Med Term Test #1

Question 1

Choose the prefix:
a. abdomin
b. abdomino
c. tomy
d. abdomen
e. hyper

Answer 1

hyper

Question 2

Vowels marked with a macron (-) indicate?

Answer 2

Dipthong

Question 3

The combining vowel is usually:

Answer 3

O

Question 4

choose the word root:
a. nephr
b. nephro
c. nephros
d. nephrotomy
e. tomy

Answer 4

nephr

Question 5

a combining form is a word root plus…

Answer 5

vowel

Question 6

The word root usually indicates:

Answer 6

body part

Question 7

arthr/o is an example of..

Answer 7

combing form

Question 8

The word elements used to form medical words are?

Answer 8

a.prefixes
b. suffixes
c. combining forms
d. word roots

Question 9

inflammation of the stomach is?

Answer 9

gastritis

Question 10

visual examination of a joint is?

Answer 10

arthroscopy

Question 11

inability to speak is?

Answer 11

aphasia

Question 12

the suffix for puncture is?

Answer 12

centesis

Question 13

to define medical words you usually start with?

Answer 13

the suffix

Question 14

the suffix for suture is?

Answer 14

-rrhaphy

Question 15

the suffix for crushing is?

Answer 15

-tripsy

Question 16

Fixation of a breast is?

Answer 16

mastopexy

Question 17

narrowing a vein is?

Answer 17

phlebostenosis

Question 18

to refracture a bone is?

Answer 18

osteoclasis

Question 19

a headache is?

Answer 19

cephalagia

Question 20

an instrument to measure the pelvis is?

Answer 20

pelvimeter

Question 21

the adjectival form of stomach is

Answer 21

gastric

Question 22

the word mucous is an…

Answer 22

abjective

Question 23

the adjectival form of axilla is?

Answer 23

axillary

Question 24

the plural form of carcinoma is?

Answer 24

carcinomata

Question 25

the word macula means?

Answer 25

a small spot

Question 26

the word for small vein is...

Answer 26

venule

Question 27

to make words ending in "is" plural

Answer 27

drop "is" and add "es"

Question 28

the plural form of radius is?

Answer 28

radii

Question 29

the plural form of calcaneum is

Answer 29

calcanea

Question 30

the plural form of bursa is?

Answer 30

bursae

Question 31

the process of visually examine the sigmoid colon is?

Answer 31

sigmoidscopy

Question 32

adesternal means?

Answer 32

torwards the sternum

Question 33

the prefix infra- means

Answer 33

under

Question 34

the prefix uni- means the same as...

Answer 34

mono-

Question 35

the prefix hypo- means

Answer 35

below

Question 36

the prefix for around is...

Answer 36

circum-

Question 37

the prefix para- means

Answer 37

along the side of

Question 38

the prefix for rapid is

Answer 38

tachy-

Question 39

the term meaning pertaining to under skin is?

Answer 39

hypodermic

Question 40

the prefix homo- means

Answer 40

same

Question 41

the prefix for easy or good is...

Answer 41

eu-

Question 42

the prefix for against is...

Answer 42

contra-

Question 43

the term bradycardia means...

Answer 43

slow heart beat

Question 44

malaise is an example of

Answer 44

symptom

Question 45

the study of disease is...

Answer 45

etiology

Question 46

the combing proxim/o means

Answer 46

nearest

Question 47

a prediction of the course of a disease is...

Answer 47

prognosis

Question 48

any diseaseof unknown origin is described as..

Answer 48

idiopathic

Question 49

the lungs are in which aspect of the body?

Answer 49

superior

Question 50

the plane dividing body into right and left halves is..

Answer 50

midsagittal

Question 51

X-rays are also known as

Answer 51

radiographs?

Question 52

the thoracic cavity is separated from abdominoplevic cavity by

Answer 52

the diaphram

Question 53

the upper right abdominoplevic region beneath the ribs is...

Answer 53

right hypochondriac

Question 54

the neck region of the back is called...

Answer 54

cervical

Question 55

hist/o is the combing form for

Answer 55

tissue

Question 56

an action that lowers the foot and points the toes is

Answer 56

plantar flexion

Question 57

the combining form for the femur is

Answer 57

femor/o

Question 58

large rounded process of bone is called

Answer 58

tuberosity

Question 59

the combing form for the heel bone is

Answer 59

calcane/o

Question 60

the combing form brachi/o means

Answer 60

arm

Question 61

a soft spot between the cranial bones is called

Answer 61

fontanelle

Question 62

the action of turning the palm up is called

Answer 62

supination

Question 63

connective tissue which attaches one bone to another is called

Answer 63

a ligament

Question 64

the combing form for striated skeletal muscle is

Answer 64

thabdomy/o

Question 65

the term for stiffening or freezing of a joint is

Answer 65

ankylosis

Question 66

the suffix for refracture or break is

Answer 66

clasis

Question 67

the term for inflammation of the vertebrae is

Answer 67

spondylitis

Question 68

when blood pressure is 120/80 mm Hg; 80 indicates

Answer 68

diastolic pressure

Question 69

the pacemaker of the heart is

Answer 69

SA node

Question 70

the valve between the right atrium and right ventricle is

Answer 70

tricuspid

Question 71

the combing form for vein Is

Answer 71

phleb/o

Question 72

the combing form arther/o means

Answer 72

fatty plaque

Question 73

having incompetent valves in the veins leads to

Answer 73

varicose veins

Question 74

the wall between the heart chambers is the

Answer 74

septum

Question 75

the incision of a vein to withdraw blood is

Answer 75

venipuncture

Question 76

a patent vessel is one that is

Answer 76

open

Question 77

antihypertensive medications are used to

Answer 77

lower blood pressure

Question 78

diuretics are used to

Answer 78

promote excretion of urine

Question 79

the term for removal of a clot is

Answer 79

thrombectomy

Question 80

the term that means platelet development is

Answer 80

thrombopoiesis

Question 81

the type of blood cell responsible for the immune response is

Answer 81

lymphocyte

Question 82

the term pruritus means

Answer 82

itching

Question 83

lymph originates from

Answer 83

blood plasma

Question 84

a major disorder characterized by a reduction in the oxygen- Carrington capacity of the blood is called

Answer 84

anemia

Question 85

the suffix that means standing still is...

Answer 85

stasis

Question 86

abnormal accumulation of fluid in the intercellular spaces is called

Answer 86

edema

Question 87

percentage of packed red blood cells in a whole blood sample is

Answer 87

hematocrit

Question 88

the suffix -phoresis means

Answer 88

carried

Question 89

phagocytosis is a function of which cell

Answer 89

leukocytes

Question 90

histamines and heparin are released by

Answer 90

basophils

Question 91

the combing spider/o means

Answer 91

iron

Question 92

medical terminology

Answer 92

study of terms that are used in the art and science of medicine

Question 93

prefix

Answer 93

fix before or to fix the beginning of a word

Question 94

word root

Answer 94

root is a word or word elements from which other words are formed

Question 95

combing form

Answer 95

a word root to which a vowel has been added to join the root to a second root or suffix

Question 96

suffix

Answer 96

means to fasten beneath or under