Medical Terminology Quiz
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Prefix referring to the arm
A. Peri
B. Brachi
C. Axilla
D. Popliteal
Which of the following best describes cardiomegaly?
A. The patient has heart inflammation
B. The patient has heart enlargement
C. The patient has no blood in their heart
D. The patient has a heart tumor
What does the root word ‘osteo’ refer to?
A. Joints
B. Bones
C. Stomach
D. Lungs
If a patient had an OS injury, where is this injury located?
A. Both eyes
B. Left eye
C. Right eye
D. Left ear
Abbreviations are
A. alright to use if using universally recognized abbreviations
B. alright to use
C. not alright to use
D. can only be used as symbols
-plasty
A. surgical repair
B. surgical removal
C. surgical incision
D. surgical fracture
If a _________ begins with a consonant, then _____ a combining vowel
A. suffix, use
B. word root, use
C. suffix, do NOT use
D. word root, do NOT use
What is the definition of Syndrome
A. A set of signs and symptoms
B. Set of signs
C. Set of symptoms
D. A disorder
Movement of a body part toward the midline.
A. abduction
B. inversion
C. adduction
D. pronation
What type of infection is acquired while a patient is in the hospital?
A. Pathogenic infection
B. Sinus jnfection
C. Nosocomial infection
D. MRSA
Total paralysis on one side of the body.
A. hemiparesis
B. hemiplegia
C. ataxia
D. atrophy
What does “Brady-” mean?
A. Understated
B. Slow
C. Stop
D. Movement
Clinical term for cells in your blood that help your blood to clot
A. Thrombocyte
B. Leukocyte
C. Erythrocyte
D. white blood cell
Any molecule that triggers an immune response
A. Pathogen
B. Antigen
C. bacteria
D. Penicillin
What does the medical term remission mean?
A. An illness that lasts a short time
B. An illness that lasts a long time
C. Having an illness that cannot be cured
D. When the symptoms of a disease get better (but not cured)