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SLCC Medical Terminology#1
Which of the following is a word ending?
root, prefix, suffix, combining vowel - answersuffix
Which of the following is the foundation of the medical term?
root, prefix, suffix, combining vowel - answerroot
Which of the following means stomach pain?
hepatitis, rhinitis, arthritis, gastralgia - answergastralgia
The term trans means which of the following?
across, under, upon, below - answeracross
The term path means which of the following?
bone, stomach, disease, crazy - answerdisease
The term hemat means which of the following?
liver, treatment, blood, eye - answerblood
Which of the following is NOT true about medical terms?
- interpret them from the suffix back | may contain a root, suffix and prefix |
-spelling does not matter as it will not change the meaning of the word when combining,
- if there are two vowels, one is dropped. - answerspelling does not matter as it will not
change the meaning of the word
Which of the following means "nose"?
rhin, hepat, hemat, ped - answerrhin
Which of the following is a bone tumor?
neuroma, myeloma, osteoma, carcinoma - answerosteoma
,What does the term mammogram mean?
record of the vessels, record of the digestive system, record of the breast, record of the
esophagus - answerrecord of the breast
arthr - answerjoint -- as in arthritis, inflammation of the joints
arthritis - answerinflammation of the joints
carcin - answercancer -- as in carcinoma, a cancerous tumor
carcinoma - answera cancerous tumor
hepat - answerliver -- as in hepatitis, inflammation of the liver or as in hepatomegaly, a
large liver
hepatitis - answerinflammation of the liver
path - answerdisease -- as in pathology, the study of disease
pathology - answerthe study of disease
oste - answerbone -- as in osteoma, a bone tumor
osteoma - answerbone tumor
hemat - answerblood -- as in hematology, the study of blood
hematology - answerthe study of blood
ped - answerchild -- as in pediatrics, pertaining to children
pediatrics - answerpertaining to children
neur - answernerve -- as in neurology, the study of nerves
neurology - answerthe study of nerves
rhin - answernose -- as in rhinitis, inflammation of the nose
rhinitis - answerinflammation of the nose
radi - answerx-rays -- as in radiology, the study of x-rays
radiology - answerthe study of x-rays
,gastr - answergastr is the root meaning stomach
itis - answeritis is the suffix and means inflammation -- as in arthritis, which is
inflammation of the joints
ic - answeric is the suffix and it means pertaining to
epi - answerepi is the prefix and it means above or upon
trans - answertrans is the prefix and it means across
mamm - answermamm is the root word meaning breast
gram - answergram is the suffix meaning record
dermatitis - answerinflammation of the skin
derm - answerskin
gastralgia - answerstomach ache
opthalmologist - answereye doctor
cardi - answercardi is the combining form and it means heart
Rules and Hints for Working with Medical Terminology - answer1. Read the meaning of
the medical terms from the suffix back to the first part of the word.
2. Drop the combining vowel (usually o) before a suffix with a vowel. (gastric NOT
gastroic)
3. Retain the combining vowel between two root words, even if two vowels are present
at the junction for ease of pronunciation. (osteoarthritis NOT ostearthritis)
4. Pronunciation and spelling are crucial in medical terminology. (ch = K as in
chromatin/chronic, ps = S as in psychiatry/psychology, pn = N as in pneumonia)
#2
Which of the following is the medical terms for internal organs?
viscera, tissue, peritoneum, epithelial - answerviscera
Which of the following is the fundamental unit of every living thing?
cells, tissues, viscera, systems - answercells
What is the name of the cavity that contains the heart, lungs, esophagus and trachea?
thoracic, spinal, cranial, abdominal - answerthoracic
, Which of the following terms does NOT belong with the others?
kidneys, ureters, gallbladder, bladder - answergallbladder
What is the name of the double-folded membrane that surrounds the abdominal cavity?
Pancreas, Large intestine, Viscera, Peritoneum - answerPeritoneum
Which of the following is NOT a body cavity?
lower extremity, cranial, abdominal, pelvic - answerlower extremity
Which of the following systems regulates and coordinates body activity?
nervous, endocrine, urinary, digestive - answernervous
Which system is responsible for creating offspring?
respiratory, circulatory, reproductive, nervous - answerreproductive
What is the name of the individual who specializes in the study of tissues?
radiologist, histologist, tissuologist, phlebotomist - answerhistologist
Which of the following is NOT an organ?
heart, trachea, lungs, endocrine - answerendocrine
cell - answerthe fundamental unit of every living thing (animal or plant)
epithelial - answerskin
lymphocyte - answerwhite blood cell
tissue - answera group of similar cells working together to do a specific job
the primary tissues - answerepithelial, connective, skeletal, muscular, glandular, and
nervous
histologist - answera scientist who specializes in the study of tissues
organs - answerstructures composed of several kinds of tissue. it is a part of the body
having a special function.
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