The distal portion of the small intestine in called the ileum
True
The medical term for German Measles is rubella
True
Bacilli are rod shaped bacteria
True
A patient with a rapid pulse has bradycardia
False; a patient with a rapid pulse has tachycardia
Hypertension is also referred to as high blood pressure
True
OU refers to the right eye
False, OU refers to both eyes
OD refers to right eye
OS refers to left eye
Another name for a heart attack is myocardial infarction
True
An erythrocyte is an example of poikilocytosis
False; a sickle cell is an example of poikilocytosis (abnormal red blood cell shape)
An example of anisocytosis is a microcyte
True; microcyte (unequal/unusually small blood cell)
Gestation is another term for dysmenorrheal
False; gestation is the length of time from conception to birth. For humans its 280 days.
Dysmenorrheal is painful menstruation
The beginning of a word in known a the prefix
True
A suffix is the ending of a word
True
The combining form is the root of the word
False; the combining form is the root plus a combining vowel
The most common combining vowel is "O
True
If two combining forms are present the least important comes first
True
Aden is a headache
False; the root of gland is aden
Carcin is the root of cancer
True
Encephal means neck
False; encephal means brain
Cyst means bladder
True
Hepat stands for root of kidney
False; the root of liver is hepat
the root of kidney is nephro
Osteo means bone
True
The body is divided into front and back by which of the following planes?
a. transverse
b. coronal
c. sagittal
d. mid-sagittal
coronal
The opposite of ventral is
a. anterior
b. dorsal
c. transverse
d. carnial
dorsal
Enlargement of the heart is
a. cardialgia
b. carditis
c. tachycardia
d. megalocardia
megalocardia
The part of the small intestine that connects with the stomach is the
a. jejunum
b. ileum
c. duodenum
d. cecum
duodenum
The medical term for headache is
a. cephalalgia
b. cephalemia
c. cephalonia
d. cepalocele
cephalalgia
Excessive vomiting is
a. hyperbaria
b. hyperemesis
c. hypersalemia
d. hypercatharsis
hyperemesis
An incision into the gallbladder is
a. cholecystotomy
b. cholecystectomy
c. cholelithiasis
d. lithotomy
cholecystotomy
Enlargement of the kidney is
a. nephrolysis
b. nephropexy
c. nephroptosis
d. nephromegaly
nephromegaly
Destruction or breakdown of fat is called
a. lipolysis
b. hemolysis
c. neurolysis
d. myolysis
lipolysis
Diathermy means
a. oversensitivity to heat
b. instrument for measuring heat
c. pertaining to heat
d. generating heat through tissues
generating heat through tissues
Tachy is a prefix meaning
a. slow
b. fast
c. rough
d. soft
fast or rapid
A combining form that means pus is
a. pyo
b. pyelo
c. pubo
d. philo
pyo
A prefix meaning toward is
a. ab
b. ad
c. an
d. en
ad
Painful menstral flow is
a. amernorrhea
b. dysmenorrhea
c. menorrhea
d. menohorrhagia
dysmenorrhea
A word meaning fever is
a. pyrexia
b. pyrosis
c. phrolysis
d. thermolysis
pyrexia
Low blood sugar is
a. hyperglycemia
b. hypoglycemia
c. subluxation
d. infrasonic
hypoglycemia
The prefix epi means
a. upon
b. above
c. beside
d.across
on or upon
Surgical puncturing of the pleura is
a. plurocentesis
b. pleurivisceral
c. pleuroclysis
d. plueroectomy
pleurocentesis
A common word for sternum is
a. pelvic girdle
b. breastbone
c. rib cage
d. hip bone
breastbone
A fungal infection of the toenail is called
a. onychoma
b. onychomycosis
c. onchocryptosis
d. omphalorrexis
onychomycosis
Variola is
a. chicken box
b. measles
c. whooping cough
d. small pox
smallpox
A bruise is a/an
a. alveolus
b. alvius
c. contusion
d. clonic
contusion
The combining form cyano means
a. painful
b. condition
c. blue
d. knee
blue
The word part peri means
a. pair
b. around
c. opposed to
d. back
around
The word part dys means
