WorksheetsMedical Terminology Final Exam
Total questions: 85
Worksheet time: 43mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is the correct order for the organization of the body?
a)
tissues to cells to organ to system to whole body
b)
cells to tissue to organ to system to whole body
c)
cells to organ to system to tissue to whole body
d)
cells to tissue to system to organ to whole body
2.
Organs come together to form _________.
a)
whole body
b)
tissue
c)
systems
d)
cells
3.
Which plane divides the body into left and right portions?
a)
frontal
b)
coronal
c)
sagittal
d)
transverse
4.
Which plane divides the body into front and back portions?
a)
transverse
b)
median
c)
sagittal
d)
frontal
5.
Which plane is the only horizontal plane?
a)
frontal
b)
median
c)
transverse
d)
sagittal
6.
Distal means "away" and proximal means "close to the the limb origin".
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Which prefix does NOT mean above?
a)
hyper-
b)
supra-
c)
super-
d)
para-
8.
A prefix that means slow is (a) .
9.
A prefix that means new is (a) .
10.
A prefix that means normal or good is (a) .
11.
A prefix that means false is (a) .
12.
A suffix that means one who studies is (a) .
13.
A suffix that means tumor or mass is (a) .
14.
A suffix that means disease is (a) .
15.
Which medical terminology word part provides the general meaning of the word?
a)
word root
b)
prefix
c)
suffix
d)
combining vowel
16.
A prefix that means two is:
(a)
17.
The prefix that means fast is:
(a)
18.
A prefix that means painful or difficult is:
(a)
19.
This is an injury caused by a blow to the body causing swelling, pain and bruising:
a)
cicatrix
b)
contusion
c)
eschar
d)
abrasion
20.
The yellow cast to the skin that indicates liver disease is called:
a)
hematochezia
b)
jaundice
c)
melena
d)
cachexia
21.
The skin's primary function is for:
a)
temperature regulation
b)
secretion of fluids
c)
protection
d)
housing nerve receptors
22.
This term means scraping away skin surface by friction:
a)
cicatrix
b)
contusion
c)
eschar
d)
abrasion
23.
Bluish tint to the skin resulting from deoxygenated blood:
a)
cyanosis
b)
pallor
c)
photosensitivity
d)
erythema
24.
Another name for freckle or birthmark:
a)
papule
b)
macule
c)
pustule
d)
wheal
25.
The combining form that means profuse sweating is:
(a)
26.
A medical term that means white cell is:
(a)
27.
The combining form that means skin is:
(a)
28.
A medical term that means red cell is:
(a)
29.
A combining form that means hair is:
(a)
30.
The combining form for the medical term for shoulder blade:
a)
clavicul/o
b)
humer/o
c)
scapul/o
d)
carp/o
31.
The combining form for the medical term for collar bone:
a)
clavicul/o
b)
humer/o
c)
scapul/o
d)
carp/o
32.
The combining forms for the bones that make up the forearm include:
a)
humer/o and uln/o
b)
humer/o and radi/o
c)
radi/o and uln/o
d)
uln/o and carp/o
33.
The sections of the spine listed superiorly to inferiorly:
a)
lumbar, thoracic, cervical, sacrum, coccyx
b)
coccyx, sacrum. cervical, thoracic, lumbar
c)
thoracic, cervical, sacrum, lumbar, coccyx
d)
cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, coccyx
34.
What is the combining form for the medical term for tailbone?
a)
sacr/o
b)
ischi/o
c)
coccyg/o
d)
ili/o
35.
The medical term for shin:
a)
fibul/o
b)
femor/o
c)
humer/o
d)
tibi/o
36.
The medical term for the fingers:
a)
metatarsals
b)
tarsals
c)
tibia
d)
phalanges
37.
Smooth muscles are found mainly in the:
a)
walls of cardiac muscles
b)
walls of the chest
c)
walls of the hollow organs
d)
walls of the lumbar spine
38.
Cardiac muscle is found in the ___________.
a)
arm
b)
lungs
c)
heart
d)
colon
39.
Which of the following is NOT a function of the muscular system?
a)
maintains posture
b)
produces enzymes
c)
produces movement
d)
provides stability to joints
40.
This category of muscles contracts automatically without us having to control it:
a)
aerobic
b)
voluntary
c)
anaerobic
d)
involuntary
41.
This category of muscles requires conscious and intentional control in order to contract:
a)
aerobic
b)
voluntary
c)
anaerobic
d)
involuntary
42.
Combining form for fascia:
(a)
43.
Combining form for muscle:
(a)
44.
Suffix for movement:
(a)
45.
The suffix that means muscle coordination is:
(a)
46.
