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Medical Prefixes and Roots Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the prefix 'anti-' mean?

a)

Self

b)

Against

c)

Before

d)

Around

2.

What does the prefix 'brady-' mean?

a)

Fast

b)

Slow

c)

Excessive

d)

Backward

3.

What does the prefix 'hyper-' mean?

a)

Under

b)

Excessive

c)

Small

d)

Normal

4.

What does the prefix 'peri-' mean?

a)

Above

b)

Backward

c)

Inside

d)

Around

5.

What does the prefix 'tachy-' mean?

a)

Half

b)

Backward

c)

Slow

d)

Fast

6.

What does the root 'cardi(o)' mean?

a)

Heart

b)

Head

c)

Skin

d)

Liver

7.

What does the root 'cephal(o)' mean?

a)

Stomach

b)

Head

c)

Heart

d)

Lung

8.

What does the root 'derm(o)' mean?

a)

Skin

b)

Muscle

c)

Blood

d)

Bone

9.

What does the root 'gastr(o)' mean?

a)

Stomach

b)

Liver

c)

Brain

d)

Kidney

10.

What does the root 'neur(o)' mean?

a)

Bone

b)

Blood

c)

Nerve

d)

Skin

11.

What does the root 'oste(o)' mean?

a)

Muscle

b)

Skin

c)

Bone

d)

Lung

12.

What does the root 'pulmon(o)' mean?

a)

Lung

b)

Kidney

c)

Heart

d)

Brain

13.

What does the root 'rhin(o)' mean?

a)

Ear

b)

Eye

c)

Nose

d)

Mouth

14.

What does the root 'thromb(o)' mean?

a)

Blood

b)

Skin

c)

Bone

d)

Clot

15.

What does the root 'toxic(o)' mean?

a)

Poison

b)

Brain

c)

Liver

d)

Skin