Chapter 5

Question 1

Which of the following suffixes mean “two”?

A. “bi-“ and “null-“
B. “dipl-“ and “bi-“
C. “primi-“ and “bi-“
D. “primi-“ and “dipl-“

Answer 1

B. “dipl-“ and “bi-“

Question 2

Which of the following suffixes mean “pertaining to”?

A. “-ology” and “-oma”
B. “-al” and “-ic”
C. “-ic” and “-ology”
D. “-al” and “-ology”

Answer 2

B. “-al” and “-ic”

Question 3

The meaning “around” can have which of the following prefixes?

A. “infra-“ and “peri-“
B. “epi-“ and “sub-“
C. “peri-“ and “circum-“
D. “sub-“ and “infra-“

Answer 3

C. “peri-“ and “circum-“

Question 4

Blue discoloration of the skin

Answer 4

cyan/o

Question 5

White blood cells that fight infection

Answer 5

leuk/o

Question 6

red blood cells that contain hemoglobin to carry oxygen

Answer 6

erythr/o

Question 7

inflammation of the liver causing yellow-orange pigmentation of the liver

Answer 7

cirrh/o

Question 8

Black, tarry stool typically caused by upper gastrointestinal bleeding

Answer 8

melan/o

Question 9

acute viral disease that attacks the motor neurons of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord)

Answer 9

poli/o

Question 10

person lacking skin pigmentation (very white hair, very pale skin, and nonpigmented iris)

Answer 10

alb

Question 11

green pigment in leaves used in photosynthesis

Answer 11

chlor/o

Question 12

Motion of a limb away from the midline

Answer 12

Abduction

Question 13

Motion of a limb toward the midline

Answer 13

Adduction

Question 14

The front surface of the body; the side facing you in the standard anatomic position

Answer 14

Anterior

Question 15

The pointed extremity of a conical structure

Answer 15

Apex (plural apices)

Question 16

A body part or condition that appears on both sides of the midline

Answer 16

Bilateral

Question 17

The vowel used to combine two word roots or a word root and suffix

Answer 17

Combining Vowel

Question 18

Farther inside the body and away from the skin

Answer 18

Deep

Question 19

Farther from the trunk or nearer to the free end of the extremity

Answer 19

Distal

Question 20

The posterior surface of the body, including the back of the hand

Answer 20

Dorsal

Question 21

The straightening of a joint

Answer 21

Extension

Question 22

The bending of a joint

Answer 22

Flexion

Question 23

An inclined position in which the head of the bed is raised

Answer 23

Fowler Position

Question 24

Below a body part or nearer to the feet

Answer 24

Inferior

Question 25

Parts of the body that lie farther from the midline; also called outer structures

Answer 25

Lateral

Question 26

Parts of the body that lie closer to the midline; also called inner structures

Answer 26

Medial

Question 27

The forward-facing part of the hand in the anatomic position

Answer 27

Palmar

Question 28

The bottom surface of the foot

Answer 28

Plantar

Question 29

The back surface of the body; the side away from you in the standard anatomic position

Answer 29

Posterior

Question 30

Part of a term that appears before a word root, changing the meaning of the term

Answer 30

Prefix

Question 31

Lying face down

Answer 31

Prone

Question 32

Closer to the trunk

Answer 32

Proximal

Question 33

Describes the sections of the abdominal cavity, in which two imaginary lines intersect at the umbilicus, dividing the abdomen into four equal areas

Answer 33

Quadrants

Question 34

The part of a term that comes after the word root, at the end of the term

Answer 34

Suffix

Question 35

Closer to or on the skin

Answer 35

Superficial

Question 36

Above a body part or nearer to the head

Answer 36

Superior

Question 37

Lying face up

Answer 37

Supine

Question 38

The anterior surface of the body

Answer 38

Ventral

Question 39

The main part of a term that contains the primary meaning

Answer 39

Word root