Quiz 1

Question 0

What two ancient cultures do our medical words come from?

Answer 0

Latin and Greek

Question 1

Define Etymology

Answer 1

The study of word origins.

Question 2

What is the plural form for decubitus?

Answer 2

Decubiti

Question 3

What is the plural form for scapula?

Answer 3

Scapulae

Question 4

What is the plural form for bursa?

Answer 4

Bursae

Question 5

What is the plural form for bronchus?

Answer 5

Bronchi

Question 6

What is the plural form for bacterium?

Answer 6

Bacteria

Question 7

What is the plural form for hilum?

Answer 7

Hila

Question 8

What is the plural form for diagnosis?

Answer 8

Diagnoses

Question 9

What is the plural form for testis?

Answer 9

Testes

Question 10

What is the plural form for apex?

Answer 10

Apices

Question 11

What is the plural form for cortex?

Answer 11

Cortices

Question 12

What is the plural form for epididymis?

Answer 12

Epididymides

Question 13

What is the plural form for phalanx?

Answer 13

Phalanges

Question 14

What is the plural form for carcinoma?

Answer 14

Carcinomata

Question 15

What is the plural form for fibroma?

Answer 15

Fibromata

Question 16

What is the plural form for ganlion?

Answer 16

Ganlia

Question 17

What is the plural form for mitochondrion?

Answer 17

Mitochondria

Question 18

What are the three word parts that make up medical words?

Answer 18

Combining Forms
Prefix
Suffix

Question 19

What are two characteristics of combining form?

Answer 19

1. Word part that is the foundation of a word.

2. Gives the word it’s main medical meaning.

Question 20

What are two characteristics of a suffix?

Answer 20

1. A word part that is at the end of the word.

2. Clarifies the medical meaning of the combining form.

Question 21

What are two characteristics of a prefix?

Answer 21

1. Word part at the beginning of a word.

2. Clarifies the medical meaning of the combining form.