Ultimate

Which suffix means hernia or protrusion?

-cele

Which suffix means "thirst"?

-dipsia

Which suffix is misspelled?

-ektomy

Which suffix does NOT mean "small"?

-ia

Which suffix means "abnormal condition"?

-iasis

Which suffix means "medical specialty"?

-iatric

Which suffix means "instrument for measuring"?

-meter

Which suffix means "tumor or mass"?

-oma

Which suffix means "view of"?

-opsy

Which suffix means "attracted to"?

-phil

Which suffix means "porous"?

-porosis

Which suffix means "bursting forth"?

-rrhagia

Which suffix means "suture"?

-rrhaphy

Which suffix means "condition of the urine"?

-uria

Which of the following statements regarding combining vowels is true?

A combining vowel is placed between two word roots

Which of the following answers is an example of an eponym?

Alzeimher disease

Which of the following is NOT one of the word parts in a medical term?

Combining Form

Which of the following is NOT one of the common types of medical terms?

French words

Which of the following statements regarding suffixes is NOT true?

Not all medical terms contain a suffix.

Which of the following statements regarding prefixes is NOT true?

Prefixes indicate surgical procedures

Which prefix means "without"?

a-

The prefix dys- means:

abnormal

The prefix epi- means:

above

the prefix trans means

across, or through

Which prefix means "without"?

an-

Which prefix means "before"?

ante

The ventral side of the body could also be described as the ________ side of the body.

anterior

Which of the following prefixes does NOT indicate a time?

anti

69. Which of the following prefixes means "self"?

auto

The prefix infra- means:

below or under

Which of the following is NOT a meaning of the prefix hypo-?

below, insufficient, less than normal

In which situation is a combining vowel never used?

between prefix and word root

The suffix -partum means:

birth, labor

Which prefix means "two"?

both di and bi

Which combining form is spelled incorrectly?

carcen/o

Which combining form means "heart"?

cardi/o

The opposite direction from cephalic is:

caudal

Which direction term means "toward the tail"?

caudal

The neck is the ______________ region of the body.

cervical

A cut along the frontal plane produces a ______________ section.

coronal

Which sectional view of the body is produced by a slice perpendicular to the long axis?

cross-section

The suffix -lysis means:

destruction

Which of the following is the type of information provided by a suffix?

diagnostic procedure

Which prefix is misspelled?

dis-

Which of the following is NOT information frequently referred to by word roots?

diseases

Which direction term means "farther away from the beginning of a structure"?

distal

When reading an unfamiliar medical term, the first step in analyzing the term is to:

divide the term into its word parts

Which term means "pertaining to the back side of the body"?

dorsal

In making a term that ends in -um plural, you should:

drop the -um and add an -a

If a word ends in -us, make it plural by:

dropping -us and adding -i

Which prefix does NOT mean "without"?

dys

The suffix -megaly means:

enlarged

Which prefix means "above or upon"?

epi-

The prefix ultra- means:

excess

The suffix -phobia means:

fear

The suffix -poiesis means:

formation

Which plane divides the body into front and back portions?

frontal

Which plane is a vertical plane?

frontal and sagittal

Which combining form means "stomach"?

gastr/o

The combining form cephal/o means:

head

Which directional term means "below another structure"?

inferior

Which prefix does NOT mean "beneath, below, or under"?

instra

The suffix -spasm means:

involuntary contraction of a muscle

Which suffix means "inflammation"?

itis

Which direction term is the opposite of medial?

lateral

Which sectional view of the body is produced by a lengthwise slice along the long axis of a structure?

longitudinal structure

The suffix -kinesia means:

movement

Which of the following prefixes does NOT indicate a direction?

neo

The prefix neo- means:

new

The prefix eu- means:

normal, good

The prefix mono- means:

one

The suffix -er means:

one who

Which of the following is NOT part of the anatomical position?

palms facing backward

Which of the following prefixes does NOT mean a specific number?

pan

Which of the following prefixes means "all"?

pan

Which prefix means "around or near"?

peri-

The suffix -al means:

pertaining to

Which prefix means "many"?

poly-

Which direction term is the opposite of anterior?

posterior

Which direction term refers to the back side of the body?

posterior

Which of the following prefixes does NOT mean many?

primi

Which of the following is NOT the type of information provided by a prefix?

procedure

Which direction term means "lying face down"?

prone

Which direction term is the opposite of distal?

proximal

The suffix -gram means:

record

Which combining form means "nose"?

rhin/o

Which plane divides the body into left and right portions?

sagittal

The prefix brady- means

slow

The suffix -ule means:

small

Which direction term means "toward the surface of the body"?

superficial

Which directional term means "above another structure"?

superior

The opposite direction from prone is:

supine

The suffix -ostomy means:

surgically create an opening

The suffix -edema means:

swelling

A prefix may be used to indicate:

time, direction, body position

Which plane divides the body into upper and lower portions?

transverse

Which plane is the only horizontal plane?

transverse

Which direction term specifically refers to the belly-side of the body?

ventral

The prefix de- means:

without

Which medical terminology word part provides the essential meaning of the word?

word root