MED TERM CHAP 2, MODULE 3 QUESTIONS
If a train is transcontinental, how does it travel?
Across the continent
What does the term paramedic mean in terms of how the person works with a physician?
Beside
T/F? : THe prefixes super- and supra- both mean "abnormal"
False
T/F? : Tachy- is a prefix that means "abnormal or difficult"
False
T/F? : The prefix "micro-" means "in parts"
False
T/F? : The prefix hemi- means "partial"
False
T/F? : The prefix peri- means "to follow after"
False
T/F? The prefix eu- means "bad or difficult"
False
T/F? The prefix macro- means "small"
False
T/F?: The prefix contra- means "with, together, or jointly"
False
If a patient has bradycardia, what is the problem?
He has a slower than normal heartbeat
What is the prefix that means "one"
Mono-
Where is the epigastric region of the abdomen?
Over the stomach
T/F: Primi- is a prefix that means "first"
True
T/F? : "Nym" is a word part that means "name", so a pseudonym is a false name
True
T/F? : A megameal at a fast food chain is a large meal
True
T/F? : In the term anatomy, the prefix ana- means "up"
True
T/F? : The prefix ecto- means "outside"
True
T/F? : The prefix hypo- means "deficient, abnormally low, or below"
True
T/F? : The prefix para- means "alongside or abnormal"
True
T/F? Meta- means "after or change" as in the term "metabolism"
True
T/F? The prefixes sub- and hypo- both mean "below"
True
A mixed infection with several different organisms involved would be called:
a multi-infection
What is the prefix that means away from?
ab-
What is the prefix that means "both"
ambi-
What is the prefix that means "against"
anti-
When a person has a circumcision, where is the cut made?
around
What is the meaning of the prefix ab-?
away from
Preoperative orders are written by a physician for the patient:
before surgery
What is the prefix that means "two?"
bi-
What is the prefix that means "slow?"
brady-
What is the prefix that means "together?"
con-
What is the prefix that means "upon, over, above, or on top of?"
epi-
What is the prefix that means "half?"
hemi-
What is the prefix that means different?
heter-
What is the prefix that means "excessive or abnormally high?"
hyper-
What prefix means "above or excessive?
hyper-
What is the prefix that means "within"?
intra-
What is the prefix that means "large?"
macro-
What is the prefix that means bad?
mal-
If phobia means fear, what does polyphobia mean?
many fears
What is the prefix that means "small"
micro-
What is the prefix that means many?
multi-
What is the prefix that means new?
neo-
Premature babies and older adults have semitransparent skin. What kind of skin do they have?
partially transparent
What is the prefix that means "before?"
pre-
What is the prefix that means "below, under or beneath?"
sub-
If the suffix -sect means "to cut", the term bisect would be correctly defined as:
to cut into two parts
What is the prefix that means "through or across"
trans-
What is the prefix that means "three?"
tri-