Which type of tissue is designed to conduct electrical impulses for communication throughout the body?
a)
connective
b)
nervous
c)
muscular
d)
epithelial
47.
Seizures and loss of consciousness caused by uncontrolled electrical activity of brain.
a)
epilepsy
b)
cerebrovascular accident
c)
migraine
d)
hydrocephalus
48.
Accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within brain ventricles.
a)
epilepsy
b)
cerebrovascular accident
c)
migraine
d)
hydrocephalus
49.
This condition is commonly called a stroke:
a)
epilepsy
b)
cerebrovascular accident
c)
migraine
d)
hydrocephalus
50.
The combining form that means nerve is:
(a)
51.
The combining form that means brain is:
(a)
52.
A medical term that means nerve pain is:
(a)
53.
Which combining form means nose?
a)
laryng/o
b)
pulmon/o
c)
rhin/o
d)
ot/o
54.
Which of the following terms is mismatched?
a)
pharynx - throat
b)
larynx - voice box
c)
bronchioles - air sacs
d)
trachea - wind pipe
55.
Which of the following is NOT an organ of the respiratory system?
a)
lungs
b)
trachea
c)
nasal cavity
d)
esophagus
56.
Inhalation brings in fresh ______ and exhalation removes _________.
a)
oxygen, carbon dioxide
b)
nitrogen, carbon dioxide
c)
oxygen, nitrogen
d)
carbon dioxide, oxygen
57.
Which term means pleural pain?
a)
pleuritis
b)
pleurectomy
c)
pleurodynia
d)
thoracalgia
58.
A medical term that means instrument for viewing the larynx is:
(a)
59.
A medical term that means instrument to measure oxygen is:
(a)
60.
Which of the following terms is not associated with the digestive system?
a)
tracheal
b)
esophageal
c)
gut
d)
gastrointestinal
61.
A gastroenterologist would treat diseases of which of the following organs?
a)
stomach
b)
tonsils
c)
brain
d)
heart
62.
Which medical term means process of viewing the colon?
a)
colonostomy
b)
colonoscopy
c)
colostomy
d)
colonoscope
63.
The medical term for frequent, watery bowel movements is:
a)
diarrhea
b)
cachexia
c)
emesis
d)
hematochezia
64.
The medical term for vomiting is:
a)
melena
b)
deglutination
c)
bruxism
d)
emesis
65.
Which medical term means inflammation of appendix?
a)
appenditis
b)
appendicopathy
c)
appendicitis
d)
appendicosis
66.
The combining form that means liver is:
(a)
67.
List the order of digestion using combining forms:
4 lines
68.
Which term means lymph gland inflammation?
a)
lymphangiogram
b)
lymphadenopathy
c)
lymphadenitis
d)
lymphangiitis
69.
Which term means to cut into the spleen?
a)
splenectomy
b)
splenopexy
c)
splenoplasty
d)
splenotomy
70.
What blood type is known as the “universal donor”?
a)
A. Type A
b)
B. Type B
c)
C. Type AB
d)
D. Type O
71.
What blood type is known as the “universal recipient”?
a)
A. Type A
b)
B. Type B
c)
C. Type AB
d)
D. Type O
72.
Which is not a function of the lymphatic and immune systems?
a)
Primary defense against the invasion of pathogens.
b)
Collect excess tissue fluid and return it to the circulatory system.
c)
Transport fats absorbed by the small intestines.
d)
Assist in the blood clotting process.
73.
The combining form that means lymph is:
(a)
74.
A medical term that means immunity specialist is:
(a)
75.
A medical term that means enlarged spleen is:
(a)
76.
Lower chambers of the heart
a)
Atria
b)
Ventricles
77.
The upper chambers of the heart are the:
a)
Atria
b)
Ventricles
78.
Allows blood to flow from right atrium to right ventricle
a)
Bicuspid/Mitral Valve
b)
Tricuspid Valve
c)
Pulmonary Valve
d)
Aortic Valve
79.
Allows blood to flow from left atrium to left ventricle
a)
Bicuspid/Mitral Valve
b)
Tricuspid Valve
c)
Pulmonary Valve
d)
Aortic Valve
80.
Valve stenosis means the valve is:
a)
too loose
b)
too small
c)
too large
d)
too hardened
81.
Which term means fast heart beat?
a)
hypercardia
b)
bradycardia
c)
tachycardia
d)
fibrillation
82.
Which term means enlarged heart?
a)
cardiostenosis
b)
cardiomegaly
c)
cardiorrhexis
d)
cardiosclerosis
83.
The smallest arteries are called:
a)
arteriums
b)
arterioles
c)
veniums
d)
venules
84.
A medical term that means study of the heart is:
(a)
85.
A medical term that means record of heart electricity is:
(a)
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