a. swelling
b. painful
c. above
d. around
painful
The word part itis means
a. condition
b. inflammation
c. soft
d. malignant
inflamation
The word part which means joint is
a. carpo
b. cost
c. arthro
d. jointo
arthro
Occult means
a. mysterious
b. easily found
c. benign
d. hidden
hidden
The word part which means neck is
a. chondro
b. cephale
c. cando
d. cervix
cervix
The suffix centesis refers to
a. excision
b. puncture
c. hernia
d. binding
puncture
The word part that means excision is
a. ectomy
b. it is
c. lysis
d. ostomy
ectomy
Cardiorrhaphy refers to
a. suturing of the heart
b. incision of the heart
c. opening in the heart
d. removing the heart
suturing of the heart
Excessive tissue formation is referred to as
a. hypoplasia
b. hyperplasia
c. hydroplasia
d. megaplasia
hyperplasia
The word part meaning white is
a. lyte
b. leuko
c. sarco
d. cyto
leuko
Erythema refers to
a. red blood cells
b. red tumor
c. red muscle
d. red skin
red skin
The word part phago means
a. to breathe
b. to eat
c. to examine
d. to feed
to eat
Laparotomy is
a. incision into the abdomen
b. excision of the stomach
c. incision into the back
d. excision of a nerve
incision into the abdomen
The abbreviation for urine is
a. URA
b. ur
c. ue
d. un
ur
The opposite of superficial is
a. deep
b. distal
c. proximal
d. efferent
deep
Gastroscopy is
a. an instrument to view the stomach
b. an instrument to view the lungs
c. the process of viewing the stomach
d. cutting into the stomach
the process of viewing the stomach
The word part nephro means
a. liver
b. spleen
c. kidney
d. glomerulus
kidney
Pyelolithotomy refers to
a. incision into the renal pelvis for removal of calculi
b. excision of ureter
c. resection of a portion of a small intestine
d. removal of an abcess
incision into the renal pelvis for removal of calculi
One who studies cells is referred to as a
a. cytologist
b. cystologist
c. citologist
d. cystology
cytologist
An electrocardiograph is
a. an audio recording of the heart sound
b. a device to monitor electrical heart activity
c. an electrical shock to the heart
d. none of the above
a device to monitor electrical heart activity
The word part that means hard is
a. ependym
b. scirrho
c. omento
d. fibro
scirrho
A histologist is
a. one who studies cells
b. one who studies microscopic tissue
c. one who studies organs
d. one who studies history
one who studies microscopic tissue
Incision into the chest wall is referred to as
a. thoracotomy
b. thoracic
c. thorax
d. thoracostomy
thoracotomy
A term meaning into a vein is
a. intravenious
b. intervenious
c. intravenous
d. intervenous
intravenous
The word part megalo means
a. above
b. below
c. large
d. small
large
A term meaning to cut into the tube from the kidney to the bladder is
a. urethrostomy
b. urethrotomy
c. ureterotomy
d. ureterectomy
ureterotomy
Under the skin is referred to as
a. intramuscular
b. hypodermic
c. hyperdermic
d. hypermuscular
hypodermic
Afferent refers to
a. conducting toward
b. conducting away
c. central
d. distal
conducting toward
Neoplasm refers to
a. cancer of the kidney
b. tissue of the kidney
c. new growth
d. absence of growth
new growth
Atriomegaly refers to
a. injury to the atrium of the heart
b. underdeveloped atrium of the heart
c. enlargement of the atrium of the heart
d. incision into the atrium of the heart
enlargement of the atrium of the heart
The word part stetho means
a. lungs
b. instrument
c. scope
d. chest
chest
Iron containing pigment is referred to as
a. hematocrit
b. red blood cells
c. hemaglobin
d. hemoglobin
hemoglobin
One complete heart beat, combining the contraction and relaxation phases is known as the
a. base line cycle
b. ECG cycle
c. electrode cycle
d. cardiac cycle
cardiac cycle
Angio refers to
a. vein
b. artery
c. lymphy
d. vessel
vessel
