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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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