Module 2 Exercise 8
Which of the following is a diminutive suffix?
-ulus
What is the plural form of the term "ganglion"?
ganglia
Which part of the term "pastille" is the diminutive suffix?
ille
Which of the following is true regarding a diminutive suffix?
it refers to a size reduction
What is the plural form of the term "lumen"?
lumina
What is the plural form of the term "osteoma"?
osteomata
Which part of the term "stimulus" is the diminutive suffix?
ulus
Which of the following terms means "a little bunch of grapes" in Latin?
uvula
-um
-a
-ax
-aces
-a
-ae
Which of the following is a diminutive suffix?
-cle
Which of the following is a diminutive suffix?
-cle, -il, -ellum
-us
-i
-ix
-ices
Which of the following is a diminutive suffix?
-ille
Which of the following is a diminutive suffix?
-ille, -ola, -ole, -ulus
-ma
-mata
Approximately 75% of all medical terms are derived from Greek
True
Which of the following terms means "an air cell in the lung"?
alveolus
What is the plural form of the term "apex"?
apices
Which of the following terms means a "minute artery"?
arteriola
Which part of the term "molecule" is the diminutive suffix?
cule
What is the plural form of the term "diagnosis"?
diagnoses
Which part of the term "morsel" is the diminutive suffix?
el
Which of the following is the term for the "conical shaped central axis of the cochlea of the ear"?
modiolus
Which of the following terms means "little knife"?
scalpel