Necroscopy refers to
a. death
b. necrophobia
c. autopsy
d. symptoms
autopsy
Reno is a word meaning
a. kidney
b. nephro
c. nose
d. liver
kidney
Cancer or malignant tumors are referred to as
a. sarcoma/carcinoma
b. benign
c. oma
d. massive
sarcoma/carcinoma
Metaplasia refers to a
a. cancerous tissue
b. change in tissue
c. new tissue
d. deterioration of tissue
change in tissue
The suffix which means incision is
a. otomy
b. ostomy
c. ectomy
d. apexy
otomy
The suffix which means plastic repair is
a. orrphaphy
b. ocentesis
c. oplasty
d. opexy
oplasty
The term self refers to
a. iatro
b. auto
c. ana
d. endo
auto
Physiology is the
a. study of physical signs
b. study of the functions of living organisms
c. process of life
d. study of human life
study of the functions of living organisms
An instrument to view the nose is
a. rinoscope
b. riascope
c. rhinoscope
d. rhinonoscopy
rhinoscope
Prognosis refers to
a. complete knowledge
b. prediction of outcome
c. before women
d. after knowledge
predicition of outcome
Resection refers to
a. cut into
b. joint
c. cutting or removal of a portion
d. cut into again
cutting or removal of a portion
The suffix which means discharge or flow is
a. ostomy
b. orrhexis
c. orrhea
d. olysis
orrhea
Excision refers to
a. the act of removing
b. the act of cutting
c. the act of combining
d. the act of comparing
the act of removing
The suffix which means pain is
a. olgia
b. ectomy
c. algia
d. ilgia
algia
An instrument to cut is referred to as a
a. tome
b. microtomy
c. osteromy
d. otomy
tome
The combining form for women is
a. gyino
b. geno
c. hetero
d. gyneco
gyneco
The suffix for cele means
a. ovary
b. testicle
c. hernia
d. intestine
hernia
The term chronic indicates the
a. severity of a disease
b. recommended therapy
c. duration of a condition
d. prognosis
duration of a condition
The medical term for nosebleed is
a. exudate
b. epistaxis
c. hemoptysis
d. hematemesis
epistaxis
The abbreviation for blood pressure is
a. BP
b. BLP
c. BPR
d. BBP
BP
Another term for subcutaneous injection is
a. interdermal
b. hypodermic
c. intramuscular
d. intradermic
hypodermic
In the word hemoglobin the component globin means
a. oxygen
b. blood
c. protein
d. cell
protein
Eye
a. erythro
b. ortho
c. bio
d. ophthalmo
ophthalmo
Joint
a. osteo
b. arthro
c. cardio
d. adeno
arthro
Female
a. gyneco
b. hystero
c. leuko
d. hemato
gyneco
Heart
a. hemo
b. cranio
c. neuro
d. cardio
cardio
Producing
a. algio
b. physio
c. geno
d. thrombo
geno
Nerve
a. neuro
b. nephro
c. nuero
d. electro
neuro
Intestine
a. gastro
b. gyneco
c. entero
d. adeno
entero
Nose
a. radio
b. uro
c. sectio
d. rhino
rhino
Bone
a. arthro
b. osteo
c. onco
d. adeno
osteo
Brain
a. cerebro
b. entero
c. cephalo
d. gnoso
cerebro
Cell
a. cysto
b. cciso
c. cehphalo
d. cyto
cyto
Examination
a. tomo
b. scopo
c. gastro
d. radi
scopo
To cut
a. thrombo
b. onco
c. section
d. patho
section
Nature
a. physio
b. crino
c. psycho
d. encephalo
physio
Life
a. carcino
b. rhino
c. adeno
d. bio
bio
Kidney
a. gastro
b. neuro
c. nephro
d. patho
nephro
Blood
a. hemo
b. thrombo
c. hepato
d. cardio
hemo
Disease
a. psychio
b. physio
c. tomo
d. patho
patho
Skin
a. geno
b. dermo
c. gnoso
d. thrombo
dermo
Stomach
a. entero
b. gnoso
c. geno
d. gastro
gastro
Gland
a. arthro
b. entero
c. adeno
d. geno
adeno
Head
a. cephalo
b. cyto
c. cerebro
d. encephalo
cephalo
Mass, tumor
a. scopo
b. onco
c. tomo
d. cephalo
onco
Knowledge
a. dermato
b. gastro
c. noso
d. gnoso
gnoso
Mind
a. physio
b. psycho
c. cisco
d. patho
psycho
Ear
a. audio
b. sono
c. oso
d. oto
oto
Neck
a. tracheo
b. cervico
c. thoraco
d. thyro
cervico
Eye lid
a. blepharo
b. stylo
c. opthalmo
c. chilo
blepharo
Male
a. antero
b. hystero
c. adeno
d. andro
andro
Lip
a. lapro
b. lipo
c. cheilo
d. cholo
cheilo
Hand
a. dactyl
b. chiro
c. pyelo
d. phalango
chiro