Medical Terminology Quiz
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Anatomical term for the chest
A. Thoracic
B. cholecyst
C. axilla
D. Popliteal
Combining vowels change the meaning of a medical term.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Rupture?
A. -rrhexis
B. -plegic
C. -ceps
D. -lyisis
What is the correct breakdown of the word osteoarthritis
A. oste/o/arthr/itis
B. oste/o/arthritis
C. osteo/arthritis
D. oste-o/arthr-itis
Adipo- means?
A. Muscle
B. Carbohydrate
C. Protein
D. Fat
Term meaning early signs or symptoms
A. Prodrome
B. Etiology
C. Warning signs
D. Asymptomatic
Any molecule that triggers an immune response
A. Pathogen
B. Antigen
C. bacteria
D. Penicillin
Lying in a face down position is
A. supine
B. superior
C. inferior
D. prone
If some has liver disease it is called
A. hepatomegaly
B. hepatoplasty
C. hepatopathy
D. hepatology
Clinical term for cells in your blood that help your blood to clot
A. Thrombocyte
B. Leukocyte
C. Erythrocyte
D. white blood cell
Term meaning without symptoms
A. Idiopathic
B. Asymptomatic
C. Prodrome
D. Pathogenic
What does the suffix ‘-genic’ refer to?
A. Inflammation
B. Study of
C. Forming or causing
D. Blood condition
What does the medical term acute 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)
lways ad an _______ to any suffix beginning with r
A. r
B. a
C. e
D. o
What is the anatomical term for knee cap?
A. Olecranon
B. Patella
C. Popliteal
D. Rectum
2 tablets PO bid for 10 days = ______ tablets
A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
What does the root word ‘osteo’ refer to?
A. Joints
B. Bones
C. Stomach
D. Lungs
Where would you find a suffix in a medical word?
A. At the start
B. In the middle
C. At the end
dermat-
A. doormat
B. skin
C. plastic
D. joint
enter-
A. intestines
B. path
C. stomach
D. ribs
pseudo
A. FALSE
B. forward
C. four
D. under, below
What part of the body would thie prefix ‘gastr’ be talking about?
A. Bowel
B. stomach
C. Small intestine
D. Colon
Specialized cells in your blood that help your blood to clot
A. Red blood cells
B. White blood cells
C. erythrocytes
D. Platelets
Clinical term for fever
A. Hyperglycemia
B. Hypertension
C. Pyrexia
D. Purulent
Prefix referring to the side
A. Latero
B. Peri
C. Hyper
D. Ab
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