Medical Words Self Assessment
Which body part is in the following location? Posterior and between the cranial and thoracic cavities.
Nape of neck
Which word describes the position of one who is lying on a raft looking upward at the clouds?
Supine
What organ is contained in the cranial cavity?
brain
Which vowel is most commonly used when combining word parts?
o
Macroglossia means large tongue. In this word, macro is a_______?
prefix
In the word therm/o/meter, -meter is a(n)?
suffix
Which directional term means more toward the head or above another structure?
superior
Which suffix means narrowing?
-stenosis
Which medical terminology word part provides the general meaning of the word?
Word root
Which option explains the difference between the rule for combining two word roots and the rule for combining word roots and suffixes?
a. If the second word part begins with a vowel use a combining vowel b. If the second word part begins with a vowel do not use a combining vowel c. If the first word part ends in a consonant use a combining vowel d. If the suffix begins with a consonant use a combining vowel (A)
Which of the following is a prefix?
a. abdomen b. abdomino c. tomy d. hyper (D)
The term for above the kidney is?
a. intrarenal b. pararenal c. suprarenal d. infrarenal (C)
Which type of tissue is designed to produce body movement?
a. muscular b. connective c. epithelial d. nervous (A)
Which of the following is a word root?
a. nephr b. nephro c. nephros d. tomy (A)
