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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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