Medical Terminology Quiz 1

Trifocal glasses have __________ lenses.

3

To move the arm away from the midline is to __________ it.

Abdcut

An abbreviation formed from the first letter of each word in a phrase is a(n) __________.

Acronym

The prefixes anti- and contra- mean

Against

The prefix in pandemic means

All

means "pertaining to anatomy."

Anatomicis the plural form of phalanx

The term cyanotic pertains to the color

Blue

The word that means "pertaining to the heart" is

Cardiac

A compound word that means "pertaining to the heart and blood vessels is

Cardiovascular

Another name for the lumen of an organ or vessel is

Central opening

__________ means pertaining to the coccyx.

Coccygeal

The name given to a root combined with a vowel is

Combining Form

The root cardi with a vowel added to aid pronunciation forms cardi/o, which is termed a(n) __________.

Combining Form

A root with a vowel added to aid in pronunciation is a

Combining form

The suffix -sis means

Condition of

is a bluish discoloration of the skin due to lack of oxygen.

Cyanosis

A physician who specializes in study and treatment of the skin (dermatology) is a(n)

Dermatologist

The plural of diagnosis is

Diagnoses

The process of determining the cause and nature of an illness is

Diagnosis

To separate tissues for anatomic study is to

Dissect

means "having equal sides."

Equilateral

A root modifies a prefix's meaning

False

A suffix establishes a meidcal word's basic meaning

False

Anematology is a medical specialty devoted to the study of blood.

False

Endoderm is superficial to ectoderm.

False

Medical terminology varies greatly throughout the world.

False

Neur/o is an example of a compound word

False

Podiatry is the study and treatment of mental disorders.

False

The adjective for coccyx is coccyical.

False

The opposite of abduct is antiduct.

False

The plural of embolus is embols.

False

The prefix in erythrocyte means "round."

False

The term hypoglycemia means "high blood sugar."

False

Vertebras is the correct plural form for bones of the spine.

False

The singular form of foci is

Focus

The plural of ganglion is

Ganglia

Combine hem/o meaning "blood" and rhage meaning "bursting forth" to form a word that means "a bursting forth of blood

Hemorrhage

means "of uniform composition."

Homogeneous

The opposite of hyperglycemia is

Hypoglycemia

The opposite of permeable is

Impermeable

An organ of excretion (roots: ren/o, nephr/o) is the

Kidney

Most medical word parts come from Greek and

Latin

The first vowel in the word rise is a(n) __________ vowel.

Long

The plural of matrix is

Matrices

A dark pigment that gives color to the hair and skin and protects the skin against the sun's radiation is

Melanin

means of "extremely small size—visible only with the aid of the microscope

Microscopic

The pn in the word pneumonia is pronounced like the letter

N

The study of the nervous system is

Neurology

The adjective for neurosis is

Neurotic

means "pertaining to a nucleus."

Nuclear

The adjective nuclear pertains to a

Nucleus

The singular form of paralyses is

Paralysis

The care and treatment of children is

Pediatrics

The adjective for pelvis is

Pelvic

is the plural form of phalanx

Phalanges

The singular of phalanges is

Phalanx

The adjective of pharynx is

Pharyngeal

Combine the root psych meaning "mind" with -logy meaning "study of" to form a word that means "study of the mind

Physchology

A specialist who studies and treats the feet is a

Podiatrist

A short word part added before a root is a

Prefix

A word part that appears in front of a root is a

Prefix

A dropping, downward displacement is

Ptosis

The rh in the word rhinitis is pronounced like the letter

R

Erythrocytes are named for the color

Red

The adjective that means "pertaining to respiration" is

Respiratory

The fundamental unit of each medical word is the

Root

The word that means "pertaining to saliva" is

Salivary

The vowel in the word pet is a(n) __________ vowel

Short

The suffix -logy means

Study of

A gastroduodenostomy is a communication between the stomach and duodenum. The part of the word gastroduodenostomy that means "communication" is the

Suffix

A short word part added at the end of a root is a

Suffix

A word ending that modifies a root is a

Suffix

A word part added to the end of a root to modify its meaning is a

Suffix

The -itis in pleuritis is the word part called a

Suffix

Development of a blood clot within a vessel is

Thrombosis

Introduction of blood or blood components into the bloodstream is

Transfusion

7. The word cerebrospinal is a compound word.

True

A megalocyte is larger than a microcyte

True

A prefix appears before a root.

True

A right-handed person is dextromanual.

True

A suffix is a word ending that modifies a root.

True

In the word epileptiform, the suffix means "resembling

True

In the word pharyngitis, the suffix is -itis.

True

Medical terminology is based mainly on Greek and Latin words

True

The opposite of poly- is oligo-.

True

The prefix in monocular means "one."

True

The root cardi means heart

True

The singular form of omenta is omentum

True

The suffix -logy refers to a field of study or a specialty.

True

The suffix -ous means "pertaining to."

True

The word necrotic is an adjective.

True

Two monosaccharides form a disaccharide.

True

USA is an acronym

True

The word that means "pertaining to a vein" (root: ven) is

Venous

The singular of vertebrae is

Vertebra

A letter inserted between the root and the next word part to aid in pronunciation is a(n)

Vowel

A xanthoma is a growth that is named for the color

Yellow

The suffix that means "pertaining to" in the word nervous is

ous

The prefixes dia-, per-, and trans- mean

through

The prefix syn- means

together