SLCC Medical Terminology Exam
Questions with Correct Answers
#1
Which of the following is a word ending?
root, prefix, suffix, combining vowel - Answer-suffix
Which of the following is the foundation of the medical term?
root, prefix, suffix, combining vowel - Answer-root
Which of the following means stomach pain?
hepatitis, rhinitis, arthritis, gastralgia - Answer-gastralgia
The term trans means which of the following?
across, under, upon, below - Answer-across
The term path means which of the following?
bone, stomach, disease, crazy - Answer-disease
The term hemat means which of the following?
liver, treatment, blood, eye - Answer-blood
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. - Answer-spelling does not matter as it will not
change the meaning of the word
Which of the following means "nose"?
rhin, hepat, hemat, ped - Answer-rhin
Which of the following is a bone tumor?
neuroma, myeloma, osteoma, carcinoma - Answer-osteoma
What does the term mammogram mean?
,record of the vessels, record of the digestive system, record of the breast, record of the
esophagus - Answer-record of the breast
arthr - Answer-joint -- as in arthritis, inflammation of the joints
arthritis - Answer-inflammation of the joints
carcin - Answer-cancer -- as in carcinoma, a cancerous tumor
carcinoma - Answer-a cancerous tumor
hepat - Answer-liver -- as in hepatitis, inflammation of the liver or as in hepatomegaly, a
large liver
hepatitis - Answer-inflammation of the liver
path - Answer-disease -- as in pathology, the study of disease
pathology - Answer-the study of disease
oste - Answer-bone -- as in osteoma, a bone tumor
osteoma - Answer-bone tumor
hemat - Answer-blood -- as in hematology, the study of blood
hematology - Answer-the study of blood
ped - Answer-child -- as in pediatrics, pertaining to children
pediatrics - Answer-pertaining to children
neur - Answer-nerve -- as in neurology, the study of nerves
neurology - Answer-the study of nerves
rhin - Answer-nose -- as in rhinitis, inflammation of the nose
rhinitis - Answer-inflammation of the nose
radi - Answer-x-rays -- as in radiology, the study of x-rays
radiology - Answer-the study of x-rays
gastr - Answer-gastr is the root meaning stomach
,itis - Answer-itis is the suffix and means inflammation -- as in arthritis, which is
inflammation of the joints
ic - Answer-ic is the suffix and it means pertaining to
epi - Answer-epi is the prefix and it means above or upon
trans - Answer-trans is the prefix and it means across
mamm - Answer-mamm is the root word meaning breast
gram - Answer-gram is the suffix meaning record
dermatitis - Answer-inflammation of the skin
derm - Answer-skin
gastralgia - Answer-stomach ache
opthalmologist - Answer-eye doctor
cardi - Answer-cardi is the combining form and it means heart
Rules and Hints for Working with Medical Terminology - Answer-1. 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 - Answer-viscera
Which of the following is the fundamental unit of every living thing?
cells, tissues, viscera, systems - Answer-cells
What is the name of the cavity that contains the heart, lungs, esophagus and trachea?
thoracic, spinal, cranial, abdominal - Answer-thoracic
Which of the following terms does NOT belong with the others?
, kidneys, ureters, gallbladder, bladder - Answer-gallbladder
What is the name of the double-folded membrane that surrounds the abdominal cavity?
Pancreas, Large intestine, Viscera, Peritoneum - Answer-Peritoneum
Which of the following is NOT a body cavity?
lower extremity, cranial, abdominal, pelvic - Answer-lower extremity
Which of the following systems regulates and coordinates body activity?
nervous, endocrine, urinary, digestive - Answer-nervous
Which system is responsible for creating offspring?
respiratory, circulatory, reproductive, nervous - Answer-reproductive
What is the name of the individual who specializes in the study of tissues?
radiologist, histologist, tissuologist, phlebotomist - Answer-histologist
Which of the following is NOT an organ?
heart, trachea, lungs, endocrine - Answer-endocrine
cell - Answer-the fundamental unit of every living thing (animal or plant)
epithelial - Answer-skin
lymphocyte - Answer-white blood cell
tissue - Answer-a group of similar cells working together to do a specific job
the primary tissues - Answer-epithelial, connective, skeletal, muscular, glandular, and
nervous
histologist - Answer-a scientist who specializes in the study of tissues
organs - Answer-structures composed of several kinds of tissue. it is a part of the body
having a special function.
viscera - Answer-organs. structures composed of several kinds of tissue. It is a part of
the body having a special function.
