Quiz #4 Flashcards by Mariel Najera

To determine the meaning of a medical term begin

A) with the suffix
B) with the root word
C) with the prefix
D) with the combining form

A) with the suffix

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The foundation of a medical term is known as the

A) combining form
B) prefix
C) word root
D) combining vowel

C) word root

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The word root typically indicates

A) tissue or organ
B) body system or structure
C) substance
D) condition
E) all listed

E) all listed

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A word element that precedes a work root and modifies its meaning is a

A) combining vowel
B) prefix
C) word root
D) combining form

B) prefix

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The ending of a word that follows a word root and either changes or adds to the meaning of the word root is the

A) prefix
B) combining vowel
C) combining form
D) suffix

D) suffix

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To what part of the body does the word root “nephr” refer

A) brain
B) lung
C) nose
D) kidney

D) kidney

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To what part of the body does the word root “hepat” refer

A) brain
B) lung
C) nose
D) liver

D) liver

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The root word meaning cell is

A) cry
B) cyt
C) cyst
D) cty

B) cyt

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The root word “path” refers to

A) disease
B) lung
C) joint
D) the way of least resistance

A) disease

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The root word meaning blood is

A) hepat
B) ven
C) hemat
D) phleb

C) hemat

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The root word meaning clot is

A) thromb
B) tox
C) thorac
D) tomb

A) thromb

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Which of the following word roots means vessel

A) arteri
B) bronch
C) vas
D) ven

C) vas

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What is the meaning of the word root in the term “hyperglycemia”

A) condition
B) sugar
C) low
D) excessive

B) sugar

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Which of the following word parts mean “COLD”

A) cyan
B) hypo
C) sub
D) cry

D) cry

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The prefix meaning equal is

A) a-
B) iso-
C) intra-
D) epi-

B) iso-

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Which of the following terms means kidney inflammation

A) cystitis
B) hepatitis
C) nephritis
D) neuritis

C) nephritis

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The medical term for white blood cell is

A) erythrocyte
B) monocyte
C) thrombocyte
D) leukocyte

D) leukocyte

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The prefix “macro” means

A) small
B) large
C) many
D) a weaving technique for making plant hangers

B) large

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The prefix “poly” means

A) one
B) many
C) rapid
D) waddle-doodle all day

B) many

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In the term “bicuspid”, bi - is a

A) combining form
B) suffix
C) word root
D) prefix

D) prefix

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This prefix means “outside”

A) extra
B) anti
C) endo
D) ante

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A) extra

The prefix “inter” means

A) between
B) entrance
C) inside
D) within

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A) between

Which of the following word parts are prefixes

A) al, lysis, pnea
B) gastr, lip, onc, iso, neo
C) ices, ina, nges
D) iso, neo,tachy,

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D) iso, neo,tachy,

What does the suffix of the term “glycolysis” mean

A) against
B) glucose
C) Living
D) breakdown

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D) breakdown

What part of the term osteochondritis is the suffix A) chondri B) itis C) osteo D) tis

B) itis

In the term "leukopenia", the suffix means A) deficiency B) enlargement C) incision D) recording

A) deficiency

Which of the following terms means muscle pain A) atrophy B) myalgia C) osteomyelitis D) tendonitis

B) myalgia

Which of the following is a suffix A) an B) osis C) neo D) ren

B) osis

Which of the following word parts means blood condition A) ism B) emia C) oma D) osis

B) emia

A vowel joining a word root to a suffix or another word root to ease pronunciation is a A) combining vowel B) prefix C) word root D) combining form E) suffix

A) combining vowel

A word root with a combining vowel that can be attached to a suffix or another word root is a A) prefix B) combining form C) word root D) suffix E) Combining vowel

B) combining form

What word means "condition of clotting" A) homeostasis B) erythrocyte C) vasoconstriction D) thrombosis

D) thrombosis

What word means "controlling blood flow" A) hemostasis B) hemolysis C) homeostasis D) venostasis

A) hemostasis

Which of the following terms means "pertaining to the skin" A) dermal B dermatitis C) epidermis D) scleroderma

A) dermal

The meaning of the suffix, prefix, and word root (in that order) of the medical term "anisocytosis" A) condition, unequal, cell B) deficiency, blue, skin C) disorder, without, cold D) condition, equal, cell

A) condition, unequal, cell

The singular form of atria is A) atris B) atrium C) atriem D) atrius

B) atrium

The plural form of lumen is A) lumena B) lumeni C) lumina D) lumini

C) lumina

In which of the following pairs of letters is each letter pronounced separately A) "ae" as in vena cavae B) "ch" as in chloride C) "pn" as in dyspnea D) "ps" as in psychology

C) "pn" as in dyspnea

The "c" has the sound of "s' in the term A) brachial B) circulation C) glycolysis D) pancreas

B) circulation

The abbreviation meaning "with" is A) s B) cc C) c D) w

C) c

The abbreviation "ABO" refers to A) a bad body odor B) before meals C) antigen/antibody D) blood group system

D) blood group system

The abbreviation for potassium is A) P+ B) Ca+ C) Na+ D) K+

D) K+

You are in the ER drawing a STAT CBC and Glucose. The ER physician asks you to get "some lytes too". What does the abbreviation "lytes" indicate A) turn up the lights B) bililytes C) electrolytes D) plasmalytes

C) electrolytes

The patient's diagnosis is "FUO". What type of specimen would most likely be ordered for this patient? A) CBC B) platelets C) blood cultures D) electrolytes

C) blood cultures

The abbreviation "ESR" means A) energy saving respiration B) eosinophil survival response C) erythrocyte survival rate D) Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

D) Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

You have orders to draw a "CBC with diff". You understand ( because you are so darn smart!) that this means A) a comlete blood count and differential count of the platelets B) a complete blood ount and differential count of the WBCs C) a complete blood count and a differential count of the RBCs D) a complete blood count and a differential count of the thrombocytes

B) a complete blood ount and differential count of the WBCs

You receive call from Med-Surg floor for a stat FBS. What type of blood specimen is this and what tube color would you most likely use? A) Fasting Blood Sugar - Lavendar top B) fixative blood slide - red to C) fasting blood sugar, most likely a gray top D) acid fast bacillus, blue top

C) fasting blood sugar, most likely a gray top

The patient arrives in the outpatient area with a prescription for "O&P". What type of specimen is this? A) urine B) stool C) sputum D) blood

B) stool

The abbreviation NPO means A) negative patient outcome B) nothing by mouth C) new patients only D) no parenteral output

B) nothing by mouth

When you return from lunch you find the orders for the patient you drew earlier on your desk with a note from the lab tech stating "Q.N.S." What does this abbreviation mean A) quantity not sufficient B) quality not suitable C) quality not sufficient D) quitters never succeed

A) quantity not sufficient

The abbreviation PT stands for A) partial thromboplastin B) patient temperature C) prothrombin time D) phlebotomy tests

C) prothrombin time

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