemi-

d)

hyper-

62.

movement

a)

kines/o, kinesi/o

b)

lei/o

c)

muscul/o

d)

my/o, myos/o

63.

Arteries carry oxygen rich blood away from the heart.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

Veins carry oxygen poor blood back to the heart.

a)

False

b)

True

65.

What is the name of the circulation between the heart and the body?

a)

Diastolic

b)

Systemic

c)

Pulmonary

d)

Coronary

66.

What is the name of the part labelled 3?

a)

Right Atrium

b)

Left Atrium

c)

Right Ventricle

d)

Left Ventricle

67.

What is the name of the part labelled 2?

a)

Right Atrium

b)

Left Atrium

c)

Right Ventricle

d)

Left Ventricle

68.

Which part of the heart pumps deoxygenated (oxygen-poor) blood?

a)

Left side

b)

Right side

c)

Top side

d)

Bottom side

69.

Oxygen-poor blood arrives to the heart from the the body via the _____.

a)

aorta

b)

pulmonary arteries

c)

superior and inferior vena cava

d)

pulmonary veins

70.

Types of cells in the blood that causes blood clots to form

a)

Platelets

b)

Blood

c)

Plasma

d)

Hemoglobin

e)

White blood cells

71.

The oxygen-carrying protein in blood

a)

Platelets

b)

Blood

c)

Plasma

d)

Hemoglobin

e)

White Blood Cells

72.

The smallest type of blood vessel is the:

a)

nerve

b)

vein

c)

capillary

d)

artery

73.

Match the following

a)

systol/o

1.

contraction

b)

tens/o

2.

stretched; strained

c)

thromb/o

3.

clot

d)

tom/o

4.

to cut

e)

vas/o

5.

vessel; duct

74.

Match the following

a)

angi/o

1.

vessel

b)

aort/o

2.

aorta

c)

arteri/o

3.

artery

d)

arteriol/o

4.

arteriole

e)

cardi/o

5.

heart

75.

Aortic Semilunar Valve

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

76.

Match the following

a)

epicardium

1.

serous layer; forms the outside layer

b)

myocardium

2.

cardiac muscle that forms the middle layer

c)

endocardium

3.

innermost layer that lines the inside of the heart

d)

pericardium

4.

fibroserous sac that covers the heart

77.

Label the heart correctly.

a)Bicuspid Valve

b)Tricuspid Valve

c)Left Ventricles

d)Right atrium

e)Left atrium

f)Right Ventricle

1

2

3

4

5

6

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

6)

78.

Label the heart correctly.

a)

Bicuspid Valve

b)

Tricuspid Valve

c)

Left Ventricles

d)

Right atrium

e)

Left atrium

f)

Right Ventricle

1

2

3

4

5

6

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

6)

79.

Label the heart correctly.

a)Inferior Vena Cava

b)Superior Vena Cava

c)Aorta

d)Aortic Semilunar Valve

e)Pulmonary Semilunar Valve

1

2

3

4

5

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

80.

Label the heart correctly.

a)

Right Pulmonary Veins

b)

Left Pulmonary veins

c)

Right Pulmonary artery

d)

Left Pulmonary artery

1

2

3

4

1)

2)

3)

4)

81.

Right Atrium

A

B

C

D

82.

Tricuspid Valve

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

83.

Bicuspid (Mitral) Valve

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

84.

Left Pulmonary Veins

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

85.

Match the following

a)

ather/o

1.

plaque

b)

coagul/o

2.

coagulation

c)

constrict/o

3.

narrowing

d)

coron/o

4.

heart

e)

cyan/o

5.

blue

Medical Terminology-Midterm

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