Medical Terminology Final Exam
Practice Questions with Answers
T/F Combining forms can also be used as suffixes. - -False
- T/F If you had an itchy rash that wouldn't go away, you would want to see
an oncologist. - -False
- T/F The correct prefix to indicate the color red is xantho-. - -False
- T/F The term megalocardia means "the heart is enlarged." - -True
- T/F The term growth is often used to describe abnormal cells because it is
a very specific medical term. - -False
- T/F The mucous membranes secrete mucosa. - -False
- T/F The medical term for protrusion of the spinal cord and meninges is
myelocele. - -False
- T/F To refer to inflammation of the tendons, it is acceptable to use either
tendinitis or tendonitis. - -True
- T/F A respiration rate of 14 to 20 breaths per minute is considered normal
for an infant. - -False
- T/F The sneezing that people experience before a common cold is called a
syndrome of the common cold. - -False
- T/F The prefix poly- means "lack of." - -False
- T/F The word that means "inflammation of the urethra and bladder" is
urethrovaginitis. - -False
- T/F If your patient had surgery that made a new opening into the colon,
this is called a colocentesis. - -False
- T/F Both gastr/o and stomat/o can be used when creating medical terms
that relate to the stomach. - -False
- T/F The suffix -rrhexis means rupture. - -True
- T/F If a patient had a ruptured uterus, this can be recorded as metrorrhexis
or hysterorrhexis. - -True
, - T/F The term euthanasia refers to using various means to sustain life. - -
False
- T/F Your 15-year-old patient began menstruating at age 12. During the
past year she began long-distance running and tells you that she has not had
her period in about 6 months. This should be recorded as menopause. - -
False
- T/F An abirritant is a substance that increases irritation. - -False
- T/F When a woman's breasts are of unequal size, this is referred to as
mastectomy. - -False
- T/F The term episplenitis means "an inflammation of the tissue under the
spleen." - -False
- T/F Ultraviolet light is light beyond the violet light frequency. - -True
- T/F The prefix semi- is used more often with medical terminology than is its
synonym hemi-. - -False
- T/F Intercranial means "within the cranium." - -False
- T/F The combining form chir/o means "spine." - -False
- T/F If your patient has orthopnea, it will help him or her breathe if you
elevate the head of the bed. - -True
- T/F The metacarpal bones are located in the hand, between the wrist and
finger bones. - -True
- T/F The combining form humer/o refers to the bones of the lower arm. - -
False
- T/F The term phor(ia) means "to be happy." - -False
- T/F A tumor of the nail or nail bed is called onychomycosis. - -False
- The words affix and fixation have fix as their: - -word root
- The word part that is placed in front of a word root to change its meaning
is a _________. - -prefix
- The combining form/prefix used to indicate the color blue is: - -cyano
Practice Questions with Answers
T/F Combining forms can also be used as suffixes. - -False
- T/F If you had an itchy rash that wouldn't go away, you would want to see
an oncologist. - -False
- T/F The correct prefix to indicate the color red is xantho-. - -False
- T/F The term megalocardia means "the heart is enlarged." - -True
- T/F The term growth is often used to describe abnormal cells because it is
a very specific medical term. - -False
- T/F The mucous membranes secrete mucosa. - -False
- T/F The medical term for protrusion of the spinal cord and meninges is
myelocele. - -False
- T/F To refer to inflammation of the tendons, it is acceptable to use either
tendinitis or tendonitis. - -True
- T/F A respiration rate of 14 to 20 breaths per minute is considered normal
for an infant. - -False
- T/F The sneezing that people experience before a common cold is called a
syndrome of the common cold. - -False
- T/F The prefix poly- means "lack of." - -False
- T/F The word that means "inflammation of the urethra and bladder" is
urethrovaginitis. - -False
- T/F If your patient had surgery that made a new opening into the colon,
this is called a colocentesis. - -False
- T/F Both gastr/o and stomat/o can be used when creating medical terms
that relate to the stomach. - -False
- T/F The suffix -rrhexis means rupture. - -True
- T/F If a patient had a ruptured uterus, this can be recorded as metrorrhexis
or hysterorrhexis. - -True
, - T/F The term euthanasia refers to using various means to sustain life. - -
False
- T/F Your 15-year-old patient began menstruating at age 12. During the
past year she began long-distance running and tells you that she has not had
her period in about 6 months. This should be recorded as menopause. - -
False
- T/F An abirritant is a substance that increases irritation. - -False
- T/F When a woman's breasts are of unequal size, this is referred to as
mastectomy. - -False
- T/F The term episplenitis means "an inflammation of the tissue under the
spleen." - -False
- T/F Ultraviolet light is light beyond the violet light frequency. - -True
- T/F The prefix semi- is used more often with medical terminology than is its
synonym hemi-. - -False
- T/F Intercranial means "within the cranium." - -False
- T/F The combining form chir/o means "spine." - -False
- T/F If your patient has orthopnea, it will help him or her breathe if you
elevate the head of the bed. - -True
- T/F The metacarpal bones are located in the hand, between the wrist and
finger bones. - -True
- T/F The combining form humer/o refers to the bones of the lower arm. - -
False
- T/F The term phor(ia) means "to be happy." - -False
- T/F A tumor of the nail or nail bed is called onychomycosis. - -False
- The words affix and fixation have fix as their: - -word root
- The word part that is placed in front of a word root to change its meaning
is a _________. - -prefix
- The combining form/prefix used to indicate the color blue is: - -cyano
